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749221

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the inquiry into, and report on, foreign funding and support for jihadi groups in the UK has been completed; if not, when it will be completed; how much it has cost so far; and whether they intend to publish it, and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s review of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK reported to the Home Secretary and Prime Minister in 2016. It has improved the Government’s understanding of the nature, scale and sources of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK. The review was carried out by the Home Office at no extra cost to the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Government updated Parliament on the review’s main findings on Wednesday 12 July 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/07/2017 11:35:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

749223

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Iran: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many people, in each of the last five years, were granted indefinite leave to remain or the basis of long residence under Immigration Rule 276B which requires continuous lawful residence in the UK of at least ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The available information on the total number of grants of settlement in the UK on the basis of long residence, 2004 to 2015, is published in Settlement table se_03 in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, January - March 2016’, available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615148/settlement-jan-mar-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615148/settlement-jan-mar-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p>Note these data include those granted under both 10 year and 14 year rules. The 14 year rule provision was removed in 2012. People can still benefit from the 14 year provision if they were given limited leave to remain on that basis before 2012, in which case they are granted settlement under transitional provisions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/07/2017 13:43:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Copy of HL 559 table se 03 settlement-jan-mar-2017-tables.xlsx title HL559 - Settlement Table se_03 - Immigration Stats
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

749224

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many people, in each of the last five years, were granted leave to remain on the grounds of private life in the UK under Immigration Rule 276ADE(1).
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of extensions of stay granted by category is published in extensions table ex_02_o in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, January - March 2017’, available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017/list-of-tables#extensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2017/list-of-tables#extensions</a></p><p>For the relevant information please see worksheet ex_02_o (column A shows year, column G shows private life grants).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/07/2017 13:39:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Copy of Table ex_O2_o.xlsx title Table ex_02 - HO Immigration Stats Jan-March 17
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

749233

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Special Constables there are in each police force in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of Special Constables in each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis.</p><p>The latest available data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2016’ statistical bulletins.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/07/2017 13:09:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name ePQ6917 Lord Kennedy Table2.xls title Table - HL569
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

749234

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many operational firefighters were in post in each of the Fire and Rescue Authorities in England and Wales from 2010 until the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collect and publish data on fire and rescue workforce in England.</p><p>The number of fire fighters in each fire and rescue authority since 2010 is published in table FIRE1101 please see attached and also it can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/562338/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire1101.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/562338/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire1101.xlsx</a> . The figures are a snapshot of the workforce at 31 March in each year. Figures for 2017 will be available later this year.</p><p>The number of firefighters employed by fire and rescue authorities by FRSs in Wales is published by the Welsh government and can be found here: <a href="https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Community-Safety-and-Social-Inclusion/Community-Safety/Fire-Service-Operational-Statistics/fireandrescueservicesummaryinformation-by-asset-financialyear" target="_blank">https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Community-Safety-and-Social-Inclusion/Community-Safety/Fire-Service-Operational-Statistics/fireandrescueservicesummaryinformation-by-asset-financialyear</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 14:13:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Copy of fire-statistics-data-tables-fire1101.xlsx title Table - FIRE 1101
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

749235

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Prüm Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend the UK to be a party to the Prum Convention after leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear that one of the twelve objectives for the negotiations ahead will be to establish a new relationship with the European Union that includes practical arrangements on matters of law enforcement cooperation to tackle cross-border crime and to keep our people safe.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with EU partners and we are examining the options for future cooperation on measures such as Eurojust and the Prüm Council Decisions once the UK has left the EU but it is too early to speculate at this stage what future arrangements may look like.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL572 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:31:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

749236

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Russia: Subversion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the UK's interaction with Eurojust, and (2) common EU crime and security measures, after leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear that one of the twelve objectives for the negotiations ahead will be to establish a new relationship with the European Union that includes practical arrangements on matters of law enforcement cooperation to tackle cross-border crime and to keep our people safe.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with EU partners and we are examining the options for future cooperation on measures such as Eurojust and the Prüm Council Decisions once the UK has left the EU but it is too early to speculate at this stage what future arrangements may look like.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL571 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:31:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

749241

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Fisheries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey commissioned by the Criminal Justice Alliance, published on 29 June, which found that more than a third of BAME people aged 16 to 30 did not believe police used fair information to decide whom they stopped and searched; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which the use of stop and search powers unfairly targets BAME communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government notes the concerning findings in the Criminal Justice Alliance’s report.</p><p>Launched in 2014, the Government’s reforms to the use of stop and search powers have helped forces improve their use significantly. Prior to this, the facts around use of stop and search powers were alarming: only 9% of over 1 million stop and searches resulted in an arrest; you were 7 times more likely to be stopped and searched if black; and HMIC found that almost a third of police stop and search records showed a potential unlawful search. This contrasts with the picture now, which shows a more targeted and intelligence led approach, with fewer searches and an arrest rate at its highest on record, standing at 16%. Additionally, HMIC has recently found that more stop and search records contain reasonable grounds for suspicion, indicating improvements in officer knowledge of the legal basis of most stop and search powers.</p><p>The latest statistics, which show that you are 3 times more likely to be stopped and searched if you are from a BAME background, and 6 times more likely if you are black, is, however, a clear indication that there is no room for complacency. The Government will continue to push through reforms to stop and search together with its partners - the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC). However, it is vital that chief officers provide the local direction and focus needed to drive reform in their forces.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 13:58:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

749242

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many BAME (1) men, and (2) women, hold senior and chief officer positions in police constabularies in England and Wales; how many such positions there are; and what assessment they have made of the recruitment trends to such positions, in terms of improved access to, and diversity within, senior positions.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins. The Home Office does not collect information on the number of posts available.</p><p>Detailed data on the number of officers in post, broken down by rank, gender and ethnicity are collected and published on an annual basis only. The requested data, representing the picture as at 31 March 2016, can be found in the attached Table_D1 accompanying the main release here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2016</a></p><p>Data for previous years can be found in the Open Data Tables, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539981/open-data-table-police-workforce-ethnicity.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539981/open-data-table-police-workforce-ethnicity.ods</a></p><p>The Government has made it easier than ever before for the public to hold their PCC and chief constable to account over how diverse their force is compared to the local population. Police.uk now gives access to diversity data for officers and police staff, and the profile of BME and female officers by police rank, in comparison to the local force area population. We are in regular discussion with the College of Policing, who are leading work with chief constables and others to improve senior police recruitment.</p><p>The Government’s direct entry schemes at Inspector and Superintendent ranks help to attract the most talented people into policing, bringing in fresh experience, diversity and perspectives. Of the 40 inspectors and superintendents who have started the scheme so far 43% have been women and 13% were from an ethnic minority background. Chief Constable appointments have also been opened up to those with equivalent experience from overseas.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 14:40:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Table D1 - BME officers by police force.xlsx title Table D1
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

749248

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the use of waist restraint belts was prohibited for pregnant women; and why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Published Home Office policy on use of force on pregnant women states that it may, if necessary be used only for the prevention of harm either to the pregnant woman or to other persons. It must not be used for reasons of non-compliance by the woman in question. Any action taken must be justified, appropriate and proportionate. Following the introduction of the bespoke Home Office Manual for Escorting Safely (HOMES) restraint system from June 2014 for escort detainee custody officers, operational guidance was implemented in August 2014. The latest guidance is at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-restraints-for-escorted-moves.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 16:25:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name DSO_07-2016_Use_of_Restraints.pdf title DSO - HO Manual for Escorting Safely
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern