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170927

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent assessment by Oxfam, Save the Children, the Refugee Council, Amnesty International and other charities about the number of Syrian refugees who could be resettled in the United Kingdom, whether they will consider increasing the number of Syrian refugees through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme is designed to complement our humanitarian aid efforts and is based on need rather than fulfilling a quota; however, we have said we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to deliver that commitment.</p><p>This is in addition to our consideration of asylum claims lodged in the UK under our normal rules. Since the crisis began, we have given sanctuary to more than 3,400 Syrian nationals and their dependants. In addition, the UK has been at the forefront of the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, having pledged £700m, making us the second largest bilateral donor.</p><p>We strongly believe that we should continue to focus on aid rather than resettlement as the best way for the UK to maximise our impact, and we therefore have no current plans to expand the VPR scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 15:20:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170928

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to ensure that the family reunification process for Syrian refugees is made as simple and flexible as possible, in line with the recommendations of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights report <i>Syrian Refugees in Europe: What Europe can do to Ensure Protection and Solidarity</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The process for family members who wish to apply to join a refugee family member in the UK is set out in detail on the Home Office website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion</a>. This includes details of the qualifying criteria and the relevant documentary requirements. The Government will consider the recommendations in the Report as part of the next review of the family reunion policy and application process next year.</p><p>Syrian refugees who do not meet the requirements in the Immigration Rules for refugee family reunion may apply under other routes in the Rules, including under Appendix FM, if they have relevant family members in the UK.</p><p>The UK also operates the Mandate refugee scheme which provides a resettlement route for individual refugees who have been recognised by UNHCR and have close family ties with the UK. The UK is only able to consider resettlement applications from refugees who have been referred to us by UNHCR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3836 question first answered 07/01/2015 15:01:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170929

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to admit Syrian refugees to the United Kingdom who do not fulfil the requirements of existing family reunification legislation but who have extended family members in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The process for family members who wish to apply to join a refugee family member in the UK is set out in detail on the Home Office website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion</a>. This includes details of the qualifying criteria and the relevant documentary requirements. The Government will consider the recommendations in the Report as part of the next review of the family reunion policy and application process next year.</p><p>Syrian refugees who do not meet the requirements in the Immigration Rules for refugee family reunion may apply under other routes in the Rules, including under Appendix FM, if they have relevant family members in the UK.</p><p>The UK also operates the Mandate refugee scheme which provides a resettlement route for individual refugees who have been recognised by UNHCR and have close family ties with the UK. The UK is only able to consider resettlement applications from refugees who have been referred to us by UNHCR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3835 question first answered 07/01/2015 15:01:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170931

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many main battle tanks, either serviceable or useable at short notice, are presently available to the British Army.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on availability and levels of readiness for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security or disclose information which could be of use to our adversaries. The Army has sufficient levels of main battle tanks to meet the levels of readiness required under Defence Strategic Direction and as set out in the Defence Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 06/01/2015 17:14:25 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

170935

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Imports
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 status under the Licensing Act 2003 or the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 of imports from the United States or Europe of alcohol powders.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL3842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Licensing Act 2003 put in place a robust regime for licensing the sale of alcohol. Section 191 of the Act defines alcohol as &quot;spirits, wine, beer, cider or any other fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor&quot;, and lists some exceptions. The status of products containing alcohol are considered on a case by case basis. Although the Act refers to liquids and this product is sold in solid form, it is intended to be drunk as a liquid.</p><p>The Government is not aware of powdered alcohol being marketed or made available to buy in England and Wales, although we are aware of its sale in other countries. In the event that there is a proposal to market powdered alcohol in England and Wales, the Home Office will make a formal assessment of its legal position.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 15:24:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

170938

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Bills
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which bills introduced since May 2010 have included any issues of exclusive concern to England and any of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland; and what were those issues for each bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL3845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Leader of the House of Commons will publish an analysis of legislation relating to England in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/01/2015 14:06:11 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

170939

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Administration of Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many resignations have occurred from 2012 to 2014 among all grades in (1) the Police Service, (2) the Prison Officer Service, and (3) the Probation Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL3846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The available information collected centrally appears in the tables below.</p><p>Table 1: Number of voluntary resignations in the Police service<sup>1</sup>, by officer rank and police worker type, England and Wales, 2011/12 to 2013/14<sup>2</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011/12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Police Officers</p></td><td><p>1,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Superintendent</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Superintendent</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Inspector</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inspector</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Constable</p></td><td><p>983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police Staff</p></td><td><p>5,829</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)</p></td><td><p>1,787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Designated officer</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Traffic Warden</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Constable</p></td><td><p>3,872</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1. Total police officer leavers by rank and gender are published in the Police Workforce, England and Wales, statistical publications.</p><p>Breakdown by leaving type (i.e voluntary resignations) are not regularly published, therefore these figures have not been verified by police forces and are provisional.</p><p> </p><p>2. This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number, with the exception of special constables where they are provided on a headcount basis.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Home Office</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of resignations in the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), National Probation Service (NPS) and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) resignations, England and Wales, 2012 to 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014(Jan -Sep)<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Prison:</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>NOMS (Excluding NPS)<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>1050</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation:</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>NPS<sup>1,2</sup></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CRC<sup>2,4,5</sup></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time, to ensure consistency of reporting. However the database itself is dynamic, and where updates to the database are made late, subsequent to the taking of the extract, these updates will not be reflected in figures produced by the extract. For this reason, HR data are unlikely to be precisely accurate, and to present unrounded figures would be to overstate the accuracy of the figures. Rounding to 10 accurately depicts the level of certainty that is held with these figures.</p><p>Totals are formed from unrounded parts prior to rounding. For this reason, rounded totals may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>1. The National Probation Service (NPS) was formed on 1 June 2014 and its staff became civil servants on that date. The NPS is part of NOMS, however figures have been presented separately for NPS</p><p>2. Prior to 1 June 2014, Probation Services were provided by probation trusts that managed staffing locally, and no data on resignations from probation trusts are held centrally.</p><p>3. Figures are only available up to 30 September 2014, the date of the latest publication.</p><p>4. Information provided by CRCs are only available as FTE; otherwise, figures are provided as head count.</p><p>5. The number of CRC resignations provided is complete for all CRCs with the exception of Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire CRC. They were only able to provide leaver data for the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire elements of their CRC in certain months (September 2014 for Gloucestershire and August and September 2014 for Wiltshire).</p><p>Source: NOMS</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/01/2015 13:49:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

170945

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic and Monetary Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the operation of the Eurozone has had a positive effect on the United Kingdom economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Higgins
uin	HL3852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>As the Chancellor said at the Autumn Statement, Britain – as one of the most open trading economies in the world, with a large financial sector – is not immune to the risks of the global economy. This is particularly true of the euro area, the UK’s largest trading partner, which accounts for 40 percent of exports.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While significant steps have been taken by the euro area to place itself on a more sustainable footing, its economy weakened in the second half of 2014, with inflation extremely low and unemployment stubbornly high.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 07/01/2015 14:05:17 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1067 label Biography information for Lord Higgins

170950

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Security Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of the data and information to be classed as "any other technical identifier" under the terms of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill; and whether they will provide examples.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>In order to resolve who is, for example, accessing a server of illegal images on the internet, a range of data needs to be retained by internet service providers. The way that an internet service provider identifies their individual customers varies from company to company, depending on how their systems work. An IP address can often be shared by hundreds of people at once – in order to find out which device is accessing the illegal content other data would be required, for example, port numbers (akin to a house number where an IP address is akin to a post code) or MAC addresses (the identifier of the particular computer).These are the types of data that may be used to identify which &quot;other identifier&quot; belongs to the sender or recipient of a communication. The purpose for which these data types are retained is strictly limited by the clause to resolving the sender or recipient of an internet communication – the shorthand for which is IP resolution.</p><p>The IP resolution clauses in the Counter-terrorism and Security Bill will enable a device linked to an IP address to be identified in many circumstances. However further data, excluded by the provisions in this Bill, would be required to resolve them in all circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 14:58:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170951

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Security Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of "Internet Access Service" and "Internet Communications Service" under the terms of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill; and whether they will provide examples.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>An Internet Access Service is a service that provides access to the internet and can include a home broadband connection, mobile internet or publicly available wi-fi. The term internet access already exists in the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 and is well understood by those affected by the legislation.</p><p>An Internet Communications Service is a communications service which takes place on the internet and can include internet telephony, internet email and instant messaging services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 14:56:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven