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41717

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are currently employed for more than 50 per cent of their working week to support the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education in his role as Accounting Officer; and what are their job titles.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL5808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p>A large proportion of the staff who work in the Department for Education support the Permanent Secretary in his role as Accounting Officer.</p><p>The information requested about those who do so for more than 50% of their working week is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

41735

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what regard they have given to pupil reflection in the new national curriculum.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The new national curriculum, to be taught from September 2014, reflects a body of essential knowledge and core concepts in key subjects. The Government does not believe that it is appropriate for the national curriculum to set out how teachers should teach, or how they should structure their school day. The national curriculum has been slimmed down to allow teachers more flexibility to use their professionalism and expertise to create lessons that really inspire and engage their pupils, and help them to develop deeper knowledge and understanding of materials.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

41736

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which former Prime Ministers have been given public duty cost allowances; how much those allowances were; and which specific and itemised duties they performed.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p><strong> </strong>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: </p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td> <p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>£114,998.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>£109,191.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td> <p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>£114,996.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>£100,315.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>£74,087.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>£115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The current limit for the PDCA is £115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

41757

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the civil servant who exposed to media view in Downing Street the classified briefing on their policy towards Ukraine has been disciplined; whether the official in question has access to classified documents; and what steps they plan to take to prevent further similar breaches of security.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL5848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In line with the practice of successive Governments we do not normally disclose information on disciplinary issues relating to individual civil servants.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

41758

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many Members of the House of Lords currently have entries under category 8 (Gifts, benefits and hospitality) of the Register of Lords' Financial and other Interests.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL5849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>As at 7 March 2014, 34 Members had entries registered under category 8.</p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

41772

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review his Department's civil contingencies response.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	190934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>As part of the UK&rsquo;s integrated approach to emergency management, the Cabinet Office works with other government departments, devolved administrations, emergency responders and other organisations to enhance the UK&rsquo;s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. The effectiveness of these arrangements are regularly reviewed. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

41773

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what points he has identified from the recent flooding crisis to enable COBR to work more effectively.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	191057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>COBR has met regularly over the past 3 months to ensure that affected communities get the support they need quickly and effectively. </p><p>As the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced in his written statement to House on 6 March, in future whenever there is a significant risk we will use COBR systems to ensure that all organisations at national and local level are adequately prepared and ready to respond. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

41912

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Autumn Statement of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 1106, which police service-related charities will receive funds from LIBOR fines in 2014; and what criteria are used to determine which organisations receive such funds.
tabling member constituency	Pudsey
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	190981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>In the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced that LIBOR fines will be invested in providing support for emergency services personnel and their dependents who are injured, suffering ill-health, or bereaved, during or as a result of active service for the public. &pound;10 million will be sustainably invested through Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise organisations across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

41913

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	191025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>[holding answer 20 March 2014]</p><p>The Department did not provide specific funding for staff to carry out trade union activities in 2011, 2012 or 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of paid time spent on trade union activities by staff who are union representatives has only been centrally recorded since November 2012. Between November 2012 and September 2013 our central records show that 1,345 paid days were spent by union representatives on such activities. These central records are based on returns submitted by union representatives to account for the time they have spent on their union roles. Information on the amount of paid time spent on trade union activities prior to November 2012 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Since October 2013 the Department has not permitted members of staff elected as union representatives to be granted paid facility time for any trade union activities and in future will only grant paid facility time for such activities in exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Secretary of State. In line with our legal obligations members of staff elected as union representatives are able to request time away from their work to undertake trade union activities but any time off granted for this purpose will be unpaid.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

41937

registered interest
date	06/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what length of custodial sentence was given to each foreign national returned to their home country as part of the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement in each year since that agreement came into force; and how long each had left to serve at the time of the repatriation.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	191086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA (The EU PTA) entered into force on 5<sup>th</sup> December 2011.</p><p> </p><p>To date 18 Member States (including the United Kingdom) have implemented the Agreement. The European Court of Justice will have jurisdiction over the measure from 1 December 2014 and Member States may face infraction proceedings if they have not implemented the Agreement by then.</p><p> </p><p>Use of the EU PTA is an early stage and the number of prisoners transferred remains low. However, we expect to see a significant increase in the number of prisoner transferred once the Agreement has been implemented by all Member States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date 17 prisoners have been transferred to other jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of prisoners transferred from England and Wales to other EU Member States since the implementation of the EU PTA in December 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Receiving State</p></td><td><p>Year of Transfer</p></td><td><p>Sentence Length</p></td><td><p>Time left to serve in the United Kingdom on the date of transfer</p></td><td><p>Offence Type</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8 Years</p></td><td><p>1016 days</p></td><td><p>Wounding with intent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5 years, 5 months</p></td><td><p>634 days</p></td><td><p>Facilitating illegal entry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>9 Years</p></td><td><p>1135 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10 years</p></td><td><p>882 days</p></td><td><p>Death by dangerous driving</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6 years</p></td><td><p>578 days</p></td><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7 years</p></td><td><p>1043 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>15 years</p></td><td><p>2098 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10 years</p></td><td><p>1189 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6 years</p></td><td><p>544 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5 years, 3 months</p></td><td><p>437 days</p></td><td><p>Sex offences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6 years, 6 months</p></td><td><p>793 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5 years, 6 months</p></td><td><p>608 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5 years, 6 months</p></td><td><p>638 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection</p></td><td><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4 years, 8 months</p></td><td><p>355 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7 years</p></td><td><p>705 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4 years</p></td><td><p>388 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of British nationals transferred from other EU Member States to England and Wales since the EU PTA entered into force in December 2011. 10 prisoners have been transferred.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sentencing State</p></td><td><p>Year of Transfer</p></td><td><p>Sentence Length</p></td><td><p>Time left to serve in custody following transfer</p></td><td><p>Offence Type</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3 years, 11 months</p></td><td><p>415 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5 years</p></td><td><p>476 days</p></td><td><p>Human Trafficking</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8 years</p></td><td><p>1195 days</p></td><td><p>Sexual Offences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>14 years</p></td><td><p>1324 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3 years</p></td><td><p>146 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2 years</p></td><td><p>124 days</p></td><td><p>Fraud</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5 year, 4 months</p></td><td><p>974 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>9 years, 6 months</p></td><td><p>1617 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2 years, 10 months</p></td><td><p>267 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>15 years, 4 months</p></td><td><p>1847 days</p></td><td><p>Drugs</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>*The figures given in the attached tables relate to England and Wales only. The transfer of prisoners to Scotland and to Northern Ireland is a devolved matter, and is therefore the responsibility of the relevant Minister. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>**The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.</em></p><p>All foreign national offenders (FNOs) sentenced to custody are referred to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Office" target="_blank">Home Office</a> for them to consider deportation at the earliest possible opportunity.</p><p>The Prisoner Transfer process is just one mechanism for removing Foreign National Offenders. The number of FNOs deported under the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) has increased under this Government. In 2013, we removed nearly 2,000 FNOs under ERS and under the Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS), which was introduced in May 2012, we have removed 231 FNOs to date.</p><p>Whereas this Government has begun to reduce the foreign national population in prison since 2010, between 1997 and 2010, the number of foreign nationals in our prisons more than doubled</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 191087 191092 191093 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan