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date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the roadworks on the M3 motorway between junctions 2 and 4a; and when they expect those works to be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is on schedule to open the M3 Smart Motorway between junctions 2 and 4a on 30 June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the delivery of this Smart Motorways scheme Highways England have also undertaken additional planned maintenance and renewal of a large amount of existing infrastructure reducing the need for further roadworks. This has included full low noise resurfacing of the carriageways. Highways England has delivered most of this work in parallel, there will be some remaining works which will need to take place beyond the 30 June 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/06/2017 11:06:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

730991

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 July 2016 (HL1382), whether, in cases of grooming gangs, they will identify the perpetrators as they are classified in law by reference to their specific ethnic and religious identity, and not as “Asians”.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL15
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the ethnicity or religion of suspects. The police record the self-defined ethnicity of suspects using the 16+1 Self Defined Ethnicity Codes as defined by the Office for National Statistics. The ethnicity of suspects who define themselves as Asian or British Asian are broken down under the Codes into the following more detailed ethnic groups: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or Any Other Ethnic Background.</p><p>Child sexual exploitation is not exclusive to any single culture, community, race or religion. It happens in all areas of the country and can take many forms.</p><p>The Government has made significant progress in tackling child sexual exploitation and the ‘Tackling Child Exploitation: Progress Report’ published in February 2017 sets out the progress that has been made and what further action we will be taking.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 15:40:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

731028

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the procedure for freelance public service interpreters and translators to apply for clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL36
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>An individual who is seeking to work with children or vulnerable adults may be eligible for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, eligibility for which is set out in Part V of the Police Act 1997. Eligibility takes into account the activities and circumstances under which the person is performing the role, and not necessarily the profession.</p><p>Interpreters and translators in certain public service positions may accordingly already be eligible for enhanced checks, for example those working within prisons or those working in certain roles with children or vulnerable adults. It is for an employer to satisfy themselves that the relevant position is eligible under the current legal provisions. Detailed guidance on eligibility is provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 15:39:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

731037

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Hatred
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the attack outside the Muslim Welfare House, near Finsbury Park mosque, what measures they are taking to prevent further violence in the name of religion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
uin	HL45
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Violence of any kind is abhorrent and the Government will do what is necessary to ensure the safety of its citizens and protect national security. The Government is taking action against all forms of terrorism and extremism, including the major threat from Islamist violent extremism. Our response includes the Counter Extremism strategy, the new Commission for Countering Extremism, and the hate crime action plan.</p><p>We are also reviewing our Counter Terrorism strategy to ensure we have all the powers and measures we need to keep our communities safe. In 2015, the Chancellor announced that cross-government spending on Counter-Terrorism would be increased by 30% - increasing CT spending from the protected £11.7bn over five years to £15.1bn over the same period. We have dedicated funding to help protect places of worship who have been subject or vulnerable to a hate crime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 15:45:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

731093

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Her Majesty's Government what measures will be contained in the domestic violence legislation announced in the Queen's Speech.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
uin	HL101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As announced in the Queen’s Speech, the Government will bring forward legislation to protect the victims of domestic violence and abuse.</p><p>The Bill will contain a number of measures designed to protect victims and will give the justice system greater guidance and clarity about the devastating impact of domestic violence and abuse on families.</p><p>It will establish a Domestic Violence and Abuse Commissioner, to stand up for victims and survivors, raise public awareness, monitor the response of statutory agencies and local authorities and hold the justice system to account in tackling domestic abuse.</p><p>It will also define domestic abuse in law, and create a consolidated new domestic abuse civil prevention and protection order regime. The Bill will ensure that if abusive behaviour involves a child, then the court can hand down a sentence that reflects the devastating life-long impact that abuse can have on a child.</p><p>The Bill is part of a programme of work designed to transform our approach to domestic violence and ensure that victims have the confidence to come forward and report their experiences, safe in the knowledge that the state and justice system will do everything it can to both support them and their children, and pursue their abuser.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 15:37:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1987 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws