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57556

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date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dyspraxia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve support for children and adults with dyspraxia, a form of developmental co-ordination disorder.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL29
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>It is for local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to assess the needs of the local populations they serve. CCGs work with their local providers to gain an understanding of the nature of local provision, and the part it should play in their future commissioning plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Children and Families Act has introduced new arrangements for supporting young people with a special educational need and disability, including dyspraxia, and their families. A single assessment involving professionals and commissioners, and the child's family, will identify the care needs for the child or young person (from ages 0 to 25) to inform an individual Education, Health and Care Plan focusing on outcomes and the integrated services to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring all children and young people should be supported to achieve their best, regardless of their disability or circumstances. The new special educational needs and disability (SEND) Code of Practice due to come into force in September, sets out clear guidance for educational settings on the process for appropriate identifying, assessing and securing further support for children with SEND which can include those with dyspraxia. Through the Code we are ensuring all educational settings have arrangements in place for monitoring the progress of all pupils and responding quickly to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 6 of the draft Code of Practice makes specific reference to dyspraxia amongst examples of conditions that educational settings should be aware of when planning SEND provisions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/06/2014 11:36:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

57557

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are considering with the United States authorities and other countries to counter cyber virus crime and extortion.
tabling member printed	Lord Dykes
uin	HL30
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime, which the National Crime Agency (NCA) published in May this year, makes clear that the threat from organised crime groups using cyber tools to commit fraud and online attacks is an increasing risk. This Government has taken significant action to transform the way the UK responds to the cyber threat, including cyber crime, underpinned by £860m additional investment between 2011/12 and 2015/16. <br><br>The UK is working closely with US authorities and with a wide range of other countries to tackle the problem of cyber crime and the associated problem of extortion. The recent international operation between the NCA, the FBI and 9 other countries to disrupt the communications used by criminals to connect with computers that are infected with malicious software (‘malware') known as GameOverZeus and Cryptolocker illustrates the level of international cooperation that the NCA undertakes. This included close coordination in delivering protective security advice through GetSafeOnline and Cyber Streetwise. <br><br>We are also working overseas to help increase the capability and capacity of other countries to tackle cyber crime, through support for improved legislative arrangements, such as the implementation of the principles of the Budapest Convention on Cyber Crime and the development of capacity internationally to tackle cyber crime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 10/06/2014 16:32:59 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	810 label Biography information for Lord Dykes

57558

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alzheimer's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much public money is spent annually on research into Alzheimer's disease; and what is their estimate of the amount spent on such research by commercial and charitable sources.
tabling member printed	Lord Jenkin of Roding
uin	HL31
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Since 2009-10, dementia research funded by Government through the National Institute for Health Research, the Medical Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council has almost doubled, from £28.2 million to £52.2 million in 2012-13. Over the same period, funding by the charitable sector has increased, from £4.2 million to £6.8 million in the case of Alzheimer's Research UK and from £2 million to £5.3 million in the case of the Alzheimer's Society. Data on annual expenditure on dementia research by commercial sources are not available.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/06/2014 11:35:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1097 label Biography information for Lord Jenkin of Roding

57559

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Homelessness
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 pilot schemes on discharge from hospital of the homeless.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL32
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>We have commissioned Homeless Link to undertake an evaluation of the Homeless Hospital Discharge Fund and expect to receive a full report in September.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/06/2014 11:59:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

57560

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	RSPCA
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 de Mauley on 11 March (WA 374), what offence would be committed by an RSPCA inspector making entry, or attempting to make entry, to private property of a private home without the permission of the owner.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL33
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>If the RSPCA are investigating an allegation of animal cruelty and the owners do not cooperate or refuse entry to their property, the RSPCA would normally call upon the assistance of the police. The RSPCA has no special powers for entry or search and seizure – these powers lie with police constables and some local authority officers.</p><p> </p><p>As such they would be subject to the law as any member of the public would be.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 16:57:16 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

57561

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	RSPCA
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 de Mauley on 11 March (WA 374), further to making a complaint about an RSPCA inspector directly to that organisation, what other bodies have the power to regulate the conduct of RSPCA inspectors; and what advice is publicly available to individuals wishing to make a complaint about an investigator.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL34
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A complaint can also be made to the police or the Charity Commission depending on the nature of the complaint.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 17/06/2014 14:51:42 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

57562

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 March (WS 50–52), how many trustees have been removed by the Charity Commission since 2007; how many trustees have been suspended by the Commission since 2007; and what discussions they have had with the Commission about its using its powers to investigate a breach of charitable law.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL35
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of trustees of charities suspended or removed by the Charity Commission in each year since 2007 can be seen in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of trustees suspended</p></td><td><p>Number of trustees removed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A number of meetings have been held with the Charity Commission to discuss its use of regulatory powers. The draft Protection of Charities Bill, announced as part of the Queen's Speech, would strengthen the powers of the Charity Commission to tackle abuse in charities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 18/06/2014 18:00:15 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

57563

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Football Banning Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many football banning orders have been issued in each of the past of the five years for football supporters found guilty of racially or religiously aggravated public order offences.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL36
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A football banning order is a preventative measure which is not issued as part of a sentence, or solely on the basis of an individual's conviction offence. For the purpose of deciding whether to make a banning order, a court may consider a range of prosecution evidence in support of a banning order application. <br><br>The Football Banning Orders Authority holds a range of data on extant football banning orders, including in some cases the relevant offences which initiated a banning order application. However, this is secondary to details of the banning order itself, and it is not possible in all cases to identify which banned individuals have been convicted of a racially or religiously aggravated public order offence. To do so would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 12/06/2014 13:51:18 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

57564

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Football Banning Orders
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 adequacy and effectiveness of sentencing in cases where football fans have been found guilty of racially or religiously aggravated public order offences; and whether they will consider providing advice to the magistracy in response to any evidence revealing that magistrates are reluctant to issue football banning orders in such cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL37
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Racially and religiously aggravated offences have no place in our society. Parliament has provided the courts with the necessary powers to deal effectively with those who are convicted of these serious offences. The court must make a football banning order where an offender has been convicted of a relevant offence and it is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that making a banning order would help prevent violence or disorder at, or in connection with, any regulated football matches. If the court is not so satisfied, it must state that fact and give reasons in open court. The prosecution has a right of appeal against a failure by the court to make a banning order.</p><p> </p><p>Relevant offences for these purposes include chanting of an indecent or racialist nature at a designated football match, and specified offences under the Public Order Act 1986 committed during a period relevant to a football match, which covers the period beginning two hours before the match and ending one hour after the match, at any premises while the offender was at, or entering or leaving or trying to enter or leave, the premises.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any evidence to suggest that the magistracy are reluctant to make football banning orders, and decisions of the magistrates are made with the assistance of legal advisers who refer to current sentencing guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/06/2014 13:28:13 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

57565

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Racial Discrimination
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 factors contributing to the increased level of racial prejudice in Britain, as reported in the British Social Attitudes 31st report by NatCen; and what advice has been provided or is expected to be provided by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the matter in accordance with its statutory duties.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL38
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The figures from the British Social Attitudes survey do not show an increased level of prejudice, but are actually more complex. The figures fluctuate from year to year, but the long-term trends are a decline in self-reported prejudice. Causal factors are likely to include the aftermath of the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks, different attitudes to changing immigration and (in a positive way) the 2012 Olympics. The dataset can be viewed online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has a comprehensive programme of activities to build strong and more united communities, tackle hate crime, harness the work of faith groups and commemorate our common heritage. I have placed in the Library illustrations which summarise our work, which also can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Commission's next periodic report on progress on its statutory duties, including tackling unlawful discrimination and harassment, is due to be published in 2015.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 12/06/2014 15:10:21 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley