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61506

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to recover records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with other Government Departments where relevant material might be held.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/06/2014 14:34:16 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61507

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office of the Attorney General has any records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General has no formal role in the issue of Royal Pardons and therefore there are no records of Royal Pardons held by the Attorney General's Office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 24/06/2014 11:14:18 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61508

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the reported loss of records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997 applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy may currently take one of three forms:</p><p> </p><p>i) The grant of a Free Pardon;</p><p>ii) The grant of a conditional Pardon;</p><p>iii) Remission of all or part of a penalty</p><p> </p><p>By Constitutional convention, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (in succession to the Home Secretary) is responsible, in England and Wales (and the Channel Islands), for recommending to Her Majesty the exercise of the prerogative of mercy to grant a Royal Pardon. In Northern Ireland the responsibility lies with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for reserved matters and the Justice Minister for Northern Ireland for devolved matters. In Scotland it is devolved to the First Minister. The Secretary of State for Defence also has the responsibility in relation to members of the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Each department or administration is responsible for maintaining their records. I am not aware of any problems with retrieving such records for this period relating to royal pardons granted on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for Justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 25/06/2014 16:54:11 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61509

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sought assistance from the Royal Household in recovering records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.</p><p>Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with the Royal Household to ascertain whether they hold any relevant information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/06/2014 15:13:34 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61510

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place for a person who was granted a royal pardon between 1987 and 1997 to resist a subsequent prosecution for the crime for which that person has been pardoned in the event of new evidence emerging and the lack of knowledge by the prosecuting authorities of the existence of such a pardon given the absence of records of such pardons having been granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Following a search of the records held by the Northern Ireland Office, no evidence has been found to indicate that between 1987 and 1997, the RPM was used to do anything other than to remit (i.e. shorten) the sentences of individuals who had already been convicted of offences. It is therefore the release from custody that demonstrates the exercise of the RPM.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 30/06/2014 16:25:19 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61265

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so how much, money they have withheld from the Northern Ireland Executive because of its failure to implement welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury notified the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Personnel on 31 March that the Northern Ireland Executive's funding allocations would be reduced by £13m, £87 m and £114 m in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/06/2014 15:14:55 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61266

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the 'On the Runs' Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Lady Justice Hallett's inquiry into the "on the runs" administrative scheme to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>While Lady Justice Hallett is making good progress on her report, she has informed the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland that it will not be ready for publication until shortly after the 30 June deadline.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 17/06/2014 14:11:15 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61267

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to determine when a member or former member of the armed forces is suffering from post-traumaticstress disorder and is entitled to financial compensation or a pension; and when those criteria were adopted.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) provides compensation for members and former members of the Armed Forces who suffer injury or illness as a result of service from 6 April 2005. Where a discrete mental health disorder is present, a separate award may be payable. The AFCS is tariff based and awards for mental health disorders and does not depend on precise diagnosis but effect on function.<br><br>The legislation requires that mental disorders are diagnosed by a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist at consultant Grade. Each claimed injury or illness (including mental illness) is investigated to determine if it was predominantly caused by service. If so, it will be matched against the descriptors and corresponding awards in the Tariff. <br><br>The AFCS was preceded by the War Pensions Scheme (WPS), which provides no fault compensation to former service personnel and their dependants for injuries and death as a result of service. All decisions are certified by a Medical Adviser and once entitlement has been established, the war pensioner's degree of disablement due to service is assessed – normally as part of the medical certification process. The method of assessment is on an individual basis by comparison of the disabled person with a person of the same age and sex. <br><br>Members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) 05, with a recognised diagnosis, will be entitled to an ill-health pension or a tax-free pension lump sum or both, providing they have completed two years qualifying service. The ill-health categories are split into three ill-health award levels and these are allocated by reference to the same tariff levels that are used for the AFCS. Trained lay decision-makers consider each case and will decide on the level of the award as per AFCS. <br><br>The AFCS05 was preceded by the AFPS75 which included provision of an occupational entitlement to a Service Invaliding Pension (SIP) calculated on length of reckonable service and the substantive rank held at discharge. Members with at least two years qualifying service have an entitlement to an ill-health award.<br><br>If the condition occurred before 6 April 2005 and is considered under the WPS to have been caused by service in the Armed Forces, and the degree of disability assessed as 20% or more, an additional entitlement under the provisions of the Armed Forces Attributable Benefit Scheme (AFAB) will also be considered. AFAB provides a minimum level of income and provides a top-up to the SIP.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/06/2014 15:45:01 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61268

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent progress has been made in establishing the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We strongly support the discussions currently under way between the Northern Ireland parties and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland on securing the full operation of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland. Early resolution of this issue is essential to avoid gaps emerging in law enforcement in Northern Ireland in areas where there is serious public concern, such as drug enforcement, human trafficking and other forms of serious criminality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 19/06/2014 12:21:24 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61269

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Hillsborough Castle
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government upon what terms they propose to hand over control of Hillsborough Castle to Historic Royal Palaces.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 1 April 2014, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) transferred responsibility for operating Hillsborough Castle to Historic Royal Palaces (HRP). This includes the upkeep, maintenance and presentation of the Castle to the public.</p><p>HRP will provide the NIO with a number of services, including the continued readiness of the Castle for use by the Royal Family, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and the Minister of State for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 17/06/2014 14:09:01 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey