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89924

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Software
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many Members of the House of Lords have been unable to access features such as their emails and calendars since the switch to Office 365.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	uin	HL1766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>Between 14<sup>th</sup> July and 31<sup>st</sup> August, PICT logged cases from 237 Members which directly related to issues resulting from the migration of their mailboxes to Microsoft Office 365. The cases covered a wide variety of issues including reconfiguration of desktops, laptops and mobile devices; we do not know the number of Members who were unable to access their email or calendar.</p><p> </p><p>PICT apologises for the problems that the implementation of Office 365 caused for some Members of the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 22/09/2014 12:33:15 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

89925

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the mean and maximum time delay for PICT to answer telephone helpline calls from Members of the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	uin	HL1767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The mean and maximum time for PICT to answer telephone calls to extension 2001 (the PICT Service Desk) is set out by month in the table below. These figures represent all calls to the Service Desk. Unfortunately, it is not possible to produce figures for specific customer groups.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean wait (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maximum time delay (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>01:52</p></td><td><p>24:14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>01:27</p></td><td><p>21:37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>01:42</p></td><td><p>17:45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>01:23</p></td><td><p>20:22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>01:56</p></td><td><p>19:26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>02:41</p></td><td><p>35:00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>03:29</p></td><td><p>29:41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>02:55</p></td><td><p>27:26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>PICT aims to answer 80% of calls in 20 seconds or less and 90% of calls in 60 seconds or less.</p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 22/09/2014 12:29:51 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

92398

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to announce the outcome of their consultation exercise on the devolution of corporation tax rate setting powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL1960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>In <em>‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’</em> the Government committed to make a decision on whether to devolve corporation tax powers to Northern Ireland no later than Autumn Statement 2014. Significant legislative and technical work has taken place to date and we remain on track to meet this timetable.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 20/10/2014 11:26:12 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

93422

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in their discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to extension of the full powers of the National Crime Agency to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL2088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are continuing to press for agreement on the full extension of the NCA’s remit in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Justice Minister recently submitted a paper to the Northern Ireland parties, which we believe should allay concerns about the NCA’s accountability. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has pursued this issue regularly in her meetings with the parties and continues to stress the importance of ensuring that Northern Ireland receives the same protection from serious and organised crime as the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 21/10/2014 15:36:27 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

93425

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) permanent, and (2) non-permanent, members of staff have been employed by the Northern Ireland Office since 1 January 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL2091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The figures for permanent and non-permanent staff employed by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) since 1 January 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Permanent Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non-Permanent Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are for Home Civil Servants only who are employed directly to work in the core NIO. In addition, the NIO also has 51 members of staff who are employed by the Northern Ireland Civil Service but are seconded to the NIO.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 20/10/2014 11:28:56 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

77311

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the case for a statutory duty on courts to identify whether individuals sentenced to prison or held on remand have children or vulnerable adults dependent on them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government has considered the case for a statutory duty on courts to inquire about the existence of dependents and satisfy themselves of the adequacy of care arrangements. The Government remains concerned however that the proposed statutory duty may be impractical for the courts to operate and not be effective in encouraging defendants and offenders to disclose, as early as possible, the existence of dependents. The Government is however examining alternative approaches to ensuring that information about dependents of those sent to custody is recorded.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 11/08/2014 10:47:34 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78846

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many offenders were given tariffs of less than two years under section 225 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 before the Act was amended in 2007; how many of those offenders are still in prison; how many of those still in prison were given tariffs of (1) less than 3 months, (2) between 3 and 6 months, (3) between 6 and 9 months, (4) between 9 and 12 months, (5) between 12 and 15 months, (6) between 15 and 18 months, and (7) between 18 months and 24 months; of what offences they were convicted, by offence group in each category; and how they are currently assessed in respect of (a) likelihood of reoffending, (b) risk of serious harm to themselves, and (c) serious harm to the public.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lloyd of Berwick
	uin	HL1236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The data requested for offenders who received IPP sentences with tariffs of less than 2 years prior to the reforms introduced by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Interrogation of individual electronic records would be required to provide the requested detailed information for the offenders concerned.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 01/09/2014 13:35:06 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2052 label Biography information for Lord Lloyd of Berwick

78946

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
	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 case for judges asking individuals whom they have remanded or sentenced to prison whether there are any children or vulnerable adults dependent upon them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government is examining practical measures to ensure that information about dependents of those sent to custody is identified and recorded. The Government has considered the case for a statutory duty on courts to inquire about the existence of dependents but remains concerned that such a duty would be impractical for the courts to operate and not be effective in encouraging defendants and offenders to disclose, as early as possible, the existence of dependents.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1264 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:37:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78947

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provisions exist to ensure that appropriate care arrangements are in place for the dependants of individuals who are refused bail and held on remand.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government is examining practical measures to ensure that information about dependents of those sent to custody is identified and recorded. The Government has considered the case for a statutory duty on courts to inquire about the existence of dependents but remains concerned that such a duty would be impractical for the courts to operate and not be effective in encouraging defendants and offenders to disclose, as early as possible, the existence of dependents.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1263 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:37:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

78948

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Dependants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates have been made of the number of children or vulnerable adults dependent upon individuals who have been refused bail and held on remand in the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>When deciding whether to refuse bail the court has a duty to take into account any relevant considerations, which can include those relating to the defendant’s responsibilities for the care of children or other relatives. Whilst there are a number of estimates of the number of children affected by a parent being sent to custody there is no estimate of the number of children or vulnerable adults dependent on individuals remanded in custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/08/2014 09:38:12 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig