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637759

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date	16/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) males, and (2) females, over the age of 80 are currently serving sentences in prisons in England and Wales; and how many of those were over the age of 70 when sentenced.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Prison population serving sentences aged 80 or over as at 30 September 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Males</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Females</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Breakdown of prison population serving sentences aged 80 or over on 30 September by their age at sentence date.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Males</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Females</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number over 70</strong></p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Known (1)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes </strong></p><ol><li><p>These prisoners have been recently sentenced and their sentence date has not yet been updated on the system.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Date Sources and quality</strong></p><p> </p><p>The figures in these table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/11/2016 12:10:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

637760

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in prison in England and Wales have been granted compassionate release on grounds of ill-health in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The numbers granted early release on compassionate grounds for reasons of ill health in each of the last five years are; <table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/11/2016 17:39:03 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

637763

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average food budget per prisoner per day in prisons in England and Wales for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS), on behalf of the MoJ Department, is responsible for allocating food budgets to all adult public sector prisons across England and Wales. There are separate budget arrangements in place for prisons within the Young Peoples Estate and the private sector. The table below shows the allocated food budget for financial years 2012-13 to 2015-16:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Fiscal Year</p></td><td><p>Allocated Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£2.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2.02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£2.02</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For 2016-17, non-pay budgets, including an element for prisoner food, were based on a standard unit cost by prison type, in place of the previous set of standardised budgets. This gave Governors more freedom in allocating non-pay budgets, with the £2.02 figure for prisoner food retained as a guide.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/11/2016 17:49:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

637784

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Africa: International Criminal Court
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to those African nations which have made statements regarding their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL3297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>We are concerned by the decisions of the Republic of South Africa, Burundi and The Gambia to withdraw from the Rome Statute. The UK recognises the need for dialogue with States Parties and we took part in meetings in the margins of the Annual Assembly of States Parties in The Hague between 16 -24 November. Our High Commissioner in South Africa has had a number of discussions with senior officials about South African withdrawal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/11/2016 15:31:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

637788

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Pay to Stay working group to next meet; and whether they expect that the implementation date for Pay to Stay will be April 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the Written Ministerial Statement (attached) made by the Minister of Housing on 21 November in the other place (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-11-21/HCWS274/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-11-21/HCWS274/</a>) and repeated in this House.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2016 15:51:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 161129 WMS - Social Housing - HL3301.pdf title Social Housing WMS - HCWS274
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

637789

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect Right to Buy to be available to housing association tenants.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to the Voluntary Right to Buy for housing association tenants. The Government is continuing to work closely with the National Housing Federation and the housing association sector on the implementation of the main scheme and will announce more details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/11/2016 15:13:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

637790

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 relating to the higher value levy will come into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The provisions in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 relating to the sale of vacant higher value local authority housing came into force on Royal Assent. However there is a number of steps that must be taken before local authorities will be required to make payments to Government under these powers. This includes making regulations defining higher value, which will be subject to the affirmative procedure, and consulting before making a determination. Further information will be shared in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/11/2016 15:32:32 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

637962

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: Crops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the government of Malawi on growing alternative crops other than tobacco such as (a) tea and (b) maize.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	53390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has regular discussions with the Government of Malawi on the reforms needed to diversify Malawi’s agricultural base. During my recent visit to Malawi, I urged the Malawian Government to make progress on the policy environment for agribusiness, and particularly emphasised the need for reform to maize markets.</p><p>The UK provides particular support to the expansion of oilseeds and rice as alternative crops. Through the Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund we also support a tea business, and through AgDevCo we invest in groundnuts, sugar, paprika/chillies and macadamia nuts.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 22/11/2016 14:54:55 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

637296

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what safeguards they have put in place to ensure that children and young people’s mental health Local Transformation Plans are delivered, and that the associated funding that had been made available for the plans is being spent appropriately.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health services transformation has been monitored as part of mainstream NHS England planning processes and through the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework</em> <em>2016/17</em> a copy of which is attached. As part of the 2016-17 financial reporting planning process, programme level spend including children and young people’s mental health spend has been monitored routinely throughout the year to ensure that the additional money is spent for the purposes intended and that locally determined key performance indicators will be met.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health has been mainstreamed as part of the normal NHS England planning cycle so that Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) are integrated into the wider Sustainability and Transformation Planning process.</p><p> </p><p>The Department sets specific objectives for NHS England in the annual mandate, which reflect the priorities for the health and care system. The mandate for 2016-17 sets objectives to 2020 and it makes it clear that the Government expects to see a transformation of children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>LTPs should be refreshed, agreed with the relevant local health and wellbeing board and published annually. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) were asked to update and publish plans by October 2016. Publication of the plans, including sign-off from health and wellbeing boards, is being assured through NHS England’s planning and assurance process.</p><p> </p><p>Local commissioners, such as CCGs, are best placed to know the needs of their local population and to make decisions about spending. Through the shared planning guidance we are incentivising CCGs to prioritise key issues like children and young people’s mental health transition and improving access. The publication of the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework 2016/2017</em> and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health dashboard are designed to improve transparency and accountability of CCGs to both NHS England and to the public. The dashboard includes CCG level information on planned mental health spending.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3222 question first answered 24/11/2016 14:42:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name ccg-iaf-mar16.pdf title CCG IAF
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

637297

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Health and Wellbeing Boards have been given oversight locally of the delivery of children and young people’s mental health Local Transformation Plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health services transformation has been monitored as part of mainstream NHS England planning processes and through the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework</em> <em>2016/17</em> a copy of which is attached. As part of the 2016-17 financial reporting planning process, programme level spend including children and young people’s mental health spend has been monitored routinely throughout the year to ensure that the additional money is spent for the purposes intended and that locally determined key performance indicators will be met.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-17, children and young people’s mental health has been mainstreamed as part of the normal NHS England planning cycle so that Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) are integrated into the wider Sustainability and Transformation Planning process.</p><p> </p><p>The Department sets specific objectives for NHS England in the annual mandate, which reflect the priorities for the health and care system. The mandate for 2016-17 sets objectives to 2020 and it makes it clear that the Government expects to see a transformation of children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>LTPs should be refreshed, agreed with the relevant local health and wellbeing board and published annually. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) were asked to update and publish plans by October 2016. Publication of the plans, including sign-off from health and wellbeing boards, is being assured through NHS England’s planning and assurance process.</p><p> </p><p>Local commissioners, such as CCGs, are best placed to know the needs of their local population and to make decisions about spending. Through the shared planning guidance we are incentivising CCGs to prioritise key issues like children and young people’s mental health transition and improving access. The publication of the <em>CCG improvement and assessment framework 2016/2017</em> and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health dashboard are designed to improve transparency and accountability of CCGs to both NHS England and to the public. The dashboard includes CCG level information on planned mental health spending.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3221 question first answered 24/11/2016 14:42:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name ccg-iaf-mar16.pdf title CCG IAF
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding