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1674522

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what policy changes they are actively considering, formulating and developing in relation to the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs report sent to the Home Secretary in December 2016, titled Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016; and when they expect this policy process to conclude.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (PSA) was designed to complement the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA), by introducing civil sanctions and offences for those who produce, possess with intent to supply, supply, offer to supply and import or export new psychoactive substances which are not controlled under the MDA or which are not otherwise exempt. One of the important safeguards which the PSA provides is ensuring there are no gaps in law enforcement powers to tackle newly emerging harmful drugs. This is in the context that prior to 2016 criminal gangs were designing new psychoactive drugs with different chemical structures in order to evade MDA controls. Substances can be moved into the MDA following advice on their harms from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) and subject to the decisions of Ministers.</p><p>A review of the PSA published in 2018 found that there is no evidence that the PSA has adversely affected the process or timeliness with which substances can be controlled under the MDA, with substances continuing to be controlled after the Act was introduced. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756896/Review_of_the_Psychoactive_Substances_Act__2016___web_.pdf" target="_blank">Review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>. The government keeps all legislation under review, but has no plans to change either legislative regime substantially.</p><p>The report referred to as ‘Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016’ was shared with the Home Office in confidence by the ACMD and is not a public document. One recommendation has been made public, concerning a review of the Working Protocol between the ACMD and the Home Office, which the government has agreed to undertake.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL768 question first answered 14/12/2023 17:36:11 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1468750

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many family members of Afghan interpreters (1) have been relocated to the UK, and (2) are awaiting relocation to the UK having received security clearance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Since the ARAP schemed opened in April 2021, Defence has relocated over 9,500 ARAP eligible people to the UK, of this over 4,000 have been family members and other dependants.</p><p>As of 15 June, 136 ARAP principals who have passed UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) checks are awaiting relocation to the UK from third countries. We cannot provide the number of ARAP dependants who have passed UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) checks and are awaiting relocation.</p><p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 22/06/2022 16:17:04 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1330349

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to invite Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to the forthcoming G7 summit hosted by the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>It was not possible to invite further national participants to the G7 summit. However G7 Leaders discussed current global issues including the Lukashenko regime's reckless and dangerous behaviour and this was reflected in the official communique. The Foreign Secretary discussed the political situation in Belarus with the opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on 2 June and made it clear that Mrs Tikhanovskaya was welcome to visit the UK as soon as conditions allow. Until that becomes possible, officials are in regular contact with civil society and opposition groups and most recently spoke to members of the Belarus National Anti-Crisis Management on 7 June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/06/2021 11:56:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1175272

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the recommendations of the APPG for Adoption and Permanence's report Investing in Families: The Adoption Support Fund beyond 2020, what plans they have to establish a board of clinicians in the Department for Education to provide clinical oversight of, and support to, the Adoption Support Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Russell of Liverpool
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Last year we announced that the Adoption Support Fund would continue with increased funding until 2021 pending the outcome of the multi-year Spending Review in 2020. The announcement, attached, can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-funding-to-boost-adoption-support</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the scope, eligibility and delivery requirements of the Adoption Support Fund as part of our planning for this Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL768 HL769 HL770 question first answered 06/02/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_More_funding_to_boost_adoption_support.pdf title HL767_HL768_HL769_HL770_article
tabling member	2134 label Biography information for Lord Russell of Liverpool

751170

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption Support Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 20 January (HL4582), what plans they have to commission further training for foster carers and support workers to assist those carers and workers to care for children who are, or might be, victims of human trafficking and exploitation.
tabling member printed	Lord McColl of Dulwich
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to update the practice guidance ‘Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked’. The revised statutory guidance ‘The care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children’ will be published this autumn.</p><p>The training for foster carers and support workers that DfE commissioned from the Refugee Council and ECPAT enables those caring for unaccompanied and trafficked children to understand the challenges and risks facing these children, and equips participants with the knowledge and tools to respond effectively to their needs. Participants were also provided with access to an e-learning course to help recognise the needs of child and adult victims of trafficking and guidance on actions carers and professionals should take to identify and safeguard victims.</p><p>Foster carers and support workers attended training courses located in 48 local authorities (see list below). Training was not limited to carers from those authorities.</p><p>The forthcoming safeguarding strategy for unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children will address the need for any additional training required by foster carers and support workers to care for children who are, or might be, victims of human trafficking and exploitation.</p><p>Further to the training which has recently commissioned, the statutory guidance on ‘The care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children’ states that “Everyone involved in the care of unaccompanied and trafficked children should be trained to recognise and understand the particular issues likely to be faced by these children. This includes recognising the indicators of trafficking as a child’s previous history or current experience of being trafficked might not be apparent on entering care.&quot;</p><p>List of local authorities where the training by ECPAT and Refugee Council was located:</p><p>Bolton</p><p>Bournemouth</p><p>Bristol</p><p>Bromley</p><p>Cambridgeshire</p><p>Camden</p><p>Cheshire East</p><p>Cornwall</p><p>Coventry</p><p>Croydon</p><p>Derbyshire</p><p>Devon</p><p>Doncaster</p><p>East Riding</p><p>Essex</p><p>Gloucestershire</p><p>Hampshire</p><p>Haringey</p><p>Harrow</p><p>Hertfordshire</p><p>Kent</p><p>Lambeth</p><p>Lancashire</p><p>Leeds</p><p>Leicester City</p><p>Leicestershire</p><p>Liverpool</p><p>Manchester</p><p>Medway</p><p>Merton</p><p>Middlesbrough</p><p>North Somerset</p><p>North Tyneside</p><p>Northumberland</p><p>Nottingham City</p><p>Oldham</p><p>Sheffield</p><p>Shropshire</p><p>Somerset</p><p>Staffordshire</p><p>Suffolk</p><p>Sunderland</p><p>Thurrock</p><p>Walsall</p><p>Warrington</p><p>West Sussex</p><p>Wiltshire</p><p>Worcestershire</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL764 HL765 HL766 HL768 question first answered 28/07/2017 12:13:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1892 label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich

528201

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he has considered recommending to the relevant Committee of the House of Lords that at times of great national tragedies the House could hear inclusive prayers that reflect the national mood of grief and caring.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Noble Lord may wish to take informal soundings about this possibility and to consider writing to the Convenor of the Lords Spiritual and Procedure Committee with a proposal.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 04/07/2016 14:59:37 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

385219

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Merseyside Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total number of staff of the Merseyside Police Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of police workers employed by Merseyside Police are published in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ release. The latest published figures are as at 30 September 2014 and figures broken down by police force area can be found in the data tables of the release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2014-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2014-data-tables</a>.</p><p>There were 6,012 full-time equivalent police workers employed by Merseyside Police as at 30 September 2014, which includes police officers, police staff, police community support officers and designated officers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/07/2015 14:29:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Police Workforce - England and Wales - 30.09.14 - Data Tables.xlsx title Police Workforce - England & Wales - Data Tables
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

65237

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they define (1) poverty, and (2) absolute poverty; and how many households in each constituent nation of the United Kingdom are currently considered to be living in (1) poverty, and (2) absolute poverty.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>Due to its length I have placed a copy of my response in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 28/07/2014 11:48:26 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno