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765995

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on reports that the US is adopting new standards relating to the use of force outside of armed conflict.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	106344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>My discussions with the US Defense Secretary have not included the use of force outside of armed conflict.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 16/10/2017 14:16:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

768023

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Joint Force 2025 will be affected by the review of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	106862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has initiated a review of national security capabilities in support of the continued implementation of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, to ensure the UK's investment in national security capabilities is as joined-up, effective and efficient as possible. Defence is contributing to this cross-Departmental effort, which is being overseen by the National Security Adviser. This work is on-going and no decisions have been made.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 16/10/2017 14:14:19 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

768025

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the results of its review of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review being undertaken by its Director for Strategic Planning.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	106954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has initiated work on a review of national security capabilities in support of the continued implementation of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, to ensure the UK's investment in national security capabilities is as joined-up, effective and efficient as possible in the face of intensifying threats. Defence is contributing to this cross-Departmental effort, which is being overseen by the National Security Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 16/10/2017 14:12:57 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

769026

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Raif Badawi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2017 to Question 106251, on Raif Badawi, whether that case was raised during her meeting with the Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs in September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	107273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>I have nothing further to add to the answer I gave previously.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 16/10/2017 15:59:50 answering member 8 label Biography information for Baroness May of Maidenhead
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

764321

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drivers were prosecuted in (1) 2015, and (2) 2016, for failure to stop after a collision.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of drivers prosecuted for offences of failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic accident.</p><p>The offence of failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic accident is created by Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 which imposes obligations on drivers of mechanically propelled vehicles who are involved in road accidents.</p><p>Although it is not possible to identify the number of <em>people</em> charged with particular offences, records are held by the CPS showing the overall number of <em>offences</em> in which a prosecution conducted by them commenced in the magistrates’ courts. The table below therefore shows the number of <em>offences</em>, rather than <em>defendants</em>, charged by way of Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 during 2015 and 2016. It should be noted that a single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 170 }</p></td><td><p>9,825</p></td><td><p>9,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It should further be noted that failures to stop at the scenes of traffic accidents are specified proceedings. These are offences which the police prosecute in order to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and ensure swifter justice. The CPS will only prosecute a specified offence in cases where a not guilty plea has been entered. It may also be the case that the CPS will prosecute this offence when the defendant is charged with other more serious associated offences (for example, failing to stop and dangerous driving or driving under the influence of alcohol). The figures in the table above do not include those specified cases prosecuted by the police.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/10/2017 16:55:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

764322

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Driving Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were killed or injured as a result of driving offences in (1) 2015, and (2) 2016; what was the victim’s road user mode in each case; and where those statistics are reported.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>A number of offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 involve causing death by driving, or may result in injury.</p><p>While the CPS does not maintain a central record of the number of people killed or injured as a result of driving offences, or the victim’s mode of transport at the time the offence or offences were committed, the table below shows the number of <em>offences</em>, (rather than defendants) charged under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Act 1988 during 2015 and 2016. It should be noted that a single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 1 } <em>Causing death by dangerous driving</em></p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 1A } <em>Causing serious injury by dangerous driving</em></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 2B } <em>Causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving</em></p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 3A } <em>Causing death by careless driving: drink or drugs</em></p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 3ZB } <em>Causing death by driving: unlicensed or uninsured drivers</em></p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 3ZC } <em>Causing death by driving: disqualified drivers</em></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 3ZD } <em>Causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other road traffic offences can also involve death or injury which does not form part of the charge.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/10/2017 16:50:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

764342

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Termination of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers have left the Prison Service in the past 12 months who had (1) over five years’ service, and (2) over 10 years’ service; and what were the reasons given for their departure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p><strong>The number of band 3-5 prison officers who left the service in the 12 months to 30 June 2017 is provided in the table below. </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table 1: Band 3-5 prison officer leavers (headcount) by length of service and reason for leaving, 12 months to June 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Less than 5 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5-9 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10 years or more</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissals</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resignations</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retirements</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Retirement</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Leavers</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>605</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>222</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>943</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,770</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ul><li>The ‘Other’ category largely consists of fixed-term appointments coming to the end of their contract.</li><li>~ Denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/10/2017 16:52:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

764298

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Supporting People Programme
	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 impact of withdrawing the Supporting People Programme in 2016 on (1) the diversion of patients from health to preventative social care services, and (2) the ability of vulnerable people to live independently at home.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Since 2011, funding for local authorities (LAs) for Supporting People has been subsumed within the general grant to LAs. This is part of Government’s devolution policy, which allows LAs to manage funding according to local priorities. The Government believes this approach to local funding has proved successful in promoting increased freedom, flexibility, and local accountability, and has no plans to review it. Consequently, there has been no formal assessment of the impact of including Supporting People grant funding (or other formerly discrete grants) within the general grant.</p><p> </p><p>A suitable home can help people stay independent for longer; reduce and delay care costs; and allow people’s needs to be met more effectively. The Disabled Facilities Grant supports people on low-income to adapt their homes. It forms a major part of the Better Care Fund, and funding has almost doubled from £220 million in 2015-16 to £431 million in 2017-18. In addition to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s work to build more supported housing, the Department of Health is also contributing through its Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund, which will build over 6,000 new homes at a total cost of around £200 million.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/10/2017 13:19:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

767353

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Homes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of research published by the BBC on 2 August estimating future shortfalls in care home places, what steps they are taking to ensure the sufficient provision of such places.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>High quality care is not just about care home beds. Of those aged 65 and over who need local authority support, 61% are cared for in their own home. Since 2010, there has been a growth in home care agencies of more than 2,900.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities in England an extra £2 billion over the next three years to maintain access for our growing aging population and allow councils to sustain a diverse care market including care home places.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has announced we will consult on plans to improve the social care system and to put it on a more secure financial footing.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

767904

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Palliative Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of data in VOICES Surveys showing that less than one fifth of respondents felt that patients dying at home had their pain controlled completely, all of the time, during the last two days of life.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>It is important that all patients at the end of life have their pain adequately controlled. Data from the most recent National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES) survey, published by the Office for National Statistics in 2016, found that in the last two days of life, just over 80% of respondents strongly agreed (42.3%) or agreed (27.9%) that patients dying at home had sufficient pain relief. Just under 11% of respondents disagreed (6.8%) or strongly disagreed (4.9%).</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/10/2017 16:54:47 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath