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1136756

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to expand the number of staff apprenticeships offered by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL16906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has made 20 apprenticeships available to staff since 2017.</p><p>There are plans to expand the number of apprenticeships offered to staff across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, including Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>To date, HMPPS have not met their annual apprenticeship targets due to the need to delay the Prison Officer apprenticeship launch until annual recruitment levels make this operationally feasible. HMPPS forecast to meet their annual target from 2020-21 onwards.</p><p>There are currently no apprenticeship completions within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Completion data will be available as appropriate from providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL16905 HL16907 HL16908 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:04:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1136757

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service is on target to deliver its share of the 30,000 apprenticeships by 2020, as part of the Civil Service Apprenticeship Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL16907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has made 20 apprenticeships available to staff since 2017.</p><p>There are plans to expand the number of apprenticeships offered to staff across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, including Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>To date, HMPPS have not met their annual apprenticeship targets due to the need to delay the Prison Officer apprenticeship launch until annual recruitment levels make this operationally feasible. HMPPS forecast to meet their annual target from 2020-21 onwards.</p><p>There are currently no apprenticeship completions within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Completion data will be available as appropriate from providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL16905 HL16906 HL16908 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:04:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1136758

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Apprentices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the completion rate for individuals undertaking a staff apprenticeship delivered by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL16908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has made 20 apprenticeships available to staff since 2017.</p><p>There are plans to expand the number of apprenticeships offered to staff across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies, including Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>To date, HMPPS have not met their annual apprenticeship targets due to the need to delay the Prison Officer apprenticeship launch until annual recruitment levels make this operationally feasible. HMPPS forecast to meet their annual target from 2020-21 onwards.</p><p>There are currently no apprenticeship completions within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Completion data will be available as appropriate from providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL16905 HL16906 HL16907 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:04:51 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1179867

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Tunnel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate that passenger trains using the Severn Tunnel will be regularly powered by electricity.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL1733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>As of the December 2019 timetable, Network Rail have been unable to successfully operate electric services in the Severn Tunnel due to contamination of overhead line insulators. This does not affect the benefits delivered by the December 2019 timetable, as the small journey time impact of running in diesel can be absorbed by the timetable. They have been working with Cardiff University to assess ways of mitigating the effects of the contamination and are installing electrical switching equipment to allow maintenance cleaning to be done more easily in the future. Testing will commence in Spring 2020, with an aim of commencing electric services before the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1734 question first answered 09/03/2020 17:21:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1179868

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Tunnel
	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 damage to the new overhead electric lines in the Severn Tunnel.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL1734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>As of the December 2019 timetable, Network Rail have been unable to successfully operate electric services in the Severn Tunnel due to contamination of overhead line insulators. This does not affect the benefits delivered by the December 2019 timetable, as the small journey time impact of running in diesel can be absorbed by the timetable. They have been working with Cardiff University to assess ways of mitigating the effects of the contamination and are installing electrical switching equipment to allow maintenance cleaning to be done more easily in the future. Testing will commence in Spring 2020, with an aim of commencing electric services before the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1733 question first answered 09/03/2020 17:21:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1183171

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners were released on temporary licence from each category of prison in the most recent twelve-month period for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL2263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a thorough risk assessment before being considered for release on temporary licence (ROTL). ROTL is proven to reduce reoffending, helping offenders build and maintain family ties as well as find work.</p><p>The table below shows the number of prisoners released on temporary licence in England and Wales between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019 by category/type of prison from which they were released for the first time during that period.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Table 1: Individuals released on temporary licence by predominant prison function, October 2018 - September 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Predominant Prison Function</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Open</strong></p></td><td><p>7,106</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Local</strong></p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category C</strong></p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Young Offender Institution</strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category B</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category A</strong></p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,548</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disclosure control</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The above data shows unique individuals and their first release on temporary licence, based on date. There may be cases where an individual moves between establishments and is released on temporary licence from more than one establishment type. In these instances, only the establishment type of their first ROTL in the time period is recorded.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Source: </strong>PQ HL 2263 (Ministry of Justice; DASD-JSAS)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/03/2020 12:28:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1186344

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Music: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they plan to provide to music studios during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL2744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced additional measures to support businesses and organisations that have been impacted by the pandemic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes the Government stepping in to help pay people’s wages – a scheme which is one of the most generous of any in the world – paying grants to support as many jobs as necessary. Any employer in the country who promises to retain their staff, can apply for a grant to cover most of the cost of paying people’s wages. Government grants will cover 80 per cent of the salary of retained workers up to a total of £2,500 a month, with this limit set well above the median income. The cost of wages will be backdated to 1st March and will be open for at least three months. The Government will consider extending the scheme for longer if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>We are also deferring the next three months of VAT, a direct injection of £33 billion of cash to employers which means no business will pay any VAT in March, April or May; and they will have until the end of the financial year to repay those bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme will now be interest free for twelve months, an extension from the initial announcement of six months. We have already introduced and announced an extension to the Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which is for small and medium-sized businesses. On Tuesday, the Chancellor expanded the amount that can be borrowed from £1.2 million to £5 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/03/2020 11:52:11 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1186345

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether arts organisations in receipt of public money will have to repay that money if they cannot meet the grant payment requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL2745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>The majority of Government funding for arts organisations and individuals is provided through our arm’s length body Arts Council England (ACE). From the funding received ACE provides grants to over 800 National Portfolio organisations (NPO’s) and funds 30 Creative People and Places projects across the UK. ACE operates independently of Government, which protects both ACE and DCMS from questions of any political involvement in arts funding decisions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>During the Covid 19 pandemic ACE will be relaxing its funding conditions for National Portfolio Organisations and Creative People and Places projects where necessary, and are currently talking to each of them about how this will work. Grant conditions will also be relaxed on existing National Lottery Project Grants where necessary, and ACE will be providing more information on its website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These measures, in conjunction with the initiatives announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to support businesses and organisations that have been impacted by the pandemic, such as the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the deferral of VAT payments for the next 3 months, will provide organisations with more financial support during this period of uncertainty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 26/03/2020 13:06:25 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1186346

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which categories of freelance workers and sole traders will be eligible for the COVID-19 Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL2746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme is available to self-employed individuals with an eligible business entity. The scheme is open to sole traders, freelancers, body corporates, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships or any other legal entity carrying out a business activity in the United Kingdom, with a turnover of less than £45m, operating in most sectors. The turnover of the business must generate more than 50% of its turnover from trading activity.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders, such as banks, are responsible for providing loans supported by the guarantee. The exact terms of each loan and length of application will depend on the circumstances of the borrower: lenders are fully aware of the current urgency with which some businesses need to access finance to support cash-flow during this difficult time, so we would expect them to respond appropriately to their customers’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>The list of participating lenders that provide Coronavirus Interruption Business Loan Scheme facilities published on the British Business Bank website.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/04/2020 10:16:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1189873

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Remand in Custody
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been remanded in custody in England and Wales in each month of 2020 to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL3384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The requested data is not available at this time. Court data up to the year ending December 2019 is due to be published in May 2020, and data for the year ending December 2020 is planned for publication in May 2021. Prison receptions data covering January to March 2020 is planned for publication in July 2020 and data covering April to June 2020 is planned for publication in October 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/05/2020 15:44:36 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German