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date	24/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of figures released following a freedom of information request showing that more than 160,000 victims of domestic violence in England withdrew their support for charges against their abusers in 2016, what percentage rise this represents compared with the previous 12 months; and what assessment they have made of the factors which led to those withdrawals.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL6818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office first published information on police outcomes for domestic abuse-related offences in ‘Crime outcomes in England and Wales: year ending March 2016’, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-outcomes-in-england-and-wales-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As this was the first time police forces were required to collect figures in this way it is not possible to compare them to earlier years.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of National Statistics has been clear that recent rises in recorded crime reflect improved processes and a greater willingness of victims to come forward there are too many instances where victims are unwilling to testify against their abuser. The Government expects police forces and Crown Prosecutors to use the available data, alongside local knowledge, to review performance in relation to domestic abuse in order to identify areas for improvement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/04/2017 16:08:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

723777

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Public Appointments
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 Ashton of Hyde on 20 April (HL6668) concerning the female candidate who was not approved for appointment by the Secretary of State to the Board of Channel 4, whether they intend to ask the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to examine the appointments process, with respect to the question of whether race or gender discrimination were factors in the decision made.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL6819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>As an independent statutory body responsible for enforcing the Equality Act 2010, the EHRC is able to make its own decisions to intervene if it suspects that an unlawful act has been committed. It has the power to take enforcement action in relation to a breach of the Act’s provisions, including the provisions that cover appointment to public office.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/04/2017 16:06:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

723778

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Truancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many parents were prosecuted in relation to truancy by their children in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, and (3) 2016; and what measures they are proposing to take to reduce the levels of school absence.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL6820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on truancy for 2014 and 2015 (latest currently available) are published by the Ministry of Justice in the “Criminal justice statistics outcomes by offence data tool”, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015</a>. Figures for 2016 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Criminal Justice Statistics outcome for truancy offences, 2014 to 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of defendants proceeded against</p></td><td><p>17,013</p></td><td><p>20,808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that children’s attendance at school is non-negotiable. It is for schools to determine how they address poor attendance using the range of measures available to them, such as parenting contracts and parenting orders, or penalty notice for unauthorised absence. These measures are used to reinforce parents’ responsibilities and to support them in improving their child’s attendance at school.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/04/2017 16:09:29 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

723779

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in reducing the levels of homelessness among single young people and families living in temporary accommodation; and what assessment they have made of the need to increase the provision of (1) affordable accommodation, and (2) private rented accommodation at rent levels proportionate to household incomes.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL6821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/04/2017 11:17:59 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

723780

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Playgrounds
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 impact of the closure of children’s playgrounds on the health, security, safety and education of children.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL6822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities and schools seek consent from the Secretary of State to dispose of playing field land that is surplus or unused. The department has a strong policy presumption against the disposal of school playing fields and has a set of criteria used to assess applications for consent. These include assessing whether the school can continue to meet its curriculum needs. The department gives consent only if the criteria are met, and where the proceeds from sales are to be reinvested in sports and education facilities.</p><p>PE remains a compulsory subject at all four key stages in the national curriculum, ensuring that all children and young people continue to engage in sport and physical activity as they progress through education and beyond. Schools are free to organise and deliver a diverse and challenging PE curriculum, but through the primary PE and sport premium. The government has invested over £600m of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013, and will double the primary PE and sport premium to £320 million a year from September 2017. We also recently announced the creation of the Healthy Pupils Capital Programme, committing £415m of additional funding from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy for primary, secondary, and sixth form colleges to support PE, after school activities, healthy eating, and young people suffering with mental health issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/04/2017 16:12:06 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley