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1088558
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept id 31 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
star this property hansard heading Equal Pay: Gender more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the gender pay gap; when they estimate that gap to close; and what steps they are taking to hasten the closure of that gap. more like this
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Baroness Brady more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The rate at which the gender pay gap will narrow is dependent on a large number of complex factors but this government is working hard to help employers close the gap as soon as possible. Whilst we are pleased that the gap is at a record low of 17.9%, having dropped by 9.6 percentage points since 1997, there is more to do to ensure this progress continues.</p><p>In 2017 we introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers to publish their gender pay gaps annually. We are now supporting employers to develop action plans and take effective steps to reduce their gaps.</p><p>The government is also:</p><p>- Spending around £6billion in 2019-20 on childcare support and we have already doubled the childcare entitlement for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds.</p><p>- Set up a taskforce to make flexible working a possibility for all employees; and last year ran a £1.5million campaign promoting Shared Parental Leave.</p><p>- Supporting the Hampton-Alexander Review, aiming to get more women into senior leadership positions and improve gender diversity in the executive pipeline.</p><p>Taking steps to break down gender stereotypes, including funding programmes in schools and colleges to encourage more girls to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T17:07:43.557Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T17:07:43.557Z
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4311
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Brady more like this
1088583
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Mentally Disordered Offenders more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce psychiatric alternatives to prison, and other forms of sentences, for persons who have committed a crime because of their mental health condition; and if so, how. more like this
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Lord Touhig more like this
star this property uin HL14543 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Liaison &amp; Diversion services place clinical staff at police stations and courts to provide assessments and referrals to treatment and support. They are currently operating across 90% of England, with full roll out expected by 2020-21. For cases of severe mental illness, the Mental Health Act 1983 provides powers to divert an individual to hospital during the trial or at the point of sentencing. The Government commissioned an independent review of the Mental Health Act and welcomes the review’s findings (reported on 6 December 2018), to which we will respond in due course. Jointly with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England, we have developed a Community Sentence Treatment Requirement ‘Protocol’ to improve access to mental health and substance misuse services for offenders who need them. NHS England’s Long Term Plan, published on 7 January 2019, includes a commitment to expand current provision of the CSTR programme.</p><p>Sentencing decisions are a matter for our independent judiciary. The Government welcomes the independent Sentencing Council’s intention to develop an Overarching Principles: Mental Health Guideline and the Crown Prosecution Service public consultation (launched on 12 March) on revisions to guidance on the prosecution of individuals with mental health conditions or disorders.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T13:02:25.727Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T13:02:25.727Z
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4538
star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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542
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Touhig more like this
1088584
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Community Orders more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government why there has been a decline in community service sentences; and how they intend to reverse this decline. more like this
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Lord Touhig more like this
star this property uin HL14544 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The proportion of offenders receiving a community sentence has gone down steadily since 2008 decreasing from 190,593 in the year ending September 2008 to 90,618 in the year ending September 2018. The decline in community sentences is in part due to the overall number of defendants sentenced falling by 14% (and falling by 35% for indictable offences) over the same period. There has also been a drop in the number of defendants coming to court, and the mix of offences has changed.</p><p>Sentencing decisions in individual cases are taken by our independent courts having regard to sentencing guidelines; the Sentencing Council has issued guidelines, which came into force in 2017, on the imposition of community and custodial sentences, to assist courts in deciding when a community sentence should be imposed. As part of our proposals for improving probation services we are considering how to improve the information that judges and magistrates get from probation services on the community sentences they deliver. We are also developing proposals to improve the quality of rehabilitative support offered by probation in the community and of pre-sentence advice to court, so that courts can better tailor community sentences to offenders’ rehabilitative needs.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T13:44:56.407Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T13:44:56.407Z
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4538
star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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542
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Touhig more like this
1088585
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Sentences more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to address sentence inflation following the average increase of three months over the past six years. more like this
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Lord Touhig more like this
star this property uin HL14545 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, which take into account the circumstances of each case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime and we will always hold in prison those criminals whose offences are so grave that no other penalty will suffice.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T15:24:43.793Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T15:24:43.793Z
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4538
star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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542
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Touhig more like this
1088586
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Offenders: Females more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of female offenders who have experienced traumas such as domestic and sexual abuse; and what steps they intend to take to prevent the victims of such experiences from committing crimes. more like this
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Lord Touhig more like this
star this property uin HL14546 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Female Offender Strategy, published in June 2018, recognised the impact that trauma can have on female offending. We know that almost 60% of female offenders have experienced domestic abuse. It was also found in a 2005/6 prisoner survey that female prisoners who report having experienced abuse as a child are more likely to report suffering sexual abuse (67%) than male prisoners who have experienced abuse (24%).</p><p> </p><p>A key theme in our Female Offender Strategy, is the need for a joined-up and holistic approach to addressing the often-complex needs of female offenders, such as those provided by the multi-agency, Whole System Approach models. As part of the Strategy, we have invested £5m in community provision to support female offenders. This included £2 million to support female offenders who have experienced domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>In the Victims Strategy, published in September 2018, we consider the experience of female offenders and have committed to developing a victim’s pathway for female offenders in England.</p><p> </p><p>In Wales, we will also use trauma-informed approaches to support female offenders who are also victims and consider how we can intervene early for women who disclose they are victims of domestic abuse at the first point of contact with the justice system.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T17:30:22.873Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T17:30:22.873Z
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4538
star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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542
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Touhig more like this
1088870
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star this property date less than 2019-03-14more like thismore than 2019-03-14
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Reoffenders more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have done to look at offending behaviours and the reasons behind the cycle of crime and reoffending rates. more like this
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
star this property uin HL14575 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>We use data and evidence to understand why people offend and to design services to reduce reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly review UK and international evidence to understand the drivers of offending and evaluate the interventions and services that are effective in leading people away from crime.</p><p> </p><p>Evaluations of our rehabilitative initiatives such as offending behaviour programmes and education and employment services, show that they can reduce reoffending. Evaluations of our general offending behaviour programmes show that they can reduce reoffending by between 8 and 14 percentage points. Likewise, services to help get people back in to employment and prisoner learning have also shown a reduction of 6-9 percentage points on reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We also know that offending behaviour programmes work best when they are targeted according to a person’s risk of reoffending, the areas they need to address to stop offending and when the approach is adapted to their individual circumstances – for example where an offender has learning disabilities.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T12:30:15.827Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T12:30:15.827Z
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4538
star this property label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
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4153
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
1091632
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star this property date less than 2019-03-19more like thismore than 2019-03-19
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Armoured Fighting Vehicles more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cuts to the defence budget on projects to upgrade armoured vehicles in the UK armed forces. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
star this property uin HL14676 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The Government is committed to increase the defence budget by at least 0.5% above inflation in every year of this Parliament. The MOD has a £38 billion core defence budget which will rise to almost £40 billion by 2020/21. Following the October 2018 budget announcement Defence will now benefit from an additional £1 billion for this year and next. The extra £1 billion for defence, on top of the £800 million increase announced in March 2018, represents a substantial financial boost for Defence and reaffirms our commitment to protecting national security and allows us to invest in priorities.</p><p>We will maintain the overall size of the Armed Forces, including an Army that is capable of fielding a war-fighting division. We are committed to spending over £186 billion on equipment and equipment support between 2018 and 2028. Army Command plan to spend around £30.2 billion on the Army's Equipment over the next decade in comparison to £29 billion at the end of the previous planning cycle. This includes upgrading our Armoured Vehicles.</p>
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T16:06:10.633Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T16:06:10.633Z
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
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1088551
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Fire and Rescue Services: Training more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that firefighters are adequately trained to tackle fires in the cladding of buildings. more like this
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Lord Beecham more like this
star this property uin HL14511 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Fire and rescue authorities are responsible for ensuring that firefighters are adequately trained and equipped.</p><p>The government has established a new, independently chaired Fire Standards Board to oversee the development of professional standards for fire and rescue services in England, which we would expect to include standards of training.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T16:43:37.517Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T16:43:37.517Z
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4311
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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4181
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this
1088561
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Immigration: Islamic State more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a returning ISIS fighter from Syria, who is an Irish citizen, will be allowed to enter, settle and work in the UK under Common Travel Area rules. more like this
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Lord Empey more like this
star this property uin HL14521 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The UK has robust policies in place to exclude those whose behaviour is non-conducive to the public good in the UK. The Home Secretary has the power to exclude non-British nationals from the UK if he believes they represent a serious threat to our society. Exclusion decisions are taken on a case-by-case basis by Ministers.</p><p>Irish citizens have long held a status in the UK as part of the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements, reflecting the close ties between the UK and Ireland. These arrangements, which mean Irish citizens can live, work, study and access benefits and services in the UK without being subject to a requirement to obtain leave to enter or remain, do not prevent an Irish citizen from being excluded or deported from the UK.</p><p>The UK’s approach since 2007 has been to only consider Irish citizens for deportation where a criminal court has recommended deportation or conviction or where the Secretary of State concludes that due to the exceptional circumstances of the case the public interest requires deportation. This approach is to be maintained.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T16:45:31.007Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T16:45:31.007Z
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4311
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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4216
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Empey more like this
1088570
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star this property date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Children more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 March (HL13990), whether the inspection teams covering juveniles as covert human intelligence sources also examine how policy is set regarding (1) payments to, (2) inducement of, and (3) frequency of use of, each juvenile. more like this
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this
star this property uin HL14530 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The scope and terms of any inspection is a matter for the Investigatory Powers Commissioner as an independent statutory authority, but we have consulted with IPCO who have confirmed that their inspections do address the matters to which the Noble Lady refers.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2019-03-27T16:46:54.063Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-27T16:46:54.063Z
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4311
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb more like this