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1015842

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date	27/11/2018
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
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Allowances
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 Buscombe on 19 November (HL11445), what is the maximum level of lodging expenses per night Department for Work and Pensions officials can claim when they have longer term arrangements for detached duty.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The maximum amount of lodging expenses is £53 per night in London and £37 per night elsewhere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 04/12/2018 13:06:57 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1015855

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis Strategy Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consult (1) animal welfare organisations, (2) vets, and (3) the farming community on the implications of the Godfray Report, A Strategy for achieving Bovine Tuberculosis free status for England: 2018 review, published on 16 November.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL11853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has consulted extensively on the development and implementation of its strategy for achieving bovine tuberculosis free status for England. Additionally Professor Godfray and his team ran a public call for evidence and met a number of stakeholders, including animal welfare, veterinary and farming interests, as part of their independent review of the strategy. The Government is engaging with stakeholders as it considers its response to the review.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/12/2018 13:11:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1013199

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether House of Lords catering services are subject to food hygiene inspections by Westminster Health Authority; and if so, (1) what Food Hygiene Rating each Lords catering outlet achieved at their most recent inspection, and (2) whether outlets are required to display a Food Hygiene Rating Sticker.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL11759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>As registered food premises, the House of Lords catering facilities are subject to inspections from Westminster City Council (WCC). At the last inspection in November 2017, the Environmental Health Officer from WCC Food Safety Team awarded the highest rating of 5 for all House of Lords catering outlets in the Palace of Westminster; Millbank House facilities were inspected in November 2016 and also received a 5 rating. It is a recommendation but not a legal requirement to display the food hygiene rating sticker. The House of Lords rating stickers are currently displayed in the River Restaurant and Millbank House Cafeteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 29/11/2018 11:48:49 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1013204

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bembridge Harbour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to appoint an inspector to review the compliance of the current owners Bembridge Harbour, and their related companies, with (1) the Piers and Harbour Order (Bembridge Harbour) Confirmation Act 1963, and (2) the Department for Transport's Ports good governance guide.
tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
uin	HL11764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has no plans to appoint any inspector to consider matters relating to Bembridge Harbour. The Department has received correspondence from some stakeholders in respect of the harbour, which is receiving consideration and will be responded to in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/12/2018 13:12:02 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

1012510

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals were (1) cautioned, (2) charged, and (3) convicted as a result of non-payment of the BBC licence fee in each of the last three years; and how many Magistrate Court cases arose as a result of such non-payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Borwick
uin	HL11702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>No offenders have been cautioned by the police for television licence evasion: the TV Licencing Organisation, rather than the police are the prosecuting authority in these cases. The Ministry of Justice does not hold charge data. However, data on cases heard and convictions is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Television Licence Evasion Figures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cases Heard</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>190,336</p></td><td><p>166,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>172,957</p></td><td><p>152,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>138,698</p></td><td><p>129,245</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/12/2018 16:46:16 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4281 label Biography information for Lord Borwick

1012511

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) individuals were charged, and (2) Magistrate Court cases (a) were heard, and (b) ended in conviction, in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Borwick
uin	HL11703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold charge data. However, data on cases heard and convictions is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Magistrates' Courts Figures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cases Heard</p></td><td><p>Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,492,160</p></td><td><p>1,179,919</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,456,177</p></td><td><p>1,176,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,392,139</p></td><td><p>1,146,720</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/12/2018 16:49:48 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4281 label Biography information for Lord Borwick

1012520

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the British Armed Forces had injuries that required amputee sockets in the last (1) five, (2) 10, and (3) 15 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The following numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel received a prosthetic limb in the last five, 10 and 15 Financial Years (FY):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong> <strong>Receiving a Prosthetic Limb</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 2013-14 to 2017-18</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 2008-09 to 2017-18</p></td><td><p>308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 2003-04 to 2017-18</p></td><td><p>356</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This includes both Regular and Reservist Armed Forces personnel, injured in operational and non-operational environments. It does not include those who only received a digit prosthetic or those who had an amputation since leaving the Armed Forces.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/11/2018 16:17:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1012534

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 6 December 2017 (HL Deb, col 1051), whether Baroness Vere of Norbiton wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask whether she agrees that the definition of hate crime is broader than what is in statute and on what authority any broadening was based; and if so, what reply she received.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL11726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Baroness Vere of Norbiton wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on 13 December 2017. The DPP provided her response on 9 January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In her response, the then DPP confirmed that the flagging definition for hate crime was agreed between the CPS and the NPCC (ACPO as it was then) in 2007 and that it is wider than the definition set out in legislation to ensure all relevant cases are captured.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS adopted the recommended definition in the Macpherson report published in 1999 as a result of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The Macpherson report also recommended that ‘this definition should be universally adopted by the Police, local Government and other relevant agencies’.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Macpherson report were welcomed by the Government at the time and the current Government remains in support of this position. The CPS has worked with police to implement the recommended definition across all strands of hate crime. The CPS takes tackling hate crime seriously and recognises the need to increase public confidence to report. The flagging definition is important in achieving this aim.</p><p> </p><p>In order for a crime to be charged and prosecuted as a hate crime, the CPS uses the legal definitions contained in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA 1998) and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003). This means that not every incident that the victim or another person has perceived to be a hate crime will actually be a hate crime in law.</p><p> </p><p>In her letter, the then DPP also confirmed that the CPS legal guidance recognises the potential impact of prosecutions on Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to freedom of expression). The CPS must balance the rights of an individual to freedom of speech against the duty of the state to act proportionately and to protect the rights of others.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 04/12/2018 13:13:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1012540

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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	Public Libraries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an audit has been undertaken of library provision in each local authority to assess whether any local authority is now failing to meet statutory requirements in relation to public access; and if so, which authorities are not currently meeting those statutory requirements.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL11732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service that meets local needs. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport also has a duty to superintend, and promote the improvement of, the public library service provided by local authorities in England, and to secure the proper discharge by local authorities of their library authority functions.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS takes the statutory duty seriously and monitors proposed changes to library service provision throughout England. Where DCMS receives a complaint that a local authority may be failing to meet its duty, we will carefully consider the evidence before deciding if a local inquiry is needed. The Department is currently handling eight complaints to determine whether the changes to library service provision mean that these are no longer providing comprehensive and efficient library services.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/12/2018 16:18:13 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

1012542

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that there is greater co-ordination between local councils, utility and telecom companies in the digging up of roads and pavements when they carry out work and repairs.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL11734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department is investing up to £10m in the development of a new digital service called Street Manager. This will transform the planning, management and communication of street works. It will also support more coordination and collaboration by works promoters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/12/2018 14:08:10 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey