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973420

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date	13/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Harassment: Social Media
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 threats of physical violence made through social networking sites.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL10346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that internet companies must go further and faster to tackle illegal content online.</p><p>As part of our work to deliver the Serious Violence Strategy, we have established a social media action group to bring together Government, social media companies, police, and community groups to tackle violent material available via social media.</p><p>The social media companies represented include Google (YouTube), Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. The group meets regularly and has received updates on the development of the new police capability to tackle gang related content online, which was announced by the Home Secretary on 17 June.</p><p>On 17 June the Home Secretary announced funding of £1.38m to support a new national police capability to tackle gang related activity on social media. The new social media hub will be established within MPS, transforming the current capability and extending its reach to other forces.</p><p>On 11 June 2018, representatives from Google and Facebook attended a meeting of the Serious Violence Taskforce chaired by the Home Secretary, to present the action being taken to tackle violent content online.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/09/2018 13:52:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

973421

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what research, if any, they have commissioned into the effect of immigration on housing demand.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL10347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not directly commissioned research into the effect of immigration on housing demand. However, on 2 July 2018, the Secretary of State wrote to Professor Alan Manning, the Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee, encouraging the Committee to take account of the effects of immigration on the housing market in their analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/09/2018 13:27:58 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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
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

973423

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many current prisoners in England and Wales are (1) citizens of other EU member states, and (2) non-EU citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL10349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>As at 30 June 2018, 9,066 Foreign National Offenders were held in prisons in England and Wales and the HM Prison and Probation Service run Immigration Removal Centre. Of these, 3,905 were from other Member States of the European Union (EU). The remaining 5,161 were from non-EU countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/09/2018 13:24:45 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

973424

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Belfast Harbour: Security
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 security arrangements in place in the Port of Belfast.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL10350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2018 answer text <p>Security at the Port of Belfast is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. Security arrangements at the Port of Belfast are the responsibility of the Belfast Harbour Police, managed by Belfast Harbour Commissioners, who are appointed by Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/09/2018 11:56:01 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

973425

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Biometrics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered the collection of additional biometric data for inclusion in the provision of passports.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL10351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>The British passport is fully compliant with international standards and guidelines as set out by the International Civil Aviation Organization. There are currently no plans to include additional biometric data in passports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/09/2018 13:05:53 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

973426

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Fraud
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 number of UK passports (1) in circulation, and (2) potential circulation that are the subject of fraudulent production.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL10352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not monitor or record data on British passport holders who enter or leave the UK. On 31 December 2017, there were just under 50 million valid UK passports in issue that were not cancelled, lost or stolen. This data is calculated at the end of each calendar year.</p><p><br>HM Passport Office does not estimate the numbers of passports which might have been obtained fraudulently but the following table details the detections of fraudulently obtained passports in the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Fraudulently Obtained document detections</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>515</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/09/2018 16:02:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

973427

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Gambling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children who are living with parents who have problems with gambling.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL10353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data on the number of children living with parents who have problems with gambling. The Gambling Commission recently published Gambling behaviour in Great Britain 2016, which reports participation, at-risk gambling and problem gambling rates. The data, drawn from combined Health surveys, shows that the rate of problem gambling in Great Britain was 0.7%, a figure which has remained relatively stable over many years.</p><p><br>The Government's response to the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility set out a number of initiatives to improve understanding of gambling-related harm, how to prevent and reduce it, the need for treatment and the most effective means of delivering it. This was part of a wider package of measures designed to protect those vulnerable to harm, including reducing the maximum stake from £100 to £2 on B2 gaming machines and strengthening protections around gambling advertising and online gambling.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/10/2018 12:25:31 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

973428

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 July (HL9019), what decision they have reached following their active consideration of the request of 301 former British Hong Kong servicemen to be granted British citizenship.
tabling member printed	Lord Craig of Radley
uin	HL10354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p><br>Further to my response of 6 July, we continue to actively consider representations made on this issue, including those provided recently by the noble Lord.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/09/2018 13:25:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3385 label Biography information for Lord Craig of Radley

973431

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Cricket
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to encourage the playing of cricket in schools by both boys and girls.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL10357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear that physical education and extra-curricular sport is important for all pupils. This government seeks to foster a lifelong love of physical activity and healthy habits in young people from an early age. Sport can help all pupils to develop skills such as confidence, team work and resilience that can be carried through to adulthood. It is up to schools to decide which sports to offer to pupils.</p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over £920 million of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. The government has doubled the premium to £320 million a year from September 2017 using revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Schools can use the premium to engage external coaches to best meet the needs of their pupils. We know that some schools engage external cricket coaches to provide specialist lessons for all pupils, which includes boys, girls and pupils with disabilities.</p><p>Through the Essential Life Skills fund, the department has recently funded the national cricket charity, Chance to Shine. The funds will be used to provide extra-curricular sport to young people in Stoke-on-Trent, one of the department’s twelve Opportunity Areas. In addition, Sport England supports children and young people in England by ensuring that there is a good sports and activity offer before and after the school day. This includes investing £28 million into Satellite Clubs between the period 2017 to 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/09/2018 13:39:05 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark