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226807

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Heathrow Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average number of passengers per hour passing through a single manned Border Agency control point at Heathrow Terminal 3 at peak times, and how that rate compares with the flow through a single electronic passport point at the same terminal at the same time.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL5604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p><br></p><p> </p><p>UK Border Agency was abolished in March 2013.</p><p>It is not possible to readily provide a direct like for like comparison of the average number of passengers passing through a single manned control compared to the average number passing through an ePassport (electronic) gate at peak times.</p><p>One assistant Border Force Officer is able to monitor a bank of five ePassport Gates, dealing with a greater volume of passengers, compared to one Border Force Officer operating a single manual desk.</p><p>Border Force has a programme in place to roll out new and faster ePassport gates at key UK ports including Heathrow. This will allow Border Force to deal with an increased number of passengers effectively and efficiently whilst maintaining border security.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 11:58:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

226809

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will promote an effective global institutional framework to counter cybercrime across frontiers.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL5605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling cybercrime internationally, and has taken a number of steps to support international cooperation in this area. The UK strongly supports the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime which we ratified in 2011, as the main global framework for effective international cooperation to tackle cybercrime. The Convention is open to all countries, and we encourage them to accede to it.</p><p>The Government is firmly focused on developing practical cooperation and capacity to tackle cybercrime through existing institutions, rather than developing additional international treaties. The UK leads international efforts to raise global cyber resilience through our £2 million per year capacity-building programme, working with the National Crime Agency and multilateral institutions such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe and others, to strengthen the ability of countries to deal with the threat from cyber crime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2015 15:17:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

226832

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffic police, as full time equivalents, have been employed in Kent each year from 2010 to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The table provided shows the number and proportion of full-time equivalent police officers within the traffic function for Kent Police, as at 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Number of and proportion of full-time equivalent<sup>1</sup> police officers within the traffic function<sup>2, 3</sup> in Kent Police, as at 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2014.<sup>4</sup></strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5">Number</td><td colspan="5">Proportion of total police officers (%)</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td>2014</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td>2014</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Kent</td><td>138</td><td>138</td><td>124</td><td>112</td><td>101</td><td>3.6</td><td>3.8</td><td>3.5</td><td>3.4</td><td>3.1</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="13">1. This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been presented to the nearest whole number.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="13">2. Traffic function includes staff who are predominantly employed on motor-cycles or in patrol vehicles for the policing of traffic and motorway related duties to support the traffic function of the force including radar, accident investigation, vehicle examination and traffic administration. Includes those officers working with hazardous chemicals, and those administrative staff predominantly serving the internal needs of the traffic function of the force and those officers in supporting roles.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="13">3. Staff with multiple responsibilities (or designations) are recorded under their primary role or function. This may explain some variability between years.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="13">4. Figures have been confirmed by all police forces after collection and before publication each year.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/03/2015 15:07:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

226878

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Violence Protection Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their report <i>A call to end violence against women and girls, Progress report 2010–2015</i>, published in March, which states "Since Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) were introduced over 2,500 have been put in place across 39 forces", whether they will publish the names of the 39 police forces which have introduced DVPOs in their police force areas and the names of the four police forces which have not introduced DVPOs in their areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
uin	HL5668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) were rolled out nationally in March 2014. All forces are now operating this scheme.</p><p>As stated in the Call to End Violence Against Women and Girls Progress Report published in March 2015, to date over 2500 DVPOs are currently in place. This is based on information submitted to the Home Office as part of a review currently taking place to look at the implementation of DVPOs and the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (Clare’s Law). At the time that the Progress Report was published, 39 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales had provided data. All data and findings from the review will be published on Gov.uk once the review process is complete.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 12:09:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

226890

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the tasks undertaken by the PRISM surveillance programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>It has been the long standing policy of successive governments not to comment on intelligence matters. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal made clear in its judgment of 6 February that the regime for making requests for interception via the US National Security Agency's PRISM programme is lawful and human rights compliant.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5678 HL5679 question first answered 19/03/2015 11:58:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

226891

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contact, if any, they have had with the government of the United States about the activities of the PRISM surveillance programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>It has been the long standing policy of successive governments not to comment on intelligence matters. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal made clear in its judgment of 6 February that the regime for making requests for interception via the US National Security Agency's PRISM programme is lawful and human rights compliant.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5677 HL5679 question first answered 19/03/2015 11:58:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

226893

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the judgment of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in the case of <i>Liberty and Others</i> of 6 February, whether the PRISM surveillance programme is supported in any way by Her Majesty's Government; if so, when the support started; and what form the support has taken.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>It has been the long standing policy of successive governments not to comment on intelligence matters. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal made clear in its judgment of 6 February that the regime for making requests for interception via the US National Security Agency's PRISM programme is lawful and human rights compliant.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5677 HL5678 question first answered 19/03/2015 11:58:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

226470

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the outcome of the work by Detention Operations and Border Force with Heathrow Airports Limited on temporary alternatives for the spaces currently used for ebola screening at Heathrow, which had been designated as short-term holding facilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL5592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Border Force has recently negotiated an agreement with Public Health England (PHE) for use of their accommodation at Terminals 3, 4 and 5 as temporary holding room space. PHE accommodation at T3 and T5 will be shared with Detention Operations, while the accommodation at T4 will be entirely vacated. Heathrow Airport Limited, in conjunction with Detention Operations and Border Force, is working with their contractor to finalise the specifications for each temporary holding room.</p><p>Discussions are now taking place to determine the phasing of this work and associated timescales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2015 15:20:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

226471

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Short-term Holding Facilities: Heathrow Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they now expect to begin the refurbishment of short-term holding facilities at Heathrow Terminal 4; and if no firm date can be named, whether they will provide showers within the existing facilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL5593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The design for a new facility at Heathrow Terminal 4 has been agreed but is still subject to contractor agreement and final sign off.</p><p>During the course of the work, space currently occupied by Public Health England will be converted into a temporary holding room. Heathrow Airport Limited, Border Force and Detention Operations are currently finalising the specifications for this temporary facility. The current planned design for this interim facility includes a shower.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2015 15:18:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

225738

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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 how many migrants they estimate to have died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea during the past year; from which countries they have been travelling; and what measures are being taken to discuss their situation with the United Kingdom's international partners.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The majority of migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean in the past year are reported to have travelled from countries in Africa and from the Middle East. The Government has not made an estimate as to the number of people who have drowned attempting the crossing in that period, as such estimates are extremely difficult to make with any degree of certainty.</p><p>All deaths of this nature are a matter of extreme regret and the Government is determined to do all it can with international partners to reduce the flow of illegal migrants taking such risks and to combat the organised criminals who are making huge profits by exploiting vulnerable people. The Government is taking action at a national and international level to find sustainable solutions, for example through regional protection initiatives and the new Khartoum Process, a joint EU and African Union initiative supporting dialogue and concrete cooperation to tackle people smuggling and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa. The situation is also discussed regularly by Ministers at the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, as well as in other multilateral and bilateral meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2015 15:18:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool