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1087528

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Obscenity: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Director of Public Prosecutions, and (2) Crown Prosecution Service, on whether an imported child sex doll falls within the definition of an obscene article under the Customs Consolidation Act 1876.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL14452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted the importation of child sex dolls under the provisions of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876, in conjunction with the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, where there is sufficient evidence to do so and a prosecution is required in the public interest. The CPS intends to issue guidance to assist prosecutors considering such allegations shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/03/2019 13:45:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1088869

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Sir Martin Moore-Bick to publish his report on the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL14574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The timetable for the independent public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire is a matter for the Inquiry Chair.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Inquiry’s most recent update, published on their website on 5 March, confirms that the Chairman is in the process of drafting the Phase 1 report and that he hopes to complete it in the spring.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/03/2019 11:56:11 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1086348

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Citizens' Advice Bureaux: Closures
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Citizens Advice Bureaux have closed in England since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL14385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Now referred to as Local Citizens Advice, there have been 7 closures since 2010.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/03/2019 11:56:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1087544

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Employment: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the introduction of quotas for executive women in the workplace and for all BAME employees.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
	uin	HL14465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with the business community to create more inclusive workplaces from the shop floor to the boardroom. The Government commissioned and supports several business-led independent reviews, such as the Hampton-Alexander Review to increase the representation of women on boards and senior leadership positions in FTSE 350 companies to 33% by 2020 and the Parker Review to increase the ethnic diversity of FTSE 350 boards by 2024.</p><p>These reviews form part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy which aims to build an economy that works for all.</p><p>This business-led approach is working, with, for example, the representation of women on FTSE 100 boards rising to 30.9% from 12.5% in 2011.</p><p>Government agreed with my Noble friend’s recommendation that companies should set and publish aspirational diversity targets; and committed to lead from the front in the public sector. In June 2018 we published targets for the Civil Service to tackle the under-representation of ethnic minority staff in our most senior roles. If successful, we will approximately double the current proportion of new recruits from an ethnic minority to 13.2% by 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/03/2019 11:55:14 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

1087572

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Consumer Goods: Electrical Safety
	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 effectiveness of legislation governing the sale of recalled electrical products; and whether they have any plans to introduce legislation covering the sale of such products.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL14488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 places duties on manufacturers, importers and distributors of electrical equipment to ensure that where a safety issue is identified, appropriate action is taken to withdraw, recall or otherwise bring the equipment into conformity. Distributors, including retailers of second-hand goods, also have a duty to act with care to ensure that any products they sell meet the legal safety requirements. There are no plans to introduce any further legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards operates an incident management procedure for managing consumer product safety incidents, to deliver on its wider purpose of protecting consumers and building public confidence in the product safety system. It also makes available information on recalled electrical products through its dedicated product recall website.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/03/2019 11:55:52 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1088567

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	UK Endorsement Board
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the members of the UK International Financial Reporting Standards Endorsement Board will be announced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL14527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Endorsement Board for international accounting standards is currently being established. It will consist of between 11 and 13 Board members plus the Chair. The Chair will be appointed by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State, following the public appointments process, while the remaining Board members will be appointed by the Chair from a short list provided by the FRC Nominations Committee. The Committee will be required to follow the recommendations on diversity made in the Independent Review of the FRC and the Secretary of State will retain a veto over any of the appointments. All posts will follow an open and transparent recruitment process.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary work for appointing the Chair and Board members has begun. We expect a Chair to be in place by the end of 2019, with an announcement shortly before. The remaining Board members are expected to be announced in early 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 25/03/2019 11:54:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1088559

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Sports: Females
	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 number of girls aged between 14 and 18 years old who stop participating in sports in and outside school; and what steps they intend to take to actively encourage such girls' participation in sports.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Brady
	uin	HL14519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The first set of data from Sport England’s world-leading Active Lives: Children and Young People survey was released in December 2018. It shows that only 10% of girls in years 9-11 (13-16) are reaching the Chief Medical Officers’ guidance of 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Levels of activity for girls aged over 16 are captured by the Active Lives (adult) survey, which has a slightly different methodology and so cannot be directly compared. Both surveys are available on Sport England’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to addressing the gender gap in physical activity levels for boys and girls, including the drop-off in engagement from primary to secondary school. It is important that girls have access to the right sporting opportunities, both in and out of school.</p><p>This is something government committed to tackle in the Sporting Future strategy. This will also be addressed as part of the new School Sport and Activity Action Plan which will be published in the spring.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/03/2019 11:57:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4339 label Biography information for Baroness Brady

1088565

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Charities: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce the pending Law Commission Bill on charity regulation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL14525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Law Commission’s report, Technical Issues in Charity Law makes a number of recommendations for simplifying charity law.</p><p> </p><p>The department is giving the report’s recommendations full consideration and will respond in due course. <strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/03/2019 11:59:00 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1088575

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Football: Sportsgrounds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the review of safe standing in football stadiums.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL14535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We believe that all-seater stadia are currently the best means to ensure the safety and security of fans at designated football matches in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>An independent review of the available evidence around the all-seater policy has been undertaken and we expect to receive the final report on the findings of the review shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/03/2019 11:59:19 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

1088576

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Gambling: Suicide
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of Gambling disorder, increased mortality, suicidality, and associated comorbidity: A longitudinal nationwide register study, published in November 2018; and in particular its finding that problem gamblers are 15 times more likely to take their own lives.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL14536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Preventing suicide is a priority for Government, and we take new evidence on this matter very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The longitudinal study on gambling disorder in Sweden indicated increased mortality, suicidality, and associated comorbidity rates of other disorders, among those with a clinical diagnosis of gambling disorder. However, the report also indicated that the factors contributing to suicide are multifactorial, which make it difficult to isolate the role gambling played when weighted against other co-morbid factors. In particular, it noted that depression was a significant predictor of suicide death. The report Gambling Behaviour in Great Britain 2016, which is based on the Health Surveys, shows a clear correlation between poor mental health and problem gambling.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware has commissioned research to further our understanding of the links between problem gambling and suicide risk. This will include secondary analysis of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey to explore the relationship between problem gambling and the experience of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm among adults living in England. The government's Suicide Prevention Strategy, published in January this year, committed to improving research on factors related to suicide, such as debt and gambling addiction.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/03/2019 12:04:33 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans