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886925

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a self-declared gender recognition process to de-medicalise gender dysphoria as a mental health condition.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL7080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office is currently preparing the consultation on reform of the Gender Recognition Act, which will be published in due course. The responses to this consultation will be taken into account before deciding how to best reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004. <br> <br> Under the current Gender Recognition Act, trans people can change their legal gender by submitting a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria, alongside other documentation including a second report from a medical professional, proof of having lived for at least two years in their acquired gender, and a statutory declaration that they intend to live in the acquired gender until death.</p><p>We are currently considering options for how we might we reform the current system, including examining how we could de-medicalise the legal process for changing gender.</p><p>The Gender Recognition Act does not, and will not, regulate the status of gender dysphoria as a mental health condition, as listed in medical handbooks. However, we are very clear that we do not consider being transgender to be a mental illness.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 11:11:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

890742

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of the House have (1) retired or otherwise resigned, and (2) ceased to be a member of the House as a result of non-attendance or conviction of a serious offence, since the passing of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL7260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Since the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 came into force, 81 members of the House have retired and six have ceased to be a member as a result of non-attendance.</p><p /><p /> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 02/05/2018 14:00:57 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

890680

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time planning officers they estimate will be required to deliver their target of building an average 300,000 new homes in England per year; and how many are actually employed at present.
	tabling member printed	Lord Borwick
	uin	HL7203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold data on the number of planning officers who are currently employed, on either full-time or part-time bases. It therefore has no reliable evidence base from which to estimate the extra number needed for building an average of 300,000 homes in England per year.</p><p>The department has supported local planning authorities by introducing a 20 per cent increase in planning application fees and providing £ 15.8 million through the Planning Delivery Fund in order to ensure that local planning authorities have the resources and capacity they need.</p><p>It also provides support for the Royal Town Planning Institute Future Planners bursary scheme, which has run since 2015/16 and supports students on accredited postgraduate conversion degrees to pursue a career in planning. The department recently announced its continuing financial support for the scheme over the next three financial years, 2017/18 to 2019/20.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/05/2018 15:22:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4281 label Biography information for Lord Borwick

890684

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what ground-based air defence systems there are at RAF military airfields.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL7207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>A Short Range Air Defence capability is currently deployed at Mount Pleasant Airfield in the Falkland Islands.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/05/2018 15:06:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

890750

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Joint Maritime Operations Coordination Centre
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which individuals may be held to account in the Joint Maritime Operations Coordination Centre if assets are not allocated to the highest priority incident.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL7268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The JMOCC has a number of cross-Government partners each with their own priorities, each of whom retain command and control of their various assets. The role of the JMOOCC is to respond to tasking requests, facilitate a discussion with all agencies to agree relative priorities and capability allocation. Each partner organisation owns the risk and decision on whether their capabilities are allocated.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 14:25:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

887329

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	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 extent to which the increase in February of the standard allowance for asylum seekers from £36.95 a week to £37.75 a week is sufficient to meet living costs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL7126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The assessment is set out in a report published in March 2018, the report outlines the standard allowances for asylum seekers and for convienance the report is attached and can also be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 12:42:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Report_on_review_of_cash_allowance_paid_to_asylum_seekers_-_2017_-_final.._-v1.pdf title Report on Review of cash allowance-asylum 2017
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

891843

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Witnesses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance has been given in the last ten years by the College of Policing to police authorities about believing witnesses; whether there have been any proposals to change that guidance in that period; and if so, what.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL7285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The College of Policing has not issued guidance to the police in respect of believing witnesses since its formation in 2012.</p><p>The College of Policing is currently considering the outcome of a review into the terminology used to guide police when an allegation of crime is made. The review can be found online here: <a href="http://www.college.police.uk/News/College-news/Pages/review-into-believing-victims-at-the-time-of-reporting.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.college.police.uk/News/College-news/Pages/review-into-believing-victims-at-the-time-of-reporting.aspx</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 14:58:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Review into the Terminology Victim Complainant and Believing Victims at time of Reporting.pdf title Copy - Review: Terminology guide allegation crime
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

886904

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 April (HL Deb, col 1070) concerning Operation Conifer, whether they have any responsibilities relating to the performance of police and crime commissioners; if so, what those responsibilities are; and if not, to whom police and crime commissioners are accountable.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laming
	uin	HL7063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are accountable to the public via the ballot box for ensuring the policing needs of local communities are met effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Police and Crime Panels have the appropriate powers, agreed by Parliament, to scrutinise the actions and decisions of PCCs and enable the public to hold them to account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 14:24:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming

892407

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to consult on what should be a reasonable length of continuous residence in the UK, after which deportation cannot take place.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Deportation proceedings are initiated where a person is not a British citizen and their presence is considered to be non-conducive to the public good, usually because they are foreign criminals; or the Secretary of State has ordered another person to whose family they belong to be deported; or where a court has recommended deportation.</p><p> </p><p>Section 7(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 states that it is not lawful to deport Commonwealth or Irish citizens who were ordinarily resident in the UK for the commencement of the Act in January 1973 and ordinarily resident in the UK for at least five years before the decision to make a deportation order.</p><p> </p><p>For non-EEA nationals, section 32(2) of the UK Borders Act 2007 sets out automatic deportation provisions relevant to those sentenced to a period of imprisonment of at least 12 months. Section 33 of the UK Borders Act sets out exceptions to automatic deportation, which include human rights considerations, such as an individual’s right to private and family life (Article 8 of the human rights convention). In addition, the exception in section 7(1) of the 1971 Act applies in such cases. Section 19 of the Immigration Act 2014 sets out the approach to considering Article 8 claims in deportation cases, which takes account of a person’s length of residence and cultural integration into the UK. It makes clear that in general the deportation of foreign criminals is in the public interest.</p><p> </p><p>EEA nationals are deported in accordance with EU law on the grounds of public policy or public security.</p><p> </p><p>We will take all circumstances into account when considering whether deportation is appropriate, including factors such as length of residence, ties to the UK, and level of criminality. Due to the case-by-case nature of this consideration, it would not be appropriate to set a fixed length of continuous residence after which deportation cannot take place.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 14:39:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

889830

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Firearms
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 April (HL6898), why it is not possible to give even an approximate timetable for the review into the legal position of police firearms officers and an indication of whether that review will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL7162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The review of the legal and procedural framework governing the police use of firearms will take account of relevant ongoing work including the new College of Policing post-incident guidelines for all death and serious injury cases.</p><p>The review is ongoing, further details will be available when it has concluded.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/05/2018 14:25:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey