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	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners are currently sharing a cell with one or more others, broken down by prison.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
	uin	HL4968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>On arrival into custody, all prisoners’ suitability to share a cell is risk assessed. These assessments are based on numerous factors including index offence, health concerns and security information (such as beliefs and prejudices).</p><p> </p><p>Since March, we have introduced strong measures to avoid thousands of prisoners and staff becoming infected with COVID-19. This includes restrictions on movement between jails, the early release of low-risk offenders and the temporary expansion of the prison estate. These measures have helped to contain the spread of the virus and limit deaths. This action has helped to reduce the prison population, allowing establishments to implement ‘compartmentalisation’.</p><p> </p><p>We are installing over 1,000 temporary cells to increase space and help reduce the spread of the virus. These units are being placed where there are the highest number of shared cells, a lack of in-cell sanitation and where there are high numbers of vulnerable prisoners. We have also opened an Annex at HMP/YOI Rochester to hold up to 70 men.</p><p> </p><p>As at 29 May 2020, 35% of the prison population are sharing cells holding two or more people and this is broken down by establishment in the table below. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of prisoners sharing cells</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of prisoners sharing cells</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>1,056</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>582</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>737</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>736</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>Peterborough Female</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>744</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>683</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Spring Hill</del><ins class="ministerial">Springhill</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">126</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del><ins class="ministerial">44</ins>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">212</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">42</ins>%</p></td><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>801</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle Of Wight</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">27,845</del><ins class="ministerial">28,181</ins></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>35%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:41:28 question first ministerially corrected 27/08/2020 15:54:08 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie previous answer version 29454 answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

751966

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line: Hillingdon
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government to what timescale they aim to issue decisions on applications from asylum seekers for section 95 accommodation and subsistence support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:01 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 14:36:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6009 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

751967

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Nationality: British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government to what timescale they aim to issue decisions on applications from asylum seekers for section 95 subsistence only support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:01 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 15:14:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6010 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1175167

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Rugby: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of The Rugby League Dividend report, published by the Rugby Football League on 22 August 2019, on the economic and social impact of rugby league in disadvantaged communities and the role of sport in promoting social mobility.
	tabling member printed	Lord Caine
	uin	HL615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the RFL’s Dividend Report which demonstrates the valuable contribution that rugby league can have within communities. Rugby League is a fantastic example of how sport and physical activity can play a leading role in engaging people from every background.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s <em>Sporting Future</em> strategy is explicit <del class="ministerial">that</del> that everyone, regardless of background, sex, age or level of ability should be able to engage in sport and physical activity as participants, spectators and in the workplace, and that sport and physical activity should be valued for the much broader positive impact it can have across a range of physical, social and economic outcomes. The strategy included a specific focus on engaging people from groups in society that have traditionally been underrepresented in sport and physical activity and who have the most to gain from getting more active.</p><p> </p><p>Government is directly supporting rugby league through more than £11m of Sport England investment in the Rugby Football League over 2017-21 and investment of up to £10m in rugby league facilities to help drive a legacy from the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/02/2020 16:01:50 question first ministerially corrected 11/02/2020 17:41:44 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran previous answer version 5352 answering member printed Baroness Barran answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine

751969

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken over the past 12 months for assessing, and reaching decisions on, applications from asylum seekers for section 95 accommodation and subsistence support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:02 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 15:17:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6012 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

751968

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken over the past 12 months for issuing decisions on applications from asylum seekers for section 95 accommodation and subsistence support.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 10:44:02 question first ministerially corrected 20/07/2017 15:16:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 6011 answering member printed Lord Lee of Trafford answering member 1132
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1175247

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Flexible Working
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to (1) adopt the EU’s Work-life Balance Directive, (2) make paternity leave a day one right, (3) increase paternity pay, and (4) introduce eight weeks of paid parental leave as part of each parent’s current unpaid 18-week entitlement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing workers’ rights, and to supporting people to balance their work and caring responsibilities. This month we laid regulations in Parliament which will give grieving parents a right to paid time off work. We also committed in the Queen’s Speech to bring forward an Employment Bill which will <del class="ministerial">make it easier for fathers to take paternity leave;</del> introduce a new entitlement to carer's leave; and <del class="ministerial">to</del> introduce a new entitlement to leave and pay for parents of children who spend time in neonatal care. <ins class="ministerial">Our manifesto committed to make it easier for fathers to take paternity leave; we</ins> <del class="ministerial">We</del> have recently consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay, including Paternity Leave and Pay and Unpaid Parental Leave, and will respond to this consultation in due course.</p><p> </p><p>After we leave the EU, we will be able to set our own standards for workers’ rights, and we intend to use this opportunity to make the UK the best place in the world to work.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 14:00:05 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2020 14:40:17 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank previous answer version 4655 answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1203499

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what the application process and fees, including a possible NHS health surcharge, will be for British National (Overseas) status holders from Hong Kong and their dependants if they wish to apply for an extension of their leave for a further 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	uin	HL5699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Graduate route will be introduced in the summer of 2021. Information on the route was provided in the factsheet published in October 2019 https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/14/fact-sheet-graduate-immigration-route/.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Further details of the route will be published shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.The Home Office is working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/06/2020 16:17:55 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2020 16:47:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 32922 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1200330

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Statutory Instruments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government which statutory instruments can be made as an Order in Council without parliamentary approval.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL5194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">An Order in Council made under an Act of Parliament is a form of secondary legislation. The enabling Act will specify whether or not an Order in Council is subject to a Parliamentary procedure, and if so what that parliamentary procedure is.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There are over 400 Acts of Parliament which provide Order in Council making powers to Her Majesty in Council. Orders in Council made under Act of Parliament without a parliamentary procedure cover a range of subject matter, including the commencement of primary legislation, the UK armed forces and devolution issues, as well as fishing limits, the carriage of goods by sea, and the implementation of international agreements such as those on child abduction, reciprocal enforcement of court judgements, and the Geneva Conventions.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Some other p</ins><del class="ministerial">P</del>rerogative business made on the advice of the Privy Council by Order in Council is not subject to parliamentary procedure and relates almost exclusively to the affairs of Chartered bodies.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 17/06/2020 10:57:35 question first ministerially corrected 22/07/2020 15:25:02 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True previous answer version 29598 answering member printed Lord True answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1141908

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by how much (1) the Royal Navy, (2) the army, and (3) the Royal Air Force, are under strength.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL17452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The current strength of the Armed Forces as at 1 April 2019 is give<ins class="ministerial">n</ins> in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Trained Strength</p></td><td><p>Workforce Requirement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>29,224</p></td><td><p>30,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>75,070</p></td><td><p>82,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>30,010</p></td><td><p>31,756</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Trained Strength comprises military personnel who have completed Phase 1 and 2 training for Royal Navy/Royal Marines, the Army (prior to 1 October 2016) and the Royal Air Force. Following the change in definition of trained strength for Army, from 1 October 2016, trained strength for the Army comprises of personnel who have completed Phase 1 training.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence remains committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and we have a range of measures under way to improve recruitment and retention. The challenge is kept under constant review.</p><p>Importantly the Services continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe.</p><p> </p><p>The strength of the Armed Forces is published every three months and can be found in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 13:21:39 question first ministerially corrected 20/08/2019 11:14:54 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie previous answer version 132042 answering member printed Baroness Goldie answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem