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947609

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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	Islam: Legal Systems
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 support in UK Muslim communities for sharia law; whether in making any such assessment they considered abrogation, Taqiyya, Al Hijra and the pursuit of a world caliphate to be part of sharia law; and what assessment they have made of the impact of support for sharia law on the terrorist threat in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the support in UK Muslim communities for Sharia law nor of the impact of support for Sharia law on the terrorist threat.</p><p>In Britain we have a long tradition of freedom of worship and religious tolerance, where many people of different faiths follow religious codes and practices. The Government doesn’t prevent individuals from regulating their lives through religious beliefs provided their actions don’t conflict with the law.</p><p>The Government recently confirmed in its response to the independent review of Sharia law that Sharia law has no jurisdiction in England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 15:25:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947611

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 what support they receive as part of their counter-terrorism strategy from Muslim communities in reducing support for sharia law, abrogation, Taqiyya, Al Hijra and the pursuit of a world caliphate.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the fundamental importance of working in partnership with all communities to reduce the risk of radicalisation.That is why we supported 181 community-based projects in 2017/18, reaching over 88,000 participants.</p><p>Almost half of these projects were delivered in schools, aimed at increasing young people’s resilience to terrorist and extremist ideologies. Prevent does not target a specific faith or ethnic group - it deals with all forms of extremism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 15:27:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

947612

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	Islam
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the influence of the Deobandi movement on madrassas and mosques in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The Deobandi movement is part of the rich diversity of the Islamic faith in the UK and its followers play an important role in many mosques and madrassas. As set out in our Integrated Communities Strategy, the Government is firmly committed to the principle of freedom of religion and belief and we are working with local faith institutions to help make sure they are well-equipped to support local faith communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/08/2018 12:08:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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

947617

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 support programmes have been set up for the victims of so-called "grooming gangs"; what has been the cost of any such programmes; and what compensation, if any, those victims have received.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL9881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>This Government attaches the highest priority to tackling all forms of sexual exploitation and to ensuring that all victims, whether they are a child or an adult, get the support they need.</p><p>In each of the last three years the Government has allocated around £7.2m in funding to sexual violence support services to provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of sexual violence, including victims of child sexual abuse. This includes £1.7m to rape support services across England and Wales to provide specialist support to victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation. A further £4.7m has been allocated to Police and Crime Commissioners specifically to commission services supporting victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p><p>In 2017/18 the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme paid out £154 million to victims of violent crime, including victims of childhood sexual abuse.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:11:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

930925

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who the members of the committees which agreed honours for non-political recipients were (1) in 2004, and (2) this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>Providing the information would exceed the word limit for responses to Parliamentary Questions.</p><p>Full details of the membership of the specialist honours committees in 2018 can be found on the GOV.UK website at www.gov.uk/guidance/honours-committees</p><p>Membership of the specialist honours committees was routinely made public from 2005.</p><p><strong><strong></strong><br><br></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 05/07/2018 11:37:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

924178

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tommy Robinson
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP Onley: 25 July – 5 August 2016 by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, published on 2 December 2016, why Tommy Robinson has been moved from HMP Hull to HMP Onley; and what steps they are taking to ensure his safety and wellbeing.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>As per my answer to your previous question, HL8306, we do not comment on individual cases. We take very seriously our duty of care to ensure all prisoners are able to serve their sentences in a safe environment. Every prisoner is risk assessed on their reception into custody and extra measures are put into place to protect prisoners where there are concerns for their welfare.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/06/2018 16:02:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

924179

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Mosques
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they collect data on the number of (1) mosques, and (2) madrassas, in England and Wales; and if so, how many there are.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>We estimate that there are around 1500 mosques and prayer halls in England. We do not hold any data on the number of madrassas.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/06/2018 12:24:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

924180

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reported difficulties experienced by the London Diocesan Board for Schools in obtaining restricted certificates of sponsorship for teacher visas; and of the impact this may have on teacher recruitment in London.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises the important contribution that international teachers, and other highly skilled migrants, make to the UK and we keep all of our immigration routes under review.</p><p> </p><p>On 15 June, the government announced changes to the allocation of places within the Tier 2 (General) cap of 20,700 migrants. The change will be implemented through amended immigration rules coming into effect on 6 July 2018. It will exempt all doctors and nurses needed in the UK from the cap. This change, which is intended to be temporary, alleviates pressure on the NHS. It also creates extra space within the cap for other sectors of the economy, including international teachers.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this announcement, the government will be asking the independent Migration Advisory Committee to review the full composition of the Shortage Occupation List.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/06/2018 14:11:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch