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823993

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole: Sexual Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to set out the criteria, and tests they undertake, by which Parole Board psychologists and psychiatrists determine that a sex offender is fit for release.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Where the release of a prisoner is at the discretion of the Parole Board, the panel must apply the statutory release test which requires the Board to be ‘satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that a prisoner should be confined’.</p><p> </p><p>Parole panels comprise one or more members according to the needs and complexity of the case. Some, but not all, Parole Board panels include a psychologist member of the Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>At an oral hearing, the parole panel will hear evidence and witnesses may include a prison psychologist and/or an independent psychologist.</p><p> </p><p>Psychologist members of the Parole Board do not undertake psychological assessment of prisoners nor do they give evidence to the parole panel. They sit in the same capacity as other members of the panel to assess the risk of serious harm to the public. The panel must determine whether the public would be at risk of further serious violent or sexual offending if the prisoner were to be released. Psychologist members have professional knowledge of psychology to assist the panel in considering the psychological assessment that forms part of the broad range of evidence before the panel.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL4741 question first answered 31/01/2018 14:43:19 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

823994

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole: Sexual Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, with respect to the advice of Parole Board psychologists and psychiatrists relating to a sex offender being considered for release, what level of risk of offending is considered suitable for release.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Where the release of a prisoner is at the discretion of the Parole Board, the panel must apply the statutory release test which requires the Board to be ‘satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that a prisoner should be confined’.</p><p> </p><p>Parole panels comprise one or more members according to the needs and complexity of the case. Some, but not all, Parole Board panels include a psychologist member of the Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>At an oral hearing, the parole panel will hear evidence and witnesses may include a prison psychologist and/or an independent psychologist.</p><p> </p><p>Psychologist members of the Parole Board do not undertake psychological assessment of prisoners nor do they give evidence to the parole panel. They sit in the same capacity as other members of the panel to assess the risk of serious harm to the public. The panel must determine whether the public would be at risk of further serious violent or sexual offending if the prisoner were to be released. Psychologist members have professional knowledge of psychology to assist the panel in considering the psychological assessment that forms part of the broad range of evidence before the panel.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL4740 question first answered 31/01/2018 14:43:19 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

824012

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Plastics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the timing of their consultation on means to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic straws; and when policy proposals are expected to follow.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lisvane
	uin	HL4757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The government’s proposed call for evidence will explore whether changes to the tax system or charges could help reduce single-use plastic waste. This will look at all single-use plastics, not just plastic straws.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence will be launched next month. The government will outline how it plans to proceed once we have analysed the responses to this call for evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2018 14:23:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4351 label Biography information for Lord Lisvane

823981

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from the Burma Human Rights Network of the discovery of mass graves of Rohingya in Inn Din village, Southern Maungdaw Township, and of BBC Burma reports that witnesses in Kanyin Tan village, southern Maungdaw Township, who reported that 28 bodies of Rohingya civilians had been discovered in a local cemetery.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL4730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are greatly concerned by the discovery of mass graves in Inn Din village and note the acknowledgement by the Burmese military of their responsibility.</p><p>This is the first instance of the Burmese military admitting to wrongdoing in the violence in Rakhine state that has taken place since 25 August 2017. The Burmese military has committed to take action and we strongly urge them to follow an independent, due legal process and be transparent about the prosecution of the perpetrators. The Burmese authorities should also condemn such extrajudicial acts unequivocally. These cases underline the need for a full, credible and independent investigation into all reports of violence, including those reported in Kanyin Tan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/01/2018 16:16:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

823982

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Press Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the authorities in Burma concerning the arrest of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo along with five villagers from Inn Din village whom they had interviewed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL4731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Burma raised with the Burmese authorities our concerns about the treatment of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo in the hours after their arrest on 12 December. The Foreign Secretary publicly expressed his concerns on 14 December, and called for respect for freedom of speech and media freedoms. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific called for the two journalists' release on 15 December, whilst attending the UN Security Council in New York.</p><p>The British Embassy issued a statement expressing deep concern following the charging of the journalists by the Burmese authorities on 10 January, at a court session attended by a member of the Embassy's staff. The British Ambassador reiterated this concern in his meeting the following day with the Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor.</p><p>The UK will continue to take a close interest in this case and make representations as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/01/2018 16:20:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

823983

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in securing full access to the Burmese districts of Rathedaung and southern Maungdaw to enable the UN fact-finding mission to assess reports from the Burma Human Rights Network of significant and lethal human rights violations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL4732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council resolution of March 2017 that established the Fact-Finding Mission. We regret that the Burmese authorities have so far refused to grant the Mission access to Burma. We are maintaining international pressure, including through the UN Human Rights Council and UN General Assembly resolutions we co-sponsored in December 2017.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly lobbied the Burmese authorities to cooperate with the Fact-Finding Mission. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific pressed the Minister for the Office of State Counsellor on this in their meeting of 21 November in Burma.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 17:07:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

824036

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they are taking through their international partners to protect Palestinian children in the Occupied Territories from being killed, injured or imprisoned by Israeli forces.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL4778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The issue of children in military detention remains a human rights priority for the UK. British Embassy officials in Tel Aviv most recently raised the issue with the Israeli authorities on 16 January, and senior British Government officials raised this issue with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 8 January. The Minister for the Middle East raised our concerns with the Israeli Government during his visit to Israel in August 2017. We have recently raised this as part of the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review into Israel.</p><p>We recognise that in some circumstances the Israelis have a legitimate need to deploy security measures to address instances of violence. We encourage that such measures are deployed in a way which minimises tension and using only appropriate force. When there have been accusations of excessive use of force, we advocate swift and transparent investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 17:34:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

824037

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
	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 case for applying relevant provisions of international law to persuade Palestinians back to the negotiating table in order to resolve the Palestinian refugee crisis.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL4779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>​While we have not made a specific assessment of this issue the British Government remains clear that there needs to be a just, fair, agreed and realistic solution to the Palestinian refugee question, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1515. In practice, this means that any such agreement must be demographically compatible with two states for two peoples and a generous package of international compensation should be made available. We continue to press both the Israelis and Palestinians to return to direct negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 17:32:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

823996

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Greater Manchester
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average waiting time at A&E departments in each hospital in Greater Manchester in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL4743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Data is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is provided in the attached table due to the size of the data. This shows the mean and median duration to treatment and duration to departure for all accident and emergency providers within the Greater Manchester area, for the financial years between 2012-13 and 2016-17. NHS Digital collect and publish this data at trust level, not at individual hospital site level.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 29/01/2018 17:54:36 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name HL4743 Duration to Treatment table formatted.docx title Treatment Data tables
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

823991

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Patients: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will put policies and procedures in place to ensure that female patients who want to be treated by female NHS staff are not treated by males who have self defined as female; and if so, what are those policies and procedures.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not have a policy on patients’ ability to specify the gender of the staff treating them. Individual National Health Service organisations set their own policies on this matter.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the NHS Constitution, patients have the right to express a preference for using a particular doctor within their general practitioner practice, and the practice must try to meet this request.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the General Medical Council guidance to doctors states that, when proposing to carry out an intimate examination, doctors should offer the patient the option of having an impartial observer (a chaperone) present wherever possible. This applies whether or not the doctor is the same gender as the patient.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 29/01/2018 17:51:23 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra