Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government how the Liverpool Strategic Futures Panel is supported by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government which countries international students studying in the UK have come from in each of the last three years.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government how many new trees have been planted as part of the Northern Forest project in each of the last three years.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delay in the publication of the Public Health Grant Allocation for 2023/24; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this delay on councils and their ability to plan effectively for the new financial year.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United States’ National Toxicology Program’s report State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure, dated September 2022.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of children for the 2021/22 academic year who could not swim upon leaving (1) primary, and (2) secondary, school.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of schools that do not have access to a swimming pool to provide swimming and water safety lessons.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings by Sport England that 80 per cent of black children do not swim.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 8 March (HL5809), what are the percentages of each of the apprenticeship levels studied in each of the age groups.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 8 March (HL5866), how the Liverpool Strategic Futures Panel will engage with local councillors now that its first meeting has taken place; and whether its meetings will be open to public scrutiny.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the commissioners sent to Liverpool to set up the Strategic Futures Panel; and who is responsible for that cost.
Lord Storey: My Lords—
Lord Storey: My Lords, does the Minister agree that we should have a diverse international student population in our universities, and is she not concerned that, of the 590,000 non-EU students, those from China, India and Nigeria dominate? Is she concerned about the 120,000 Chinese students and maybe their effect on security?
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children smoking e-cigarettes; and what plans they have to put an age limit on sales.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the companies that produce and sell e-cigarettes (1) have, and (2) have not, signed up to a voluntary code to seek a licence so that the products meet standards of safety and quality.
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on students of industrial action in universities.
Lord Storey: I am very grateful for the Minister’s reply. As she is aware, students—and not only students—have had a very difficult time over the past few years, particularly with Covid and the cost of living crisis. The Sutton Trust has found that 49% of university students are doing a second job to be financially supported. With 10 to 15 days of strike action meaning that in some universities...
Lord Storey: My Lords, independent research by Cambridge University, published by the Money and Pensions Service, suggests that money habits are formed as early as the age of seven. This shows that educating children about money at primary school is very important. Has the Minister heard of GoHenry, a charity set up by parents that gives a prepaid debit card to children, along with an educational app so...
Lord Storey: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey by the Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd (ADCS) Elective Home Education Survey 2021, published in November 2021, which found that 115,542 children were home educated during the 2020/21 academic year, representing a 34 per cent increase from the 2019/20 academic year.