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63792

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Community Support Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Community Support Officers there are nationally, and how they are distributed across police forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures provided show the number of full-time equivalent police community support officers in each police force area, English region and Wales, as at 30 September 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Figures as at 31 March 2014 are due to be published on 17 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 30/06/2014 14:13:32 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach attachment 1 file name Table for PQ 576.doc title Table for PQ HL576
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

62796

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
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 incidence of physical, sexual and emotional abuse experienced by transgender individuals placed in mixed-sex Immigration Removal Centres.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Men and women only mix at two immigration removal centres (IRC); Yarl's Wood family accommodation and Dungavel IRC. Transsexual people may be held in any IRC. <br><br>Transsexual people in detention are managed in accordance with Detention Services Order 11/2012. This order requires centres to produce a management care plan outlining how the detainee will be managed safely and decently within the detention environment and to put in place measures to manage the risk of transphobic harassment and transphobic hate crime. <br><br>An assessment of the incidence of physical, sexual and emotional abuse experienced by transgender individuals placed in IRCs is not possible as the information is not centrally recorded and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 16:17:53 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

62821

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of passengers (1) departing from, and (2) arriving in the United Kingdom by (a) air, (b) rail, and (c) sea, have their passports scanned electronically.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force officers at the Primary Checkpoint (immigration control) scan passports electronically and complete other checks on all arriving passengers seeking admission or leave to enter the UK in accordance with the Border Force Operating Mandate. Border Force officers perform in-person exit controls on passengers departing the UK on an intelligence-led basis in accordance with the Border Force Operating Mandate. Where Border Force officers carry out in-person exit controls they may check and scan a passenger's passport electronically as well as completing other checks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 12:04:34 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62822

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government for how long records are retained from the electronic scanning of passports of persons (1) arriving in, and (2) departing from, the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is longstanding policy not to disclose details of records which may be held in relation to arrivals in and departures from the United Kingdom, as to do so would not be in the interests of border and national security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 12:04:56 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62823

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether British passport holders wanted by the police have their details routinely reported to Border Force.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK holds a watchlist of adverse information and intelligence drawn from a variety of sources, including the police. The system is used by Home Office staff for the purposes of national security and the detection and prevention of crime. It is longstanding policy not to discuss either the specific data held on the watchlist, the source of the data or how it is used as to do so would be counterproductive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 23/06/2014 12:59:29 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

62489

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to prevent alcohol and drug abuse in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government's approach to preventing drug and alcohol abuse in the UK is captured in the 2010 Drug Strategy and the 2012 Alcohol Strategy.<br><br>The Drug Strategy 'Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery: supporting people to live a drug-free life' balances three key themes: reducing the demand for drugs, restricting the supply of drugs, and supporting individuals to recover from dependence. We continue to do all we can to prevent people from using drugs in the first place and intervene early with those who start to develop problems. For example, we are taking action to break intergenerational paths to drug misuse by supporting the UK's most troubled families and supporting practitioners working with young people through the production of an on-line Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service.<br><br>We are confident that our strategic approach is producing good results. Drug use has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1996, and people going into treatment today are more likely to free themselves from dependency than ever before. <br><br>The Alcohol Strategy proposed a range of measures to radically reshape the approach to alcohol and reduce excessive drinking and tackle the crime and health harms associated with it. We have provided more powers for local areas to restrict opening and closing times, control the density of licensed premises, and charge a late night levy to support policing. In May we introduced a ban on the worst cases of very cheap and harmful alcohol sales and are taking forward a wide range of action to tackle alcohol-related crime and disorder. This includes working with 20 Local Alcohol Action Areas to cut alcohol-related crime and disorder, and reduce the damage caused to people's health. Underpinning this work is the goal of promoting diverse and vibrant night-time economies that do not centre on drinking alcohol.<br><br>Through the Responsibility Deal, the alcohol industry has adopted a core commitment to ‘foster a culture of responsible drinking which will help people to drink within guidelines'. This includes a pledge to give consumers a wider choice of lower strength products and take one billion units out of the market by 2015. From April 2013, the NHS Healthcheck included an alcohol risk assessment for adults aged 40-75 year olds, with an assessment every five years. The Chief Medical Officer (Dame Sally Davies) is also reviewing the alcohol guidelines for adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 30/06/2014 16:29:31 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

62501

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations they intend to make into the UK Border Agency's refusal of an entry visa to Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director of Jenin Freedom Theatre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Due to its obligations under the Data Protection Act, the Home Office is unable to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 30/06/2014 13:49:10 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62520

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 6 May (WA 322), what form the review of asylum support rates will take; and which stakeholders will be consulted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The review is an internal Home Office one, to ensure that the payments provided to destitute asylum seekers are sufficient to cover their essential living needs consistent with the judgement of 9 April. The Home Office has met with represenatives of &quot;Still Human Still Here&quot;, a coalition of organisations with an established interest in the issue. The review will take full account of both their views and the details of the judgment of 9 April.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/06/2014 15:48:13 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

62436

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Gender Recognition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted a review of the effectiveness of the UK Border Agency's training manual "Gender Identity Issues in the Asylum Claim" which is primarily used to educate UK Border Agency case officers in trans-related issues and in evaluating testimonies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornton
uin	HL374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The document referred to is guidance to asylum decision makers rather than a training manual. The guidance was last reviewed and revised in June 2011.<br><br>Separately, training for new asylum caseworkers is provided through the Foundation Training Programme, which has been developed in consultation with stakeholders including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and A:gender, the cross-civil service staff support network for transgender staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 08/07/2014 12:50:53 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1782 label Biography information for Baroness Thornton

62437

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Gender Recognition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom on the grounds of trans-related issues have been refused asylum and deported to their countries of origin over the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record this specific data and the information requested could only be obtained through a manual search of <br>individual case files. This would exceed the cost limit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/06/2014 15:47:05 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon