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823191

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Independent Reporting Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Independent Reporting Commission will publish its first annual report.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Reporting Commission (IRC), established by the UK and Irish Governments, was legally constituted in August 2017. It is required to report annually on progress towards ending paramilitary activity including the implementation of the relevant measures by the UK and Irish governments and the NI Executive’s action plan. I expect the first annual report to be published prior to August 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 22/01/2018 14:49:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

818601

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that funding is made available as quickly as possible for pupils accepted by independent schools approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The conditions of grant attached to the dedicated schools grant for local authorities requires authorities to treat those placed in maintained, non-maintained and independent provision on a fair and equivalent basis when making arrangements for the funding of young people with high needs. Under the conditions of grant, local authorities must also make payments of high needs funding in a timely fashion, on a basis agreed with the institution. Further information can be found in paragraph 12 of the DSG conditions of grant 2017-18, which is attached and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579306/DSG_Conditions_of_Grant_2017-18_-_Final_GH.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579306/DSG_Conditions_of_Grant_2017-18_-_Final_GH.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/01/2018 17:51:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name DSG_Conditions_of_Grant_2017-18_-_Final_GH.pdf title DSG - Conditions of Grant 2017-18
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

795033

registered interest
date	24/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Voting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to undertake a feasibility study of online voting, following the recommendation of the report Cost of Voting by WebRoots Democracy published on 6 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government notes the recommendations in the WebRoots Democracy report. The Government is committed to building a modern democracy that works for everyone. The introduction of electronic voting (‘e-Voting’) would require very careful consideration.</p><p>The selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest possible level of integrity and, at present, there are concerns that e-Voting, by any means, is not seen by many to be suitably rigorous and secure, and could be vulnerable to attack or fraud. To provide a system over which there are doubts to part of the electorate would not be appropriate. Furthermore, the Electoral Commission in their reports on the 2007 e-Voting pilots found that it had little direct effect on increasing turnout.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 05/12/2017 11:56:02 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

789892

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to relax the requirement that couples wishing to have a civil marriage in England and Wales must be resident in the registration district for at least seven days before giving notice of marriage, to enable couples from Northern Ireland, including same-sex couples, to give notice by post or other means.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Law Commission undertook a scoping study to identify options for reform to marriage law and the Government gave this careful consideration. We have concluded that now is not the right time to develop options for such reform. The priority is to identify options for alleviating pressures on the family justice system from a sustained increase in demand. The Government will, however, keep marriage law under review for possible inclusion in future reform work.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 23/11/2017 17:17:40 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

788327

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Homosexuality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will fulfil their commitment to make posthumous pardons available to former army personnel convicted of crimes involving homosexual conduct under laws that have since been repealed.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer my noble Friend to the answer I gave on 19 January 2017 to Question number HL4522. Primary legislation will be needed to add to the list of Service disciplinary offences set out in the Policing and Crime Act 2017, and we continue to explore how that can be effected.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/11/2017 17:02:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20170119_HL4522_Armed_Forces_Disciplinary_Proceedings.docx title WQnA extract on AF Disciplinary Proceedings
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

788328

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	House of Lords: Select Committee Reports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she has plans to ensure that Government departments (1) abide by their undertaking to provide responses to the reports of select committees within two months of publication, and (2) reply fully to the recommendations set out in those reports.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>I have recently written to Lords ministers to reiterate the importance of providing timely responses to select committee reports and I am assured that ministers are working hard to ensure the Government respond to reports within two months of their publication. However, sometimes circumstances dictate that it will not be possible to provide a response within this timeframe. Sometimes a later timeframe is agreed with the committee in question when it may be possible to give a fuller response at a later point. In such instances the relevant government department will maintain contact with the relevant select committee chairman and secretariat.</p><p>The Government values the work of the select committees of this House, and understands the importance of proper engagement with them. The House has the opportunity to consider Government responses alongside the report at the point at which it is debated and I recognise the importance of having sufficient time to consider it beforehand. This is an important way that the House holds Government to account for the quality and timeliness of the response.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 22/11/2017 12:13:59 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

784721

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland 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 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 24 October (HL1962), whether they will set a date for the formal conclusion of their talks with the Northern Ireland political parties on the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The priority of the Government remains the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland. We continue to work with the parties and support them in their efforts to reach an agreement which will enable the formation of a Northern Ireland Executive. This involves keeping under continuous review the most effective means of encouraging progress.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 20/11/2017 12:05:12 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

777512

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Earl Howe on 25 October, what is their definition of state actor in relation to security issues; and why they use this term.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>In the context of my response to Lord Tebbit in the Chamber on 25 October 2017 (Official Report, column 931), I used the term 'state actors' to mean members or former members of the security forces.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/11/2017 15:36:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

773565

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Criminal Investigation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 October (HL1670), whether they have plans to ensure improvements to police training in order to improve the manner in which allegations of child sexual abuse are investigated.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>As the professional body for policing, the College of Policing is responsible for setting national standards and guidance in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided millions of pounds of extra investment through the Police Transformation Fund to transform policing to respond to changing crimes and threats. Through this fund we have already awarded £1.9 million to the College of Policing to transform policing’s approach to crimes against vulnerable people, including child sexual abuse.</p><p>The package includes piloting a licence to practise which will ensure that only those officers who are qualified to carry out specialist investigations in high risk areas like child protection, are able to do so. This will be supported by a code of practice for CSA investigations, which will help chief officers implement supporting structures needed to ensure forces are undertaking these investigations efficiently and effectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/11/2017 13:46:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

773566

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Criminal Investigation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 October (HL1668), whether they have made representations to the Metropolitan Police and the Wiltshire Constabulary about public disquiet regarding the handling of well-publicised allegations of child sexual abuse; and if so, what replies have been received.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no representations. The police are rightly operationally independent of Government and should be free from any political interference. How an individual force handles an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse is a matter for the relevant Chief Officer. It is for locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to hold their Chief Officers to account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/11/2017 13:45:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden