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1608403

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Vetting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulations to permit police forces to dismiss officers who have failed vetting procedures.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has launched a review into the process of police officer dismissals, ensuring that the system is fair and effective at removing those officers who are not fit to serve their communities. Part 8 of the Terms of Reference sets out that this review will consider the performance system and its effectiveness with regards to dismissals, including where officers have failed to maintain their vetting status. Further details, including the full Terms of Reference, have been published on Gov.UK.</p><p>The Review is expected to conclude in May. The Government is committed to making changes necessary following the conclusion of the Review, including legislative changes where appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 12/04/2023 12:30:34 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1607632

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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 Services: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Policy Exchange Gender identity ideology in the NHS, published on 2 January; and what steps they are taking to ensure that every hospital trust is able to guarantee same-sex accommodation and intimate same-sex care.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>Under the NHS Constitution, National Health Service trusts have a responsibility to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation. It is imperative that NHS trusts respect the privacy and dignity of patients. Patients should not have to share sleeping accommodation with others of the opposite sex and should have access to segregated bathroom and toilet facilities. However, in some cases, operational pressures may lead to unjustified breaches of same-sex accommodation guidance. On the rare occasions that mixing does occur, the breach should be reported, and every effort should be made to remedy the breach immediately. NHS England is currently reviewing its guidance, Delivering same-sex accommodation, and a revised version will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Patients can request same-sex intimate care, and it will be up to the care provider or clinician to respond based on the patient’s needs and staff availability. Due to staff availability, there may be instances when these requests cannot be immediately or easily met. The Department notes the Policy Exchange report Gender identity ideology in the NHS, and is considering whether clearer guidance is needed on the provision of same-sex staffing for patients receiving intimate care, given the importance of ensuring that patients’ privacy and dignity is respected.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL6842 question first answered 25/04/2023 13:03:31 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1607633

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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 Services: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any reasons why a hospital trust could not guarantee same-sex accommodation and intimate same-sex care.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>Under the NHS Constitution, National Health Service trusts have a responsibility to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation. It is imperative that NHS trusts respect the privacy and dignity of patients. Patients should not have to share sleeping accommodation with others of the opposite sex and should have access to segregated bathroom and toilet facilities. However, in some cases, operational pressures may lead to unjustified breaches of same-sex accommodation guidance. On the rare occasions that mixing does occur, the breach should be reported, and every effort should be made to remedy the breach immediately. NHS England is currently reviewing its guidance, Delivering same-sex accommodation, and a revised version will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Patients can request same-sex intimate care, and it will be up to the care provider or clinician to respond based on the patient’s needs and staff availability. Due to staff availability, there may be instances when these requests cannot be immediately or easily met. The Department notes the Policy Exchange report Gender identity ideology in the NHS, and is considering whether clearer guidance is needed on the provision of same-sex staffing for patients receiving intimate care, given the importance of ensuring that patients’ privacy and dignity is respected.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL6841 question first answered 25/04/2023 13:03:31 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1607678

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what compensation will be paid to the descendants of postmasters who have died or taken their own life as a result of their wrongful conviction for fraud.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>In the unfortunate event of a postmaster passing away, claims for compensation can be taken forward by appropriate representatives (with evidence of the legal relationship to the eligible postmaster). This is the case whether a claim is made to the Group Litigation Order (GLO) compensation scheme (run by Government); a claim is made to the Historical Shortfall Scheme (HSS) compensation scheme (run by Post Office) or a claim is made to Post Office for compensation for a postmaster who had a conviction which was overturned.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 10/05/2023 13:41:48 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1607679

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to pursue criminal prosecutions against former Post Office senior managers who may have knowingly pursued postmasters for frauds they did not commit.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has set up a statutory inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal. Collective and individual accountability for the scandal can only be considered when the Inquiry has reviewed all of the evidence.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 10/05/2023 13:40:57 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1602991

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to proscribing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Whilst we keep the list of proscribed organisations under review, it is Government policy not to comment on whether a group is under consideration for proscription.</p><p> </p><p>To proscribe an organisation, the Home Secretary must have a reasonable belief that it is concerned in terrorism. This means the organisation participates or commits; prepares for; promotes, encourages or unlawfully glorifies; or is in some way otherwise concerned in terrorism. As well as considering whether the statutory test for proscription has been satisfied, the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe must be necessary and proportionate, having taken into account all relevant factors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has long been clear about its concerns over the continued destabilising activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The UK is committed to working with the international community to ensure Iran is held to account.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has close to 300 sanctions in place against Iran, including on the IRGC in its entirety. We will continue to use all tools at our disposal to protect the UK and our interests from any Iran-linked threats.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/03/2023 11:50:46 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1602992

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: CCTV
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the security cameras installed in the combined government offices at Quay House in Peterborough, which includes the offices of the Passport Office, Natural England and Joint Nature Conservation Committee, are supplied by Hikvision. [I]
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, it is not government policy to comment on the security arrangements of government departments. Specific details regarding the security systems used by departments are withheld on national security grounds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/03/2023 17:01:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1601471

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Hospital Wards: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bellamy on 11 October 2022 (HLWS305) regarding their policy not to allow transgender women with male genitalia to be held in mainstream women’s prisons, whether they plan to adopt a similar policy on the placement of transgender women in female wards in hospitals, by way of guidance to all Primary Care Trusts.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing its guidance <em>‘Delivering Same Sex Accommodation’</em>.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 21/03/2023 14:12:01 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1601030

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Pedestrians: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Attorney General will review the sentence of three years for manslaughter given to a pedestrian who remonstrated with a cyclist riding on the pavement on the basis that it is unduly harsh.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>It is believed this is a reference to the case of Auriol Grey who was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on 2 March 2023 to 3 years’ imprisonment for manslaughter. The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme works only to increase sentences that are too low so that they appear unduly lenient. The Law Officers cannot consider whether a sentence is unduly harsh or take any action if it appears to be so. An offender may appeal against their sentence if they consider it to be manifestly excessive.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 20/03/2023 16:47:12 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra