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911056

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many more prison officers are currently needed in the UK; how they plan to recruit the necessary prison officers; and what success the Unlocked programme has had in contributing to increasing recruitment.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL8219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Following their introduction in July 2015, there have been 222 applications and 205 orders made for Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders, up to 31 December 2017.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In this period no breaches of an FGM Protection order have been dealt with in the criminal courts. In the Family Courts, proceedings for breach would be dealt with as a contempt of court matter and are not recorded separately. The information could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Statistics on FGM Protection Orders are publicly available as part of the Family Courts Statistics Quarterly series at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly. The next publication of Family Court Statistics Quarterly is due on 28 June 2018. This will provide data up to the end of March 2018.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As part of the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper published in November 2016, the Government committed to an increase of 2,500 Prison Officers by the end of 2018.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Between the end of October 2016 (the closest data point in time to when the commitment was made) and the end of March 2018, the number of Band 3 to 5 prison officers (headcount) increased from 18,713 to 21,824; a net increase of 3,111.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">It is anticipated that 90 per cent of the new recruits will be on the landings by the summer and all of them will be operational by the end of the year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The first cohort of 52 graduates from the Unlocked scheme, which encourages the brightest graduates to consider a career in HMPPS, entered the HMPPS workforce in August last year – 15% higher than had been anticipated. Due to the popularity of the programme, up to 115 candidates will be recruited for the 2018 cohort. They are due to join the service in July 2018.”</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Under the Prison Safety and Reform agenda, Governors have been given greater responsibility for workforce planning and determining their local organisational structure. This includes the number of officers they employ and Governors can implement changes to shift arrangements and resource deployment providing they remain within the agreed funding envelope.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This empowerment of the Governor’s position is intended to enable them to make best use of resources to support prison safety and develop strategies to reduce reoffending. HMPPS does not set workforce planning arrangements for Scotland and Northern Ireland, as this is a matter for devolved Governments.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The recruitment drive continues across the prison estate, with the same urgency that has secured this remarkable influx of new staff.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/06/2018 13:56:34 question first ministerially corrected 18/06/2018 10:30:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie previous answer version 61928 answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

947601

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	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	Public Libraries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public libraries have closed since 2010; what action they have taken to ensure that all the services previously provided by those public libraries are provided by other organisations; and what assessment they have made of the national research project conducted by SERIO to explore the service effectiveness and sustainability of community-managed libraries in England the results of which were published on 5 September 2017.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport monitors proposed changes to library service provision throughout England, but does not hold complete figures on the number of public libraries closed from 2010 to date.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service, and it is for individual local authorities to decide how best to provide a public library service that meets local needs within available resources. However, DCMS works with the Libraries Taskforce and local and central government to promote good practice and innovation to sustain and improve library services in England.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, DCMS and the Libraries Taskforce commissioned research by SERIO about how community managed libraries in England operate, and lessons that can be learnt and shared about their effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. Following consideration of the report and its recommendations, DCMS and the Libraries Taskforce has improved and strengthened information and guidance on community managed libraries. For example, updating the Taskforce’s Community Managed Libraries toolkit for those running or considering establishing community libraries. DCMS and the Libraries Taskforce has also worked with partners to help community managed libraries to set up a peer network, to build closer links and to share learning and support between themselves.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/08/2018 12:01:22 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

947599

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the consultation paper, Amending HMRC’s Civil Information Powers, published on 10 July, which contained the proposal to remove the "requirement to seek approval from the tribunal or the taxpayer before a third-party notice could be issued", what protection and oversight they intend to introduce for taxpayers with regard to the provision of information from third parties.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that every HMRC information power should have an appropriate and proportional safeguard. The ongoing consultation asks for views on the appropriate safeguard to allow HMRC to use a third party information power effectively whilst still protecting taxpayers’ rights. All responses will be considered before any final decisions are taken.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/08/2018 12:07:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

947598

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	USA: NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, during the UK visit of the President of the United States in July, the Prime Minister raised with him the importance of accuracy in statements concerning the proportion of US military expenditure spent in Europe on NATO-related defence.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and the President discussed a wide range of foreign policy and security issues both during his visit to the UK and at the NATO summit in Brussels immediately prior.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/08/2018 12:10:19 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

947596

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report by the Civil Aviation Authority, Airport accessibility report 2016/17, published in 2017, what action they have taken to encourage airports and airlines to reduce waiting times and improve the quality of the assistance provided to disabled passengers at Heathrow and other UK airports.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is looking at measures to improve accessibility at airports and on aircraft through our Aviation Strategy which is due to be published in 2019. This will build on the Civil Aviation Authority, Airport accessibility reports, through which the CAA have stepped up their compliance activity and efforts to improve the quality of assistance available for disabled passengers. The CAA is working closely with London Heathrow and other UK airports to support them in their work on implementing improvement plans so that all airports are fully accessible for disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport also launched its Inclusive Transport Strategy today (25 July 2018), which will look to improve accessibility at UK airports in conjunction with the Aviation Strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 13:09:49 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

940087

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Middle East
	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 government of China’s (1) offer of 100 million yuan in aid to the Palestinians reported on 10 July, and (2) proposal to form a strategic partnership with the Arab League to become the keeper of peace and stability in the Middle East.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Whilst we have not made any specific assessment of this issue, we are aware of the offer and will continue to monitor any developments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2018 12:44:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

940086

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas
	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 price of fuel at motoring service areas; and what steps they will take to ensure motorists are aware of differences in prices.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The retail fuels market is subject to UK competition law under the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), formerly the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has written twice to the CMA setting out our concerns to ensure that motorists benefit from the lower retail fuel prices and better services that can result from competition. We are now working with them to examine whether the use of new technology to increase the transparency of fuel prices can deliver more competitive fuel prices for consumers at motorway forecourts, without compromising safety.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 13:02:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

940085

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Self-harm: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) boys, and (2) girls aged 17 years old or under have been admitted to hospital in England because of (a) self-harm, and (b) self-poisoning in the last ten years compared to the previous ten years.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. However, a table showing a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a first recorded cause code of self-poisoning or self-harm for patients aged under 18 in England from 1997-98 to 2006-07 and 2007-08 to 2016-17 is attached due to the size of the data.</p><p>The attached data shows an increase in FAEs relating to self-harm in young people over this time period. FAEs show a count of activity rather than people, as a person may be admitted to hospital more than once.</p><p>However, the increases shown in the data should also be interpreted in the context of improving data collection and reporting and increasing knowledge, awareness of self-harming and empowerment of people to report self-harm.</p><p>For example, during the time period, the Hospital Episode Statistics dataset has improved the quality of its data and increased its coverage of activity to include the independent sector, which will be factors in the higher activity shown in later years. There have also been improvements in data recording in later years. We have also seen increased self-reporting of self-harm through other data collections such as the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey between 2014 and the previous report in 2007, which would support the assumption of increased knowledge and awareness and less stigma so that people feel more able to report self-harm.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 23/07/2018 13:48:44 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Count of finished admission episodes table formatted.docx title Self harm and self poisoning admissions
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

940084

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Mental Illness: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to address the rise in mental health issues in teenagers and young people; and what assessment they have made of the use of social media in contributing to this rise.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We are making an additional £1.4 billion available in order to transform services, which includes our ambition for an additional 70,000 children and young people a year to receive access to specialist mental health services by 2020/21. Clinical commissioning group (CCG) spending on children and young people’s mental health increased by 20% from £516 million in 2015/16 to £619 million in 2016/17 and the latest refresh of the National Health Service mandate now requires for all CCGs to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard. To build on this, our recent joint health and education Green Paper aims to improve provision of services in schools, bolster links between schools and the NHS and pilot a four week waiting time.</p><p>In terms of the impact of social media on children and young people’s mental health, evidence has shown links between certain increases in social media use and poorer mental health. However it is not clear whether increased use causes poorer mental health, or whether poorer mental health drives an increase in use of social media.</p><p>To better understand the relationship between social media use and the mental health of children and young people, the Chief Medical Officer is leading a systematic review in the area. The review will inform a report from the Chief Medical Officer, expected for publication next year.</p><p>The Department has also commissioned NHS Digital to undertake a Children and Young People’s Mental Health Survey to examine the prevalence of mental disorders. The survey report is planned to include a topic on mental health prevalence in relation to a number of behaviours including social media and cyber-bullying, and is expected for publication in autumn 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 23/07/2018 13:48:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

940083

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Military Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister's statement on 11 July, how the additional 440 UK military personnel to be deployed to the NATO mission in Afghanistan will "bring the stability and security that the Afghan people deserve".
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL9498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The uplift of 440 personnel will join the UK-led Kabul Security Force (KSF), which supports the wider NATO Train Advise Assist mission with non-combat support for the Afghan National Defence and Security Force (ANDSF). This support enables NATO advisors in the city to undertake capacity-building and directly mentors the ANDSF on delivering security for the civilian population, which they been responsible for since 2015. The UK is already playing a critical role, alongside our NATO partners, in training the ANDSF so they have the skills to maintain stability in a challenging environment. The UK uplift will further bolster these efforts where our operational experience and expertise directly benefit the ANDSF.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/07/2018 15:53:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian