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179216

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date	11/02/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
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 Randerson on 10 February (HL4725) relating to invitations to a briefing on 3 February about Northern Ireland, if such invitations were delivered why Lord Laird did not receive such communication; and why Lord Maginnis of Drumglass was invited only when he complained to the Northern Ireland Office; and whether they will supply a complete answer to the original question and list those Members of the House of Lords who were invited and explain why the question was not answered in full.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Invitations to the briefing for Peers on 3 February were delivered to the House of Lords by a Northern Ireland Office official on 23rd January.</p><p>Invitations were issued to the following Peers, including Lord Laird and Lord Maginnis of Drumglass:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Lord Alderdice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Rev the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Bew</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness Blood MBE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville CH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Viscount Brookeborough DL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Browne of Belmont</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Browne of Ladyton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Carswell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Cope of Berkeley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness Crawley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Dubs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Rev the Lord Eames OM</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Empey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Feldman of Frognal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord German OBE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Glentoran CBE DL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness Harris of Richmond DL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Hay of Ballyore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Hylton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Kilclooney</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord King of Bridgwater</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Laird</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Lexden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Lyell DL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord McAvoy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Mawhinney</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Mayhew of Twysden QC DL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Morrow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness O’Cathain OBE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness O’Loan DBE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve CBE FBA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General the Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Reid of Cardowan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Rogan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Shutt of Greetland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Baroness Smith of Basildon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor the Lord Smith of Clifton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Tebbit CH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Temple-Morris</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon the Lord Trimble</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Lord Willis of Knaresborough</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The list has been compiled of Peers known to be from Northern Ireland or who have shown an interest in its affairs, primarily through Parliamentary business or correspondence.</p><p>Any Peers not included on this list who have an interest in Northern Ireland Affairs are invited to contact the Northern Ireland Office to be added to future invitations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/02/2015 10:29:25 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

179249

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cats: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken in response to allegations of the theft of almost 300 cats in the Suffolk area between June and December 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Allegations of criminal behaviour should be reported to the Suffolk Constabulary so they can decide whether to instigate a criminal investigation. The Government has introduced Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to ensure that police force priorities across England and Wales better reflect those of the communities they serve, and that the police respond effectively to crime committed in the local area.</p><p /> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/02/2015 09:37:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

178941

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unqualified staff are currently teaching children in each local authority in the North West of England.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	223925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>The following table provides the head count number of regular teachers without qualified teacher status (QTS) in service in publicly funded schools in each local authority in the North West region in England in November 2013. The information is from the School Workforce Census which takes place in November each year. November 2013 is the latest information available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>November 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WEST</p></td><td><p>1,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Helens</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 19/02/2015 14:14:31 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

178943

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unqualified staff were teaching children in each local authority in the North West of England in April 2010.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	223926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>The following table provides the head count number of regular teachers without qualified teacher status (QTS) in service in publicly funded schools in each local authority in the North West region in England in November 2010. The information is from the School Workforce Census which takes place in November each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>November 2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WEST</p></td><td><p>2,119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Helens</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oldham</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockport</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 19/02/2015 14:15:21 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

178960

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that consent and emotional safety in relationships are given enough emphasis with sexual and relationship education.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Education has an important role to play in encouraging young people to build healthy relationships, and to identify those relationships which are unhealthy. The statutory sex and relationships education (SRE) guidance, which schools must have regard to when teaching SRE, makes clear that teaching should ensure young people develop positive values and a moral framework that will guide their decisions, judgments and behaviour. This is particularly relevant to sexual consent and the guidance makes clear that all young people should understand how the law applies to sexual relationships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have commissioned the PSHE Association to produce guidance for teachers on teaching about consent, which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/02/2015 14:15:41 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

178345

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to investigate the basis on which the Crown Prosecution Service brought forward a prosecution against Terrence Potter and Paul Whitehead of the Lunesdale Hunt.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>There is no plan to investigate the basis upon which this prosecution was brought.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The prosecution was brought following an investigation by North Yorkshire Police into the alleged commission of a wildlife crime. The two defendants were originally charged by the police to appear in Court on 5 September 2014. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) subsequently undertook a review of the case, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors, and determined, firstly, that there was a realistic prospect of conviction and, secondly, that it was in the public interest to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the allegations were denied, the case was listed for trial before York Magistrates’ Court on 21 January 2015. On the day of trial, two key prosecution witnesses who produced video evidence of the offence were unavailable to attend court. The CPS had previously made an application to adjourn and reschedule the trial. Due to an administrative failing this application was made very close to the trial date and it was refused by the court. The trial then took place in the absence of these two witnesses and without their evidence being heard. The Court found no case to answer against each defendant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 19/02/2015 09:34:31 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178346

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what scrutiny the Crown Prosecution Service makes of any evidence presented to them by the League Against Cruel Sports alleging breaches of the Hunting Act 2004 before deciding to prosecute.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes following an investigation and referral of a case by the police. If the police charge an offence under the Hunting Act 2004 without a request for advice, a crown prosecutor reviews the case following charge. Each case will be reviewed in accordance with the Full Code Test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. Where the evidential and public interest stages of the Full Code Test are met, then the CPS will robustly prosecute.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The prosecutor must consider whether each piece of evidence is admissible, reliable and credible – this would include being satisfied that it was lawfully obtained. Evidence provided by the League against Cruel Sports would be looked at in the same way as any other evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 19/02/2015 09:35:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178347

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to investigate the basis on which the Crown Prosecution Service brought charges against Mr Liddle of the Melbreak Hunt, charges which were then dropped.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Cumbria Constabulary charged Mr Liddle with hunting a wild mammal with dogs (contrary to Sections 1 and 6 of the Hunting Act 2004) and allowing dogs to be dangerously out of control (contrary to Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991). This followed an incident on 9 March 2014 when members of the public witnessed a fox being killed by a pack of hounds on land near Buttermere. The police were satisfied that there was sufficient evidence to charge Mr Liddle and issued a postal requisition on 6 June 2014. These offences fall within the category of offences where the charging decision rests with the police. Mr Liddle appeared at Workington Magistrates Court on 27 June 2014 and pleaded not guilty to all charges. Following receipt of all the evidential material from the police, the case was reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service’s North West Area Wildlife Crime Lead. He applied the Code for Crown Prosecutors and determined that there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction having considered all of the required elements of the offence. Following consultation with Cumbria Constabulary the case was discontinued on 10 September 2014. The Crown Prosecution Service did not, therefore, bring charges against Mr Liddle. The case was brought to an end after the full evidential material was reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 19/02/2015 09:34:10 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178353

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
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 Randerson on 4 February (HL4505), which individuals in the IRA/Sinn Fein received the 156 "on the run" letters for onward delivery.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>The Hallett report makes clear that the majority of the letters issued under the administrative scheme were sent via Gerry Kelly of Sinn Féin, accompanied by a covering letter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/02/2015 10:01:49 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

178367

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
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 Randerson on 5 February (HL4534) regarding "on the runs", why it took until December 2012 for the Northern Ireland Office to implement the decision taken in August 2012 not to accept any new cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>No new cases were accepted by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) after August 2012. The last letter sent by the NIO in December 2012 was to an individual whose case had been raised with the NIO before August 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/02/2015 10:28:09 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird