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825645

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many staff were employed in each of the following services of the House of Lords in 2010 (1) the Library, (2) Catering and Retail Services, and (3) all other offices and departments of the House Administration; what was the cost in each case; and what are the equivalent figures for 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL4886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The tables below show the average number of whole-time equivalent staff employed for the financial years 2010-11 and 2016-17 and total staffing costs for each period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff numbers in the House of Lords Administration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>The average number of Whole-Time Equivalent persons (WTE) employed during the year was as follows:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Library</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering and Retail Services(CRS)¹</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offices and departments²</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total as per published resource accounts</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff costs in the House of Lords Administration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The following shows the staff costs (including social security and pension costs) for the House of Lords Administration:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£000</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Library</p></td><td><p>1,395</p></td><td><p>1,755</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering and Retail Services³</p></td><td><p>3,497</p></td><td><p>4,168</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offices and departments⁴</p></td><td><p>16,015</p></td><td><p>18,164</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,907</p></td><td><p>24,087</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>¹ Of which 11 WTE relates to variable hours staff in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for CRS variable hours staff is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>² Of which 2 WTE relates to Hansard temporary reporters in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for Hansard temporary reporters is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>³ Of which £135k in 2010-11 and £276k in 2016-17 relates to CRS variable hours staff.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>⁴ Of which £54k in 2010-11 and £65k in 2016-17 relates to Hansard temporary reporters.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 31/01/2018 16:08:34 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

823994

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole: Sexual Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with respect to the advice of Parole Board psychologists and psychiatrists relating to a sex offender being considered for release, what level of risk of offending is considered suitable for release.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Where the release of a prisoner is at the discretion of the Parole Board, the panel must apply the statutory release test which requires the Board to be ‘satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that a prisoner should be confined’.</p><p> </p><p>Parole panels comprise one or more members according to the needs and complexity of the case. Some, but not all, Parole Board panels include a psychologist member of the Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>At an oral hearing, the parole panel will hear evidence and witnesses may include a prison psychologist and/or an independent psychologist.</p><p> </p><p>Psychologist members of the Parole Board do not undertake psychological assessment of prisoners nor do they give evidence to the parole panel. They sit in the same capacity as other members of the panel to assess the risk of serious harm to the public. The panel must determine whether the public would be at risk of further serious violent or sexual offending if the prisoner were to be released. Psychologist members have professional knowledge of psychology to assist the panel in considering the psychological assessment that forms part of the broad range of evidence before the panel.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL4740 question first answered 31/01/2018 14:43:19 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

825276

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their decision to extend the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to give the public the right to ask for tougher sentences for nine further terror-related offences, whether they intend to extend that scheme to cases of other serious crime.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
	uin	HL4809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government extended the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to a range of terrorism offences in response to the review of counter-terrorism powers that followed the London and Manchester attacks. This was the first step in meeting the commitment to consider the extension of the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme The Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General are currently considering how the scheme could be extended more generally.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/01/2018 16:11:08 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

825260

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	Carillion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 20 March 2015 (HLWS406), Prompt Payment – Implementing the Duty on Large Companies to Report on Payment Practices and Policies, whether Carillion, in respect of its public sector contracts, reported on (1) standard payment terms, including any changes to these in the last reporting period; (2) the average time taken to pay; (3) the proportion of invoices paid beyond agreed terms; (4) the proportion of invoices paid (a) in 30 days or less, (b) between 31 and 60 days, and (c) beyond 60 days; (5) the amount of late payment interest owed and paid; (6) whether financial incentives were required to join or remain on supplier lists; and (7) membership of a Payment Code, as recommended in that Written Statement; and whether they will place a copy of Carillion’s responses to each of those metrics over the last three years in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL4793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations came into force last year. Businesses in scope must publish aggregate data on their payment practices covering all their qualifying contracts, whether public or private sector. The duty applies to businesses’ first full financial year starting after the 5<sup>th</sup> April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Based on their 2016 annual report, we believe Carillion’s financial year to begin on 1 January and therefore their first reporting deadline to be 30 July 2018. As of 29<sup>th</sup> January 2018, Carillion have not filed a report. All reports submitted are publically available on <a href="https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search" target="_blank">https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 31/01/2018 15:37:16 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

825273

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 18 June 2014 (HC 200265), what is their current estimate of the value of the income contingent student loan book in nominal terms for each year to 2050 before the sales of student loans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL4806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year the Department for Education will produce an estimate of the cash value of the income contingent student loan book in real terms. We will also produce an estimate of the value of the income contingent student loan book in nominal terms, for each year to 2050, before the sales of student loans.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL4804 HL4805 HL4807 question first answered 31/01/2018 17:45:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

825271

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 18 June 2014 (HC 200265), what is their current estimate of the cash value of the income contingent student loan book in real terms for each year to 2050 before the sales of student loans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL4804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year the Department for Education will produce an estimate of the cash value of the income contingent student loan book in real terms. We will also produce an estimate of the value of the income contingent student loan book in nominal terms, for each year to 2050, before the sales of student loans.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL4805 HL4806 HL4807 question first answered 31/01/2018 17:45:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

825272

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 18 June 2014 (HC 200265), what is their current estimate of the cash value of the income contingent student loan book in real terms for each year to 2050 after the sales of student loans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL4805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year the Department for Education will produce an estimate of the cash value of the income contingent student loan book in real terms. We will also produce an estimate of the value of the income contingent student loan book in nominal terms, for each year to 2050, before the sales of student loans.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL4804 HL4806 HL4807 question first answered 31/01/2018 17:45:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

825261

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 16 January (HL4533), in cases where there is no evidence at all against an accused, whether the CPS intends to drop the wording recommended by Sir Richard Henriques that "the case failed to meet the evidential test", and to change the Code accordingly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not currently intend to change the wording recommended by Sir Richard Henriques for public announcements of decisions not to charge an individual, namely that “the case failed to meet the evidential test”.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service has no immediate plans to change the wording of the evidential stage of the full Code test.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/01/2018 13:39:38 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

830500

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2018
	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	UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
	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 23 January (HL4558), why the UK has never made a nomination to the UN Committee for Ending Discrimination against Women; and what consideration they have given to making a nomination in recognition of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 extending voting rights to women.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL5108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>A range of factors are explored when considering whether to nominate a candidate for an election to a body such as the CEDAW Committee. A decision on whether to nominate a UK candidate for the next CEDAW Committee membership elections will be made by 7 March.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/01/2018 13:34:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

825262

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Social Media: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the settlement of a claim against Facebook in the High Court in Belfast concerning nude photos of a girl aged 14 placed on the Facebook website, whether they intend to assist people under 18 to pursue claims for similar abuses against social media companies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The civil justice system provides an individual with a route to pursue a legal claim and potential damages against other parties. However, it would not be appropriate for the Government to intervene directly in private law proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/01/2018 17:28:19 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra