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47857

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Action for Children's proposed Cinderella neglect law.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government believes protecting children from harm is fundamental and that child cruelty is an abhorrent crime which should be punished. All children should be able to grow up in a safe, happy environment.</p><p>Officials at the Ministry of Justice have been exploring the views of relevant experts in England and Wales to ascertain whether there are any gaps in the criminal law on child cruelty.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the outcome of this work with a view to determining next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

47858

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that (1) social workers are prepared to identify and intervene in cases of mental or emotional abuse towards children, and (2) social services are adequately funded to carry out such investigations to the highest standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2013, defines abuse and neglect including emotional abuse. Social workers will use this definition when deciding what action to take to protect a child. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all types of maltreatment of a child, though it may occur alone.</p><p>To be registered as a social worker, students will have undertaken an approved course providing an understanding of forms of harm, relevant legislation and policy, and the ability to assess risks and intervene appropriately.</p><p>Following the Narey review of social work education, the Chief Social Worker is leading work on a definitive document that will define more clearly the knowledge and skills required by children's social workers. The ability to identify and intervene in cases of mental or emotional abuse will be a key part of the document.</p><p>Local authority funding for safeguarding children and young people is included within core funding for children's social care which comes from the Department for Community and Local Government's Formula Grant and local taxation. Funding is not ringfenced and it is for local authorities to decide how to apply their funding across the services they deliver. A report from the Audit Commission[1] published in November 2013 found that children's social care has been largely protected from spending reductions from 2010/11 to 2013/14.</p><p>[1] http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Tough-Times-2013-Councils-Responses-to-Financial-Challenges-w1.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

47860

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
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 Wallace of Saltaire on 20 March (WA 52), how much each former Prime Minister received by way of public duty cost allowances in the financial year 2013–14.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>This information will be published in the Cabinet Office annual report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

46693

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
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 Stowell of Beeston on 13 March (WA 404), what stipulations, if any, they have placed upon (1) Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, (2) the North East Leadership Board, (3) Sheffield City Region Combined Authority, and (4) West Yorkshire Combined Authority in terms of (a) the membership of those bodies, (b) remuneration for their members, and (c) how meetings will be (i) chaired, and (ii) recorded.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The Orders establishing each Combined Authority specify the membership of the body; and require the election of a chairman and vice-chairman at the first meeting of the Combined Authority and thereafter at its annual meeting. Each member has one vote and there is no casting vote. The Orders also make provision that no remuneration is to be payable to members except for allowances for travel and subsistence in accordance with a scheme drawn up by the Combined Authority. All of the councils concerned consented to these provisions, which were based on proposals originally made by the councils.</p><p><br>The statutory provisions for the conduct of council meetings apply equally to the conduct of meetings of a Combined Authority, including provisions about the taking and publication of inutes. The Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency applies to combined authorities and the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, if approved by Parliament, will also apply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

46694

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recent comments by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, regarding who should lead the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, what consideration they have given to the consequences should the leader of one constituent authority decide to withdraw from the combined authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2014 answer text <p>This Government has helped these councils set up a combined authority, something that all the local leaders asked for. I understand that they are now working together to make it work.</p><p>As I explained during the recent debates in Grand Committee on the draft Orders providing for the establishment of the combined authorities, if in the future councils decide that changes to a combined authority are in the area's best interest – perhaps another council joining, or one leaving – and the statutory conditions have been met, the Government would seek Parliamentary approval to a new draft Order providing for the changes to take place.</p><p>The Order allows for any local authority to change their representative member on the Combined Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 11/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

45830

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether youth offending teams are given access to students' special needs statements as of right.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) can request access to special needs statements from the education services arm of local authorities who hold them, but they have no access to these as of right. Under the Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001, local authority education services are not permitted to share these statements, without the student's consent, with external parties including YOTs, except for prescribed reasons which include where the local authority in question judges it necessary to do so in the interests of the child, on the order of a court or for the purpose of any criminal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014, YOTs and local authorities will be required to co-operate in the exercise of the authority's functions relating to children and young people with special educational needs, for example in the assessment for and preparation of Education and Health Care plans in relation to young people known to the YOT.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

45831

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are plans to sell or give away the tiles currently being replaced in the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The Encaustic Tile Programme is a seven year conservation programme to replace and repair the encaustic tiles throughout the Palace of Westminster. As part of the programme, tiles which are in good condition are either left in place or re-used elsewhere whenever possible.</p><p>In some cases, the tiles cannot be re-used elsewhere, and the Administration and Works Committee in the Lords and the Administration Committee in the Commons have agreed that, in these cases, some tiles should be kept for archival purposes, some tiles should be donated to museums or related institutions, and a limited number of tiles should be sold.</p><p>The Committees in both Houses are currently discussing the details of this proposal.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

45483

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals who came to the United Kingdom as unaccompanied children between 2005 and 2010 (1) eventually settled in the United Kingdom, (2) left voluntarily, and (3) were removed.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) granted indefinite leave to remain between 1st October 2006 and 31st December 2010 is 661.<br><br>Numbers of voluntary removals of UASC by year from 1<sup>st</sup> October 2006 to 31<sup>st</sup> December 2010:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of application</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Numbers of enforced removals of UASC by year from 1<sup>st</sup> October 2006 to 31<sup>st</sup> December 2010:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of application</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>Please note:<br>• ‘Unaccompanied children' have been interpreted as unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) in answering this question. <br>• All figures quoted above are management information which has been subject to internal quality checks.<br>• Data on UASC was not formally recorded on the Home Office's Case Information Database until 1st Oct 2006.<br>• The above data does not necessarily relate to individuals who arrived in the UK in the period specified. The action referred to in the response may relate to a person who arrived in the UK in a previous year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

45484

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many former unaccompanied children who have exhausted their appeal rights have been served with removal directions in each of the last five years, and to date in 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the purpose of answering this question, ‘unaccompanied children' has been interpreted as unaccompanied asylum seeking children. <br><br>The following table gives data on the number of removal directions (RD) set for formerunaccompanied asylum seeking children who have exhausted their appeal rights from 2009 to 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year Removal Direction was set</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Individuals with Removal Direction set</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey