My Lords, I start by declaring my interests which are in the Register of Lords’ Interests.

I am very grateful for the opportunity to have this debate to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of elder abuse across the nation, albeit I appreciate that we are in the...

My Lords, I start by declaring my interests which are in the Register of Lords’ Interests.

I am very grateful for the opportunity to have this debate to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of elder abuse across the nation, albeit I appreciate that we are in the...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for giving us this opportunity—albeit at such a late hour—to exchange at least some views on what is an increasingly important subject for us all.

The community where I have responsibilities has a safeguarding policy, but we do not limit it to...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for giving us this opportunity—albeit at such a late hour—to exchange at least some views on what is an increasingly important subject for us all.

The community where I have responsibilities has a safeguarding policy, but we do not limit it to...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for the opportunity to return to this issue. The law is an important expression of what we as a nation believe should be the common standards by which everybody in our society should be held to account. It is an important...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for the opportunity to return to this issue. The law is an important expression of what we as a nation believe should be the common standards by which everybody in our society should be held to account. It is an important...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, and congratulate her on securing this vital debate. Parliament is about to prorogue and I hope that your Lordships will take with you the realisation that there is abuse of elderly people across the country.

Going back some years, I received a...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, and congratulate her on securing this vital debate. Parliament is about to prorogue and I hope that your Lordships will take with you the realisation that there is abuse of elderly people across the country.

Going back some years, I received a...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving us the opportunity for this short debate. The stories of the abuse of older people hardly need rehearsing—the media are full of them—and the scandal of a particular care home recently has shocked the nation. Some of us will...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving us the opportunity for this short debate. The stories of the abuse of older people hardly need rehearsing—the media are full of them—and the scandal of a particular care home recently has shocked the nation. Some of us will...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for raising this important issue. We cannot say we have not been warned about abuse of the elderly. Numerous detailed reports have been published over many years, and we have not neglected to talk about it in your...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for raising this important issue. We cannot say we have not been warned about abuse of the elderly. Numerous detailed reports have been published over many years, and we have not neglected to talk about it in your...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Cumberlege on this debate and on not only highlighting the issue of abuse but putting forward a raft of suggestions as to how the Government can take a positive stance. That is important. My contribution is unashamedly a return to the question...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Cumberlege on this debate and on not only highlighting the issue of abuse but putting forward a raft of suggestions as to how the Government can take a positive stance. That is important. My contribution is unashamedly a return to the question...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for introducing this debate. Three months ago, my 95 year-old mother, living alone, had a heart attack early one morning at home in Bradford. The ambulance was called and the paramedic saved her life by deciding to take her by...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, for introducing this debate. Three months ago, my 95 year-old mother, living alone, had a heart attack early one morning at home in Bradford. The ambulance was called and the paramedic saved her life by deciding to take her by...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, has given us the opportunity to consider a whole range of abuses of elderly people. In my very short time, I will concentrate on the rather hidden abuse of people in the community. Unfortunately, as we learnt from the Health and Social Care...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, has given us the opportunity to consider a whole range of abuses of elderly people. In my very short time, I will concentrate on the rather hidden abuse of people in the community. Unfortunately, as we learnt from the Health and Social Care...

My Lords, I hope that it is acceptable for me to speak very briefly in the gap. This is an important issue, and the noble Baroness has done your Lordships’ House a great service by enabling it to be discussed. I support everything that she said about the abuse of...

My Lords, I hope that it is acceptable for me to speak very briefly in the gap. This is an important issue, and the noble Baroness has done your Lordships’ House a great service by enabling it to be discussed. I support everything that she said about the abuse of...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, and also pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, who many years ago first alerted the nation to the problem of abuse of older people. It is fantastic that she is here battling away on that most important issue.

I...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, and also pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, who many years ago first alerted the nation to the problem of abuse of older people. It is fantastic that she is here battling away on that most important issue.

I...

My Lords, I cannot hope to do justice in the short time available to the excellent contributions from noble Lords to this debate. However, I express my gratitude to my noble friend Lady Cumberlege for enabling us to discuss such an important subject.

We have stated in no uncertain terms that...

My Lords, I cannot hope to do justice in the short time available to the excellent contributions from noble Lords to this debate. However, I express my gratitude to my noble friend Lady Cumberlege for enabling us to discuss such an important subject.

We have stated in no uncertain terms that...

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the incidence of elder abuse across the nation.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the incidence of elder abuse across the nation.

To ask the Attorney-General how many (a) men and (b) women have been (i) investigated, (ii) given an administrative penalty, (iii) given a caution and (iv) convicted in court for benefit fraud since the prosecution of such cases was transferred to the Law Officers' Department.

To ask the Attorney-General how many (a) men and (b) women have been (i) investigated, (ii) given an administrative penalty, (iii) given a caution and (iv) convicted in court for benefit fraud since the prosecution of such cases was transferred to the Law Officers' Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of (a) men and (b) women found guilty of benefit fraud in each of the last 10 years received (i) immediate custodial sentences and (B) non-custodial sentences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of (a) men and (b) women found guilty of benefit fraud in each of the last 10 years received (i) immediate custodial sentences and (B) non-custodial sentences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to protect consumers from fraud and other doorstep crimes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to protect consumers from fraud and other doorstep crimes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 9 April 2014, Official Report, columns 244-46W, on fraud: social security benefits, how many of the convictions listed were dealt with at (a) magistrates courts and (b) Crown courts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 9 April 2014, Official Report, columns 244-46W, on fraud: social security benefits, how many of the convictions listed were dealt with at (a) magistrates courts and (b) Crown courts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many fraud investigations have been carried out by Ofgem since June 2010; what the outcome was of such investigations; and what financial penalties were imposed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many fraud investigations have been carried out by Ofgem since June 2010; what the outcome was of such investigations; and what financial penalties were imposed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what dates since February 2012 he met (a) Ofgem, (b) the National Grid and (c) distribution network operators to discuss fraud in the regulated networks sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what dates since February 2012 he met (a) Ofgem, (b) the National Grid and (c) distribution network operators to discuss fraud in the regulated networks sector.

What assessment he has made of the effect of the rate of food standards interventions by local authorities on levels of food fraud.

What assessment he has made of the effect of the rate of food standards interventions by local authorities on levels of food fraud.