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694223

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date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve child protection for families where there are allegations of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	65513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering long term, sustainable improvements to the children’s social care system. <em>Putting Children First: Delivering our vision for excellent children’s social care </em>(July 2016) sets out the government’s reform programme for children’s social care in England for the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the life changing impact domestic abuse can have on the lives of children. That is why we have expanded the Troubled Families Programme until 2020 to work with an additional 400,000 families, including those affected by domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s <em>Violence Against Women Strategy</em> (April 2016), stresses the importance of taking an integrated whole-family approach to addressing and stopping violence and abuse. The government has provided £2m in funding to support new models developed by Safelives and Women’s Aid to identify and support victims and their families at an earlier stage and provide effective wrap-around support.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is funding four grants, totalling around £900,000, from 2016 to March 2018 to Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations working on issues concerning domestic abuse. Further details of the VCS grants can be found here; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backs-projects-to-help-safeguard-vulnerable-children</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 07/03/2017 16:02:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

694248

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rape
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of whether there will be a change in the number of rape victims who will come forward to report rape crimes as a result of the forthcoming introduction of the non-consensual sex exemption clause for claiming child tax credits for a third child.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	65455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>It will not be necessary for victims of rape to report a crime in order to qualify for the exemption. As the Government outlined in the response on 20 January 2017 those entitled to claim the exception will be able to disclose their non-consensual intercourse to a third party.</p><p>The list of third parties used for the non-consensual sex exception will include health care professionals, social workers and relevant specialist charities. The model is not attempting to pre-empt the criminal justice system and therefore does not include police in the third party model.</p><p>When a report has already been made, the exception will also apply where there is a successful conviction or award of compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for rape occurring at a time when the child’s conception might have resulted</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/03/2017 17:50:25 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

694327

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to make provision for the introduction of national or local standards to regulate the re-homing of dogs which could pose a risk to their new owners.
tabling member printed	Lord Redesdale
uin	HL5601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Many dog rehoming centres are members of the Association for Dogs &amp; Cats Homes (ADCH) which has minimum standards in regard to the responsible re-homing of dogs and cats. The Government has no proposals to introduce additional obligatory regulatory standards. I would encourage anyone thinking of acquiring a dog from a re-homing centre to approach a member of the ADCH first.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5602 question first answered 09/03/2017 16:20:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3271 label Biography information for Lord Redesdale

694328

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to make provision for the introduction of national or local standards to oblige dog re-homing centres to make owners aware of any previous history of attacks on humans or other dogs by any dog being considered for re-homing.
tabling member printed	Lord Redesdale
uin	HL5602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Many dog rehoming centres are members of the Association for Dogs &amp; Cats Homes (ADCH) which has minimum standards in regard to the responsible re-homing of dogs and cats. The Government has no proposals to introduce additional obligatory regulatory standards. I would encourage anyone thinking of acquiring a dog from a re-homing centre to approach a member of the ADCH first.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5601 question first answered 09/03/2017 16:20:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3271 label Biography information for Lord Redesdale

694330

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of reoffending rates for (1) ex-prisoners who have undertaken enterprise courses, and (2) those who have not.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL5604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Data published by my department on the impact of employment on reduced re-offending relies on data drawn together from across the Criminal Justice System, supplemented by data on the employment and benefit status of offenders from a data sharing agreement between MoJ, DWP and HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>That data does not enable any comparative assessment of reoffending rates for ex-prisoners who have or have not undertaken enterprise courses.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/03/2017 15:11:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

694331

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
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	Social Enterprises: Offenders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 10 January (HL Deb, col 1856), what steps they are taking to enable more private, local authority and charity investment in social enterprises which support or employ ex-prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL5605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Charities and social enterprises play an important role in the government’s mission of building an economy that works for everyone. The government is building on its role as a world leader in soc`ial enterprise by championing procurement for social value, supporting social enterprise awareness campaigns, building the social investment market, using social enterprises to address issues at scale and expanding the social investment tax relief.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 09/03/2017 16:00:56 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

694332

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government for each year since the passing of the Mesothelioma Act 2014 (1) how much was raised through the provision in the Act to impose a levy on employers' insurers to provide compensation to sufferers from mesothelioma, (2) how much of that sum was paid out in compensation to sufferers from mesothelioma, and (3) what happened to any difference between the sum raised through the levy and the amount paid out in compensation.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL5606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>A full report on the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), including details on how the levy is estimated can be found in the Annual Review</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diffuse-mesothelioma-payment-scheme-annual-review-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diffuse-mesothelioma-payment-scheme-annual-review-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>1) The amount of the levy raised through the provision of Mesothelioma Act 2014 in respect of the DMPS is:</p><ul><li>2014/15 = £32m</li><li>2015/16 = £23.2m</li><li>2016/17 = £40.4m (Eligible insurers notified January 2017)</li></ul><p> </p><p>2) In 2014/15 a total of 24.2m was paid to successful applicants. In 2015/16 a total of £29.7m was paid to successful applicants. 2016/17 is not yet calculated.</p><p> </p><p>3) The difference between the sum raised through the levy and the amount paid out to applicants in compensation is used in one of the following ways:</p><ul><li>To repay as compensation recoveries (the amount is determined by the Department’s Compensation Recovery Unit);</li><li>To pay a scheme administrator;</li><li>Any balance is accounted for as either an under or over levy for successive year’s estimated levy amount.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/03/2017 15:15:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

694333

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 20 February (HL5284), what assessment they have made of the impact of HM Revenue and Customs enforcement actions in relation to money laundering.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL5607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Tackling money laundering is a UK-wide issue and receives a cross-Government response. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) supervises specific sectors, and investigates high risk activity, in close collaboration with other supervisors and law enforcement agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Effectiveness is best assessed in the round. The latest UK national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing is published on gov.uk<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. The assessment factors in information about the impact of anti-money laundering activities, including contributions from across HMRC and other organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468210/UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468210/UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2017 14:06:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name UK_NRA_October_2015_final_web.pdf title The latest UK national risk assessment of money la
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

694335

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mediterranean Region: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the £30 million of aid for refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean region, announced by the Prime Minister on 3 February, will be divided between the International Organization for Migration, the UNHCR, and other groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID has allocated £5 million to the International Organization for Migration to provide life-saving assistance to migrants and refugees in Libya, Sudan and the Balkans. This includes support for them to return home if they wish to do so and improvements to conditions in Libyan detention centres. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been assigned £9.8 million for their work in Greece, the Balkans and North Africa, to improve refugee status determination processes, and support local integration and assisted voluntary returns. The remainder has been allocated to trusted partners to meet the needs of vulnerable women and girls, enable rapid responses to new crises, such as freezing winter conditions in the Balkans, and improve the evidence base to enable the humanitarian system to respond more effectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/03/2017 16:43:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

694338

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliament: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 1 February (HL 4961), whether he will give an instruction for the unblocking of the Religion of Peace website on the Parliamentary Estate; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>Access to the Religion of Peace website has been blocked on the Parliamentary Estate because it has been classified as a religion-based hate website by the Parliamentary Digital Service’s industry standard categorising service. As a result there are no plans for the website to be unblocked.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 07/03/2017 15:14:36 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch