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57542

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date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Medical Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken by general practitioners to complete the medical forms required by candidates for the Territorial Army and Army Reserve; and what is the number presently outstanding.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL15
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The average time taken by General Practitioners to complete medical forms for Army Reserve applicants is 29 days. This includes the time taken by the candidate to provide the documents to their General Practitioner as well as the time taken by General Practitioners to process the forms. This has reduced from 37 days which was the average prior to the implementation of the improved medical process for recruits in February 2014.<br><br>As at 6 June 2014, 1,315 sets of Army Reserve medical declaration documents were outstanding.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/06/2014 15:43:32 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

57546

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their total expenditure on financial support for organisations which lobby them on government policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL19
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Government Departments fund and contract with various organisations. It would be a matter for the relevant Department to determine whether any of these organisations lobby the government inappropriately.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/06/2014 17:08:10 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

57547

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been killed in the United Kingdom since 1984 by persons previously convicted of homicide.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL20
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>A life sentence is mandatory on conviction for murder and a whole life order starting point applies to a murder by an offender previously convicted of murder. Discretionary life sentences or long determinate sentences are available for other very serious offences. This Government has introduced an automatic life sentence for a second very serious violent or sexual offence.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) holds information on those persons convicted of homicide offences having previously been convicted of a homicide offence. However, the MOJ does not hold information centrally on the number of homicide victims associated with these crimes.</p><p> </p><p>The table shows the number of offenders with previous convictions for homicide by offenders convicted of homicide in each year from 2001 to 2013. Homicide includes among others, the offences of murder, manslaughter, infanticide, corporate manslaughter and causing death by dangerous and careless driving. See footnote 3 for all types of homicides.</p><p /> <p /> <p>The MoJ's extract of the Police National Computer only holds the complete criminal records of offenders who have been sentenced or cautioned since the beginning of 2000, Therefore it is not possible to provide criminal history time series information all the way back to 1984.</p><p> </p><p>The figures given in the table have been drawn from the extract of Police National Computer (PNC) data held by the Ministry of Justice. As with any large scale recording system the PNC is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. The figures are provisional and subject to change as more information is recorded by the police.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 18:37:22 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name HL20_Table 1.doc title No of offenders with previous convictions
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

57553

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the proportion of ethnic minorities in the senior civil service.
tabling member printed	Lord Patel of Blackburn
uin	HL26
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>To win the global race we need the best civil servants regardless of their background so we must recruit, retain and promote on the basis of merit. We want to see more talented people, whatever their background, reach the very top roles.</p><p>As at 1 October 2013, the proportion of senior civil servants who declared that they are from an ethnic minority background is 3.8%.</p><p>We believe that for too long talent management in the Civil Service has been weak and the Government plans to address this as part of its ongoing programme of Civil Service reform.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/06/2014 16:54:45 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2526 label Biography information for Lord Patel of Blackburn

57560

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	RSPCA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord de Mauley on 11 March (WA 374), what offence would be committed by an RSPCA inspector making entry, or attempting to make entry, to private property of a private home without the permission of the owner.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL33
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>If the RSPCA are investigating an allegation of animal cruelty and the owners do not cooperate or refuse entry to their property, the RSPCA would normally call upon the assistance of the police. The RSPCA has no special powers for entry or search and seizure – these powers lie with police constables and some local authority officers.</p><p> </p><p>As such they would be subject to the law as any member of the public would be.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 16:57:16 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

57562

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 March (WS 50–52), how many trustees have been removed by the Charity Commission since 2007; how many trustees have been suspended by the Commission since 2007; and what discussions they have had with the Commission about its using its powers to investigate a breach of charitable law.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL35
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of trustees of charities suspended or removed by the Charity Commission in each year since 2007 can be seen in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of trustees suspended</p></td><td><p>Number of trustees removed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A number of meetings have been held with the Charity Commission to discuss its use of regulatory powers. The draft Protection of Charities Bill, announced as part of the Queen's Speech, would strengthen the powers of the Charity Commission to tackle abuse in charities.</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 18/06/2014 18:00:15 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

57564

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Football Banning Orders
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 adequacy and effectiveness of sentencing in cases where football fans have been found guilty of racially or religiously aggravated public order offences; and whether they will consider providing advice to the magistracy in response to any evidence revealing that magistrates are reluctant to issue football banning orders in such cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL37
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Racially and religiously aggravated offences have no place in our society. Parliament has provided the courts with the necessary powers to deal effectively with those who are convicted of these serious offences. The court must make a football banning order where an offender has been convicted of a relevant offence and it is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that making a banning order would help prevent violence or disorder at, or in connection with, any regulated football matches. If the court is not so satisfied, it must state that fact and give reasons in open court. The prosecution has a right of appeal against a failure by the court to make a banning order.</p><p> </p><p>Relevant offences for these purposes include chanting of an indecent or racialist nature at a designated football match, and specified offences under the Public Order Act 1986 committed during a period relevant to a football match, which covers the period beginning two hours before the match and ending one hour after the match, at any premises while the offender was at, or entering or leaving or trying to enter or leave, the premises.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any evidence to suggest that the magistracy are reluctant to make football banning orders, and decisions of the magistrates are made with the assistance of legal advisers who refer to current sentencing guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/06/2014 13:28:13 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

57566

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Euthanasia
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 level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying for people with a terminal illness.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL39
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has not itself made any assessment of the level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 17:09:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

57567

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why Royal Air Force aircraft flying to Gibraltar cannot fly over Spain; what cost that adds to the flight; and what representations they have made to the government of Spain about the restriction.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL40
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All requests to Spanish authorities by any nation for a military over flight that has Gibraltar as a departure or arrival airfield, is routinely denied by Spanish authorities. We make clear to the Spanish government that this is not the sort of arrangement close allies should have to manage.<br><br>The military aircraft that routinely fly to Gibraltar are the Hercules C130 and C17 Globemaster. The difference in cost of a direct flight to Gibraltar from, for example, RAF Brize Norton and a route not overflying Spain is as follows.<br><br>C130 - £2,600 each way<br>C17 - £4,900 each way<br><br>It should be noted that Spanish authorities are swift and cooperative in allowing our military aircraft to pass through Spanish airspace to any other destination. The refusal to use their airspace to access Gibraltar is an irritant that we have managed since the 1980s, and is set against an otherwise productive defence relationship between our two countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/06/2014 16:49:24 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

57591

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Genetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 14 May (WA 511), and in the light of the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 April (WA 267) stating that they do not support eugenic practices in the United Kingdom, why they have no definitions of what these practices might be.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL64
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not support eugenic practices. It is not considered helpful to interpret the term ‘eugenic practices' other than by reference to its ordinarily understood meaning. Any attempt at a working definition would risk the unintentional exclusion of practices whose unacceptability is no less great than that of practices captured by such a definition.</p><p> </p><p>As previously stated, in the United Kingdom, the complex nature of devolved responsibilities in this range of policy areas has delayed consideration of full ratification. In the meantime, the UK continues to take an active role in Council of Europe negotiations and development of relevant protocols.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL65 question first answered 19/06/2014 11:59:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten