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100982

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/11/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	27/10/2014 23:21:28
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:19:53
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2438
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/11/2014 15:14:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are monitoring the growth in use of unmanned aerial vehicles ("drones"); and whether they consider the current legal framework is adequate for the purpose of regulating the use of drones.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2438
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2438
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Operators undertaking commercial aerial work using Remotely Piloted Aircraft need the permission of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA keeps a record of permissions given to those operators.</p><p> </p><p>The regulation of small unmanned aircraft is specifically covered by two articles within the Air Navigation Order, which legislate for the ‘general’ flying aspects and the flight of those equipped for surveillance. However, as well as these specific articles, a more general article, which prevents a person ‘causing or permitting an aircraft to endanger the safety of any person or property’, also remains applicable.</p><p> </p><p>We do not believe that any additional regulatory changes are needed to ensure adequate privacy and data protection.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

114487

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	05/11/2014
	date tabled	05/11/2014
	ddp created	05/11/2014 23:08:05
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:26:14
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2671
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/11/2014 15:22:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the request from the French Interior Minister for British Police to be posted to Calais to assist with dissuading people from seeking to enter the United Kingdom illegally by secreting themselves in vehicles travelling to Kent ports.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2671
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2671
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The French Interior Ministry issued a correction to Associated French Press on 5 November saying that M. Cazeneuve was in fact making reference to British &quot;officials&quot; and not police.</p><p>The UK will not be posting any British police in Calais.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

166869

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/12/2014
	date	01/12/2014
	date tabled	01/12/2014
	ddp created	01/12/2014 22:12:59
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:42:56
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Illness: Police Custody
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3287
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/12/2014 12:24:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take further action to prevent the detention of mentally ill people in police cells caused by the shortage of relevant National Health Service secure mental health facilities.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3287
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3287
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is already taking action to prevent the inappropriate use of police cells as a place of safety under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has an ambition to reduce this practice by 50% this year – and to see how police and health colleagues can work together so that it does not happen at all to children and young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Last year the number of people taken to police cells as places of safety fell significantly. Emerging figures for police forces for 2014-15 appear to be continuing this downward trend.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The police have told us that between the six months of April and September this year there have been 2,282 such cases – which, if maintained over the rest of the year, would result in a further 24% decrease in use of cells over last year. At the same time the use of health-based places of safety increased by 3,019 uses between 2012-13 and 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This puts us well on track to achieve our aim of reducing the 2011-12 figure of 8,667 uses of police cells by half in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In February, we published a Crisis Care Concordat to make sure people in crisis get the help they need. All localities are working to complete local crisis declarations agreed by all the local relevant agencies, by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In conjunction with the Home Office, the Department of Health has conducted a review of section 135 and section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. This is due to report shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new Children and Young People's Mental Health and Well-Being Taskforce will also be looking at the issue of under 18s being detained in police custody as part of its Access and Prevention work.</p><p> </p>
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	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

166870

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/12/2014
	date	01/12/2014
	date tabled	01/12/2014
	ddp created	01/12/2014 22:13:00
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:42:58
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3288
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/12/2014 17:44:29
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the number of Police and Crime Commissioners who are facing or have faced investigation following complaints about their behaviour.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3288
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3288
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have an important role in holding their forces to account and focussing on cutting crime. It is right that they are held to the very highest standards. It is precisely because PCCs are visible, elected individuals that they are able to be held to account in this way, quite in contrast to police authorities. PCCs are delivering a level of transparency, visibility and accountability that did not exist before 2012 under the Police Authority model of police governance.</p><p>There have been 44 PCC related complaints referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Of these referrals, only six have led to an independent investigation conducted by the IPCC, and two managed investigations which are carried out by external police forces under the direction and control of the IPCC. The remainder did not meet the IPCC’s threshold for investigation. No IPCC referrals have so far led to a PCC being charged or convicted of any offence.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

175585

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/02/2015
	date	26/01/2015
	date tabled	26/01/2015
	ddp created	26/01/2015 22:29:11
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 23:03:26
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4428
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/02/2015 16:54:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of people committing suicide whilst in prison.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL4428
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4428
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy, and the Government is committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>All prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify, manage and support people who are at risk of harm to themselves. Building on this, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has put in place additional resources for safer custody work in prisons and at regional level. These staff support safer custody work in prisons and share good practice across establishments. NOMS will be conducting a review of the operation of the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork system (the case management process for prisoners assessed as being at risk) in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Young adults are a particularly challenging and vulnerable group, and that is why we have commissioned an independent review into the deaths of 18 to 24-year-olds in prison custody. This review will report in the Spring.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to explore the reasons for the recent increase in the number of self-inflicted deaths, but there is no simple explanation for it. Strenuous efforts are made to learn from every self-inflicted death, and we have accepted and acted on the vast majority of recommendations from recent investigations by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.</p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

175586

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/02/2015
	date	26/01/2015
	date tabled	26/01/2015
	ddp created	26/01/2015 22:29:12
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 23:03:28
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Channel Tunnel
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4429
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/02/2015 12:15:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assess the effectiveness of "Operation Stack", the parking of lorries on the M20 Motorway, in the event of serious disruption at the Channel Tunnel.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL4429
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4429
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government are taking steps to assess the effectiveness of Operation Stack and on 22 January, My Rt Hon Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, the Hon Member for South Holland and the Deepings (John Hayes) met with a number of Honourable Members from the Kent area to discuss Operation Stack in more detail. As a result, officials are:</p><p> </p><p>1) working with key partners to determine the feasibility of a number of lorry parks and any new or innovative approaches to reduce the impact of Operation Stack; and</p><p> </p><p>2) investigating plans for additional parking capacity being undertaken by Dover Harbour Board, Eurotunnel and other developers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

50228

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/05/2014
	date	07/05/2014
	date tabled	07/05/2014
	ddp created	08/05/2014 00:33:57
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:10:37
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6946
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings have taken place in 2014 between British and French authorities to discuss homeless people living in the Calais area who seek unlawfully to board British vehicles travelling to Dover; and what has been the outcome of any such meetings.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6946
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6946
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK works closely with the French authorities on matters of border security and cross border criminality to maintain the integrity of our joint border controls. <br><br>The Home Office and Border Force regularly meet the French at Ministerial, official and operational level to enhance our effectiveness in tackling irregular migration and organised immigration crime, including between Calais and Dover.</p><p> </p><p>Recent collaboration has resulted in a grant of £2 million from the UK to replace and upgrade the Passive Millimetre Wave Imaging (PMMWI) equipment currently deployed in the ports of Calais and Coquelles.</p><p>In respect of the UK response to increase our impact on Organised Immigration Crime in France (especially northern France) Border Force have established a UK Task Force (Op Groundbreaker) and assembled Intelligence /Investigation Officers from Immigration Enforcement, Border Force, National Crime Agency and Kent Police. The Task Force is able to provide a robust response to OIC and work closely with French colleagues in Police Aux Frontiéres (PAF) nationally and in particular with OCRIEST (Office Central de Répression de l'Immigration Irrégulière et de l'Emploi d'Etrangers sans Titre - a specialist PAF Unit dedicated to tackling organised crime groups in France and abroad).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

64249

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/07/2014
	date	26/06/2014
	date tabled	26/06/2014
	ddp created	26/06/2014 20:29:38
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:27:03
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Special Constables
	house id	2
	identifier	HL651
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/07/2014 16:12:57
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recent award to Kent Police Special Constabulary of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, whether there are any steps being taken nationally to encourage membership of the Special Constabulary.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL651
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL651
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Special Constabulary is an integral part of policing.<br><br>Individual police forces are responsible for determining their own recruitment requirements in order to meet local policing needs. In line with the Government's commitment to increase the number of volunteers, the Home Office continues to support the development of the Special Constabulary in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

156520

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/12/2014
	date	19/11/2014
	date tabled	19/11/2014
	ddp created	19/11/2014 23:21:26
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:33:39
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Campylobacter
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2943
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/12/2014 15:46:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider further action to encourage supermarkets to provide more information to customers about the campylobacter contamination rates of chickens sold.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2943
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2943
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Supermarkets do not provide this information to customers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is publishing quarterly results from its year-long retail survey of campylobacter on whole fresh chickens in order to further drive the implementation of poultry production methods that reduce campylobacter throughout the supply chain. The prime objective is to lower the levels of campylobacter on chickens so that there is minimal risk to consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, through Food Safety Week 2014, the FSA has successfully focused on the message about safe handling of raw poultry which has had widespread coverage in the media. The FSA intends to periodically reinforce the messages to consumers to minimise the risk from cross-contamination by handling raw chicken carefully and to avoid washing it. The FSA has also worked closely with retailers so that the ‘Do not wash’ message is now being rolled out across all poultry packaging at retail.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

50226

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/05/2014
	date	07/05/2014
	date tabled	07/05/2014
	ddp created	08/05/2014 00:33:57
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:10:35
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6944
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/05/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the predicted increase in tick-transmitted diseases such as Lyme disease.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6944
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6944
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Health Service have public information on tick-borne diseases on their websites, and PHE works with patient groups to promote the recognition and prevention of Lyme disease. PHE also provides information for health professionals, and wrote to all general practitioners last spring to alert them to the risks. A new leaflet for the public will be released later this month and advertised through social media sites and the PHE website. National parks and other organisations also offer advice to visitors on avoiding tick bites and awareness of Lyme Disease, and PHE will work with these groups to enhance the information available over the summer season. PHE is also developing national guidance for the management of Lyme disease, and a research programme through the Health Protection Research Unit at Liverpool with NHS partners.</p>
	creator	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon