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419682

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date	05/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Short-term Holding Facilities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish the short-term holding facility rules.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL2385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>In light of commitments made during the passage of the Immigration Act 2014 to make Rules in respect of short term holding facilities (STHFs), the Government intends to consult on the short term holding facility rules once Stephen Shaw CBE’s report into detainee welfare in detention is published. Mr Shaw has completed this review and has submitted his report to the Home Office. His findings are being carefully considered before the report is published by laying it before Parliament, alongside the Government’s response to its recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/10/2015 16:25:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

419683

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates were recruited in the last year for which figures are available, and what was the breakdown by ethnicity and gender.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>A total of 403 magistrates were appointed in England and Wales between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015. A breakdown of those appointments can be found in the tables below:</p><p>Gender</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>158 (39%)</p></td><td><p>245 (61%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ethnicity</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>333 (83%)</p></td><td><p>15 (4%)</p></td><td><p>24 (6%)</p></td><td><p>22 (5%)</p></td><td><p>3 (&gt;1%)</p></td><td><p>6 (2%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Age</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>18-29</p></td><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>60-65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 (6%)</p></td><td><p>75 (19%)</p></td><td><p>97 (24%)</p></td><td><p>154 (38%)</p></td><td><p>53 (13%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL2387 question first answered 14/10/2015 15:06:22 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419684

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates were recruited in the last year for which figures are available for each decile by age.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>A total of 403 magistrates were appointed in England and Wales between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015. A breakdown of those appointments can be found in the tables below:</p><p>Gender</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>158 (39%)</p></td><td><p>245 (61%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ethnicity</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>333 (83%)</p></td><td><p>15 (4%)</p></td><td><p>24 (6%)</p></td><td><p>22 (5%)</p></td><td><p>3 (&gt;1%)</p></td><td><p>6 (2%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Age</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>18-29</p></td><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>60-65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 (6%)</p></td><td><p>75 (19%)</p></td><td><p>97 (24%)</p></td><td><p>154 (38%)</p></td><td><p>53 (13%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL2386 question first answered 14/10/2015 15:06:22 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419685

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
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	Small Businesses: EU Grants and Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to divert part or all of the £160m JEREMIE (Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises) 2 fund, succeeding the Finance for Business North East fund, to other Northern areas described as part of the Northern Powerhouse; and if so, what proportion of funding will be diverted, and why they are taking such action.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no intention of imposing any arrangements for the next round of ERDF ‘JEREMIE’ style Access to Finance funds that do not carry local support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/10/2015 13:47:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419686

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they instructed local authorities not to disclose the contents of their submissions for the Comprehensive Spending Review; and, if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has not instructed local authorities on the matter of disclosing the contents of their submissions for the Comprehensive Spending Review. Local authorities are free to publish the contents of their submissions and many have chosen to do so.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 19/10/2015 15:31:40 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419687

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to the decision to award MTCNovo the contract to run Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, what assessment they have made of the experience that company has in running residential establishments that care for vulnerable children; and whether MTCNovo, including its partners or significant subcontractors, has been found to have breached human rights or equality legislation in the last three years, either in the United Kingdom or abroad.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>MTC and their main partner Amey were subject to robust and rigorous assessment at the pre-qualification stage of the competition. This included a thorough examination of health and safety, equalities, human rights and discrimination policies, and a requirement to demonstrate their experience of managing children and young people.</p><br /><p>There were no findings of a breach in human rights or equality legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 27/10/2015 16:23:25 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419688

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Network Rail, the Department for Transport, First Great Western and Agility trains have each committed to contributing to the £7.5 billion Great Western route modernisation programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Contracts between the Department for Transport and Agility Trains and Great Western Rail are commercially confidential.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2015 10:50:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

419689

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bridges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisations are contributing to the new bridge across the South Western Main Line south of Clapham Junction station giving access to Emanuel School, and how much they are each contributing.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is an arm’s-length public sector body and the sources of funding contributions towards the construction of the new bridge are a commercial matter for the company.</p><p>Network Rail advises that the new bridge across the South West Mainline was privately funded by one organisation. Network Rail has signed a confidentially agreement with this organisation which does not allow the release of commercial information.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2015 10:51:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

419690

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the maximum gradients on the proposed HS2 line, and where they are located.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>In general the normal limiting gradient on the proposed HS2 line is 2.5%, which occurs at various locations along the route.</p><p>However, there are a few instances of steeper gradients where there are physical constraints that do not allow gradients of 2.5% or less to be achieved, namely:</p><p>- Between Euston Station and Euston Tunnels (3.4%)</p><p>- In the Euston Tunnels before Old Oak Common (3.5%)</p><p>- The east end of the Bromford Tunnel (2.9%)</p><p>- The approach to Birmingham Curzon St (3.03%)</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2015 10:51:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

419691

registered interest
date	05/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Channel Tunnel: Undocumented Migrants
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 effect on UK business of the continuing disruption by migrants of rail and road freight traffic through the Channel Tunnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Although it has made no specific assessment, the Government is well aware of the disruptive impact of migrants seeking to access the UK across the English Channel, both through the Channel Tunnel and on the shipping routes. The impact at the Channel Tunnel is particularly severe on the rail freight operators, who have seen a significant reduction in their business, and on Eurotunnel itself.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2015 10:53:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley