Lord Beecham

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers were in post on 1 January 2017 in (1) prisons managed by HM Prison Service, and (2) prisons managed by contractors; and how many of those in each category are still in post.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which underspending on free school meals occasioned by absence or other reason is being retained as profit by the supplier; and whether they have any plans to tackle any such ...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the High Court ruling that Universal Credit unlawfully discriminates against claimants transferring from legacy benefits resulting in the loss of Disability and Severe Disability Premium, they intend to c...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social housing properties have been sold under the Right-to-Buy Scheme since 2010; and how many of those sold have been replaced by (1) local authorities, and (2) housing associations.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much extra revenue has been generated by the 12 per cent increase in Insurance Premium Tax on motor vehicles since 1 June 2017.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 13 March 2017 (HL5691), when they intend to start the regular publication of the notes of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service Board meetings.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Grenfell Tower residents who have accepted publicly funded accommodation, are in (1) temporary, and (2) permanent accommodation; and of those, what percentage live in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce legislation to ban the practice of alleged domestic abusers cross-examining their alleged victims in the family courts.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women former members of the armed forces are currently serving custodial sentences; and for what offences.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the report by Muscular Dystrophy UK Focus on disability benefits published in June 2016; and what steps they have taken to ensure benefit assessment centres are fully accessible for disabl...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many benefit assessment centres are fully accessible for disabled people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue they have raised (1) annually, and (2) in total, as a result of the increase in Insurance Premium Tax at (a) the standard rate from 5 per cent in 2011 to 12 per cent in 2017, and (b) at the higher rate from...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what form the latest review of the decisions to set up community prisons for women and launch a scheme to support female offenders will take; and when it is likely to be completed.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to address the failure of the Ministry of Justice to include all relevant information in the dossier it provided to the Parole Board in the Worboys case.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 26 April in relation to the backlog in Employment Tribunal cases, what action they are taking in relation to the staffing of Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service offi...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take in response to data published by the Law Society in April, which shows a growing shortage of criminal law solicitors.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report in The Guardian on 15 April that Anthony Bryan spent three weeks in immigration removal centres and over £3,000 in legal fees before it was agreed that he was here legally, whether they intend to apolo...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison officers were in post on (1) 1 January 2011, and (2) 31 December 2016.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cause of the increase in the number of days added to the sentences of prisoners for misconduct between 2011 and 2016.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners had their sentences extended for misconduct in each year from 2011 to 2016.