Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1698025

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation and Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned any research on a causal link between (1) an expansion of prison places and more custodial sentences, and (2) a reduction in violent and other serious crime episodes in a given period of time.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not commissioned research looking directly at any causal link of the kind mentioned in the question. However, the MoJ continues to carefully monitor the use of the prison estate and the sentencing framework to ensure that the most serious offenders are appropriately punished, and that the public are kept safe.</p><p>That is why we are embarking on the largest expansion of our prison estate since the Victorian era, investing £4 billion toward the delivery of 20,000 additional, modern places. By the end of 2025, we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing crime and protecting the public, however, is not only about increased custody. Evidence shows that 55% of people given a custodial sentence of less than 12 months go on to be convicted of further proven offences in the following 12 months. For offenders punished with Suspended Sentence Orders with requirements that are served in the community, the reoffending rate is significantly lower at 24%. That is why we are introducing a presumption to suspend sentences of under 12 months. However, judges will still be able to exercise their discretion to impose custody in exceptional circumstances. We have also included exemptions to the presumption where there is a significant risk of harm to an individual or where the offender has breached an order of the court, as is the case for many repeat and prolific offenders.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 09/04/2024 09:38:47 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1543502

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Diplomatic Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many diplomats from China are based in the UK; and in which locations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office publishes details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consular posts in the UK on gov.uk, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-embassies-in-the-uk. This page includes the London Diplomatic List which contains the addresses and contact details of all embassies and high commissions, as well as the names of heads of mission and other diplomatic agents appointed in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961. The entry for the People's Republic of China, as of December 2022, lists 127 diplomatic agents in the locations set out below. In addition, consular officials are appointed to the Consulates General of the People's Republic of China in Edinburgh, Manchester and Belfast.</p><p>Embassy of the People's Republic of China</p><p>49-51 Portland Place W1B 1JL</p><p>Consular Section</p><p>31 Portland Place W1B 1QD</p><p>Defence Section</p><p>25 Lyndhurst Road NW3 5PA</p><p>Economic and Commercial Office</p><p>16 Lancaster Gate W2 3LH</p><p>Cultural Section</p><p>11 West Heath Road NW3 7UX</p><p>Education Section</p><p>50 Portland Place W1B 1NQ</p><p>Science &amp; Technology Section</p><p>10 Greville Place NW6 5JN</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/01/2023 17:57:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1364509

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the tax changes proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget statement on 27 October will apply to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>As set out in our Command Paper in July, we are seeking a more flexible settlement with regard to the Northern Ireland Protocol to ensure all of the UK can benefit from tax changes such as the alcohol duty reforms announced at Budget. The Government will continue to discuss the application of the alcohol duty reforms to Northern Ireland with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/11/2021 12:02:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1191339

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reintroduce COVID-19 screening of all incoming international passengers and air crew at all UK airports; and why such measures have not been in place throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>Targeted screening measures were initially carried out at UK airports for inbound passengers during the containment phase of the pandemic when the aim was to prevent the virus coming in to the UK. Whilst there is community transmission within the UK, the role played by imported cases is less significant and so our focus in the current delay phase has not been on screening measures at the border.</p><p> </p><p>Airlines and airports have implemented additional measures in response to COVID-19 in line with advice from Public Health England (PHE), Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and the Chief Medical Officer, as well as following their existing internal protocols on preventing the spread of infectious diseases.</p><p> </p><p>In time, the aviation sector will begin to restart and recover, and we are exploring measures that could be deployed in the aviation sector to ensure the public can be confident that flying is a safe and healthy way of travelling. Any changes to our approach will be led by advice from SAGE and the Chief Medical Officer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/05/2020 15:55:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794201

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England on the projected levels of investment over the next five years on new technology to treat cancer.
tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Watford
uin	HL3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government have already committed an additional £8 billion by 2020/21 to the National Health Service and now committed to backing the NHS in England further so that by 2019/20, it will have received an additional £2.8 billion for frontline services than previously planned over the period. This includes £335 million this winter to help trusts to increase capacity and £3.5 billion of new capital investment by 2022/23 to transform its estate and drive further efficiency savings.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2016, NHS England announced a £130 million fund to modernise radiotherapy across England. Over the next two years, older Linear Accelerators radiotherapy equipment being used by hospitals will be upgraded or replaced; ensuring cancer patients have access to the latest, leading-edge technology.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:58:32 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2766 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Watford