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62791

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 18 to 21 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance in England; and what proportion of those (1) do not have a Level 3 qualification, and (2) live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brinton
uin	HL471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL472 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:57:24 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4241 label Biography information for Baroness Brinton

62792

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total annual cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for 18 to 21 year-olds in England; and what is the cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for those (1) with qualifications below Level 3, and (2) at or above Level 3.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brinton
uin	HL472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL471 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:57:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4241 label Biography information for Baroness Brinton

62796

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
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 incidence of physical, sexual and emotional abuse experienced by transgender individuals placed in mixed-sex Immigration Removal Centres.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Men and women only mix at two immigration removal centres (IRC); Yarl's Wood family accommodation and Dungavel IRC. Transsexual people may be held in any IRC. <br><br>Transsexual people in detention are managed in accordance with Detention Services Order 11/2012. This order requires centres to produce a management care plan outlining how the detainee will be managed safely and decently within the detention environment and to put in place measures to manage the risk of transphobic harassment and transphobic hate crime. <br><br>An assessment of the incidence of physical, sexual and emotional abuse experienced by transgender individuals placed in IRCs is not possible as the information is not centrally recorded and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 16:17:53 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

62797

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sri Lanka
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they are providing to Sri Lanka in 2014 and what funding they will provide in the next five years; and from which sources.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme to Sri Lanka. In 2012 the UK spent just over £5 million for activities in Sri Lanka. This included work on demining, police training, language rights, and human rights; and was allocated mostly through the Foreign Office, central departments in the Department for International Development, and the Conflict Pool. Information on allocations for work in Sri Lanka for the next 5 years is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/07/2014 16:02:09 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62798

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Sri Lanka
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>We welcomed the February 2014 report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka and its recommendation that the Sri Lankan government ‘establish a truth-seeking mechanism and national reparations policy in accordance with international standards as an integral part of a more comprehensive and inclusive approach to transitional justice'.</p><p>As noted in the Chairman's Summary of the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict held in London 11-13 June, and in line with the UN High Commissioner's recommendations, reparations are one of the most valuable ways of supporting survivors of sexual violence in conflict, often cited by victims and survivors of sexual violence as key to their recovery.</p><p>The UK was a main co-sponsor of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Sri Lanka passed on 27 March 2014, which establishes an international investigation into alleged violations and abuses of international law on both sides of the military conflict in Sri Lanka, in addition to calling for progress on human rights and reconciliation. The resolution expresses serious concern at continuing reports of sexual and gender based violence. We continue to offer our full support to the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in establishing an international investigation as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 07/07/2014 11:23:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62800

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 June (WA 63), 14 May (WA 512), 6 May (WA 359), 7 April (WA 234) and 20 March (WA 52), on what each former Prime Minister, in each year that the Public Duty Costs Allowance was awarded to them, spent their allowances, in terms of comprehensive, unambiguous and catalogued expenses.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Public Duty Costs Allowance is to reimburse former Prime Ministers of necessary office and secretariat costs.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, further details are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/07/2014 16:54:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

62478

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Category A prisoners have escaped in each of the last 10 years; and how long after the escape each was recaptured or how long each such uncaptured prisoner has been at large.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Category A escapes remain extremely rare occurrences. The table below provides details of the two Category A escapes that have occurred in the last 10 years; both have been recaptured.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Category A Escape occurring between April 2002 and March 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Category A escapers</p></td><td><p>Days spent unlawfully at large</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>418<sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0<sup>(2)</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Neither prisoner escaped from a prison establishment.</p><p><sup>(1) </sup>This prisoner escaped from prison contractor transport, through force of arms.</p><p><sup>(2) </sup>This prisoner escaped from the witness box during a court hearing and was recaptured in less than 1 hour.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of improved risk assessment procedures the number of prisoners absconding from open prisons has reduced significantly over the last 10 years. There were 225 absconds in 2013-14 compared to 1,301 in 2003-04.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of escapes and absconds, by prison, since 1995 are provided in the Prison Digest contained in the Prison and Probation Trusts Performance Statistics. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL409 question first answered 02/07/2014 16:44:19 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62480

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have absconded or escaped from each of Her Majesty's prisons or other custodial establishments in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Category A escapes remain extremely rare occurrences. The table below provides details of the two Category A escapes that have occurred in the last 10 years; both have been recaptured.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Category A Escape occurring between April 2002 and March 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Category A escapers</p></td><td><p>Days spent unlawfully at large</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>418<sup>(1)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0<sup>(2)</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Neither prisoner escaped from a prison establishment.</p><p><sup>(1) </sup>This prisoner escaped from prison contractor transport, through force of arms.</p><p><sup>(2) </sup>This prisoner escaped from the witness box during a court hearing and was recaptured in less than 1 hour.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of improved risk assessment procedures the number of prisoners absconding from open prisons has reduced significantly over the last 10 years. There were 225 absconds in 2013-14 compared to 1,301 in 2003-04.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of escapes and absconds, by prison, since 1995 are provided in the Prison Digest contained in the Prison and Probation Trusts Performance Statistics. This can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225234/prison-performance-digest-12-13.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL407 question first answered 02/07/2014 16:44:20 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62514

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering a review of the direct delivery market in the light of postal service providers other than Royal Mail being able to serve selected areas only.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament gave Ofcom, as an independent regulator for postal services, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, following a consultation, Ofcom, as the independent regulator for postal services, set out its guidance on its approach to intervening in response to a material threat to the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has made clear that if its ongoing monitoring regime, which keeps the situation under continual review and allows for any new evidence, does not prompt the need for any earlier assessment, it will as a matter of course carry out a full assessment of the impact of competition on the universal service towards the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (www.ofcom.org.uk).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/07/2014 14:56:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

62515

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering any regulatory changes to protect the universal postal service in the light of postal service providers other than Royal Mail being able to serve selected areas only.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Under the Postal Services Act 2011, Parliament gave Ofcom, as an independent regulator for postal services, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament has given Ofcom the regulatory powers and tools it needs to intervene in the market if the universal service is ever at risk. It is for Ofcom to determine how it uses its powers and tools in support of its statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom also has a duty to promote competition where that benefits consumers, though should the two duties be in conflict it is the universal service that takes precedence in the interests of postal users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (www.ofcom.org.uk).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/07/2014 14:55:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth