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449155

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following the arrest of three members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Hatim Qufayshah, Isa al-Ja’bari, and Muhammad Abu-Tayr; and whether they will take steps to discover what charges, if any, will be brought against them, and whether they will be released on bail.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text While we have not specifically raised the arrests of the three Palestinian Legislative Council Members with the Israeli authorities, we remain concerned about Israel’s extensive use of administrative detention which, according to international law, should be used only when security makes this absolutely necessary rather than as routine practice, and as a preventive rather than a punitive measure. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/02/2016 14:50:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

705835

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Israel: West Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to (1) the EU, and (2) the government of Israel, regarding the destruction of EU-funded structures in the West Bank.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>​We have not made any representations to the EU about destruction of EU-funded structures in the West Bank. We continue to raise strong concerns about the increasing number of demolitions in the West Bank with the Israeli authorities. The EU has continually called upon the Israeli authorities to halt demolitions of Palestinian houses and property, in accordance with its obligations as an occupying power under international humanitarian law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2017 16:43:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1416627

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water Companies: Pollution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 19 January (HL Deb, col 1650), whether Ofwat has powers to insist that the remuneration and bonuses of individual water company executives should be limited in cases where raw sewage is allowed to persistently pollute rivers and waterways.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The pollution of rivers and waterways is unacceptable. We have been clear that water companies must do more to tackle their pollution, and if we do not see adequate improvements we will not hesitate to take further action.</p><p>The Board Leadership, Transparency and Governance principles issued by Ofwat set out expectations on transparency of executive pay. Ofwat now requires water companies to meet the objectives of the principles, and to demonstrate the link between their performance and performance-pay for executive teams as required by their license conditions.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 08/02/2022 17:23:26 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1203537

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Ethnic groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many times PAVA spray has been used (1) in total, and (2) against BAME prisoners, on the prison estate since it’s rollout; what proportion of the total prison population are BAME; and what analysis they have undertaken to ensure proportionate use of that spray.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The below table is the total number of use of force incidents from April 2019 to March 2020. This data is collated from management information and due to how the data is validated it may not tally with official statistics.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2019</p></td><td><p>5415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>5746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2019</p></td><td><p>5489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2019</p></td><td><p>5422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2019</p></td><td><p>5264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 2019</p></td><td><p>5172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2019</p></td><td><p>5888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2019</p></td><td><p>5202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2019</p></td><td><p>4858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2020</p></td><td><p>5591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2020</p></td><td><p>5487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2020</p></td><td><p>5577</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have been introducing PAVA to the adult male estate to help protect staff and prisoners from incidents where there is serious violence, or an imminent or perceived risk of serious violence.</p><p>Since the roll out of PAVA began in April 2019, it has been used on 81 prisoners. It has been drawn (but not used) on 36 individuals, totalling 117 prisoners.</p><p>The table below shows the number of times PAVA has been drawn or used, broken down by ethnicity. Revised guidance on PAVA guidance was issued in April and the first prison outside the pilot began using PAVA in August. Therefore, data between April and July will only reflect usage at the pilot sites (HMPs Risley, Hull, Preston and Wealstun)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deployed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian/Asian British</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black/Black British</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not recorded</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The ‘not recorded’ category includes those prisoners who do not disclose their ethnicity on reception into custody.</p><p>Prisoners from BAME backgrounds made up 27% of all prisoners. In March 2019, prisoners who declared themselves in the White ethnic group made up almost three quarters (59,911 or 73%) of the prison population in England and Wales. Prisoners who declared their ethnicity as Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) represented 22,227 (or 27%) of all prisoners.</p><p>PAVA is just one of many tools we give to prison officers to help them do their job more safely, alongside body worn video cameras training, and rigid bar handcuffs. Above all, we know that one of the most effective tools in managing people safely is the interpersonal skills of our staff.</p><p>HMPPS is committed and duty bound to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not and to foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.</p><p>In response to the Lammy Review, we are updating the training we give to officers to raise awareness among all staff of how biases can affect decision making, and strategies to combat these.</p><p>PAVA, as with any use of force, must always only be used if necessary and proportionate to the seriousness of the circumstances. The application of physical techniques, or the use of PAVA, is to be used only when other methods not involving force have been repeatedly tried and failed, or are judged unlikely to succeed, and action needs to be taken to prevent serious injury or harm to prisoners or staff.</p><p>Quality assurance and scrutiny of incidents is vital to ensuring that force is used legally and appropriately. Governors will be expected to ensure that scrutiny takes place after any drawing and/or use of PAVA. We have developed a toolkit of resources to assist prisons in maintaining effective scrutiny.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5664 HL5666 question first answered 29/06/2020 16:03:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1587388

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Russia: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure in their meeting of international justice ministers in March that (1) practical, and (2) financial, support is provided to ensure perpetrators of alleged war crimes against women and children in Ukraine are brought to justice.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to pursuing accountability for the atrocities being perpetrated by Russian forces against women and children in Ukraine. The £1 million voluntary contribution that the UK provided to the International Criminal Court (ICC) last year will contribute to enhancing capacity with respect to investigations into crimes of sexual and gender-based violence and crimes against children, led by the Prosecutors’ special adviser on crimes against and affecting children. In Ukraine, we are providing personnel from the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts to support capacity building amongst prosecutors and the police as well as support to victims, including women and children.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 March 2023, Justice Ministers from around the world will convene in London. The Justice Ministers Conference is focused on enhancing practical and technical support to the ICC for its investigation into the situation in Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>One of the thematic sessions of the Conference is focused on supporting victims and witnesses of trauma. The session will explore strengthening support for ICC investigations into sexual and gender-based violence in Ukraine, and sharing best practices to be adopted when interviewing children to avoid re-traumatisation during the evidence gathering process.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 06/03/2023 16:49:20 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

845465

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans are in place to ensure that magistrates’ courts in England and Wales are compliant with the Equality Act 2010 in terms of access arrangements for people with disabilities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
	uin	HL5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service holds detailed data on our estate, but this has not been refreshed recently. We will be continuing to inspect and audit our estate. Our last audit was conducted in 2015, with our next audit scheduled for the first quarter in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently conducted Building Condition Surveys at over 250 of our sites. These surveys factor in various elements of a building and help us better understand where future spend is required.</p><p> </p><p>We seek to accommodate all access requirements, including where appropriate, the use of technology, such as video-conferencing and online services, which reduces the need to attend a physical court building.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5664 question first answered 06/03/2018 17:01:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

226873

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Lancashire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the earliest date that each bridge in Adlington, Lancashire, could reopen.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Grimeford Lane will be re-opened by the end of week commencing 16 March.</p><p> </p><p>The dates of closure for the other roads at present are in accordance with the following programme:</p><p>- Chorley Road – (skew bridge) full closure from 26 January – 19 June 2015</p><p> </p><p>- Rawlinson Lane – full closure from 5 January – 22 May 2015</p><p> </p><p>- Station Road, Blackrod – full closure from 2 February – 15 May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/03/2015 13:44:36 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle