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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722406/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>EMR advises that, on the occasion in question, the air conditioning failed in one carriage. All other carriages on the train had functioning air conditioning and staff offered passengers the opportunity to move to a different carriage, as well as providing water. New trains are due to replace the current train fleet from 2025.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take against East Midlands Railway for running trains with no working air conditioning during recent spells of hot weather, resulting in passengers and staff having to endure temperatures of up to 36.1 degrees Celsius, and the health risks associated with such high temperatures.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1669387/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Where 10 years have elapsed since the Parole Board first directed the release of an offender serving a sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), the Secretary of State must by law refer that offender to the Parole Board, in order for the Board to determine whether to terminate the offender\u2019s IPP licence. The minimum 10-year period is not paused or reset if an offender is recalled to prison or serves a subsequent sentence for further offences. Where the Board does not terminate the licence, the Secretary of State must by law re-refer the offender every 12 months. This ensures that every eligible offender is considered by the Parole Board annually and will enable the IPP licence, and the IPP sentence as a whole, to be brought to a definitive end for more offenders.<\/p><p>On 16 October 2023, the Lord Chancellor announced he would be looking at options to curtail the licence period to restore greater proportionality to IPP sentences in line with recommendation 8 of the report by the Justice Select Committee\u2019 (JSC) report, published on 28 September 2022.<\/p><p>These changes are being taken forward in the Victims and Prisoners Bill.<\/p><p>The new measure will:<\/p><ol><li>Reduce the qualifying period which triggers the duty of the Secretary of State to refer an IPP licence to the Parole Board for termination from ten years to three years;<\/li><li>Include a clear statutory presumption that the IPP licence will be terminated by the Parole Board at the end of the three-year qualifying period;<\/li><li>Introduce a provision that will automatically terminate the IPP licence two years after the three-year qualifying period, in cases where the Parole Board has not terminated the licence; and<\/li><li>Introduce a power to amend the qualifying period by Statutory Instrument.<\/li><\/ol><p> <\/p><p>The Lord Chancellor was persuaded by the Committee\u2019s recommendation to reduce the qualifying licence period from 10 years to 5 years and is going further: reducing the period to 3 years. These amendments will restore greater proportionality to IPP sentences and provide a clear pathway to a definitive end to the licence and, therefore, the sentence.<\/p><p>In addition to these changes, the actions this Government are taking are working; the number of prisoners serving the IPP sentence who have never been released now stands at 1,269 as of September 2023, down from more than 6000 in 2012.<\/p><p>Table 1: Shows the number of offenders serving an IPP sentence under pre- and post-release supervision who are eligible to be considered for termination of their licence, at end of period, December 2020 to June 2023, England and Wales.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period<\/p><\/td><td><p>Eligible<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>187<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>237<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q3<\/p><\/td><td><p>299<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q4<\/p><\/td><td><p>391<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>477<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>571<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q3<\/p><\/td><td><p>662<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q4<\/p><\/td><td><p>769<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>842<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>945<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Please Note:<\/p><p>(1) This table includes IPP offenders who have been returned to custody following a recall.<\/p><p>(2) 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><p>Table 2: Shows the number of cases referred to the Parole Board<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period<\/p><\/td><td><p>Referrals<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q3<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q4<\/p><\/td><td><p>9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>46<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>42<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q3<\/p><\/td><td><p>72<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q4<\/p><\/td><td><p>69<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>83<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>147<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Please Note:<\/p><p>(1) Figures could contain cases where the offender became eligible for licence termination in previous quarter.<\/p><p>(2) Figures from Table 1 are snapshot figures and are not comparable to figures in Table 2<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Table 3: Shows the outcomes of licence termination applications in each quarter since 2021.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Outcome Period<\/p><\/td><td><p>Terminated<\/p><\/td><td><p>Suspended/ Varied<\/p><\/td><td><p>Refused<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q3<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021 Q4<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>21<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>25<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>12<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q3<\/p><\/td><td><p>22<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 Q4<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>46<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023 Q1<\/p><\/td><td><p>25<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>23<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023 Q2<\/p><\/td><td><p>38<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><td><p>72<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Table 4: Shows the number of people serving an IPP sentence that were transferred from prison to a secure hospital, and held in a secure hospital, in each year, since 2009<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of transfers in the year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Population in Secure Hospital at end of year<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2009<\/p><\/td><td><p>54<\/p><\/td><td><p>472<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>107<\/p><\/td><td><p>467<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>438<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>86<\/p><\/td><td><p>380<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>90<\/p><\/td><td><p>326<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>88<\/p><\/td><td><p>264<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>72<\/p><\/td><td><p>274<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>66<\/p><\/td><td><p>274<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>59<\/p><\/td><td><p>278<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>65<\/p><\/td><td><p>282<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>59<\/p><\/td><td><p>276<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>55<\/p><\/td><td><p>275<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>39<\/p><\/td><td><p>287<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>44<\/p><\/td><td><p>262<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Please Note:<\/p><p>(1) We do not hold figures prior to 2009 as the data entry system which holds these data was implemented in 2009 and data prior to this period are not of sufficient quality to allow for the breakdown requested.<\/p><p>(2) The number of transfers is not the same as number of offenders transferred as there could be more than one transfer associated with an offender in a year.<\/p><p>(3) These figures 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. Consequently, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.<\/p><p>The information requested for HL236 and HL237 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The information for HL238 is not held centrally.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4941", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bellamy"}
        }
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        , {"_value" : "HL234"}
        , {"_value" : "HL235"}
        , {"_value" : "HL236"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-11-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Mental Health Services"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government, of those currently serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence in (1) prison, or (2) the community, how many are (a) eligible for support, and (b) receiving support, under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4883", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Moylan"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Moylan"}
      ], "uin" : "HL238"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1462888", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1462888/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The High-Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill deposited in parliament on 24 January set out the Government\u2019s commitment for a surface station. The Bill does not contain plans for an underground station and the Government continues to consider that an enlarged (6-platform) surface station can meet requirements at substantially lower cost and construction impact than underground alternatives. These views are reflected in the Bill that has been deposited in parliament.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Vere of Norbiton"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-05-27T10:45:57.827Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Railway Stations: Greater Manchester"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Greenhalgh on 11 May (HL Deb col 98) on the £5 billion delivery of an underground station in Manchester, how many platforms the plan includes; what are the length of the tunnels connecting to the station platforms in both directions; whether any non-HS2 trains could use the underground station; what are the lengths of the platforms; and what is the overall cost estimate for the underground station and its tunnels.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3526", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Berkeley"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Berkeley"}
      ], "uin" : "HL238"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1314732", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1314732/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>EU citizens are our friends and neighbours and we want them to stay in the UK, which is why we launched our ground-breaking EU Settlement Scheme. Those who do not have status under the EUSS, can enter the UK for up to six months as visitors, visa free. However, now freedom of movement has ended, those coming to work or study must prove they meet our entry requirements. We urge people to check the requirements before travelling.<\/p><p>Border Force treat all arrivals with respect and consider each passengers situation on an individual basis to check that everyone entering the UK has the right to do so.<\/p><p>We have issued instructions to our officers to reinforce the principle that in all cases there exists a presumption in favour of bail.<\/p><p>The Home Office published data on port returns and passengers initially refused entry which include Data on refusals on EU nationals.<\/p><p>The latest information include date up to December 2020 can be found at: passengers Initially refused Dec 2020 &amp; returns data<\/p><p>The next publication, which includes data for the first quarter of 2021 will be published on the 27 May 2021.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"}
        }
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Immigration Controls: EU Nationals"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many EU citizens have been denied entry to the UK at the border since 1 January; and, of those denied entry, how many were detained.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4333", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Scriven"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Scriven"}
      ], "uin" : "HL238"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1169663", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1169663/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I) comply with the law relating to cheques. There are several circumstances in which NS&amp;I would reject a cheque. These include the cheque being unsigned by the customer, out of date, or defaced. The Director of Savings, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of NS&amp;I, is the authority responsible for administering this policy.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Premium Bond prize warrants are legally similar to cheques. As with cheques, they can be rejected if a duplicate has been issued. Due to an administrative error, a number of duplicate Premium Bond prize warrants were issued to customers in the October 2019 prize draw. NS&amp;I have since updated their processes to prevent this error occurring in future prize draws.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3359", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for The Earl of Courtown"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "The Earl of Courtown"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-01-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-01-17T13:10:16.113Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-01-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "National Savings and Investments"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds, and on whose authority, the National Savings and Investments Agency makes a decision to dishonour a cheque.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/952", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Tebbit"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Tebbit"}
      ], "uin" : "HL238"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151161", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151161/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The government places great value upon international exchange and collaboration in education and training. It is also committed to continuing to back UK researchers and innovators by supporting measures to enable world-class collaborative research and innovation. This will continue to be the case after we leave the EU and establish new relationships with institutions across Europe and the rest of the world.<\/p><p>If it is in the UK\u2019s interests, we will seek to participate in some specific EU programmes as a third country. While the regulations for future EU programmes are still in the process of being developed, the draft Political Declaration envisages the possibility of UK participation in EU programmes like Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe post-2020. Officials are preparing for all eventualities and are considering a wide range of options with regard to the future of international exchange and cooperation in education and research.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4218", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Berridge"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Berridge"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-10-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-10-30T17:58:38.193Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "EU Grants and Loans"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commit to funding (1) the Erasmus+, and (2) the Horizon research, programme beyond 2020.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3504", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Bassam of Brighton"}
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      ], "questionText" : "Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Personal Independent Payment assessors receive appropriate training to allow them to take a holistic approach to a claimant's assessment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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