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1199262

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date	02/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 14 May 2019 (HL Deb, col 90GC), what steps they have taken to ensure better data on the scale of child sexual abuse; and what progress they have made in establishing a national prevalence survey on child sexual abuse.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL4942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on crimes recorded by the police, including crimes related to child sexual abuse. These are published quarterly in the Office for National Statistics bulletin “Crime in England and Wales”. The latest data are available here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingdecember2019" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingdecember2019</a></p><p> </p><p>The ONS have recently published additional statistics and commentary on child sex abuse. There are available here <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/childsexualabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/childsexualabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019</a>. The most recent Crime Survey for England and Wales estimates that in the year ending March 2019, approximately 3.1 million adults aged 18 to 74 years experienced child sexual abuse before the age of 16 years. This is equivalent to 7.5% of the population aged 18 to 74 years.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS is currently carrying out a feasibility study to determine whether a new survey could effectively measure the current scale and nature of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse. Findings from the first stage of the research are due to be published later in 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/06/2020 13:51:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1199267

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 lockdown for people who are shielding or over the age of 70.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL4950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government will continue to ensure support is available for those who need it for as long as people are advised to follow shielding guidance. We know this is challenging guidance to follow and we want to ensure that people who are shielding continue to receive the right advice for them at a time.</p><p>From 1 June those shielding may wish to spend time outdoors once a day. This can be beneficial for mental and physical wellbeing for people of all ages, particularly those shielding alone. The advice is for people who are shielding to spend time outdoors alone or with members of their own household or, for those shielding alone, with one person from another household.</p><p>To ensure vulnerable individuals, including those shielding and the over 70s, we have put a core support offer in place to help them stay at home where they wished to follow this advice, including delivering over 2 million free food boxes, providing priority supermarket delivery services, providing care, ensuring people can get medicines delivered to their homes and enlisting the help of National Health Service volunteer responders in delivering shopping and calling people for a ‘check in and chat’.</p><p>We have also announced £5 million of funding for mental health charities to support adults and children and a further £4.2 million is being awarded to mental health charities as part of the Government’s £750 million package of support for the voluntary sector during the pandemic.<strong> <br> <br> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/06/2020 13:48:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

1199268

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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
hansard heading	Health: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking as part of the social care strategy to promote to all people over the age of 60 the NICE Guideline NG16 that sets out that it is possible to "delay or prevent ... dementia, disability and frailty in later life".
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL4951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has prioritised prevention and through the Care Act 2014 it has required local authorities to have measures in place to identify people in their area who would benefit from services to help reduce, delay or prevent needs for care and support.</p><p> </p><p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 commitments included action on risk reduction, and messaging has been incorporated in the NHS Health Check for all eligible adults in England aged 40-74 to increase dementia awareness and motivate people in midlife to make positive changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/06/2020 11:15:04 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

1199270

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	European Convention on Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to suspend the UK’s membership of the European Convention on Human Rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:50:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1199271

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend the Human Rights Act 1998; and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s manifesto, we need to look at the broader aspects of our constitution including the balance between the rights of individuals and effective government, this includes updating the Human Rights Act. Further details will be announced in due course. This does not change the fact that the UK is committed to human rights, and will continue to champion human rights at home and abroad.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:52:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1199273

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bethell on 14 May (HL3016) and 28 May (HL4613), what assessment they have made of how the answers given “answer all aspects of the question”.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL4985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>I can only reiterate that Written Answers are drafted by teams who are experienced in their area of work and provide the best available information.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/06/2020 15:24:32 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1199286

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Quarantine: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the proposed 14-day quarantine for those entering the UK will be adapted to reflect the different levels of COVID-19 infection and mortality in different countries; and whether holders of British Nationals (Overseas) passports, and their families, travelling from Hong Kong will be subject to the quarantine requirements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meyer
uin	HL5043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is exploring all options to allow us to safely increase travel including international travel corridors. In due course more information will be published on the criteria that must be satisfied to lift these public health measures, or to move to a new approach.</p><p>From 8 June, all passengers arriving in the UK will be required to self-isolate for 14 days and could be contacted throughout this period to ensure compliance. This applies to all nationalities, including holders of British Nationals (Overseas) Passports and their families.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/06/2020 10:42:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4699 label Biography information for Baroness Meyer

1199287

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	Dairy Farming: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide an economic assistance package for sheep and goat milk producers whose markets have been disrupted by COVID-19.
tabling member printed	The Duke of Montrose
uin	HL5047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the impact of the coronavirus disruption on all sectors and dairy producers and are committed to providing support. Dairy producers are eligible for a range of support, including the Covid-19 Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. The Bounce Back Loan Scheme will ensure that the smallest businesses can access up to £50,000 loans with a Government 100% guarantee on each loan, to give lenders the confidence they need to support the smallest businesses in the country. We will also cover the first 12 months of interest payments and fees charged to the business by the lender.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/06/2020 16:55:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1922 label Biography information for The Duke of Montrose

1199290

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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
hansard heading	Care Workers: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what guidance they will provide for care workers in self-isolation as part of the test and trace programme; whether, under that programme, all care workers who came into contact with a care home resident with COVID-19 symptoms would be expected to self-isolate; and whether a care worker returning to work using public transport after a period of self-isolation would be expected to isolate again if they received another alert.
tabling member printed	Lord Patel of Bradford
uin	HL5058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>On 4 June Public Health England updated guidance on the management of staff and exposed patients or residents in health and social care settings to reflect NHS Test and Trace.</p><p>This guidance outlines that if a health or care worker has had close recent contact with someone who has COVID-19, healthcare workers must self-isolate if the NHS Test and Trace service advises the individual to do so. If contacted after a previous period of isolation, they would be expected to isolate again. Close contact excludes circumstances where personal protective equipment is being worn in accordance with current guidance on infection, prevention and control.</p><p>The COVID-19: management of staff and exposed patients or residents in health and social care settings guidance was first published on 4 April in an online only format on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/06/2020 15:27:56 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3798 label Biography information for Lord Patel of Bradford

1199291

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 May (HL4429), on what basis they are unable to comment on individual cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Right Honorable Lord to my answer of 26 May 2020 on this matter. The position still remains that I am unable to comment on individual cases on the grounds of data protection principles and operational independence of the police and courts.</p><p>The Home Office will however always ensure that cases such as these are handled with extreme professionalism to ensure that decisions are lawfully made in the best interests of the British public.</p><p>This Government makes clear that foreign criminals should be deported from the UK wherever it is legal and practical to do so. Foreign national offenders should be in no doubt of our determination to remove them, and since 2010 we have removed more than 53,000.</p><p>Child sexual abuse is a devastating crime and we are committed to ensuring the protection of victims who have the courage to come forward to report abuse. The Home Office is in contact with the local Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) panel to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.</p><p>We are also developing a first of its kind national Child Sexual Abuse Strategy which will set out our long-term ambition in tackling all forms of child sexual abuse, including how we will work across government, law enforcement, safeguarding partners and industry to root out offending, and protect and help victims and survivors to recover and rebuild their lives.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5063 HL5064 question first answered 24/06/2020 10:43:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch