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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on Hillsborough; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to the IPCC for that investigation.
[142556]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on Hillsborough; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to the IPCC for that investigation.
[142556]
Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of these meetings are published on the Cabinet Office website on a quarterly basis.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), has committed to ensuring that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) (investigating the tragedy's aftermath) and Jon Stoddart (investigating the Hillsborough deaths) have the resource and powers necessary to investigate the findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel thoroughly, transparently and exhaustively. The IPCC and Jon Stoddart are working with the Home Office on the level of personnel and resource they require, as their investigations progress.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of the downgrade of Lewisham accident and emergency department on the role of King’s College Hospital as a major trauma centre in the event of a major or regional disaster.
[142313]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects of the downgrade of Lewisham accident and emergency department on the role of King’s College Hospital as a major trauma centre in the event of a major or regional disaster.
[142313]
The trust special administrator’s report made clear that there should be an additional £37 million of investment at Kings and the three other hospitals so that they are properly resourced to take on the additional activity from Lewisham. No transfer of activity will take place without work to increase capacity having taken place across all four sites. Providers will need to develop business cases which will refine their requirements. The final decisions on funding for each individual hospital will be worked through as part of the implementation planning process, in collaboration with the Department to ensure value for money for the taxpayer.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of personnel and resources available to the Independent Police Complaints Commission for its inquiry into the Hillsborough disaster.[HL4772]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of personnel and resources available to the Independent Police Complaints Commission for its inquiry into the Hillsborough disaster.[HL4772]
The Home Secretary has committed to ensuring that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) (investigating the tragedy’s aftermath) and Jon Stoddart (investigating the Hillsborough deaths) have the resource and powers necessary to investigate the findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel thoroughly, transparently and exhaustively. The IPCC and Jon Stoddart are working with the Home Office on the level of personnel and resource they require, as their investigations progress.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 11 December (Official Report, col. 1027) that further documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 had been discovered, what is in those documents; where they were held; when their existence was discovered; who discovered...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 11 December (Official Report, col. 1027) that further documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 had been discovered, what is in those documents; where they were held; when their existence was discovered; who discovered...
I met the noble Lord on 16 January and the Bishop of Liverpool, in his capacity as the Home Secretary’s adviser on Hillsborough, was also present. It was explained that
there are a limited number of documents in this category and with the Bishop of Liverpool’s agreement these have been catalogued within the Home Office and are being made available to the IPCC.
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
In September 2012, the Hillsborough Independent Panel published their important report which sets out the truth about the Hillsborough disaster. I am today setting out the different pieces of...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
In September 2012, the Hillsborough Independent Panel published their important report which sets out the truth about the Hillsborough disaster. I am today setting out the different pieces of...
In September 2012, the Hillsborough independent panel published their important report which sets out the truth about the Hillsborough disaster. I am today setting out the different pieces of work that will belatedly deliver justice for the victims and their families, and how this work fits together.
It will be the...
In September 2012, the Hillsborough independent panel published their important report which sets out the truth about the Hillsborough disaster. I am today setting out the different pieces of work that will belatedly deliver justice for the victims and their families, and how this work fits together.
It will be the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the petition by Anne Williams to hold a new inquest into the death of her son at Hillsborough; and what consideration they have given to fast-tracking the request on compassionate grounds.[HL3142]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the petition by Anne Williams to hold a new inquest into the death of her son at Hillsborough; and what consideration they have given to fast-tracking the request on compassionate grounds.[HL3142]
The Attorney-General is in the process of preparing an application to the High Court to quash the original inquests and order new inquests into the deaths of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. The evidence which supports an application in respect of Kevin Williams is essentially the same as that which supports an application into the other deaths and the Attorney-General expects to be in a position to lodge the application in December. Should the court order new inquests the timing thereafter is a matter for the coronial process.
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Last month I made a commitment to ensure that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has the powers and resources it needs to carry out its investigations into the...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Last month I made a commitment to ensure that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has the powers and resources it needs to carry out its investigations into the...
Last month I made a commitment to ensure that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has the powers and resources it needs to carry out its investigations into the Hillsborough disaster. This commitment was made in the knowledge that the families of the victims and the survivors have waited 23...
Last month I made a commitment to ensure that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has the powers and resources it needs to carry out its investigations into the Hillsborough disaster. This commitment was made in the knowledge that the families of the victims and the survivors have waited 23...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information his Department holds on differences in protocol for emergency disaster planning at sporting stadia when the disaster was (a) inside and (b) outside the stadium.
[122584]
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information his Department holds on differences in protocol for emergency disaster planning at sporting stadia when the disaster was (a) inside and (b) outside the stadium.
[122584]
The ‘Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds’, published by DCMS, advises that ground management should assess the risk of any incident occurring at a sports ground which might prejudice spectator safety, or disrupt normal operations, and produce contingency plans to provide a structured and graduated response inside the stadium to such incidents which take account of both the internal and external factors specific to the sports ground. Although the contingency plans are prepared by ground management the guide recommends that there should be consultation with the emergency services to ensure that the contingency plans are compatible with any emergency procedures outside the stadium for dealing with a major incident required under the Civil Contingencies Act 1975.
Although the ‘Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds’ has no statutory force many of its recommendations will be made statutory at individual grounds by their inclusion in safety certificates issued under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 or the Fire Safety and safety of Places of Sport Act 1987. The advice on drawing up contingency plans in the ‘Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds’ has been supplemented by further detailed advice published by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority in their publication ‘Safety Management’.
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael) on presenting this important private Member’s Bill at this time and on the detailed and knowledgeable way he introduced it. I am pleased to confirm the Government’s support for his Bill to introduce increased protection for the Antarctic environment....
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael) on presenting this important private Member’s Bill at this time and on the detailed and knowledgeable way he introduced it. I am pleased to confirm the Government’s support for his Bill to introduce increased protection for the Antarctic environment....
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
I am grateful for the interest that so many people have shown in my Bill. I shall begin by talking about the Antarctic in general terms, before explaining why the Bill is so important and dealing with the...
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
I am grateful for the interest that so many people have shown in my Bill. I shall begin by talking about the Antarctic in general terms, before explaining why the Bill is so important and dealing with the...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 25 and 26 October in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) and my right honourable friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. Frank Mulholland QC also attended...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 25 and 26 October in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) and my right honourable friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. Frank Mulholland QC also attended...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 25 and 26 October in Luxembourg. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling MP) and I attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. Frank Mulholland QC also attended the justice day on behalf of the...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 25 and 26 October in Luxembourg. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling MP) and I attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. Frank Mulholland QC also attended the justice day on behalf of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the purple book on stadium disaster planning was last updated.
[122961]
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the purple book on stadium disaster planning was last updated.
[122961]
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 established a framework for emergency planning and response at both the local and national level. The Act defines the obligations of certain organisations, most notably the emergency services and local authorities, to prepare for various types of emergency including stadium disaster planning. Comprehensive guidance on emergency preparedness is available from the Cabinet Office at:
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/emergency-preparedness
HSE's guidance HS(G) 195 ‘The Event Safety Guide’, or the ‘Purple Book’, is aimed at organisers of music and similar events to help them comply with the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974 and its subsidiary regulations. This has been superseded by the HSE's new event safety web pages on the HSE website with emergency planning at musical and similar events held at stadiums. It is not the key reference document for stadium disaster planning. The Purple Book was last updated in 1999. HSE is also committed to supporting new industry produced guidance on events.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the people who attended COBR meetings in the last year had completed a course at the National Emergency Planning Centre.
[125574]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the people who attended COBR meetings in the last year had completed a course at the National Emergency Planning Centre.
[125574]
We do not hold this information. We do not maintain a register of courses completed by people attending COBR.
(2) what support the armed forces provide for deployable mobile decontamination to the civil power in cases of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents; and what capacity for such decontamination there is.
[123820]
Dan Byles:
(2) what support the armed forces provide for deployable mobile decontamination to the civil power in cases of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents; and what capacity for such decontamination there is.
[123820]
Dan Byles:
Defence maintains specialist and generalist mobile decontamination capabilities, and individual personnel deploy with personal decontamination capability. All Defence decontamination capability is optimised for military operations.
The emergency services are the recognised primary responders in the event of a chemical biological radiological nuclear (CBRN) event in the UK. If requested, Defence could deploy its CBRN decontamination capability to assist the civil powers under military aid to the civil authority (MACA) arrangements.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether he plans to review his Department's arrangements for disaster planning preparedness; and if he will make a statement.
[123918]
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether he plans to review his Department's arrangements for disaster planning preparedness; and if he will make a statement.
[123918]
The Cabinet Office continually reviews its arrangements for disaster planning preparedness to reflect learning from both exercises and emergencies, drawing on in-house and external expertise as appropriate. As an example, the Department recently hosted the first ever peer review under the auspices of the United Nations framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which looked at the way in which the UK prepares for and responds to disasters and the role of the Cabinet Office in co-ordinating this activity across Government.
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 25 and 26 October in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) and my right honourable friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) will attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 25 and 26 October in Luxembourg. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) and my right honourable friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) will attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As...