Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered question first ministerially corrected answering member label previous answer version answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

782453

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what authority the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has agreed a definition of racially and religiously aggravated crime that is wider than the legal definition under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003, as indicated in the CPS Public statement on prosecuting racist and religious hate crime published in August.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL2876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>In order to charge and prosecute hate crimes, the CPS uses the legal definition provided by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003. The shared police and CPS definition of hate crime is based on the perception of the victim or any other person and allows for case flagging and monitoring as well as appropriate victim support, it does not affect the charge.</p><p>This flagging definition comes from the recommended definition in the Macpherson report which was published in 1999 as a result of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The Macpherson Report found a lack of confidence within communities that hate crime was being treated seriously by the police and Criminal Justice System and recommended that the definition of a racist incident should be, ‘any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person’. Putting the victim’s perception at the heart of the definition gives a clear signal that, once flagged as a hate crime, an appropriate investigation will follow and evidence to support the law on hostility will be proactively sought. The definition seeks to encourage victims to report and to increase confidence in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/11/2017 16:44:23 question first ministerially corrected 20/11/2017 11:19:23 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton previous answer version 22806 answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

422829

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Election Addresses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to make available free postal delivery to every elector of every candidate's election communication in the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>As set out in legislation, each candidate at an ordinary Police and Crime Commissioner election is entitled to have an election address published on a website dedicated to promoting the candidates for these polls, and an elector can request a printed version of the election addresses for the police area where they are entitled to vote to be sent to them.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 04/11/2015 17:30:18 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

155692

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in respect of the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report <i>Trade and Environment Review 2013: Wake Up Before it is Too Late</i>, with specific reference to (1) sustainable agriculture, (2) improved research, (3) re-allocation of land use, (4) reform of global trade rules, (5) climate change, and (6) ecological intensification.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is already taking action to address the specific recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report Trade and Environment Review 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the recent Climate Summit in New York, the Department for International Development on behalf of the Government joined the new Global Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture. This Alliance aims to enhance the resilience of 500 million people in agriculture by 2030 while at the same time reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from agriculture. DFID is also a major funder of international agriculture research. This includes support to the Climate Change and Food Security Programme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On land use the UK used its G8 Presidency in 2013 to place land high on the agenda. G8 leaders agreed the principle that “Land transactions should be transparent, respecting the property rights of local communities”. They also launched eight land partnerships to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure. The UK leads the partnerships in Tanzania and Nigeria and co-leads in Ethiopia. Since the 2013 G8 Summit, the Department for International Development has scaled up its work on land and property rights, through bilateral programmes and multilateral support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government also helps to expand market access and trading opportunities for developing countries. For example, the Government played a critical role in concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the EU and Southern Africa and West Africa. Least developed countries, and countries from the African, Caribbean and Pacific who have signed Economic Partnership Agreements, have duty free and quota free access to the EU market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 27/11/2014 14:45:48 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

626798

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many deaths have occurred in prisons in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL2876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Safety in Custody statistics, including deaths in custody, are published quarterly. The latest bulletin was published on 27 October 2016 and can be found on gov.uk</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Deaths in prison custody, England and Wales, 12 months ending September 2014, 2015 and 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>12 months ending</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sep 14</p></td><td><p>Sep 15</p></td><td><p>Sep 16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total deaths<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>234</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>267</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>324</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>1. Figures include incidents at NOMS operated Immigration Removal Centres.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 15/11/2016 17:18:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle