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422111

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how many Syrian opposition fighters have been trained by British military personnel since January 2015, (2) what military equipment has been supplied to them and by whom, and (3) how many are actively involved in military operations at this time.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2015, 268 Syrian opposition fighters have been trained at sites where British military personnel are training. Of these 268, 180 have completed their training and the majority of that number have returned to Syria. The 88 who left prior to completing their training were either removed for disciplinary reasons or opted out of the programme. Whilst they might not all have been specifically trained by a British trainer, it is likely that most had interaction with a member of a British training team at some point during their tenure.</p><p>The UK has not supplied military equipment to the Syrian opposition fighters. We do not comment on the provision of equipment by other coalition partners.</p><p>We cannot say with certainty how many of the trained Syrian opposition fighters are actively involved in military operations.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/10/2015 16:19:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

424785

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how many decisions to grant release on temporary licence were made, and (2) what type of licence was granted in each prison establishment, in each month since January 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL3128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice collates data on incidences of release on temporary licence (ROTL) rather than on decisions to grant ROTL. A decision to grant ROTL can relate to a single incidence of release, or to more than one incidence of release where, for example, an offender is regularly working in the community on day release. Annual statistics on the numbers of individuals granted ROTL is published on the gov.uk website.</p><p>The attached tables provide the following information:</p><p>Table 1: The number of individuals released on temporary licence per quarter between January 2013 and June 2015 by prison;</p><p>Table 2: Incidences of release on temporary licence per month between January 2013 and June 2015 by prison and by type of licence;</p><p>Table 3: The number of individuals aged 50 to 59, and 60 and over released on temporary licence per quarter between January 2013 and June 2015.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice collates data relating to the number of individuals released on temporary licence on a quarterly basis: it would only be possible to provide monthly data at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Following changes to ROTL in 2013, there has been a 39% reduction in recorded instances of ROTL failure. This is the lowest failure rate since 2002.</p><p>ROTL can be an important tool to help rehabilitate prisoners. ROTL is not automatic, but is only granted following rigorous assessment and with public protection as a primary consideration. The Government supports prisoners using temporary release to take work, training and educational opportunities that cannot be provided in prison, as well as for maintaining ties with their families.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name HL3128 - HL3129 - HL3172 - HL3173 - Table 1 - individuals on ROTL per quarter Jan 2013 to June 2015 by prison.xls title individuals on ROTL per quarter - 1/2013 - 7/2015 2 file name HL3128 - HL3129 - HL3172 - HL3173 - Table 2 - incidences of ROTL per month Jan 2013 - June 2015 by prison and typeL.xls title incidences of ROTL per month - 1/2013 - 7/2015 3 file name HL3128 - HL3129 - HL3172 - HL3173 - Table 3 - individuals aged 50 + having ROTL per quarter Jan 2013 to June 2015.xls title individuals 50+ ROTL per quarter - 1/2013 - 7/2015 grouped question UIN HL3129 HL3172 HL3173 question first answered 16/11/2015 15:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

424786

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how many people were granted release on temporary licence, and (2) what type of licence was granted in each prison establishment, in each month since January 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL3129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice collates data on incidences of release on temporary licence (ROTL) rather than on decisions to grant ROTL. A decision to grant ROTL can relate to a single incidence of release, or to more than one incidence of release where, for example, an offender is regularly working in the community on day release. Annual statistics on the numbers of individuals granted ROTL is published on the gov.uk website.</p><p>The attached tables provide the following information:</p><p>Table 1: The number of individuals released on temporary licence per quarter between January 2013 and June 2015 by prison;</p><p>Table 2: Incidences of release on temporary licence per month between January 2013 and June 2015 by prison and by type of licence;</p><p>Table 3: The number of individuals aged 50 to 59, and 60 and over released on temporary licence per quarter between January 2013 and June 2015.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice collates data relating to the number of individuals released on temporary licence on a quarterly basis: it would only be possible to provide monthly data at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Following changes to ROTL in 2013, there has been a 39% reduction in recorded instances of ROTL failure. This is the lowest failure rate since 2002.</p><p>ROTL can be an important tool to help rehabilitate prisoners. ROTL is not automatic, but is only granted following rigorous assessment and with public protection as a primary consideration. The Government supports prisoners using temporary release to take work, training and educational opportunities that cannot be provided in prison, as well as for maintaining ties with their families.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name HL3128 - HL3129 - HL3172 - HL3173 - Table 1 - individuals on ROTL per quarter Jan 2013 to June 2015 by prison.xls title individuals on ROTL per quarter - 1/2013 - 7/2015 2 file name HL3128 - HL3129 - HL3172 - HL3173 - Table 2 - incidences of ROTL per month Jan 2013 - June 2015 by prison and typeL.xls title incidences of ROTL per month - 1/2013 - 7/2015 3 file name HL3128 - HL3129 - HL3172 - HL3173 - Table 3 - individuals aged 50 + having ROTL per quarter Jan 2013 to June 2015.xls title individuals 50+ ROTL per quarter - 1/2013 - 7/2015 grouped question UIN HL3128 HL3172 HL3173 question first answered 16/11/2015 15:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

422085

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion, of those affected by the cuts to tax credits due to take effect in 2016 are self-employed.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL2705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><br /><p>This Government is committed to moving from a high welfare, high tax, low wage economy to a lower welfare, lower tax, higher wage society. As the Chancellor has made clear, the Government will set out at Autumn Statement how we plan to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits, saving the money we need to save to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 02/11/2015 16:41:20 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

417111

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how the Government-sponsored review of the Muslim Brotherhood, led by Sir John Jenkins, has informed Government policy towards the Muslim Brotherhood; and (2) how much the review cost.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The findings of the Muslim Brotherhood Review have been considered by Whitehall Departments in a process led by the National Security Adviser. It has illustrated some of the challenges posed by those whose views may be seen to contribute towards creating the space for more extreme views to flourish. The Government is continuing to develop our broader policy response on this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The costs of the review were absorbed in routine administrative spend with the exception of Sir John Jenkins’ travel which amounted to £8791.79. The Government sought to save travel costs as far as possible through working through our network of Embassies and High Commissions; packaging regional travel to avoid more expensive fares from London; and hosting international partners in London.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/09/2015 15:34:06 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

417110

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme will be expanded and (2) why so few vulnerable Syrians have been relocated to date.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>An expansion to the Syrian Vulnerable Persons' Scheme has been announced. Her Majesty's Government now intends to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p>The Scheme is based on need, prioritising those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin: women and children at risk, people in severe need of medical care and survivors of torture and violence. We work closely with the UNHCR to identify cases that they deem to be in need of resettlement and we will continue this work to ensure even greater numbers are identified and provided with refuge in the UK. Individuals admitted under the Scheme to date are in addition to nearly 5,000 Syrian nationals who have been granted asylum in the UK since the crisis there began.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 14:55:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

424131

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Level Crossings: Plumpton Green
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether they consider the action of Network Rail in closing the level crossing in the East Sussex village of Plumpton Green acceptable, and (2) whether they will call on Network Rail to re-open the affected road running through the village as a matter of urgency; and what arrangements will be made for emergency vehicles, access for disabled people and parents trying to get their children to local schools.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
	uin	HL3042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Whilst Network Rail has an otherwise excellent record of completing works at the 6,200 level crossings which it manages with minimal disruption, it is highly regrettable that there appears to have been a lapse in project management in this particular case.</p><br /><p>The impact which the continued closure of the crossing is having on the lives of local residents and businesses is not acceptable. Ministers have raised this matter with Network Rail at the highest level to request that the company urgently re-doubles its efforts in partnership with local stakeholders to find a solution and ensure that the crossing can re-open as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/11/2015 12:19:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

431548

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	UN Committee on Disarmament and International Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government at what level the UK will be represented in the Open Ended Working Group established on 5 November by the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Disarmament and International Security) and to be convened in Geneva.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL3811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK and the four other Non-Proliferation Treaty Nuclear Weapons States voted against the Resolution “Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations” in the UN General Assembly First Committee earlier this month which established an Open Ended Working Group. The Government believes that productive results can only be ensured through a consensus-based approach that takes into account the wider global security environment. We remain open to an appropriately-mandated Open Ended Working Group provided that it is conducive to a constructive dialogue and we are considering whether to attend the meeting in Geneva in 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/11/2015 15:54:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

422480

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government based on closed matters, what was (1) the total number of immigration cases (not including asylum) involving children under 18, and (2) the total civil legal aid spending on those cases in 2012–13.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL2805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The total number of closed non-asylum immigration cases for 2012/13 where the appellant was recorded as being under 18 cannot be provided by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><br /><p>The table below shows volumes of legal aid claims paid in immigration and asylum matters, and the expenditure on the same covering the last five financial years, where the assisted party was an individual under 18 years of age.</p><br /><p>As this information is based on closed cases only (i.e. where the final bill has been paid) it will not reflect the total number of cases for which legal aid funding has been made available, particularly in more recent years.</p><br /><p>Please note that asylum cases cannot be separately reported on at the Civil Representation level.</p><br /><p>Legal aid is a vital part of our justice system, but we cannot escape the continuing need to reduce the deficit. The Coalition Government reformed legal aid to reduce its cost and ensure the system commands the confidence of the public. The great majority of unaccompanied children are asylum seekers, and therefore will continue to be eligible for legal aid.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Legal Help / Controlled Legal Representation</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Immigration</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Asylum</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Immigration and Asylum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>Value (£)</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>Value (£)</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>Value (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>3,907</p></td><td><p>1,917,936</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>9,229</p></td><td><p>8,576,360</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>335,675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>1,623</p></td><td><p>889,997</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>6,389</p></td><td><p>6,812,981</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>541,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>915</p></td><td><p>431,192</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4,130</p></td><td><p>4,962,635</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>490,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>254,747</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>3,490</p></td><td><p>4,094,460</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>690,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>104,968</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4,133</p></td><td><p>4,761,707</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>539,570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Legal aid is a vital part of our justice system, but we cannot escape the continuing need to reduce the deficit. The Coalition Government reformed legal aid to reduce its cost and focus it on those who most need legal advice or help. Last year we spent £1.6bn on legal aid, around a quarter of the department’s expenditure.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL2806 question first answered 20/11/2015 14:45:36 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

417455

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by how much in real terms funding for the Criminal Cases Review Commission has been cut since 2010; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such a reduction on the working of the Commission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL2051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s budget has been reduced in real terms by 26%. Since 2010, the Commission has improved its performance, closing 947 cases in 2010/11 and 1,632 cases in 2014/15.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/09/2015 15:08:23 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham