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100054

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the event of the United Kingdom not opting back into the provisions of the European Arrest Warrant, which member states still have on their statute books the legislation necessary to revert to the Council of Europe Convention on Extradition 1957.
	tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
	uin	HL2260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>All EU member states have ratified the 1957 Council of Europe Convention on Extradition (ECE). Consequently, they will all have legislation that allows them to operate the ECE with other ECE signatories who do not use the Arrest Warrant. However, a number of EU member states have subsequently passed specific legislation to implement the Arrest Warrant and would need to pass new domestic legislation in order to allow them to operate the ECE with the UK. In some cases, this could be a lengthy process. For example, we believe that it would take the Netherlands at least a year to pass the necessary legislation and during this time they would not be able to issue extradition requests to the UK, or respond to UK extradition requests. Effectively, this would make both countries a safe haven for each others’ criminals.<br><br>Under the 1957 European Convention on Extradition, 22 Member States may also refuse to extradite its own nationals which means that some people may never face justice. In non-European Arrest Warrant cases, the following EU Member States have an absolute bar on extraditing their own nationals to the UK:<br><br>Austria<br>Belgium<br>Czech Republic<br>Finland <br>France<br>Germany<br>Greece<br>Latvia<br>Luxembourg<br>Slovakia<br>Slovenia<br>Spain<br>Sweden<br><br>A further nine have made declarations to the 1957 European Convention on Extradition to the effect that they will not extradite their own nationals:<br><br>Bulgaria<br>Croatia<br>Cyprus<br>Estonia<br>Hungary<br>Lithuania<br>Poland<br>Portugal<br>Romania</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:19:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

101736

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent further deaths by drowning in the Mediterranean through the mobilisation of aircraft, drones and satellites, and radar.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Governments across the EU have been deeply disturbed by the fourfold increase in deaths since the launch of the 'Mare Nostrum' operation. Efforts to prevent further deaths in the Mediterranean remain focused on national search and rescue activities led and coordinated by the appropriate EU Member State National Coordination Centre. However, Search and Rescue remains outside the competence of the EU or its Agencies, including Frontex. <br><br>These efforts are supported by the new European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR), which was set up to reduce the number of irregular migrants entering the EU undetected; to reduce the number of deaths at the maritime borders by saving more lives at sea, and to increase the internal security of the EU as a whole by contributing to the prevention of cross-border crime. It uses ship reporting systems, satellite imagery and sensors mounted on vehicles, vessels or other craft to help build a shared pre-frontier intelligence picture.<br><br>The UK does not participate in the Eurosur Regulation as that Regulation is limited to the Member States of the Schengen area. However the UK has negotiated an amendment to the Eurosur Regulation which permits the UK to cooperate and exchange information with neighbouring Member States through bilateral or multilateral agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:17:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

105747

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gangmasters: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to extend the powers of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority under the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 in order to regulate gangmasters in sectors such as hand car washes.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Norwich
	uin	HL2564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to extend the licensing remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority to additional sectors such as hand car washes. Licensing can be an appropriate response to particular problems in particular sectors, but that does not mean it is appropriate in all cases. However the Government will keep the Gangmasters Licensing Authority’s remit under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:27:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3655 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Norwich

105769

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what remuneration the Lord Mayor of London, Fiona Woolf, received for being head of their child sexual abuse panel inquiry prior to her resignation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL2584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Fiona Woolf has not requested, nor will receive, any remuneration for her time spent as head of the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:24:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

105772

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detainees: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to require children over the age of 16 but below the age of 18 detained for questioning to be transferred from police custody to local authority care overnight; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL2587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that young people are protected and treated appropriately while in police custody. Subsequent to making the changes in PACE Codes of Practice C and H, the Government launched an internal review into the outstanding primary provisions in PACE that continue to treat 17 year olds as adults. The Home Office has agreed PACE needs to be amended so that there is consistency in all the provisions that relate to the treatment of 17 year olds, thereby ensuring that they are treated as children.<br><br>The Third Reading of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill on 10 November presented the Government with an opportunity to make a partial change to the current provisions in PACE, specifically in respect to Part IV of PACE, relating to police detention. By amending the definition of ‘arrested juvenile’ in section 37(15) from ‘under the age of 17’ to ‘under the age of 18’, it will require the police to transfer 17 year olds to local accommodation following charge and the refusal of bail. The effect of this amendment will be <br>reflected in future guidance and training. This will make it is absolutely clear to practitioners and the public that 17 year olds will be treated as children by the police under Part IV of PACE. It will ensure that the police transfer 17 year olds to local authority accommodation overnight in circumstances where they have been denied bail.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:21:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

105773

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detainees: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to redraft the code of practice under the Police and Crime Evidence Act 1984 concerning the detention of teenagers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL2588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>In October 2013 the Government made changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Codes of Practice C and H to require the police, as a matter of course, to provide 17 year olds with appropriate adult support and to inform a person responsible for their welfare of their detention. This made the position for 17 year olds consistent with that of 10 to 16 year olds. <br><br>The Government is committed to ensuring that young people are protected and treated appropriately while in police custody. Subsequent to making the changes in PACE Codes of Practice C and H, the Government launched an internal review into the outstanding primary provisions in PACE that continue to treat 17 year olds as adults. The Home Office has agreed PACE needs to be amended so that there is consistency in all the provisions that relate to the treatment of 17 year olds, thereby ensuring that they are treated as children.<br><br>The Third Reading of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill on 10 November presented the Government with an opportunity to make a partial change to the current provisions in PACE, specifically in respect to Part IV of PACE, relating to police detention. By amending the definition of ‘arrested juvenile’ in section 37(15) from ‘under the age of 17’ to ‘under the age of 18’, it will require the police to transfer 17 year olds to local accommodation following charge and the refusal of bail. The effect of this amendment will be <br>reflected in future guidance and training. This will make it is absolutely clear to practitioners and the public that 17 year olds will be treated as children by the police under Part IV of PACE. It will ensure that the police transfer 17 year olds to local authority accommodation overnight in circumstances where they have been denied bail.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:23:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

105780

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which projects and organisations the Home Office’s Prevent Programme has funded since June 2011 in order to protect children from extremism and radicalisation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Since June 2011 the Home Office has funded over 180 Prevent projects in priority areas. We do not comment on individual projects, but this includes projects with youth outreach groups, parents, families, and community groups, to protect children from extremism and radicalisation. Around a third of these projects have focused on schools and supplementary schools, and there are currently seven local authorities who have created specific posts dedicated to working with schools.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:28:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

114495

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to granting leave to remain in the United Kingdom to asylum applicants from Syria and Iraq.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes its international responsibilities very seriously and will always grant protection to those in genuine need. All asylum applications, including those from citizens of Iraq and Syria, are considered on a case-by-case basis. This is done in accordance with our international obligations and against the background of the latest available country of origin information drawn from a wide range of well-recognised sources.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:25:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114514

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Religious Freedom
	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 citizens who have suffered threats or violence as a result of converting from Islam to another belief system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL2688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>No formal assessment of the number of citizens who have suffered threats or violence as a result of converting from Islam to another belief system has been made.</p><p>However the UK Government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. We deplore all religious and racially motivated attacks and so-called honour-based violence. We are encouraging anyone who is a victim of a hate crime, or subject to race-related abuse or attack, to report the incident to the police, so the offenders can be dealt with appropriately.</p><p><br>The May 2014 progress report into hate crime provides both an overview of Government achievements, and case study examples, demonstrating how work to tackle hate crime is being carried out locally. In addition, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary will be carrying out an inspection into the police response to honour-based violence in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:15:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

142594

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current estimate of the number of British-born jihadists who have gone to fight in support of extremist groups in Syria and Iraq; and how that figure compares with estimates by other western governments of numbers of their citizens who have gone to fight.
	tabling member printed	Lord Noon
	uin	HL2701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We believe that approximately 500 individuals from the UK have now travelled to the region since the start of the conflict. It is estimated half of these have returned. Not all of these individuals will have been involved in fighting.Recent comparable estimates of travellers/fighters for selected countries where some data has been reported publically are as follows:<br><br><br>o France: over 700<br><br>o Germany: 400<br><br>o Belgium: 300<br><br>o Netherlands: 130<br><br>o Austria: 140<br><br>o Denmark: over 100<br><br>o USA: just over 100<br><br>o Canada: Roughly 100<br><br>o Sweden: 80<br><br>o Spain: 60<br><br>o Australia: at least 60.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:26:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4232 label Biography information for Lord Noon