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1724001

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many abortion clinics run by (1) the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, (2) MSI Reproductive Choices, and (3) National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service, have (a) never been inspected by the Care Quality Commission, and (b) not been inspected in the past three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of abortion clinics which have never been inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), as well as the number of clinics which have not been inspected in the past three years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of provider</p></td><td><p>Have never been inspected</p></td><td><p>Have not been inspected in the past three years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MSI Reproductive Choices</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service (NUPAS)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Care Quality Commission</p><p>There are four NUPAS clinics that do not have any rating. This is because these were registered in the last 12 months.</p><p>There are three MSI Reproductive Choices clinics that do not have a rating. Two of these clinics do not have a rating because they were registered in the last 12 months. One of these clinics was registered nearly two years ago but has not yet had an inspection. This is because the transition to the Single Assessment Framework (SAF) has delayed inspection in some cases.</p><p>Under Section 46 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the CQC must update the health and social care sectors as to how frequently they will assess the providers they regulate. The CQC plans to publish an interim statement in August 2024 about how frequently they plan to assess each type of service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 08/08/2024 15:29:25 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1671249

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently in prison serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence who have been held for 10 years or more beyond their original tariff, broken down by the exact number of years over tariff.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>On 16 October 2023, the Lord Chancellor announced he would be looking at options to curtail the licence period to restore greater proportionality to IPP sentences in line with recommendation 8 of the report by the Justice Select Committee (JSC), published on 28 September 2022.</p><p>These changes are being taken forward in the Victims and Prisoners Bill. The measures will make it quicker and easier to terminate an IPP licence (and therefore the IPP sentence as a whole) whilst balancing public protection considerations.</p><p>The new measure will:</p><ol><li>Reduce the qualifying period which triggers the duty of the Secretary of State to refer an IPP licence to the Parole Board for termination from ten years to three years;</li><li>Include a clear statutory presumption that the IPP licence will be terminated by the Parole Board at the end of the three-year qualifying period;</li><li>Introduce a provision that will automatically terminate the IPP licence two years after the three-year qualifying period, in cases where the Parole Board has not terminated the licence; and</li><li>Introduce a power to amend the qualifying period by Statutory Instrument.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor was persuaded by the Committee’s recommendation to reduce the qualifying licence period from 10 years to 5 years and is going further: reducing the period to 3 years. These amendments will restore greater proportionality to IPP sentences and provide a clear pathway to a definitive end to the licence and, therefore, the sentence.</p><p>In addition to these changes, the actions this Government are taking are working; the number of prisoners serving the IPP sentence who have never been released now stands at 1,269 as of September 2023, down from more than 6000 in 2012.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The tariff-expired Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) prisoner population at least 10 years over tariff, 30 September 2023.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time over tariff</p></td><td><p>Count</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 10 years to less than 11 years</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 11 years to less than 12 years</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 12 years to less than 13 years</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 13 years to less than 14 years</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 14 years to less than 15 years</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 15 years to less than 16 years</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 16 years to less than 17 years</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 17 years to less than 18 years</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 18 years to less than 19 years</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>684</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note:</p><p>(1) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 04/12/2023 13:28:08 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1464854

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Jerusalem: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of religious freedom for (1) Christians, and (2) Muslims, in Jerusalem, especially during Jewish festivals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. The UK condemns all attacks on the right to freedom of religion or belief. Israel is a thriving democracy, and has made clear its commitment to freedom of religion. We encourage the Israeli Government to do all it can to uphold the values of equality for all enshrined in its laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/06/2022 16:03:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke

1316930

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each of the last 10 years, how many drivers have successfully claimed 'exceptional hardship' when they have reached 12 penalty points and have therefore carried on driving.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>HMCTS records case management information about circumstances where there are grounds for mitigating the normal consequences of a driving conviction, but does not categorise specific data under ‘exceptional hardship’. In the Crown and magistrates’ courts there were 83,581 cases with no disqualification due to mitigating circumstances for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020.</p><p>Examples of exceptional hardship are loss of employment; impact of employment on others; impact on the health and safety of others; caring for elderly or disabled relatives; mortgage default or other financial loss.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 03/06/2021 15:36:27 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1170829

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent on ePassport gates at UK airports over the last four years.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Over the last 4 years (2016 to date), Border Force have installed 124 ePassport gates at costs in the region of £9.75m with ongoing support/service costs in the region of £5.3m</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/01/2020 16:50:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1156543

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) motorway advertising, (2) newspaper advertisements, and (3) other public information campaigns, in the past 12 months, about preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>‘Get Ready for Brexit’ is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.</p><p>The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 31/10/2019 16:12:08 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

747969

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of (1) the clearing of Leigh Day and three of its solicitors of all allegations of professional misconduct, and (2) reports of further allegations by a whistle-blower against that firm, concerning claims by Iraqi civilians of abuse by British troops, whether they intend to refer that firm to the National Crime Agency for investigation of any possible criminal conduct.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the recent media allegations of misconduct by an apparent whistle-blower, but consider it premature to refer the matter to the National Crime Agency. As the NCA would likely investigate only if these allegations have not been examined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, the Government will need to await publication of the Tribunal’s full, reasoned decision before deciding whether it is appropriate to refer the matter to the NCA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/07/2017 16:24:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

522872

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Leigh Day
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new developments and initiatives they are currently undertaking as part of their support for British candidates for senior positions in the UN and for the deployment of UK civilian staff with relevant expertise to key roles in the UN, both in its operations and at the UN Headquarters.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>It is in UK interests, and it is a Government priority, to encourage and support British candidates for senior positions in the UN and to promote the deployment of UK civilian staff with relevant expertise to key roles in the UN, both in its operations and at the UN Headquarters.</p><p>To this end the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has strengthened and restructured its team of officials working in this area. In collaboration with other government departments it is;</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(i)</p></td><td><p>Targeting a broader range of UN agencies.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii)</p></td><td><p>Expanding the talent pool of potential UK candidates for top jobs and in parallel further developing pipelines for UK nationals coming through the ranks.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iii)</p></td><td><p>Encouraging British nationals interested in international jobs to register on a specifically developed International Opportunities Database.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iv)</p></td><td><p>Providing targeted support to candidates applying for positions of strategic importance to the Government.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(v)</p></td><td><p>Ensuring that these opportunities are communicated as widely as possible to attract candidates from diverse backgrounds.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/06/2016 14:48:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

350109

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the number of cancelled operations in the National Health Service in the final quarter of 2013–14 was the highest ever recorded.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England collects the number of operations cancelled at the ‘last minute’ for non-clinical reasons on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of cancelled elective operations in the final quarter of 2013-14 was not the highest ever recorded. The highest number of cancelled elective operations was recorded in quarter 4 2000-01.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cancelled elective operations as a percentage of elective admissions are stable. In both 2009-10 and 2013-14 cancelled elective operations represented 0.9% of elective admissions, despite a 546,000 increase in the number of elective admissions in this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service should do everything it can to reduce cancellations and keep them to an absolute minimum. Where this is unavoidable, patients should receive treatment as soon as possible. This is reinforced by a pledge in the NHS Constitution for all patients who have operations cancelled, on or after the day of admission (including the day of surgery), for non-clinical reasons to be offered another binding date within 28 days, or the patient’s treatment to be funded at the time and hospital of the patient’s choice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/06/2015 10:58:30 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

62494

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made or will make to the government of Israel concerning prisoners and detainees now on hunger strike; and whether they will ask for a review process for the release of those held under administrative orders.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Officials in our Consulate General in Jerusalem have monitored the cases of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike and have been in regular contact with the Prisoners Affairs Ministry in the Palestinian Authority and relevant non-governmental organisations. Officials raised our concerns over prisoners with the Israeli National Security Council on 17 June. We have previously lobbied the Israeli authorities to ensure that the rights of those on hunger strike to receive medical care of their choice and family visits be respected, and encouraged all sides to reach a solution that prevents loss of life.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 30/06/2014 12:42:47 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton