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178345

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date	06/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to investigate the basis on which the Crown Prosecution Service brought forward a prosecution against Terrence Potter and Paul Whitehead of the Lunesdale Hunt.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>There is no plan to investigate the basis upon which this prosecution was brought.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The prosecution was brought following an investigation by North Yorkshire Police into the alleged commission of a wildlife crime. The two defendants were originally charged by the police to appear in Court on 5 September 2014. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) subsequently undertook a review of the case, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors, and determined, firstly, that there was a realistic prospect of conviction and, secondly, that it was in the public interest to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the allegations were denied, the case was listed for trial before York Magistrates’ Court on 21 January 2015. On the day of trial, two key prosecution witnesses who produced video evidence of the offence were unavailable to attend court. The CPS had previously made an application to adjourn and reschedule the trial. Due to an administrative failing this application was made very close to the trial date and it was refused by the court. The trial then took place in the absence of these two witnesses and without their evidence being heard. The Court found no case to answer against each defendant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 19/02/2015 09:34:31 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178346

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what scrutiny the Crown Prosecution Service makes of any evidence presented to them by the League Against Cruel Sports alleging breaches of the Hunting Act 2004 before deciding to prosecute.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes following an investigation and referral of a case by the police. If the police charge an offence under the Hunting Act 2004 without a request for advice, a crown prosecutor reviews the case following charge. Each case will be reviewed in accordance with the Full Code Test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. Where the evidential and public interest stages of the Full Code Test are met, then the CPS will robustly prosecute.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The prosecutor must consider whether each piece of evidence is admissible, reliable and credible – this would include being satisfied that it was lawfully obtained. Evidence provided by the League against Cruel Sports would be looked at in the same way as any other evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 19/02/2015 09:35:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178347

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to investigate the basis on which the Crown Prosecution Service brought charges against Mr Liddle of the Melbreak Hunt, charges which were then dropped.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Cumbria Constabulary charged Mr Liddle with hunting a wild mammal with dogs (contrary to Sections 1 and 6 of the Hunting Act 2004) and allowing dogs to be dangerously out of control (contrary to Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991). This followed an incident on 9 March 2014 when members of the public witnessed a fox being killed by a pack of hounds on land near Buttermere. The police were satisfied that there was sufficient evidence to charge Mr Liddle and issued a postal requisition on 6 June 2014. These offences fall within the category of offences where the charging decision rests with the police. Mr Liddle appeared at Workington Magistrates Court on 27 June 2014 and pleaded not guilty to all charges. Following receipt of all the evidential material from the police, the case was reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service’s North West Area Wildlife Crime Lead. He applied the Code for Crown Prosecutors and determined that there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction having considered all of the required elements of the offence. Following consultation with Cumbria Constabulary the case was discontinued on 10 September 2014. The Crown Prosecution Service did not, therefore, bring charges against Mr Liddle. The case was brought to an end after the full evidential material was reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 19/02/2015 09:34:10 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178232

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Treatments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the HVJ-E protein from the envelope of inactivated Sendai virus was licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for clinical use; what were the conditions treated by therapeutic use of that protein; and how the optimal dose was determined.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL4698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is aware of the potential medical use of the HVJ-E (hemagglutinating virus of Japan - envelope) protein from the envelope of the Sendai virus, both for drug and gene delivery. However the HVJ-E protein from the envelope of the inactivated Sendai virus is not currently included in a marketing authorisation approved by MHRA.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/02/2015 15:26:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

178233

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Natural Disasters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the main humanitarian and technical objectives that they will be promoting at the forthcoming United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in Sendai, Japan in March 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL4699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK is an active supporter of the current Hyogo framework. The Department for International Development (DFID) and Cabinet Office have a joint lead in shaping the Government’s policy and technical objectives ahead of the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in Japan on 14-18 March, where a new post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction will be finalised. Negotiations are still on-going, and it will not be possible to confirm final outcomes until the meeting in Sendai itself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s main objectives build on the priorities set out by the UK representative at the May 2013 Global Platform meeting in Geneva. These are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>A need for improved accountability. A key part of this is to support the development of robust and relevant targets and indicators.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>To ensure disaster risk reduction is taken seriously in development efforts. We are doing this by working to ensure strong links between the post-2015 DRR framework and the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals and climate change agendas.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>An increased focus on local and community level. For example, we are pushing hard to increase the accessibility of information so that communities themselves can understand and better manage the risks they face.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>We have also placed great emphasis on the use of evidence-based decision-making in this area, drawing on the latest science.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has engaged actively in the negotiation meetings on the successor to the Hyogo framework for action. In shaping its approach, the Government has drawn heavily on the UK’s own experience of disaster risk management, which has demonstrated the importance of a multi-agency and multi-sectoral approach.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 16/02/2015 16:30:50 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

178234

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Approved Premises
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have undertaken of approved premises in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL4700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have not made a specific assessment of Approved Premises. As part of the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation programme, we decided that Approved Premises should remain within the National Probation Service because of their focus on the supervision of high- and very high-risk offenders. That is because, for certain high risk offenders who have completed the custodial part of the sentence, requiring them to reside in an Approved Premises delivers more effective public protection than could be provided in alternative accommodation elsewhere in the community.</p><p> </p><p>A review of Approved Premises operations is now under way. Its aim is to promote greater consistency of practice and improve the efficient use of resources in the Approved Premises estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 19/02/2015 15:03:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

178235

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the total value of United Kingdom wine exported in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL4701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs is responsible for the collection of data on UK imports and exports. From the collected trade data however, we cannot identify exports of UK produced wine.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total value of all wine exported from the UK (exports of UK produced wine and exports of wine produced elsewhere) in each of the last five years is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Value (£)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>426,546,147</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>542,538,414</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>443,696,522</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>445,606,225</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>452,566,271</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Note:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>1) 2014 data is subject to update</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>2) Data is for wine, including fortified wine (HS2204 excluding HS2204 30)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>3) Trade is presented on a General Trade basis</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>4) EU Trade includes Below Threshold Trade Allocations (BTTAs)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 18/02/2015 11:42:25 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

178236

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
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 Kramer on 24 July 2014 (WS 137), in what way the raising of the heavy goods vehicle speed limit facilitates the introduction of tougher procedures and sanctions; and what steps have been taken to make those introductions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL4702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The new speed limits will facilitate tougher processes and sanctions against offenders, because there will be fewer offenders to target and there will be a greater consensus that breaking the limits will be wrong, unsafe and not part of normal behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>Changes to the vocational driver conduct process (which operates in addition to court or fixed penalty disposals of offences) related to mobile phone use have been introduced recently. They include more warning letters for first time offenders, more traffic commissioner hearings and a starting point of the loss of an HGV driving entitlement for several weeks for second time offenders. The Senior Traffic Commissioner (STC) is preparing revised guidelines and is considering extending this approach to drivers who break the new 50 mph and 60 mph national HGV speed limits.</p><p><br>The STC has started an initial gathering of views and information from some key stakeholders representing the commercial vehicle industry, road safety organisations (including victims' charities), passenger and driver bodies and other parts of Government. Formal consultation on the new guidelines is planned for this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/02/2015 12:21:43 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

178238

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Floods: Somerset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the Somerset floods of 2014, what payments have been made to date to farmers who lodged claims; and what proportion of those payments have been made by (1) central government, (2) local government, and (3) the appeal fund raised to help those affected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL4704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2015 answer text <p>Defra awarded £1.74 million in grants to farmers in Somerset through the Farming Recovery Fund. To date grant claims totalling £1.23 million have been received and as of 6 February 2015, £818,055 has been paid out.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on money paid out by local Government or by any local appeal funds.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 17/02/2015 16:02:18 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

178239

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assurances they have received from the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the DRC with regard to the protection of civilians in relation to the launch of military operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda rebel group.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL4705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains challenging, and at times dangerous, for civilians.</p><p>On 30 January the Government of the DRC announced that military action had begun against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), but it is our assessment that comprehensive operations are yet to fully commence. Officials at our Embassy in Kinshasa have reiterated to the Government of the DRC that international expectations remain high: the threat posed by the FDLR to civilians and to the security and stability of the region must be tackled.</p><p>The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and the UN Organization Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) must ensure that efforts to minimise the impact on civilians remain forefront in planning for military operations against armed groups. We are also working closely with the humanitarian community and MONUSCO to minimise the risk to civilians during forthcoming operations. This includes liaising with and providing financial support for organisations working to develop and finalise contingency plans to manage any potential humanitarian impact.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL4706 question first answered 11/02/2015 14:59:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale