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916533

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vetting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances information gathered during the developed vetting security clearance process can be released to the police or the Crown Prosecution Service.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL8239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Information provided as part of the Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance process is subject to a high degree of data privacy protections. The DV process is structured to facilitate the safeguarding of national security while maintaining tight control and limited distribution of applicants’ personal data. The DV process conforms to the UK’s data protection legislation.</p><p> </p><p>On the basis of this legislation, personal data can be shared with external agencies such as the police only in specific circumstances. These are:</p><ul><li>where the data subject may have committed a previously undetected criminal offence, or where an offence may be about to be committed;</li><li>where people may be at risk of harm; and</li><li>where action is required to safeguard national security.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the event that, for example, the Crown Prosecution Service is pursuing a criminal trial against an individual, one or more of these conditions may be met. In such circumstances judicial authorities will submit a formal application to the data controller for disclosure. Such applications are scrutinised on a case by case basis and strict conditions are placed on the degree to which personal data is shared and with whom.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/06/2018 15:59:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

885860

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any validated statistics from the Scottish Government relating to the impact of the reduction of the drink driving limit in Scotland on 5 December 2014; and if so, what account they have taken of those statistics in assessing the appropriate level of the drink driving limit in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on road safety in Great Britain are based on data from various sources, including accidents reported to the police via the Stats19 system. This includes data from Police Scotland. The Department for Transport publishes an annual statistical release providing estimates on accidents involving drinking and driving in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government would welcome a robust and comprehensive evaluation of the road safety impacts resulting from the change to the Scottish drink drive limit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 01/05/2018 15:52:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

874570

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Press: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Special Advisers from No. 10 Downing Street or the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have been briefing that Lords amendments 147 and 148 to the Data Protection Bill provide for state regulation of the press.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said at the second reading of the Data Protection Bill on the 5th March, The Government is clear that these amendments would undermine high-quality journalism and our free press and risks causing serious damage to local newspapers, who play such a vital role in our democracy.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/04/2018 15:06:50 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

874571

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dover Strait: Tugboats
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the provision of Emergency Towing Vessels covering the Strait of Dover.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2018 answer text <p>In light of a recent recommendation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency intends to commission a study to review the full range of emergency response assets available in the Dover Strait area, including a reassessment of the need for a dedicated emergency towing capability.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/04/2018 12:05:12 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

838870

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Keen of Elie on 8 February, what the “certified capacity of the prison population” refers to; and whether the prison population has exceeded the Certified Normal Accommodation of the prison system at any time over the last 20 years.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Prison capacity is defined using the terms Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) and Operational Capacity. These terms are defined separately as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service aspires to provide all prisoners; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>the Operational Capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by Prison Group Directors on the basis of operational judgement and experience.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The total prison population is in excess of CNA however this total is always below the total operational capacity of the estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/02/2018 17:33:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

820656

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Consultation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance is made available to Ministers regarding the need to maintain, and appear to maintain, an open mind during Government policy consultations.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL4626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>There is no firm guidance on this matter as each consultation is different; some will make a call for evidence on a topic and others will seek views on the details of a new Government policy. The Consultation Principles (copy attached), which are published on Gov.uk, stress the importance of targeting consultations at a full range of people, businesses and voluntary bodies affected by the policy. The guidance notes that departments should consider targeting specific groups and ensure they are aware of the consultation and can access it.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/01/2018 14:02:37 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Consultation Principles 2016 .pdf title Consultation Principles 2016
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

804736

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Acts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, since the State Opening of Parliament in 2010, how many (1) orders, and (2) regulations, have been made to commence either sections or complete Acts (a) less than 12 months, (b) between 12 and 24 months, (c) between 24 and 36 months, and (d) more than 36 months, after Royal Assent.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL4069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Commencement orders and regulations are available on the legislation.gov.uk website. The Government does not hold a central record detailing these commencement orders and regulations to enable the information requested to be provided.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/12/2017 16:24:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

798060

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Acts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what precedents there are for undertaking a consultation exercise before commencing a section of an act of Parliament, other than one dealing with secondary or delegated legislation under the relevant act.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>A revised set of consultation principles was published in 2016 to give clear guidance to government departments on consultations. These principles are attached to this answer.</p><p>These do not provide exact criteria for when consultations should and should not be undertaken, as it is important to consider the specific circumstances for each policy. The Government is committed to engaging with the public and other interested parties through formal and informal consultation, in the most appropriate manner for the policy in question.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/12/2017 12:34:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Consultation Principles 2016 .pdf title Consultation Principles 2016
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

751162

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Vacant Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since the Grenfell Tower fire to verify that local authorities are meeting their obligations to plan for, and respond to, disasters.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities, as category 1 responders under the Civil Contingency Act 2004, are subject to the full set of civil protection duties, which includes developing appropriate emergency plans based on local risks and needs. They are also required to assess the risk of emergencies occurring and use this to inform contingency planning.</p><p>Since the Grenfell Tower fire my officials have continued to support local resilience forums and have participated in meetings with key emergency planning stakeholders, as required.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/07/2017 13:33:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

717906

registered interest
date	05/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total expenditure on social security in 2016–17; and what were the ten largest heads of expenditure.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The total expenditure on social security in the UK in 2016–17 was forecast to be £217.9bn by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), in their Spring Budget 2017 forecast. Table 4.24 of the OBR’s March 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> provides more detail, including a breakdown by benefit area.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Office for Budget Responsibility, <em>Economic and Fiscal Outlook</em>, March 2017, Table 4.24 (http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/March2017EFO-231.pdf).</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/04/2017 14:50:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee