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227336

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	South Yorkshire Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Bates on 3 March (HL Deb, col 92), and the recent reports concerning South Yorkshire Police and child exploitation cases in Sheffield, whether they will set up an independent inquiry into South Yorkshire Police.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The responsibility for securing an efficient and effective police force, and for holding chief constables to account for the running of their force, falls to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for that force area. As part of that responsibility, it will be for the PCC to decide whether they wish to seek advice and assurances from independent experts. On Friday 13 March, South Yorkshire PCC Alan Billings announced his intention to commission a ‘Casey-like inspection'.</p><p>The Government is taking action to address the failures to protect children from this despicable crime, which we have seen in areas such as Rotherham, Oxford and Rochale. As part of a major report, published on 3 March, we designated child sexual abuse as a national threat within the Strategic Policing Requirement, so that this crime is prioritised by every police force, and announced a new system of multi-agency inspections by Ofsted, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Care Quality Commission, which will begin in 2015/16.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 12:28:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

227337

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce differences between survivor pensions received by surviving married partners in same-sex partnerships and those in mixed-sex partnerships, in both the public and private sectors and when they consider full equality will be achieved in that area.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has carried out a review of survivor benefits in occupational pension schemes. The review was carried out jointly by the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury, and was published in June 2014. It considered the differences in survivor benefits between different groups, and the costs and effects of eliminating the differences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the findings of the review, which provided important information on the costs and other effects of eliminating or reducing differences in survivor benefit provision.</p><p> </p><p>A decision on the review will be made and a response issued in due course, however it is vital that the findings are considered thoroughly before doing so.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/03/2015 15:24:02 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

226840

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strip honours received from individuals who are implicated in the recent child exploitation cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>It is possible to rescind an honour on the advice of the Forfeiture Committee and with the approval of the Sovereign. Forfeiture may be considered for holders of awards in civilian or military Orders of Knighthood and for those appointed Knight Bachelor. We cannot comment on whether or not specific cases are being considered for forfeiture. There is no posthumous forfeiture of honours.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 24/03/2015 16:03:29 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

225347

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 3 March (HL5244), what steps they plan to take to ensure that information about people claiming asylum on grounds of their sexuality is recorded on a central database.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the basis of an asylum claim is not usually recorded but the Home Office has made arrangements to record this data for cases made on the basis of sexuality on our Case Information Database.</p><p>We have reminded decision makers to record this information accurately for all such cases and recording compliance is reviewed as part of the second pair of eyes checks on these cases.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/03/2015 15:50:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

225348

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Services: Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that other local areas can receive the same control over their health budgets as the Greater Manchester area.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The NHS and local government in Greater Manchester brought forward their own proposals for joining up health and social care services. This is a genuine and historic partnership between local organisations which will improve services for people living in the area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the first instance Greater Manchester and NHS England will be using existing powers to devolve budgets and establish joint governance arrangements. The powers are available to do the same in other parts of England. Success relies on strong local leadership and the right approach will be different in other areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government supports proposals that seek to improve care by joining up services, but it is for local areas to bring forward proposals and not for central government to impose any arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 18/03/2015 17:16:37 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

224960

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what urgent action they will take to include reference in enforcement instructions and guidance to the assessment of risks relating to detaining lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals in immigration detention centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>When a decision has been taken to detain someone who has no right to be in the UK, the Home Office has specific procedures in place in detention centres to identify those who may be vulnerable and require extra support, which could include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. Additionally the Home Secretary recently announced an independent review of welfare in detention led by Stephen Shaw CBE. This review, which is expected to report within 6 months, will focus on vulnerable detainees. Once the review has made its recommendations the Home Office will consider what changes to guidance are required.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:25:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

223864

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people claimed asylum in the United Kingdom due to their sexuality in each of the years from 2008 to 2014; from which countries they came by number; and how many cases were granted or refused.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide the information requested about people who have claimed asylum on the basis of their sexuality, as information on the basis of a claim for asylum is not readily accessible. The information requested could only be obtained through a manual search of individual case files, which would only be achievable at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/03/2015 15:28:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

222777

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 9 February (HL4664), what urgent action or advice they have given to police forces about adding faces to the database.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>As I said to my Noble Friend on 3 February, the use and retention of custody photographs taken by the police is a complex issue and needs careful consideration of the balance between public protection and civil liberties. The Government is currently reviewing the framework within which the police use these custody images, and expects to be able to report in the Spring. We have not provided any advice to forces in advance of that review concluding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/03/2015 15:13:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

177297

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take in the light of the uploading of photographs of faces by police forces in England and Wales onto a facial recognition database despite a previous court ruling that it could be unlawful.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The use and retention of custody photographs taken by the police is a complex issue and needs careful consideration of the balance between public protection and civil liberties. The Government is reviewing the framework within which the police use these custody images, and expects to be able to report in the Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/02/2015 15:03:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

175876

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	ICT: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the TechNorth project; and what action they are taking to support its implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>TechNorth was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister in October 2014 to support the digital technology sector in the North of England. It will form part of Tech City UK, and will focus on Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull and the North East tech cluster (Newcastle, Sunderland and Tees Valley). It will seek to coordinate the existing support and expertise across the region, and will help to link start-ups to potential investors. It will have a budget of £2m per year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is working closely with Tech City UK to develop TechNorth. Tech City UK is in the process of recruiting staff to support the programme, including the Head of Tech North.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More details will be announced as the programme progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/02/2015 13:18:34 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven