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1433404

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date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what improvements they expect to be provided by the Armed Forces Future Defence Infrastructure Services Contract which commences on 1 April.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Future Defence Infrastructure Services Accommodation contracts will deliver a number of improved services, including:</p><p> </p><p>· Adopting industry standards on planned and preventative maintenance services.</p><p> </p><p>· Shortened repair response times. Ensuring our suppliers attend appointments equipped to complete the repair in a single visit.</p><p> </p><p>· Greater choice around appointment times, including weekday evenings and Saturday mornings, offering a one-hour time slot.</p><p> </p><p>· Independent assurance that Service Family Accommodation prepared for move-ins meets the right standards before the family arrives.</p><p> </p><p>· Incentivising supplier performance linked to levels of service performance targets and customer satisfaction.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/03/2022 15:40:21 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1433405

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many housing units will be managed under the Armed Forces Future Defence Infrastructure Services Contract which commences on 1 April.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>As of 22 February 2022, it is anticipated that a total of 46,687 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) will be managed under the Future Defence Infrastructure Services Accommodation contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/03/2022 14:48:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1433406

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many armed forces housing units in the UK are currently unoccupied; and how many empty units there were in each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>As of 22 February 2022, there are 9,031 vacant Service Family Accommodation units (SFA) in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details how many vacant SFA there were in the UK, in each calendar year since 2015:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>10,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>9,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>10,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>11,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>11,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>10,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p>9,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2022</p></td><td><p>9,404</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/03/2022 15:40:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1404168

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Slovenia: British Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of the British Council's presence in Slovenia; and what have been the principal successes of its work in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL5482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the contribution the British Council has made to UK-Slovenia relations since it opened its offices there in 1992. The British Council's work across the education, cultural and science and innovation sectors in particular have been an important part of deepening UK-Slovenia relations, fostering strong links between our citizens and promoting the exchange of best practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 28/01/2022 14:11:38 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1404169

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Slovenia: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value to the UK of developing relationships with Slovenian citizens currently living in Slovenia, who have undertaken courses in universities in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL5483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be celebrating 30 years of diplomatic relations with Slovenia in 2022. Our relationship is strong, and is reinforced by the close and enduring friendship and cooperation facilitated through educational exchange. We welcome the launch last year of the UK-Slovenia alumni network and support its goal to deepen and consolidate our educational ties.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 01/02/2022 12:00:14 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1366770

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Pepper Spray
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been (1) drawn, or (2) drawn and deployed, in prisons since 1 April 2019, broken down by prison.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>We ensure all our prison officers are trained in how to use PAVA professionally, safely and lawfully and that it is only used when necessary and proportionate.</p><p>The data provided for this response is collected as internal management information and reflects the data held at the date of extraction. It is not quality assured in the same way as data prepared for publication and is subject to change.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Establishment*</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Drawn only</p></td><td><p>Drawn and deployed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note* The above prisons comprise both those which have been through full rollout and deployed to over 50% of their eligible staff, and also prisons that have only issued as part of an exceptional deployment to a very small number of staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 22/11/2021 17:44:21 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1366771

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Pepper Spray
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been (1) drawn, or (2) drawn and deployed, in prisons since 1 April 2019, broken down by (a) ethnicity, (b) religion, and (c) disability status, of the prisoner.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>We ensure all our prison officers are trained in how to use PAVA professionally, safely and lawfully and that it is only used when necessary and proportionate.</p><p>The data provided for this response is collected as internal management information and reflects the data held at the date of extraction. It is not quality assured in the same way as data prepared for publication and is subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>There haves been a total of 279 incidents involving PAVA since 1<sup>st</sup> April 2019, of those incidentsin 187 incidents PAVA was drawn and deployed and in 92 PAVA were as drawn only.</p><p>We are unable to provide this for disability as data for this is not available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>Individuals Impacted</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Drawn and Deployed</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Drawn only</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian/Asian British</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black/Black British</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other ethnic group</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not recorded</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Religion</p></td><td><p>Individuals Impacted</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Drawn and Deployed</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Drawn only</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buddhist</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christian</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindu</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jewish</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muslim</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sikh</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No religion</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not recorded</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 22/11/2021 17:40:00 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1366772

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Pepper Spray
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been held in prisons where pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been issued, broken down by (1) ethnicity, (2) religion, and (3) disability status, since 1 April 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>PAVA is presently in 80 HMPPS prisons *, the below tables provide population figures across those 80 prisons firstly by ethnicity and secondly by religion. We are unable to provide this breakdown for disability as data is not available.</p><p><em>Note* The 80 prisons comprises 26 live sites which have issued to over 50% of their staff and the remainder have only issued to a small number of staff as part of an exceptional deployment.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table 1: Prisoners held in prisons where pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been issued, by ethnicity, March 2019 - September 2021, in England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,070</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,958</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,657</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57,223</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>56,594</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57,224</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian / Asian British</strong></p></td><td><p>4,599</p></td><td><p>4,642</p></td><td><p>4,635</p></td><td><p>4,464</p></td><td><p>4,534</p></td><td><p>4,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Black / African / Caribbean / Black British</strong></p></td><td><p>7,786</p></td><td><p>7,964</p></td><td><p>7,839</p></td><td><p>7,615</p></td><td><p>7,541</p></td><td><p>7,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups</strong></p></td><td><p>2,724</p></td><td><p>2,808</p></td><td><p>2,848</p></td><td><p>2,803</p></td><td><p>2,758</p></td><td><p>2,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other ethnic group</strong></p></td><td><p>918</p></td><td><p>916</p></td><td><p>932</p></td><td><p>888</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p>42,624</p></td><td><p>43,228</p></td><td><p>42,912</p></td><td><p>40,918</p></td><td><p>40,399</p></td><td><p>40,869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not recorded</strong></p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not stated</strong></p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table 2: Prisoners held in prisons where pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been issued, by religion, March 2019 - September 2021, in England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,070</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,958</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,657</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57,223</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>56,594</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57,224</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Anglican</strong></p></td><td><p>9,751</p></td><td><p>9,750</p></td><td><p>9,522</p></td><td><p>8,866</p></td><td><p>8,391</p></td><td><p>8,223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Free Church</strong></p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>559</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Roman Catholic</strong></p></td><td><p>10,380</p></td><td><p>10,453</p></td><td><p>10,386</p></td><td><p>9,873</p></td><td><p>9,547</p></td><td><p>9,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Christian</strong></p></td><td><p>7,741</p></td><td><p>7,828</p></td><td><p>7,584</p></td><td><p>7,302</p></td><td><p>7,350</p></td><td><p>7,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Muslim</strong></p></td><td><p>9,612</p></td><td><p>9,920</p></td><td><p>10,096</p></td><td><p>9,953</p></td><td><p>10,202</p></td><td><p>10,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hindu</strong></p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sikh</strong></p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Buddhist</strong></p></td><td><p>1,181</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>1,227</p></td><td><p>1,171</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>1,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jewish</strong></p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other religious groups</strong></p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>1,420</p></td><td><p>1,433</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,366</p></td><td><p>1,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other non-recognised</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No religion</strong></p></td><td><p>17,381</p></td><td><p>17,702</p></td><td><p>17,676</p></td><td><p>16,879</p></td><td><p>16,843</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not recorded</strong></p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong><br>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: Prison NOMIS System</strong></p><p><br>PQ HL3793 (Ministry of Justice; DASD-DES)</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 22/11/2021 17:49:24 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1365292

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to develop healthy nutrition for children in their global support programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Government is actively considering nutrition programming within the business planning process. No decisions on individual programmes have yet been made.</p><p>Tackling malnutrition remains a core focus of our work on global health, humanitarian response and in support of UK goals on girls' education and climate.  It is critical for reducing preventable deaths and ensuring children get the best start in life in the poorest countries of the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 10/11/2021 14:22:50 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1365293

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to influence children's healthy nutrition needs in the developing world at the United Nations for Growth Summit in Japan in December.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>FCDO is working closely with the Government of Japan to make sure the 2021 Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit supports meaningful action by governments, donors, businesses, the UN and civil society.</p><p>Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Government is actively considering its approach to the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit and will set this out as early as possible as part of the business planning process.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 10/11/2021 14:41:46 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German