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384474

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date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	College of Social Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation they conducted before deciding to discontinue funding the College of Social Work; and with whom.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Government was approached by the College of Social Work (the College) in March to discuss their financial situation for 2015-16 and beyond. As a result the College initiated an internal review of its functions and business model. The report demonstrated that even with the proposed level of Government funding, the College would be running at a loss. The financial health of an organisation is a key factor in the decision to award grant funding. The Department would not continue to provide grant funding to any organisation that is deemed to be financially unsustainable under HM Treasury rules (Managing Public Money). Therefore, funding is being provided in 2015-16 to ensure an orderly transfer of its Government funded work to other bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 02/07/2015 15:50:49 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

383716

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges: Leicestershire
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 costs that will have been incurred in the event that the planned provision of a secure college on the Glen Parva site does not go ahead.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Coalition government legislated for secure colleges and we are now considering the next steps.</ins></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Estimated s</ins><del class="ministerial">S</del>pend up to and including 30 April 2015 on the Secure College pathfinder was £1.56m resource (mainly expenditure on staff pay and procurement) and £4.04m capital (mainly design fees and site preparation costs).<ins class="ministerial"> These figures are subject to review by the National Audit Office in January 2016.</ins></p><br /><p>No additional costs would be incurred in the event that the pathfinder did not go ahead. The design work produced for the pathfinder could be used or adapted for various other forms of adult or youth custody. The prepared site at Glen Parva could be used for a range of developments.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/07/2015 15:59:41 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2015 16:13:38 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 10857 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

381706

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what accredited courses are or have been available to those serving indefinite sentences for public protection in (1) HMP Durham and (2) HMP Acklington; and how many of each have been cancelled in the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) does not commission accredited programmes exclusively for Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners. Programme and public protection resources are allocated based on offenders' type, level of risk and criminogenic needs in order to maximise public safety and value for money.</p><p>It is important that Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners have access to services that are appropriate to their risk and needs. NOMS has been using an evidence based approach to move investment in interventions to higher intensity longer programmes that are more likely to meet the complex needs of Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners. This approach increases the availability and access to these services across the estate.</p><p>HMP Durham, like many other local prisons, has not been commissioned to deliver accredited programmes as the primary function of the prison is to serve the courts and hold prisoners who are on remand. Where a prisoner is identified as having a need for a specific accredited programme, and has sufficient time left in their sentence to complete the programme in custody (including prisoners who are serving indefinite sentences for public protection), they would be transferred to an appropriate prison delivering the identified programme.</p><p>HMP Acklington is the former name of HMP Northumberland. HMP Northumberland was formed following the merger of two separate prisons – HMP Acklington and HMP Castington on 31 October 2011<strong>.</strong></p><p>HMP Northumberland is commissioned to deliver two different accredited programmes. Thinking Skills Programme (TSP) which is a short non offence specific thinking skills programme and Core Sexual Offending Treatment Programme (SOTP) which is designed for medium to high risk sex offenders.</p>There have been no cancellations of courses.<p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 08/07/2015 15:45:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

381707

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what tasks, if any, prisoners are now asked to undertake that hitherto were undertaken by staff at (1) HMP Durham, and (2) HMP Acklington.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service is committed to reducing reoffending by giving prisoners the support they need to break away from a life of crime. An important factor in their rehabilitation is providing them with the opportunity to learn new skills, contribute positively to prison life and develop a strong work ethos. As part of this, prisoners have always carried out tasks under the supervision of staff to assist the running of the prison and to gain skills in preparation for release.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Durham has recently added further opportunities to do this, with jobs such as the receipt and recording of routine applications; the provision of general information; non-confidential prisoner record preparation; the issuing of toiletries, and the delivery of information as part of the induction programme for new prisoners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMP Acklington merged with HMP Castington in March 2013 to form HMP Northumberland. From December 2013 HMP Northumberland has been operated under contract by Sodexo Justice Services. Since December 2013 prisoners have carried out some tasks previously undertaken by staff related to the stores department, prisoner property area, general cleaning, catering and electrical testing.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 01/07/2015 14:21:40 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

350124

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Council Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated number of (1) working households, and (2) non-working households, previously in receipt of 100 per cent council tax benefit that are now required to pay council tax; and what is the total respective amount that each group is required to pay as a result of changes to council tax benefit.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL292 HL439 question first answered 18/06/2015 11:45:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

350125

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Council Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated number of (1) working households, and (2) non-working households, previously in receipt of partial council tax benefit that are now required to pay more council tax as a result of changes to council tax benefit.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL292 HL438 question first answered 18/06/2015 11:45:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

350126

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Council Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated increase in council tax arrears following changes to council tax benefit.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the impact of their local council tax support schemes, including on arrears, and ensuring that this is taken into account when schemes are reviewed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2015 11:17:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

348812

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the impact of changes to the council tax reduction scheme, in particular on (1) the extra amounts now payable by people hitherto receiving (a) full or (b) partial rebates, and (2) arrears of council tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>These are local schemes and it is for local authorities to consider the effect on specific groups of council tax payers.</p><p> </p><p>Council tax collection rates in England remain high at 97% in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter in Scotland and Wales; council tax does not operate in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/06/2015 11:43:08 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

348813

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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
hansard heading	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of recipients of council tax support are in employment.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL438 HL439 question first answered 18/06/2015 11:45:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

348499

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the number of people currently not on the electoral register and the reported risk that this will increase with the implementation of individual registration, how much they plan to spend in the current financial year to support local authorities to ensure that the register is as complete as possible.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Over £14million has been invested over the last two financial years to support activities aimed at increasing the completeness and accuracy of the register, including in the run up to the General Election. In addition, Electoral Registration Officers have been provided with grant funding in the current financial year of £20million. The Electoral Commission is due to publish its latest analysis of the electoral register later this month, including the impact of activity to promote registration before the election, and it is important to consider any further steps in light of this report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 18/06/2015 16:04:02 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham