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793506

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date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which body will be appointed as the Independent Verification Body, in accordance with section 25 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Andrews
uin	HL3473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering which body to appoint and will make a decision in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/11/2017 12:13:16 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2534 label Biography information for Baroness Andrews

793507

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what approach they will take to deliver better regulation during the current Parliament.
tabling member printed	Baroness Andrews
uin	HL3474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering how the better regulation system will operate in this Parliament. It will be important to have a system that continues to support well-targeted and effective regulations which protect the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/11/2017 12:12:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2534 label Biography information for Baroness Andrews

792900

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Regulatory Policy Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Grenfell Tower fire, what consideration they have given to increasing the scope of the Regulatory Policy Committee so that it can rate impact assessments on the basis of the evidence presented relating to wider societal impacts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Andrews
uin	HL3424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>All impact assessments are required to include analysis of the wider societal impacts in line with Green Book rules and these are agreed by senior civil service analysts and where considered significant, signed off by Chief Economists. The role of the Regulatory Policy Committee is to provide independent scrutiny of the quality of evidence and the robustness of estimates in the impact assessment, and they can already provide comment and scrutiny on the analysis of wider impacts.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/11/2017 12:12:57 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2534 label Biography information for Baroness Andrews

792924

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Freedom of Information requests on the use of immigration detention for pregnant women are responded to within the deadlines specified by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office takes every step to ensure Freedom of Information requests are answered within the 20 day statutory deadline. The recent increase in the 90% performance target implemented by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has led to the Home Office reviewing its processes and implementing a series of measures to streamline drafting and clearance. With cases where the requestor has asked for information which is sensitive or difficult to obtain can lead to some responses missing their deadline. We closely monitor performance and stress at the most senior levels in the department the need to improve and maintain performance within acceptable levels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/11/2017 17:38:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

792925

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish regular statistical information on the use of immigration detention for pregnant women, to ensure effective scrutiny of the 72-hour time limit on their detention.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps under review the statistics that are published in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, balancing user needs against burdens on data suppliers. We do not propose to publish statistical information routinely on the detention of pregnant women.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through section 60 of the Immigration Act 2016, which came into force on 12 July 2016, we have placed a 72 hour limit on the detention of pregnant women for the purposes of removal, extendable to up to a week in total with Ministerial authorisation.</p><p> </p><p>It may not always be appropriate for healthcare professionals to disclose confidential medical information that the patient has asked not to be disclosed. Subject to these limitations, Home Office management information indicates that 47 pregnant women were detained in the immigration detention estate between 12 July 2016 and 30 June 2017. For the same period this resulted in 8 pregnant women being removed from the UK. This is provisional management information that has not been assured to the standard of official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The section 60 limitations, along with a new policy on adults at risk in detention, and other improvements to case working processes, represent a comprehensive package of safeguards for pregnant women in the immigration system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3450 question first answered 27/11/2017 17:46:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

792926

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women recorded as pregnant have been held in immigration detention since the Immigration Act 2016 came into force; and of those, how many left detention to be removed from the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps under review the statistics that are published in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, balancing user needs against burdens on data suppliers. We do not propose to publish statistical information routinely on the detention of pregnant women.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through section 60 of the Immigration Act 2016, which came into force on 12 July 2016, we have placed a 72 hour limit on the detention of pregnant women for the purposes of removal, extendable to up to a week in total with Ministerial authorisation.</p><p> </p><p>It may not always be appropriate for healthcare professionals to disclose confidential medical information that the patient has asked not to be disclosed. Subject to these limitations, Home Office management information indicates that 47 pregnant women were detained in the immigration detention estate between 12 July 2016 and 30 June 2017. For the same period this resulted in 8 pregnant women being removed from the UK. This is provisional management information that has not been assured to the standard of official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The section 60 limitations, along with a new policy on adults at risk in detention, and other improvements to case working processes, represent a comprehensive package of safeguards for pregnant women in the immigration system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3449 question first answered 27/11/2017 17:46:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

792927

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 October (HL1909), when they expect to publish the outcome of the review of asylum support; and whether they are consulting external stakeholders as part of that review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>We review the level of the cash allowances provided to destitute asylum seekers each year. Organisations with an interest in the issue are aware that we are currently undertaking another review and were invited to make representations in the normal way.</p><p> </p><p>We published the outcome of the last review earlier in the year and subject to the views of Ministers expect to do the same. The report can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers</a></p><p> </p><p>We expect to complete the current review in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/11/2017 17:43:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers-2016.pdf title Report on review of cash allowance paid to asylum
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

792932

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Welfare State: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what equality impact assessments were made before the introduction of each welfare benefits change during the past seven years; and what potential adverse impacts on different groups of people were identified.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL3456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 28/11/2017 15:37:05 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

792397

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 what steps they have taken to ensure that appropriate pastoral support is available to non-religious prisoners in English and Welsh prisons on an equal basis to religious chaplaincy, and whether that support is proportionate to the percentage of patients who describe themselves as non-religious.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL3349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Chaplaincy teams provide pastoral support to prisoners of all religions and none, and increasingly include non-religious pastoral carers accredited by Humanists UK. Pastoral support is available to all prisoners regardless of whether or not they have declared an affiliation to a particular religion.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, support is provided to prisoners through a range of other sources, including prison staff, volunteers and peer supporters (such as Samaritans-trained Listeners). Our prison reforms are building on this, and the 2,500 additional frontline staff that we are recruiting will allow us to deploy all residential staff as dedicated key workers, each providing support to a caseload of about six prisoners.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/11/2017 17:44:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

792448

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
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 benefits of continued participation in, and recognition of, the European Firearms Pass arrangements after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL3390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The European Firearms Pass assists EU nationals when travelling with firearms across EU borders, for example to participate in shooting events. As part of the negotiations for Brexit, the UK will discuss with the EU how best to continue cooperation in the field of firearms regulation, which includes the European Firearms Pass, in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/11/2017 17:47:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft