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1171792

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific offences are categorised as a hate crime; and what are the criteria for such categorisation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The law responds to hate crime in four ways by:</p><ul><li>providing for additional “aggravated” offences with longer sentences in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 if an offender demonstrated hostility or was motivated by hostility based on race or religion.</li><li>prohibiting conduct that is likely to stir up hatred on grounds of race, or intended to do so on grounds of religion or sexual orientation in the Public Order Act 1986.</li><li>providing for enhanced sentencing under sections 145 and 146 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 if hostility is motivated by any of the five protected characteristics: disability, transgender status, race, religion or sexual orientation; and</li><li>providing Sentencing guidelines. Section 125(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 requires that a sentencing judge must follow any sentencing guideline which is relevant to their case. This includes, for example, consideration of whether the offence was motivated by racial or religious hostility, or if it was motivated by or demonstrated hostility towards the victim based on one or more of several of the victim’s characteristics: age, sex, gender identity (or presumed gender identity), disability (or presumed disability) or sexual orientation.</li></ul><p>The Government have invited the Law Commission to review the law relating to hate crime and to make recommendations to the Government for its reform. The review began in March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, the Law Commission have been asked to consider the current range of offences and aggravating factors in sentencing, and to make recommendations on the most appropriate models to ensure that the criminal law provides consistent and effective protection from conduct motivated by hatred towards protected groups or characteristics. The review will also take account of the existing range of protected characteristics, identifying any gaps in the scope of protection currently offered under the law and making recommendations to promote a consistent approach.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission plan to issue a consultation on this matter in early 2020. Further information on the review can be found on the Law Commission webpage at: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 29/01/2020 13:53:46 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1171794

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the support that is available to people with photosensitive epilepsy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 29/01/2020 17:10:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1172387

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many soldiers have been recruited to the Army Reserves since January 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Between 1 January 2019 and 30 September 2019 3,300 people joined the Reserves both trained and untrained. This consists of Army Reservists, sponsored Reserves, and those personnel now serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) who were recruited as Army Reservists.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>Intake Statistics are published on a quarterly basis by Defence Statistics. These figures are taken from the most recent published figures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/01/2020 14:19:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1172389

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with epilepsy they have supported into employment since October 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the number of people with epilepsy who have been supported into work by the Government since October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reducing the disability employment gap and seeing a million more disabled people in work by 2027. We support disabled people, including people with epilepsy, to return to work through programmes such as the Work and Health Programme, Access to Work and the new Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme. We will publish a National Strategy for Disabled People before the end of 2020. This will look at ways to improve the benefits system, opportunities and access for disabled people in terms of housing, education, transport and jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/01/2020 16:36:14 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

793511

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HLWS190) announcing further support for women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in England, which (1) organisations, and (2) individuals, they consulted prior to making that statement; and whether those consultations took place with organisations and individuals that do not support abortion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>No formal consultation took place ahead of the announcement of the Government’s scheme to fund termination of pregnancy services in England for women from Northern Ireland. However, there has been engagement with stakeholders throughout the development of our proposals including with officials from the Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:19:58 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

793512

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HLWS190) announcing further support for women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in England, what assessment they have made of the impact of the extension of that support on the process of devolution to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The provision of funded termination of pregnancy services in England for women from Northern Ireland does not change the position in relation to the provision of abortions in Northern Ireland, which is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Our proposals do not include the provision of any services in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:17:44 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

793513

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HLWS190) announcing further support for women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in England, whether their policy on abortion is (1) neutral, (2) in support, or (3) against.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains neutral on changes to abortion legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:18:07 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1488556

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	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 action required to safeguard universities as places of (1) free speech, and (2) challenging ideas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The government supports free speech which generates rigorous debate and advances understanding.</p><p>It is the freedom to think independently, express and challenge ideas, and put forward lawful, new and controversial ideas, that makes our universities world-renowned. These are essential skills in a modern, forward-facing society. It is this freedom that the government strives to protect.</p><p>The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill has been introduced for this reason. The bill will strengthen existing freedom of speech duties and directly address gaps within the existing law. The bill also applies the duties directly to students’ unions and constituent colleges, including those at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.</p><p>The changes will introduce clear consequences for breaches of the new duties and ensure that these principles are upheld.</p><p>The bill is currently passing through the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/07/2022 15:48:28 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1139047

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 effect of late licensing on the workload of accident and emergency departments in hospitals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/07/2019 16:45:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

973422

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	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 how many British troops are currently serving at military training academies in Afghanistan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>As at 17 September 2018, the UK has 146 personnel deployed to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) where we are supporting the development of the Afghan National Army's future leaders. The UK also has 28 personnel deployed in support of the Afghan Infantry Branch School. The UK's contribution to both ANAOA and the Infantry Branch School is part of the UK's wider contribution to NATO's Resolute Support Mission.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/09/2018 13:31:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont