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170950

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Security Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of the data and information to be classed as "any other technical identifier" under the terms of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill; and whether they will provide examples.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>In order to resolve who is, for example, accessing a server of illegal images on the internet, a range of data needs to be retained by internet service providers. The way that an internet service provider identifies their individual customers varies from company to company, depending on how their systems work. An IP address can often be shared by hundreds of people at once – in order to find out which device is accessing the illegal content other data would be required, for example, port numbers (akin to a house number where an IP address is akin to a post code) or MAC addresses (the identifier of the particular computer).These are the types of data that may be used to identify which &quot;other identifier&quot; belongs to the sender or recipient of a communication. The purpose for which these data types are retained is strictly limited by the clause to resolving the sender or recipient of an internet communication – the shorthand for which is IP resolution.</p><p>The IP resolution clauses in the Counter-terrorism and Security Bill will enable a device linked to an IP address to be identified in many circumstances. However further data, excluded by the provisions in this Bill, would be required to resolve them in all circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 14:58:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170951

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Security Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of "Internet Access Service" and "Internet Communications Service" under the terms of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill; and whether they will provide examples.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>An Internet Access Service is a service that provides access to the internet and can include a home broadband connection, mobile internet or publicly available wi-fi. The term internet access already exists in the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 and is well understood by those affected by the legislation.</p><p>An Internet Communications Service is a communications service which takes place on the internet and can include internet telephony, internet email and instant messaging services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 14:56:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170952

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism and Security Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the logging of an IP address as laid out in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill will enable a device linked to that IP address to be identified.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>In order to resolve who is, for example, accessing a server of illegal images on the internet, a range of data needs to be retained by internet service providers. The way that an internet service provider identifies their individual customers varies from company to company, depending on how their systems work. An IP address can often be shared by hundreds of people at once – in order to find out which device is accessing the illegal content other data would be required, for example, port numbers (akin to a house number where an IP address is akin to a post code) or MAC addresses (the identifier of the particular computer).These are the types of data that may be used to identify which &quot;other identifier&quot; belongs to the sender or recipient of a communication.</p><p /> <p>The purpose for which these data types are retained is strictly limited by the clause to resolving the sender or recipient of an internet communication – the shorthand for which is IP resolution.</p><p /> <p>The IP resolution clauses in the Counter-terrorism and Security Bill will enable a device linked to an IP address to be identified in many circumstances. However further data, excluded by the provisions in this Bill, would be required to resolve them in all circumstances.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 15:36:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170953

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Homosexuality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report in <i>The Guardian</i> on 8 February, what steps they are taking to ensure that homosexual asylum seekers are not asked "degrading" questions related to their sexuality.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>It has never been the policy of the Government to allow its asylum case owners to ask &quot;degrading&quot; questions. As was indicated to the Noble Lord in the Government’s response to his previous question on this issue (15 December 2014: WA2), existing guidance, which was drawn up in consultation with Stonewall, the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, is clear that questions of a sexually explicit nature should not usually be asked. The Government is currently revising its guidance further and will be making it clear that there are no circumstances in which such questions should be asked.</p><p>Since February 2014, all interviews and decisions in sexuality-based claims have been subject to a 'second pair of eyes' check by a senior caseworker who provides constructive feedback to the decision maker. Senior caseworkers also provide ad hoc support and guidance to decision makers during the course of the asylum process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/01/2015 15:44:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170836

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what examination they are giving to granting 16 and 17 year-olds votes in United Kingdom elections in the event of the Scottish Government reducing the voting age in Scotland to 16.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>There is no consensus within Government on the question of lowering the voting age for Westminster elections and therefore no plans to do so in this Parliament. However the Government welcomes the ongoing discussions and debates on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/01/2015 14:05:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170837

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Snow and Ice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to ensure that local authorities in South Yorkshire are fulfilling their statutory duty to grit local roads in the light of the increase in car accidents on stretches of roads that Sheffield City Council have stopped gritting this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safe passage along a highway is not endangered by snow or ice. Winter service planning is therefore the responsibility of the respective local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has undertaken a great deal of work with the transport sector to prepare for this winter season and all key transport operators, including local authorities, train operating companies, the Highways Agency, Network Rail and airports, have contingency plans in place to deal with any winter weather that may be encountered.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Department continues to liaise closely with salt producers and as in previous years has started to monitor road salt stock holdings being held across the country. Analysis from a recent stock survey highlights the Highways Agency and local highway authorities are holding over one million tonnes of road salt. The Government has also retained an emergency salt stockpile of around 400,000 tonnes for this winter season.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/12/2014 16:50:29 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170261

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report from Human Rights Watch on the effect of the 2013 law banning gay "propaganda" in Russia on the incidence of homophobic attacks and on the reaction to crimes against LGBT citizens, what representations they have made to the government of Russia about the status of LGBT citizens of that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2014 answer text <p>We have raised concerns about LGBT rights in Russia bilaterally at a number of levels since the law banning the promotion of “non-traditional sexual relations” among minors was passed in June 2013. Most recently, the Minister for Europe discussed concerns about the protection of LGBT people in Russia with the Russian Ambassador on 18 December. He expressed deep disquiet at the findings of the Human Rights Watch report and the impact of the law on the LGBT community in Russia. FCO officials also raised the safety of participants at LGBT events with the Russian authorities in November.</p><p>FCO officials in Russia meet regularly with LGBT activists and attend LGBT events, such a Queerfest and the Side-by-Side Film Festival, to provide support. This year we are supporting the operation of a counselling hotline for the LGBT community in Russia, as well as a capacity building project for Russian LGBT campaigners. We also supported the Russian Open Games in February, a five day international sporting event organised by the Russian LGBT Sports Federation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/12/2014 11:24:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170069

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report by the RAC Foundation <i>Local Authority Parking Finances in England 2013/14</i>, what assessment they have made of English local authorities' income from off- and on-street car parking operations to ensure they are not making excessive profits.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The figures published by the RAC Foundation are based on data returns published by my Department. Council returns’ suggest that profit (“net income”) on parking services was £635 million in 2013-14. Penalty charge income from on-street parking was £343 million. The RAC Foundation observe that some councils’ operational costs have fallen due to greater efficiencies, overall gross income has increased; as a result, net profit has risen. Legislation and guidance is clear that on-street parking should not be used as a source of general revenue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Unreasonable parking charges and fines push up hard-working people's cost of living. If parking is too expensive or difficult, shoppers will simply drive to out of town supermarkets or just shop online, undermining the vitality of town centres and leading to ‘ghost town’ high streets. This Government has rejected the last Administration’s policy of encouraging higher parking charges and aggressive parking enforcement, and is standing up for hard-working people and local shops.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are introducing a series of reforms, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Stopping the abuse or misuse of on-street parking CCTV;</p><p> </p><p>· Reforming operational parking guidance so it is less heavy handed with motorists, prevents over-aggressive action by bailiffs, positively supports local shops and clearly reinforces the prohibition against parking being used to generate profit;</p><p> </p><p>· Introducing mandatory 10 minute “grace periods” at the end of on-street paid and free parking, and looking to extend this to off-street municipal parking;</p><p> </p><p>· Implementing a new right to allow local residents and local firms to demand a review of parking in their area, including charges and the use of yellow lines;</p><p> </p><p>· Proposing a widening of the powers of parking adjudicators, and updating guidance so the public know when they can be awarded costs at tribunals;</p><p> </p><p>· Trialling a 25% discount for drivers at appeal stage, reversing the current disincentive for drivers with a legitimate case to appeal; and</p><p> </p><p>· Changing guidance so drivers parking at an out-of-order meter are not fined if there are no alternative ways to pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also recently updated the local government Transparency Code to increase information about local parking charges and the number of parking spaces, which we expect councils now to implement as required by the statutory code.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The measures on curtailing parking CCTV are contained within the Deregulation Bill, and I hope that noble peers will be supporting our measures at Report Stage in light of the figures in the RAC Foundation report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/01/2015 14:42:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

167889

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to ensure that South Yorkshire Police carry out the recommendations in the report by Professor Alexis Jay <i>Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham (1997–2013)</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has written to all chief constables to ask them to take on board the lessons from the Jay report into the failings in Rotherham, and from the rolling HMIC inspections into how forces are protecting children. HMIC’s South Yorkshire Police child protection inspection report was published on 30 September.</p><p>The National Policing Lead for child protection and abuse investigation has taken action to revise the national policing child sexual exploitation action plan to take account of the learning from the Jay report and other recent publications. A series of briefings to police managers across England and Wales, including South Yorkshire Police, have been completed so that the key findings of the Jay Inquiry are shared with frontline leaders across the police service.</p><p>Furthermore, on 13 October it was announced that the Chief Constable for South Yorkshire requested that the National Crime Agency leads an independent investigation into outstanding allegations of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, raised in the Professor Jay Report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/12/2014 16:11:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

167890

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to ensure that Rotherham Borough Council's children's services improve in respect of protecting children, in the light of the report by Professor Alexis Jay <i>Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham (1997–2013)</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has appointed a Children’s Social Care Commissioner, Malcolm Newsam, to examine the nature and scale of the problems and oversee and drive improvements in children’s social care functions.</p><p>On the basis of the Commissioner’s initial work and when the review of Rotherham Council's corporate governance reports, the Secretary of State will consider what further action is needed. <br> <br> A statutory direction to Rotherham is published by the Department and is available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/363018/Final_direction_to_Rotherham_Council_10_Oct_2014.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/363018/Final_direction_to_Rotherham_Council_10_Oct_2014.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/12/2014 17:10:52 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven