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947528

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date	24/07/2018
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
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 government of Israel regarding the safety of British humanitarian workers travelling to Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla; and what responses they have received to any such representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL9824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>On 30 July, officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv sought consular access from the Israeli authorities to a British national who was detained aboard the flotilla that was travelling to Gaza. This access was granted. Embassy officials also discussed the travelling flotilla with the Israeli authorities on 6 June. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all travel to Gaza (including the waters off Gaza).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/08/2018 12:01:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

947569

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are provided with all documents produced by counter terrorism police as advice to their partners about whether an individual constitutes a terrorist or domestic extremist; whether they are consulted prior to the publication of such advice to partners; and whether they can veto or edit the publication both in print or online.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL9850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>Counter terrorism police produce assessments of risk. Police retain operational independence for such documents. The Home Office is not provided with all such documents.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:03:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

947570

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hunt Saboteurs Association
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of counter terrorism police having labelled the Hunt Saboteurs Association as a domestic extremist organisation in their advice to partners and others regarding the use of symbols.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL9851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>These decisions are operational ones for policing. Peaceful protest is a vital part of a democratic society. It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are free to gather together and to demonstrate their views, provided that they do so within the law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:03:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

947572

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what definition they use to establish which groups the police can reasonably label as domestic extremists; and which groups so labelled do not meet that definition.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL9852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s definition of extremism is set out in the 2015 Counter-Extremism Strategy. The strategy defines extremism as: ‘the vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also regard calls for the death of members of our armed forces as extremist.’</p><p>There is no legal definition of extremism. It is an operational matter for the police what definitions they choose to use.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:02:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

947580

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many airbases in the UK have been closed since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL9858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>Four stations have ceased to operate as airbases since 2010. However, they continue to be operational as part of the Defence estate and two still have active runways.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/08/2018 11:59:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

947595

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society
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 activities and purpose of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL9867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of this organisation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/08/2018 12:01:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

947614

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to refer to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for investigation officers in Greater Manchester Police, Thames Valley Police, West Mercia Police, and Northumbria Police for any failure in their statutory duty to protect children from so-called “grooming gangs”.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Home Office established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse to consider the extent to which institutions – including the police – have failed in their duty to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The Inquiry has announced an investigation examining institutional responses to the sexual exploitation of children by organised networks.</p><p>This Government attaches the highest priority to tackling child sexual exploitation. We have declared it a national threat and this categorisation remains in force to empower police forces to apply their best skills and expertise to tackle the problem.</p><p>The Independent Office for Police Conduct operates independently of Government and the Home Secretary does not have the power to refer matters to it for investigation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9880 question first answered 07/08/2018 12:05:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947615

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will set up a national independent inquiry into whether police forces across the country failed to fulfil their statutory duty to protect children from so-called “grooming gangs” during the period 1995 to 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Home Office established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse to consider the extent to which institutions – including the police – have failed in their duty to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The Inquiry has announced an investigation examining institutional responses to the sexual exploitation of children by organised networks.</p><p>This Government attaches the highest priority to tackling child sexual exploitation. We have declared it a national threat and this categorisation remains in force to empower police forces to apply their best skills and expertise to tackle the problem.</p><p>The Independent Office for Police Conduct operates independently of Government and the Home Secretary does not have the power to refer matters to it for investigation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9879 question first answered 07/08/2018 12:05:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947632

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Planning Obligations: Rural Areas
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 proposal that rural areas should be exempt from section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as recommended by the Institute for Public Policy Research in their report A new rural settlement: fixing the affordable housing crisis in rural England, published in June.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework was published on 24 July 2018 and sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied.</p><p>This includes policy that provision of affordable housing should not be sought for residential developments that are not major developments, other than in designated rural areas where policies may set out a lower threshold of 5 units or fewer. The national planning policy framework also states that in rural areas planning policies and decisions should be responsive to local circumstances and support housing developments that reflect local needs.</p><p>Further to this we have set out a new approach to viability. This will mean that developers know the contributions that they are expected to make and local communities are clear about the infrastructure and affordable housing they will get.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/08/2018 12:07:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

947639

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Retirement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the present retirement age for police officers; and what is their estimate of how many officers (1) reached that age, and (2) retired during the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL9896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The retirement age for police officers depends on their pension scheme. Members of the 1987 Police Pension Scheme can take their pension after thirty years of service. This means that someone joining the scheme at 18 can retire at age 48. The 2006 scheme members’ pension age is 55. And for the 2015 scheme it is 60 years with the option to take it from 55 with actuarial reduction.</p><p>The Home Office publishes information on the number of police officers who retire, by Police Force Area, in the annual “Police workforce, England and Wales” statistical bulletin. The latest release was published on 19<sup>th</sup> July, and can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2018</a></p><p>Table JL4 of the accompanying data tables (see attached) shows the number of police officers who retired in 2017/18.</p><p>The Home Office also publishes information on the age of officers, which is grouped into the following categories: Under 26, 26 to 40 years old, 41 to 55 years old, and Over 55 years old. The exact age of the officer is not collected.</p><p>Table D5 of the accompanying data tables at the link above shows the number of officers in each of the four age groups, by rank.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table D5 Age of police officers<sup>1</sup>, by rank, as at 31 March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Rank</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Age group</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 26</p></td><td><p>26 to 40</p></td><td><p>41 to 55</p></td><td><p>Over 55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Constable</p></td><td><p>7,207</p></td><td><p>50,968</p></td><td><p>38,330</p></td><td><p>1,267</p></td><td><p><strong>97,772</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6,805</p></td><td><p>11,575</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p><strong>18,693</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inspector</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1,209</p></td><td><p>4,311</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p><strong>5,628</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Inspector</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>1,348</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p><strong>1,603</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Superintendent</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>785</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><strong>893</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Superintendent</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>269</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>289</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Officer</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p><strong>215</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,226</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,330</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>56,824</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,713</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>125,093</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><ol><li>Excludes British Transport Police and officers seconded out to central services (e.g. the Home Office, the National Crime Agency).</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Table JL4.xlsx title Table JL4 2 file name hosb1118-police-workforce.pdf title Stats - Police Workforce England & Wales March 18 question first answered 07/08/2018 12:07:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne