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date	28/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Employment and Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that support provided to prison leavers to secure available housing and potential job opportunities is coordinated.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Effective resettlement of prison leavers is a core part of our efforts to reduce re-offending. This includes making sure someone has a home and access to employment.</p><p>Community Probation Practitioners coordinate the overall rehabilitation of an offender, supported by Pre-Release Teams who provide immediate resettlement and pre-release support for all people in prison, including for accommodation and employment. This coordination continues once the individual has left prison for the duration of their license period.</p><p>In prisons, we have rolled out Employment Hubs where Prison Employment Leads work alongside DWP Prison Work Coaches to provide a joined-up approach to preparing for employment. Accommodation support and assistance includes completion of accommodation and housing benefit applications, and support and guidance to ensure continuation of an existing tenancy.</p><p>To further improve coordination and the overall offering we are introducing Resettlement Passports, which will bring together key information and services that an individual needs in one place to resettle into the community, such as bank accounts, CV’s and identity documents to prove the right to work and rent.</p><p>The proportion of prison leavers who were employed six months after release has more than doubled in the two years to March 2023, from 14% to over 30%, and the proportion of prison leavers who were homeless or rough sleeping upon release decreased from 16% to 11%, between 2019-20 and 2022-23.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 11/03/2024 15:54:27 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1535254

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Banks: Forgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letters from the Chair of the House of Commons Treasury Committee to the Financial Conduct Authority and the National Economic Crime Centre on 15 October 2020, how many banks have been (1) investigated, and (2) prosecuted, for forging customer signatures.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency has reviewed the material from the Bank Signature Forgery Campaign and is notifying relevant parties of their findings.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 07/11/2022 15:41:52 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1358400

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether care costs that are met at present by the nursing cost allowance will count towards the new £86,000 cost cap for personal care.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2021 answer text <p>Nursing services provided or funded by the National Health Service are not subject to a financial assessment and contribution by the individual. NHS-funded nursing care will not count towards the £86,000 cap on social care costs due to be introduced in October 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 15/10/2021 10:08:31 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

1187389

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Government Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to freelance workers, and in particular, to those who work in the music festivals sector.
tabling member printed	Viscount Trenchard
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced new support for the self-employed on 26 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme will help those with lost trading profits due to COVID-19. It will allow eligible individuals to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months. This may be extended if needed and is one of the most generous self-employed support schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>To qualify, an individual’s self-employed trading profits must be less than £50,000 and more than half of their income comes from self-employment. 95% of people who receive the majority of their income from self-employment will be eligible for this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs will contact individuals if they are eligible for and invite them to apply online using a simple form. HMRC are working on this urgently and expect people to be able to access the Scheme no later than the beginning of June.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the Scheme, including the full eligibility criteria and how to claim, is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme supplements the significant support already announced for UK businesses and employees, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and deferral of tax payments.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the full range of business support measures is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2976 question first answered 06/04/2020 15:39:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1829 label Biography information for Viscount Trenchard

782428

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Alternatives to Prison: Mothers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of promoting the use of community-based sentences as a first option for offences that presently require custodial sentences, in order to ensure that mothers are not separated from their children.
tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>It is important that there are robust community options available to sentencers so that vulnerable women with complex needs, including those with children, are only sent to prison when it is absolutely necessary.</p><p>We are developing a strategy for female offenders to improve outcomes for women in custody and in the community. As part of this work we are already investing £1 million seed funding between 2016 and 2020 to help local areas develop improved, multi-agency approaches to support female offenders in their area.</p><p>Sentences in individual cases are decided by the courts, who take into account guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council.</p><p>In February 2017, the Council issued its guideline “Imposition of Community and Custodial and Sentences”, which makes it clear that prison should be reserved for the most serious offences, and that custody should not be imposed where a community order could provide sufficient restriction on an offender’s liberty (by way of punishment) while addressing the rehabilitation of the offender to prevent future crime. The guideline also notes that for offenders on the cusp of custody, imprisonment should not be imposed where there would be an impact on dependants which would make a custodial sentence disproportionate to achieving the aims of sentencing.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/11/2017 11:29:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

625832

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
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	Companies House
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Companies House intends to launch a public consultation on the proposal to reduce the amount of time that records of dissolved companies are retained from 20 years to six; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to bring forward proposals to reduce the period of time that Companies House retains records of dissolved companies.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to keep the retention period under review. Any future proposal to change the retention period would be subject to public consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/11/2016 11:30:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

422804

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was their annual expenditure on financial grants, in the last year for which figures are available, for the installation of (1) wind turbines, (2) solar panels, and (3) hydro power generators; and what is their estimate of the total output of installations of each type.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>The majority of renewable electricity generation is supported by two government schemes; the Renewables Obligation (RO) and (for smaller schemes) the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT).</p><br /><p>Based on the number of Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) awarded and the buy-out price for each ROC, the table below shows the amount of support provided by the RO for the years 2013/14 and 2014/15:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Payments made under the Renewables Obligation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ (million)</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wind turbines</p></td><td><p>1,791.9</p></td><td><p>1,866.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solar photovoltaics</p></td><td><p>37.4</p></td><td><p>136.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydro power generators</p></td><td><p>107.9</p></td><td><p>110.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This information is available from the Ofgem website.</p><br /><p>The number of ROCs issued can be found in table 6.3 of the following link (copy attached):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables</a></p><p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br></p><p>Payments made under the FiT scheme are not available by technology, but the majority of deployment is solar photovoltaic. In 2013/14, the total payments for the scheme were £691 million [1]. This is available from the Feed-in-Tariff annual report:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2014/12/feed-in_tariff_fit_annual_report_2013_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2014/12/feed-in_tariff_fit_annual_report_2013_2014.pdf</a></p><br /><p>Annual generation statistics, irrespective of support mechanism are published in The Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES). The table below summarises the generation figures for wind, hydro, and solar photovoltaic on a calendar year basis:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Generation (GWh)</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wind turbines</p></td><td><p>28,421</p></td><td><p>32,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solar photovoltaics</p></td><td><p>1,989</p></td><td><p>4,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydro power generators</p></td><td><p>4,702</p></td><td><p>5,885</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Copies of DUKES are available from the House Libraries.</p><br /><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> The annual report for 2014/15 will be published in December 2015.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name Number of ROCs issued.xls title Number of ROCs issued 2 file name feed-in_tariff_fit_annual_report_2013_2014.pdf title FITs Annual Report 2013-14 question first answered 04/11/2015 16:47:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

155667

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether people who are undergoing a work capability assessment because of mental health problems are guaranteed assessment by health professionals who have psychiatric expertise.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All healthcare professionals who carry out work capability assessments on behalf of the DWP are fully trained in disability assessment and are registered with their respective Regulatory Body. Healthcare professionals receive comprehensive training in the functional effects of mental health conditions. In addition all health professionals are supported by mental function champions who have specialist knowledge of mental health conditions and provide support and best practice advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 25/11/2014 14:38:05 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans