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50280

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/05/2014
	date	07/05/2014
	date tabled	07/05/2014
	ddp created	08/05/2014 00:34:12
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:11:26
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6998
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed at Jobcentre Plus in each year from 2005 to 2013.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6998
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6998
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The total number of staff employed by Jobcentre Plus in March of each year from 2005 to 2011 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Jobcentre Plus Staffing (Full Time Equivalents)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>73,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>71,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>67,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>66,416</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>69,479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>72,939</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Jobcentre Plus was re-structured and absorbed into a revised Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Operations structure in October 2011. Since that point, it has no longer existed as a separate organisation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

78849

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/07/2014
	date	17/07/2014
	date tabled	17/07/2014
	ddp created	17/07/2014 20:55:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:44:13
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1239
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 14:36:21
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, or have been presented with, concerning the electrification of Welsh railway lines; and whether they intend to meet Ministers of the Welsh Government to finalise those plans.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1239
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1239
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government’s intention to electrify the main line to Swansea and the Valley lines network in South Wales was set out in the 2012 rail investment strategy for 2014-19, on the basis of an agreement made between the UK and Welsh Governments in 2012. The Secretary of State for Transport met the Welsh Minister for Economy, Science and Transport on 16<sup>th</sup> July 2014 to develop these plans. The Welsh Government is also examining the business case to electrify the North Wales main line, which could be considered as part of a future rail investment strategy.</p><p> </p><p /> question first answered 22/07/2014 14:36:21
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

78853

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/07/2014
	date	17/07/2014
	date tabled	17/07/2014
	ddp created	17/07/2014 20:55:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:44:20
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1243
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 14:37:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to and received from (1) bus and coach companies, and (2) local authorities on behalf of bus and coach companies, concerning the difficulties of operating bus, coach and travel services in the United Kingdom.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1243
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1243
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government is in regular communication with a wide range of stakeholders involved in the provision of bus and coach services. As Minister with responsibility for bus policy, I also hold frequent meetings with representatives from local authorities and the passenger transport industry.</p><p> </p><p>For example, on 16 July I chaired the latest bi-annual meeting of the Bus Partnership Forum - whose membership includes a wide spectrum of key partners from the bus and coach industry as well as elected members and officials from local authorities and their constituent bodies.</p><p> </p><p /><p /> question first answered 22/07/2014 14:37:06
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

44584

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	24/03/2014
	date tabled	24/03/2014
	ddp created	24/03/2014 22:37:56
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:00:27
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6241
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether migrants detained in HM Prison The Verne from 24 March will have access to (1) Rule 35 procedures to determine whether their health would be damaged by detention, for example, due to a history of torture, (2) mobile telephones and the internet, (3) the ability to receive telephone calls from solicitors, family and friends, and (4) on-site legal advice surgeries; and if not, why not.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6241
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6241
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Prison The Verne started taking immigration detainees as scheduled from 24 March 2014. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) will retain The Verne as a prison in the short term. Its designation as a prison will be reviewed later this year, with the intention of completing the re-designation to an immigration removal centre by the end of September 2014.</p><p> </p><p>While The Verne retains its designation as a prison it will be governed by Prison Rules rather than Detention Centre Rules. As The Verne is not governed by Detention Centre Rules, Rule 35 of those rules is not applicable.</p><p> </p><p>Detainees held at The Verne will be treated in the same way as other detainees held within the prison estate. As such they will not have access to mobile telephones or the internet, nor will they be able to receive telephone calls. They will, however, be able to make telephone calls and will have access to both social and legal visits.</p><p> </p><p>There is a dedicated Home Office Immigration Enforcement Team on site who will see detainees routinely on induction and upon request. In addition, independent immigration advice will be provided by Migrant Help.</p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

47783

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:34:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:07:24
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6731
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 7 April (WA 249), whether they have set a fixed date in September 2014 by which HM Prison The Verne will be re-designated to an immigration removal centre; if not, why not; and what action they will take if the re-designation has not been completed by the agreed date.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6731
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6731
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>HMP The Verne started taking immigration detainees as scheduled from 24 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Our current plans remain that by the end of September 2014, at the latest, HMP The Verne will be re-designated to an immigration removal centre</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

47870

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 21:47:02
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:08:32
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6812
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 7 April (WA 249), in the light of HM Prison The Verne being used to take immigration detainees exclusively and the number of persons held under Immigration Act powers within HM Prisons, what plans they have to extend Rule 35 to the prison estate by an amendment to the Prison Rules; and, if there are no such plans, how a prison doctor's concerns that a prisoner may be a victim of torture may be made known to the Secretary of State for the Home Department.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6812
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6812
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>Prison Rule 21 provides that a medical practitioner shall report to the governor on the case of any person whose health is likely to be injuriously affected by continued imprisonment or any conditions of imprisonment. The governor is required to send any such reports to the Secretary of State. Although Prison Rule 21 does not replicate Detention Centre Rule 35 it performs a similar function. We therefore have no plans to amend Prison Rules in this case.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

61273

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 23:19:34
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:17:21
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	The Verne Prison
	house id	2
	identifier	HL233
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 13:23:06
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make legal aid-funded immigration representation available to migrants detained in HMP The Verne.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL233
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL233
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Currently, advice on immigration matters within the scope of Legal Aid can be given to detainees in HMP The Verne by any provider that holds an Immigration &amp; Asylum contract with the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year the LAA conducted an expression of interest exercise among existing contract holders providing immigration surgeries at other Immigration Removal Centres, with four providers confirmed as interested in operating surgeries in HMP The Verne. Communications will be issued shortly regarding when these services are likely to commence.</p> question first answered 24/06/2014 13:23:06
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

61274

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 23:19:35
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:17:23
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	The Verne Prison
	house id	2
	identifier	HL234
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 13:25:33
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their intention for on-site legal surgeries be held in HMP The Verne.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL234
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL234
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Earlier this year the Legal Aid Agency conducted an expression of interest exercise among existing contract holders providing immigration surgeries at other Immigration Removal Centres, with four providers confirmed as interested in operating surgeries in HMP The Verne. Communications will be issued shortly regarding when these services are likely to commence.</p> question first answered 24/06/2014 13:25:33
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

61272

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 23:19:34
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:17:20
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	identifier	HL232
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/06/2014 14:02:04
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries currently receive United Kingdom international aid; and how much was paid to each of those countries in (1) 1995, (2) 2000, (3) 2005, (4) 2010, and (5) 2013.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL232
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL232
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information on the countries currently receiving United Kingdom international aid; and how much was paid to each of those countries in (1) 1995, (2) 2000, (3) 2005, (4) 2010 has been placed in the House of Lords library. Figures for 2013 are currently being compiled and will be published in Statistics on International Development in October 2014.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/06/2014 14:02:04
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

47397

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 23:14:56
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:06:01
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6629
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which (1) food, and (2) non-food, outlets are part of the azure card scheme; and whether they have plans to expand that list.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6629
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6629
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Azure Card is already accepted by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrison's, the Co-operative, Boots, Peacocks, Early Learning Centre, Mothercare, The British Red Cross, The Salvation Army and a few small independent retailers. <br><br>There are ongoing discussions with other retail outlets who may be interested in joining the scheme.</p><p> </p> question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno