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1146718

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Her Majesty's Prison Service in England and Wales recognises Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a condition that can justify early retirement on medical grounds for affected staff.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL17860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS recognises Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a condition that can lead to early retirement on medical grounds for affected staff. HMPPS has an ill health retirement process in place for all employees, with cases referred to our occupational health providers for expert medical advice and recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/10/2019 11:54:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1146719

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff of Her Majesty's Prison Service have been granted early retirement on medical grounds having been diagnosed as suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL17861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff who have exited through medical retirement due to a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not available as there is no classification for this on the centralised recording of medical retirement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/10/2019 11:00:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1141530

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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 Commissioner for Victims and Survivors: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to announce the appointment of the next Commissioner for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL17398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s absolute priority remains the restoration of the NI Executive at the earliest opportunity. In the interim, the Government is committed to taking steps to ensure good governance and stable public services in the best interests of the people of Northern Ireland, including where appropriate the making of critical public appointments.</p><p> </p><p>The current term of the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors ends on 31 August 2019. An announcement on this appointment will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/08/2019 12:03:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1135702

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue has been raised from frozen Libyan assets in London in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text The Government’s response of 24 June to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report (into Government support for UK victims of IRA attacks that used Qadhafi-supplied Semtex and weapons) set out the information the Government had obtained about tax receipts on frozen Libyan assets held in UK banks. The response states: “Around £17 million has been received in total since the start of the 2016-17 tax year. HMRC currently receives around £5 million each year.” answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:36:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1135418

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
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 progress of the programme to ensure that the Navy's fleet of destroyers are fully fit for operations.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The first Type 45 destroyer is due to undergo Power Improvement Project upgrades in 2020 and will be returning to sea trials in 2021. Our £160 million investment in the Power Improvement Project will provide increases in both power generation and reliability for the rest of the Type 45 destroyers' service life. It is planned that all six ships should have completed their upgrade during the mid-2020s.</p><p>Like all Royal Navy ships, the Type 45 destroyers rotate through planned operating cycles involving maintenance, training, deployment, leave and capability upgrades. This results in individual ships being at various levels of readiness. The Type 45 Destroyers continue to be deployed on operations and contribute to the defence of the UK and our international partners.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/07/2019 15:34:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1133040

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
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 security vetting procedures in place for suppliers of components for Ministry of Defence procurement contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) places the highest priority on the security and safety of our personnel and equipment.</p><p>The MOD's consideration of security matters associated with procurement contracts is defined by the Cabinet Office within the Government's Security Policy Framework. This framework is subject to periodic review to ensure it remains fit for purpose.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/06/2019 13:36:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1130600

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Burglary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to recent reports of a burglary on the Parliamentary Estate, what assessment he has made of the level of security provided on the Estate during recesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Following reports to the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) of missing property in Millbank House during a long weekend/recess period a Police investigation is underway. There will be additional police and security patrols conducted during quieter periods, including weekends, to provide reassurance to occupants whilst the investigation is in progress. Additional measures may be taken based on the outcome of the ongoing investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 18/06/2019 13:29:11 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1130601

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people illegally entered the UK by sea since January.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Permanent Secretary’s letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on small boat attempts up to and including February 2019 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/home-affairs/Correspondence-17-19/19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/home-affairs/Correspondence-17-19/19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf</a></p><p>The data from March is currently being reconciled to ensure accuracy. No decision has been taken on mode or frequency of any future publication of this data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/06/2019 16:18:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf title Letter - Perm Sec - Home Office Migrant Boats
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1130602

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who entered the UK illegally by sea since January have (1) applied for asylum, (2) been detained pending further enquiries, and (3) been returned to another country.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has published data on the number of illegals migrants who have entered the UK illegally by crossing the Channel and the point at which they were encountered, up to and including February 2019, and this information can be found at Table 2, at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/home-affairs/Correspondence-17-19/19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/home-affairs/Correspondence-17-19/19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Number of People encountered and to the point they were encountered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>177</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data from March 2019 is currently being reconciled to ensure accuracy. No decision has been taken on mode or frequency of any future publication of this data.</p><p>The Home Office is unable to report on how many people who entered the UK illegally by sea since January have (1) applied for asylum, (2) been detained pending further enquiries, as the method of entry for those who claim asylum in the UK is non recorded in a format that can easily be retrieved and to obtain this information would require a manual trawl and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does publish data on the number of applications for asylum in the UK, in its quarterly Immigration Statistics release, the latest release published 24<sup>th</sup> May 2019. The number of asylum applications for main applicants by country of nationality, made since January 2019 can be found in table as_01_q for main applicants:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Total asylum applications (Main applicants) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019 Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,922</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Latest edition available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#asylum</p><p>The Home Office does publish data on the number of people entering detention, in its quarterly Immigration Statistics release, the latest release published 24<sup>th</sup> May 2019. The number entering detention since January 2019 can be found in table dt_01_q:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Total detainees </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019 Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,153</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Latest edition available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#detention</p><p>The number of illegal migrants who entered the UK illegally by small boats and have been returned to another country currently stands at 35.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/06/2019 16:06:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf title Letter - Migration Boats
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1130603

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what costs have been incurred from (1) intercepting, (2) processing, and (3) housing and maintaining, people who have illegally entered the UK by sea since January.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data regarding its financial accounts on the GOV.UK website as part of its financial reporting procedures, and also as part of the transparency agenda. The latest report can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>We do not routinely publish breakdowns of operational departmental spending, and are unable to provide this information, as it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/06/2019 16:21:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.pdf title HO Annual Report and Accounts - 2018-19
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey