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1676513

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
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	Gulf Strategy Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the allocated budget under the Gulf Strategy Fund for (1) Saudi Arabia, (2) Bahrain, and (3) the United Arab Emirates, for 2023–2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>The present country allocation from the Gulf Strategy Fund for Saudi Arabia is £2,345,000, Bahrain £1,475,000 and the United Arab Emirates £1,173,000.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/12/2023 14:11:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1470897

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports and Ports: Standards
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 delays and cancellations experienced by passengers at (1) airports, and (2) ports, in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The aviation industry operates in the private sector, therefore it is the responsibility of the industry to manage demand, recruit and roster staff and have appropriate mitigations in place.</p><p>The Secretary of State and Minister for Aviation have made clear to the industry that the level of disruption that aviation passengers have faced is unacceptable and cannot be repeated.</p><p>Since the beginning of the year, Ministers and Officials have and will continue to extensively engage with the sector to gain a greater understanding of the issues facing the industry. We have taken action in a range of areas, including security alleviations, skills, recruitment and consumer rights to support the aviation industry. On 21 June the Government laid regulations before Parliament that will give airlines a one-off “amnesty” on airport slots rules, allowing them to hand back slots ahead of the summer peak. This will give airlines a short window to hand back slots for the rest of the summer season that they are not confident they will be able to operate.</p><p>The Department has established a Strategic Risk Group that meets weekly and Chaired by the Aviation Minister and attended by industry CEOs. This group holds industry to account for delivering a robust service working jointly with them were appropriate to deliver solutions. In support there is a senior officials Summer Resilience Group chaired by DfT with Home Office and industry operational leaders, and a Task and Finish group to support information and communications for consumers.</p><p>The Aviation Minister also regularly engages with Minister Hinds, Minister of State and Security to address possible issues at the border, jointly hosting an aviation industry roundtable 12 May providing industry with a comprehensive update from Border Force on their preparations.</p><p>The Department and Civil Aviation Authority jointly wrote to the aviation industry 14 June to outline the five priorities for minimising further disruption over the summer. These being that airlines must review schedules to make sure that they are deliverable, that everyone in the sector must collaborate on resilience planning, that passengers are informed of their consumer rights and if necessary compensated in good time, that assistance to disabled and less mobile passengers is to a high standard and that safety and security must never be compromised.</p><p>The Department recognises that there are always significant numbers of passengers at peak time departing from Dover by ferry to the Continent and Officials continue to work closely with the Port of Dover and the ferry operators to ensure that passengers face minimal delays in boarding, as well as with the Kent Resilience Forum planning in order to ensure that the right traffic management arrangements are applied.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/06/2022 14:22:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1332169

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police constables there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The latest officer numbers were released in the publication covering the situation as at 30 September 2020. Data covering the situation as at 31 March 2020 and previous years are available in open data format here: Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Total officer numbers are collected and published twice each year covering the situation as at 31 March and 30 September. Data covering officer rank, however, is collected only once and covers the situation as at 31 March.</p><p>The number of police constables (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 31 March 2020 is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Constables, England and Wales<br> </strong>As at 31 March 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Constables</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>2,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>1,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>1,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>2,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>2,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>5,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>1,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>2,058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>1,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>2,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>2,851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>26,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>1,275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>1,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>2,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>1,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>2,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>3,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>4,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 101,415 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount) in England and Wales. Data are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2021 14:35:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

753308

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress have they made in reducing the national debt.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2010 the government inherited the largest deficit since the Second World War at 9.9% of GDP in 2009-10. Since then the government has reduced the deficit by three quarters to 2.4% of GDP last year. Without this reduction the level of debt would be even higher than its level of 86.8% of GDP at the end of March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to ensure Public Sector Net Debt as a share of GDP is falling in 2020-21. In their March 2017 forecast the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that the government will meet this target two years early in 2018-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/07/2017 12:33:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

533032

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
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	Public Sector Debt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage Gulf States to accept Syrian asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text We recognise and welcome the substantial and continued contribution made by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to the humanitarian aid response for Syria and the large numbers of Syrians already in the Gulf. The Gulf states are now home to almost one million Syrians, and Gulf states have pledged more than $3 billion in humanitarian assistance. Kuwait co-hosted the London Donor Conference in February 2016 where Gulf states pledged $739 million. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/07/2016 15:15:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

386887

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Amyloidosis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are currently any trials for systemic amyloidosis in humans being conducted by the National Institute of Health Research charities or the commercial sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>There are four trials for systemic amyloidosis that are designated as ‘ongoing’ in the United Kingdom. These are being conducted by two commercial sponsors, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc and A.T. Development Switzerland Sarl (two studies), and one non-commercial sponsor, European Myeloma Network.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clinical trial sponsors are required to publish a summary of their trial results to the EU Clinical Trials Register within one year of their trial completing. At that point, these results will become publically available on the EU Clinical Trials Register</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health, which funds the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI). NCRI Clinical Studies Groups (CSGs) bring together clinicians, scientists, statisticians and lay representatives to coordinate development of a strategic portfolio of trials within their field. All CSGs interact with clinical research networks, funders (including NIHR) and researchers to develop studies aimed at improving outcomes for patients. The Haematological Oncology CSG has a Myeloma Subgroup and its 2013-14 annual report that includes an assessment of progress in these areas is attached and available on the NCRI website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://csg.ncri.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NCRI-Haem-Onc-CSG-Annual-Report-2013-14.pdf" target="_blank">http://csg.ncri.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NCRI-Haem-Onc-CSG-Annual-Report-2013-14.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We cannot comment on commercial considerations. When the results are known, the commercial potential of these trial’s products will be a matter for the respective trial sponsors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL995 HL997 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:34:29 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name NCRI-Haem-Onc-CSG-Annual-Report-2013-14.pdf title 2013-14 Annual Report
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

77262

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to respond to the Independent Monitoring Board's Annual Report 2013 on Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre and in particular its finding in respect of the provision of appropriate accommodation for those with mental health or behavioural problems.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for Harmondsworth published its 2013 report on 30 June. An action plan to address the recommendations in the report will be agreed by 11 August. Plans to make changes to the configuration of the healthcare unit to address the provision of appropriate accommodation for those with mental health or behavioural problems are under discussion with the new healthcare provider at Harmondsworth. This is in advance of the transfer of healthcare commissioning to NHS England on 1 September. Individuals who claim to be under the age of 18 following their detention are managed in accordance with Detention Services Order 14/2012 for the care and management of age dispute cases. This sets out the policy and procedures to follow in individual cases where there is a lack of physical or definitive documentary evidence to prove the person is under the age of 18. This also details the circumstances in which release by case owners is appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 22/07/2014 17:28:25 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern