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1138551

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Taxis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many crimes have been recorded as committed by drivers of private hire vehicles in each year since 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL17109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data for notifiable crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales. From this data, specific offences where a private hire vehicle was involved are not distinguishable, and so Home Office does not hold this information.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/07/2019 16:21:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1138552

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Veterans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ex-armed services personnel have been classified as (1) homeless, and (2) rough sleepers, in each year since 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL17110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Annual England totals for the number of homeless or rough sleeping armed forces leavers from 2013 onward are not available.</p><p>In April 2018, MHCLG introduced a new homelessness data collection called Homelessness Case Level Information Collection (H-CLIC). H-CLIC captures information on all those who engage with local authority homelessness services, including those eligible for temporary accommodation and collects information on the support needs of a household, including support need resulting from being in the armed forces. These show that during October to December 2018, of the 61,410 households owed a homelessness duty in England, 440 required additional support because they formerly served in the armed forces. There are no plans to expand this collection to cover all former armed service personnel to include those who don’t require additional support.</p><p>The latest statistics are available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804329/Statutory_Homelessness_Statistical_Release_October_to_December__2018.pdf" target="_blank"> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804329/Statutory_Homelessness_Statistical_Release_October_to_December__2018.pdf </a></p><p>The annual single night snapshot of people sleeping rough across all local areas in England provides some basic demographic information (age, gender, nationality).</p><p>The latest statistics are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018 </a></p><p>The Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) is a multi-agency database which records information about people seen rough sleeping by outreach teams in London across the year. Overall, 6 per cent of people seen sleeping rough by outreach workers across London during 2018/19 had served in the armed forces at some point in their lives. 2 per cent of these were UK nationals - around 115 people. The latest statistics are available here:</p><p><a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank"> https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/07/2019 16:44:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1138550

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many soldiers were recruited to the Army Reserve between January 2018 and May 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL17108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Intake for the Army Future Reserve 2020 between 1 January 2018 and 31 March 2019 was 4,310. This figure includes Officers and Soldiers. Further information can be found on gov.uk at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/07/2019 15:38:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1138545

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Social Prescribing: Yoga
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how yoga practitioners will be represented in the National Academy for Social Prescribing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL17103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>We are creating a National Academy for Social Prescribing, as part of the wider work on social prescribing, to ensure all general practitioners in England can refer patients to community activities and voluntary services including those covering sports and the arts. The aim of creating a National Academy is to build an evidence base and promote research into this important area, in order to help the National Health Service become a pioneer for social prescription.</p><p>Following a roundtable with a wide range of stakeholders held earlier this year, the Academy Management Board has been established to help shape the National Academy. The first meeting of the Board was held last month. A range of organisations are represented on the Board. This includes Sport England which represents, among a wide range of other sports, yoga through the British Wheel of Yoga.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17102 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:14:27 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1138548

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Obesity: Children
	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 to reduce rates of obesity amongst 12–16 year olds with special needs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL17106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>There has been no central assessment of the prevalence of obesity amongst children with special needs.</p><p> </p><p>We published the second chapter of our world-leading childhood obesity plan in June 2018. This builds on the real progress we have made since the publication of chapter one in 2016, particularly in reformulation of the products our children eat and drink most. Measures in both chapters of our plan will help reduce obesity in people of all ages and abilities including those with special needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17105 question first answered 25/07/2019 16:33:21 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1138559

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Allowances
	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 implications of recent changes to the Lifetime Allowance for pension benefits for those in (1) the legal profession, (2) the medical profession, and (3) other professions; and of the case for reviewing those changes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL17117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Pensions tax relief is one of the most expensive reliefs in the personal tax system. In 2017/18 income tax and employer National Insurance Contributions relief cost over £50 billion, with around two-thirds going to higher and additional rate taxpayers. As confirmed at Autumn Budget 2017, from April 2018 the lifetime allowance will increase in line with CPI, in order that the value of this benefit is able to keep pace with inflation. This means from April 2019 the lifetime allowance has risen to £1,055,000.</p><p> </p><p>The same tax rules must apply identically to everyone in the same situation, regardless of their employer.</p><p> </p><p>However, across all public service workforces the Government looks at remuneration in the round and takes action when required to ensure delivery of world class public services. Where there is evidence that the delivery of services is being impacted, the Government takes appropriate action to address this, in line with our principles for pay and pensions policy. This is why we have introduced a temporary, taxable, Recruitment and Retention allowance for a small section of the judiciary, and will shortly bring forward a consultation on a new 50:50 pensions flexibility for senior clinicians in the NHS pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>All aspects of the tax system are kept under review and are subject to change through the annual Budget, in the context of the wider public finances. Any future changes to the tax system will be announced through this process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2019 11:12:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1138547

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Obesity: Children
	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 prevalence of obesity amongst children with special needs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL17105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>There has been no central assessment of the prevalence of obesity amongst children with special needs.</p><p> </p><p>We published the second chapter of our world-leading childhood obesity plan in June 2018. This builds on the real progress we have made since the publication of chapter one in 2016, particularly in reformulation of the products our children eat and drink most. Measures in both chapters of our plan will help reduce obesity in people of all ages and abilities including those with special needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17106 question first answered 25/07/2019 16:33:21 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1138554

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Health Professions: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about the development of degree apprenticeships in healthcare, including nursing and pharmacy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Watford
	uin	HL17112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had discussions across a wide range of stakeholders about the development of degree apprenticeships. However, it is the role of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education along with the trailblazer group to take forward the development of any apprenticeship.</p><p>The Institute ensures that trailblazer groups are made up of a range of employers and reflective of those who employ people in the occupation, including small employers.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 23/07/2019 11:39:17 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2766 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Watford

1138558

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Jerusalem
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Israel about (1) the demolition of Palestinian properties in East Jerusalem, (2) tunnelling in East Jerusalem, and (3) the activities of the Ateret Cohanim and Elad organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Tel Aviv discussed our concerns about the increase in demolitions in East Jerusalem with the Israeli Authorities on 25 June. The nature of these demolitions which took place within an area of the West Bank controlled by the Palestinian Authority is particularly concerning and we continue to monitor the situation closely. We regularly make clear our serious concerns about the situation in East Jerusalem to the Israeli authorities, both bilaterally and in co-operation with EU partners. We are strongly opposed to any attempts to change the facts on the ground in the East Jerusalem. The UK continues to regard Israeli settlements as illegal under international law and an obstacle to peace, and we regularly raise our concerns about settlement activity with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2019 14:22:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1138564

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Ministers: Languages
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what language training they provide to ministers with international portfolios.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill
	uin	HL17122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) does not provide language training to ministers with international portfolios as a matter of course, but ministers can apply for FCO language training if they need it to conduct Government business.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/08/2019 13:18:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3125 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill