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	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Greater London
	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 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in Greater London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL9923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>[Answer]</em> The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,666</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>2,219</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6,516</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,436 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 193 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,849</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1,979</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>2,072</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8,239 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 170 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,966</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,481</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,437</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>5,342</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,226 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 204 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West region as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2,088</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1,221</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>6,866</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2,999</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,629</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 16,803 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 229 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East region as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,325</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>3,155</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,621 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 211 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater London as at 31 March 2020<sup>1,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>32,199</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 32,958 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 368 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p><sup>3. </sup>City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,703</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1,041</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>2,279</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6,983</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 12,006 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 202 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,899</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>2,114</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1,368</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8,591 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 178 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>2,028</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,533</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,624</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>5,494</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,679 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 212 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West region as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2,164</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>7,018</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>3,088</p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,698</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 17,219 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 235 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East region as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>3,344</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,916 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 222 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater London as at 30 September 2020<sup>2,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>822</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>33,782</p></td><td><p>377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 34,604 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 386 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9918 HL9919 HL9920 HL9921 HL9922 question first answered 17/11/2020 16:28:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

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	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Microplastics: Pollution Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent microplastic fibre pollution.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL9923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has taken significant steps to tackle plastic pollution (eg. microplastics), including restricting the supply of several single-use plastics through introducing a plastic packaging tax from April 2022; restricting the supply of plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds; and preventing billions of plastic micro-beads from entering the ocean each year by introducing a ban on microbeads in rinse off personal care products.</p><p> </p><p>Defra have been working closely with industry to understand the costs of installing microfibre filters on washing machines with prices ranging from £30 to £122 per machine dependant on manufacturer and whether the filters are disposable or re-useable. Defra’s Plan for Water includes a commitment for industry to develop low cost, effective microfibre filters on washing machines and encourage their effective use.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL9924 question first answered 15/09/2023 12:17:18 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

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	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secondary Education: Curriculum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual percentage change in the number of teaching hours for (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography at key stage 4 in state secondary schools in England in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL9923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>As the total number of hours taught to key stage 4 year groups varies each year, the percentage of time spent teaching each of the subjects requested has also been provided for context. The figures shown in the attached table cover teaching in years 10 and 11.</p><p>Information on subjects taught at key stage 4 is collected from a large sample of schools, this is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has also been provided for context.</p><p> </p><p>Schools have the freedom to decide how to teach the curriculum, but must make sure it is broad and balanced, offering a range of subjects to help pupils progress through acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally GCSEs are two year courses of study that pupils start in year 10. The new national curriculum and reformed GCSEs are designed so that key stage 3 plays an important role in preparing pupils for natural progression to GCSEs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL9922 question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4.pdf title Hl9922_HL9923_Hours_by_subject_KS4
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury