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388451

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the levels of hate crime in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of the implications of such crimes for community cohesion.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing robust and transparent data on hate crime. We have seen significant improvements to hate crime data including the inclusion of hate crime in National Crime Statistics and the Crime Survey of England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government funds the National Community Tension Team which analyses hate crime, together with a wide range of information from local police areas and international events. They produce ‘Operation Element’ reports weekly to inform targeted threat assessments which inform the decisions of local managers. At times of increased tension this analysis will be boosted to produce more regular or detailed products. This process has been enhanced by national Information Sharing Agreements which allow for the mutual transfer of anonymous hate crime data with some civil society organisations.</p><p> </p><p>As well as the need to reduce the harm caused to victims, we recognise such crimes also have an effect on broader communities and can lead to community tension if not addressed early. In order to address these issues all relevant Ministers are represented on a cross-Government Hate Crime Programme which includes criminal justice agencies and an Independent Advisory Group made up of victims, advocates and academics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2015 15:25:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

388452

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Exercise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure an increase in physical leisure activity among the population in order to tackle the rise in obesity among adults and children.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Tackling obesity is of great concern to this Government and tackling childhood obesity is a major priority. Physical activity has an important role to play in weight management, and can bring important physical and mental health benefits, but there is no single solution to the problem.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While some progress has been made in recent years, there is much further to go. We will put forward our plans in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/07/2015 16:22:53 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

388453

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Exercise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for action to achieve the London 2012 Olympic Games objective of inspiring a generation to increase their participation in leisure, recreation and sporting activities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Government is committed to helping people to get more active through sport, leisure and recreation. Over £1 billion is being invested in youth and community sport through Sport England over the five years to 2017 to help more people develop a sporting habit for life. There are now 1.4 million more people playing sport once a week than when we won the bid for the 2012 Games back in 2005.</p><p> </p><p>In schools the Government is supporting the School Games to encourage competitive sport in and between schools. 19,000 schools have signed up to the School Games and over seven million young people have taken part in the Games since their inception in 2011/12. In addition the government has provided over £150m per year of ring-fenced funding to support PE and sport in primary schools, with funding going direct to every primary headteacher in England. Government has pledged to maintain this funding throughout the 2015-2020 Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Government and the Mayor of London launched &quot;Moving More, Living More&quot; in February 2014, setting out its intention to tackle physical inactivity as a part of the legacy from London 2012, including though sport and recreation. Public Health England's 'Everybody Active Every Day' report, providing guidance to local authorities and others on how to promote physical activity, was published last October.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be consulting on a new sports strategy over the summer and will publish the new approach later this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/07/2015 10:19:03 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

388454

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cost of participation in sports, and of the impact of such cost on the rates of participation of young people in sports.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Government remains committed to supporting young people’s participation in sport and to ensuring that they can access sporting opportunities, regardless of their background. Sport England research shows that the most frequently stated reasons for young people doing more or less sport is not necessarily cost, but actually whether the ‘offer’ is right, injury/illness and also time-related pressures. Government is committed to ensuring that barriers to participation are broken down. Between 2012 and 2017 Sport England is investing almost £450 million to get more young people playing sport, with a focus on making sure that sport is delivered at the right place, at the right time and in the right style.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/07/2015 10:19:39 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

388455

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Playing Fields
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many playing fields have been disposed of for other use since 2005 in England; and what is the net change in the number of sport and leisure facilities in England in the past decade.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on playing fields that have been disposed of for other uses since 2005 is not available. Sport England does, however, monitor the number of planning applications concerning playing fields in its role as statutory consultee and objects where it believes local sports provision may be diminished.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2004/2005, 10,901 concluded planning applications out of 11,422 have resulted in improved or safeguarded sports provision (95%).</p><p>Sport England has data on sports and leisure facility provision from 2010 onwards. Since 2010, there has been a net increase of 3,130 sport and leisure facilities in England.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/07/2015 10:20:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

388456

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the London 2012 Olympic sporting legacy for the country as a whole, and the value for money obtained from this spending in comparison to having spent the same amount on securing sporting participation for all children in all schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Participation in sport by children in schools is a key part of the sporting legacy from the 2012 Games. Since the 2013/14 academic year, a ring-fenced primary school sports fund of over £150m per year has been in place. This fund, the PE and School Sport Premium, is paid direct to every primary school headteacher in England and is ring-fenced. Government has committed to funding the PE and Primary School Sport premium throughout this Parliament. Two independent reports, by Ofsted and research company NatCen, have found that the premium is being used effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Another element of the sporting legacy from London 2012 is the School Games. The School Games were established in 2011 and consist of competition over four levels (intra-school, inter-school, county and national finals) for schoolchildren aged 5 to under-19. They were designed to build on the 2012 Games and enable every child to participate in competitive sport, including disabled children. 19,000 schools have signed up to the School Games and over 7,000,000 young people have taken part in the Games since their inception. School Games alumni are making their presence felt in elite sporting competition: 150 competitors in last year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games had previously competed at the School Games.</p><p> </p><p>Other elements of the sporting legacy include:</p><p> </p><p>· 1.4 million more people playing sport once a week than when we won the bid in 2005</p><p>· more than £1bn over 5 years invested in youth and community sport</p><p>· a 13% increase in funding for elite sport for the four years leading to Rio 2016 (a 7% increase for Olympic athletes and a 45% increase for Paralympians)</p><p>· more than 12,000 visits to schools and communities by 1,477 GB Olympic and Paralymipc athletes since London 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The sporting legacy benefits from London 2012 are being felt across England.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 22/07/2015 10:56:20 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

386898

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to address criticisms of careers education in schools from the Confederation of British Industry; and whether they plan to provide support and resources for the proposals set out in <i>London Ambitions</i>, which would ensure that London schools, including primary schools, enable every child to receive 100 guaranteed hours of experience of the world of work before they leave school.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The government’s aim is to bring the worlds of work and education closer together, helping to ensure that young people leave school well rounded and prepared for working life. This is also a key concern for the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). It is why the government is providing start-up funding to the Careers and Enterprise Company, which will encourage greater collaboration between schools and colleges and employers, helping young people across England, including in London, to access the best advice and inspiration. The establishment of the Careers and Enterprise Company has been welcomed by the CBI.</p><p> </p><p>The National Careers Service was launched in April 2012 and also provides professional and impartial careers information, advice and guidance to young people aged 13 and over and adults to support their decision making about learning and work. From October 2014, we enhanced the role of the National Careers Service. National Careers Service contractors now have a responsibility to work with schools and colleges to facilitate relationships with local employers. They will work closely with the new Careers and Enterprise Company, whose core purpose is to take a lead role in transforming the provision of careers, enterprise and employer engagement experiences for young people to inspire them to take control of and shape their own futures.</p><p> </p><p>The National Careers Service users satisfaction and progression survey shows that 94% of face-to-face and telephone customers agreed that the overall quality of the service was good.</p><p> </p><p>The department welcomes the launch of the London Ambitions Careers Offer, which sets out a suggested framework for a good careers offer for young people and brings together partners from all sectors to achieve this goal. Officials will keep in touch with the Greater London Authority about this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/07/2015 16:40:24 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

386122

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications for the education, health and well-being of children in homeless families; and what actions they propose to take to reduce the number of children in homeless families in bed and breakfast accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Placing families in temporary accommodation avoids a homelessness crisis and means no child will end up on the streets. However, the Government has been clear that placing families with children in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than 6 weeks is both unacceptable and unlawful and we recognise the disruption this can have on children. Authorities must by law consider the impact any change in the location of accommodation will have on a household such as proximity to education and medical facilities. A small number of authorities (5%) account for 80% of cases where the 6 week limit is exceeded. The use of bed and breakfast accommodation for families with children is less than a third of the peak it was in 2002.</p><p>We provided funding to authorities so they could test innovative and sustainable approaches that would tackle this issue. The lessons learned have been disseminated to other authorities across the country.</p><p><br>Households leaving temporary accommodation now spend on average 7 months less than they did in 2010.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2015 13:28:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

386123

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the factors contributing to reported increasing levels of domestic violence; and what action they propose to take to tackle and reduce such incidents.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the fact that more victims of domestic abuse have the confidence to report this hideous crime. The prevalence of domestic abuse has remained flat since 2007/8 with an estimated 2.1 million victims of domestic abuse in the last year (data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales). The Government has driven improvements in the criminal justice system’s response to domestic abuse resulting in a rise in police referrals, prosecutions and convictions for this terrible crime.</p><p>This Government is committed to ensuring that the police have the tools they need to tackle domestic violence and abuse and improve the protection available to victims. We have introduced Domestic Violence Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme to help break the cycle of abuse and we have introduced a new offence to criminalise coercive and controlling behaviour as part of the Serious Crime Act 2015. Following the report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) in March 2014 criticising the police response to domestic abuse, every police force now has an action plan in place to improve how they police domestic abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/07/2015 14:37:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

386124

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the consequences of increasing disproportionality of black and minority ethnic young people in HM Prisons for future social cohesion.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to making sure the criminal justice system is fair and just and recognises that continued work is needed to understand the experience of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) young people in the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board is working with a wide range of organisations, including youth offending teams, to address the over-representation of BAME young people in the justice system. <br></p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/07/2015 15:41:59 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley