Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
To ask The Leader of the House to list the private member's bills that started in the Commons in this session and that are now being considered in the Lords, indicating the parliamentary stage they have reached so far.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The following private member’s bills that started in the Commons are now being considered in the Lords:
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Committee stage
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill - Committee stage
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill - Committee stage
Rare Cancers Bill - Second Reading
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill - Committee stage
The list of private member’s bills being considered in the Lords and their stage is available and kept updated in the House of Lords Business Paper document and on the Parliament website.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
To ask The Leader of the House to list the Lords-starting private member's bills that have had second readings in this session, indicating which of those have begun their committee stages.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The following Lords-starting private member’s bills have had second readings this session, those that have begun committee stages are indicated accordingly:
Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [HL]
Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Regulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL]
Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill [HL]
Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]
Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL]
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Resentencing) Bill [HL]
Women, Peace & Security Bill [HL]
Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL]
Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]
Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]
Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]
Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill [HL]
Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [HL]
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] - Committee stage
The list of private member’s bills being considered in the Lords and their stage is available and kept updated in the House of Lords Business Paper document and on the Parliament website.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 17 July (HL9084), how many police officers left the force in the year ending 31 March 2025, broken down by how many served (1) for less than 12 months, (2) between 12 months and 5 years, (3) between 5 years and 10 years, and (4) over 10 years.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officer leavers in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.
Information on the length of service of leavers is available in table JL6 of the data tables accompanying the publication.
Table 1: Police officer leavers (headcount) by length of service in the year ending 31 March 2025, England and Wales.
Length of service group | Headcount of officer leavers | Proportion (%) of all leavers |
Less than 1 year | 930 | 10.3% |
1 to less than 2 years | 1,011 | 11.2% |
2 to less than 3 years | 637 | 7.1% |
3 to less than 4 years | 446 | 5.0% |
4 to less than 5 years | 407 | 4.5% |
5 to less than 10 years | 839 | 9.3% |
10 to less than 15 years | 372 | 4.1% |
15 to less than 20 years | 760 | 8.5% |
20 to less than 25 years | 1,235 | 13.7% |
25 to less than 30 years | 1,202 | 13.4% |
30 years or over | 1,148 | 12.8% |
Total | 8,987 | 100.0% |
Note:
The retention of all officers, both new recruits and experienced officers remain essential to increasing public confidence in policing. This is why forces should be using strong evidence-based strategies to support retention and progression of existing officers, as well as continuing to recruit new officers using high quality recruitment processes that maintain standards.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent to date by (1) the local authorities involved, and (2) His Majesty's Government, in preparing to reform local government in accordance with the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government does not centrally hold information about how much local authorities and the Government have spent on preparing for the reform of local government.
A full impact assessment has been conducted by the Government as part of the requirements for the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. It was given a green rating by the Regulatory Policy Committee, indicating it is fit for purpose. The IA has considered costs across the Bill’s policies which will reform local government, and it has been determined these will not be disproportionate and the relevant mitigations will be in place where required. The impact assessment has been published online and can be found here.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers left the force in the past 12 months, broken down by how many served (1) for less than 12 months, (2) between 12 months and 5 years, (3) between 5 years and 10 years, and (4) over 10 years.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officer leavers in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.
Information on the length of service of leavers is available in table JL6 of the data tables accompanying the publication.
Table 1 below shows the number of police officer leavers, by length of service, in England and Wales for the year ending 31 March 2024. In the year ending 31 March 2024 there were 9,236 police officers leaving the police forces in England and Wales. 16.2% of all leavers had less than 1 years service, while 12.3% of all leavers had more than 30 years service.
Table 1: Police officer leavers (headcount) by length of service in the year ending 31 March 2024, England and Wales.
Length of service | Headcount Officer leavers | % of all leavers |
Less than 1 year | 1,495 | 16.2% |
1 to 2 years | 1,082 | 11.7% |
2 to 3 years | 606 | 6.6% |
3 to 4 years | 484 | 5.2% |
4 to 5 years | 297 | 3.2% |
5 to 10 years | 674 | 7.3% |
10 to 15 years | 393 | 4.3% |
15 to 20 years | 749 | 8.1% |
20 to 25 years | 1,028 | 11.1% |
25 to 30 years | 1,289 | 14.0% |
30 years or over | 1,139 | 12.3% |
Total | 9,236 | 100.0% |
Note:
Data on police officer leavers for the year ending 31 March 2025 will be published on 23 July 2025.
Retention is a key focus for the Home Office and the NPCC and forces should be using evidence-based strategies to manage the retention and progression of existing officers, as well as continuing to recruit new officers.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the results of the mayoral elections held on 1 May, including the turnout percentage in each mayoralty.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Elections are run by independent Returning Officers, who are responsible for publishing election results.
My Department does not have a formal role in collating and publishing information on the results of Mayoral elections.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many frontline police officers are probationary.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of police officers, by frontline type, in the 'Police Workforce, England and Wales' statistical bulletin. The latest data, covering the situation as at 31 March 2024, is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
However, information on an officer's probation status is not centrally collected by the Home Office.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government which organisations are currently designated as terrorist organisations by (1) the UN Security Council, and (2) the United Kingdom.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
There are a number of organisations designated as terrorist organisations by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267, ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions. A list of these is publicly available at the UK Sanctions List.
UN Sanctions List: scsanctions.un.org/pnz54en-all.html
UK Sanctions List: docs.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.html
The list of proscribed organisations is publicly available on the GOV.uk website and was last updated in April 2024. 81 terrorist organisations are currently proscribed in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000, with an additional 14 Northern Ireland related terrorist organisations proscribed under preceding legislation.
The information requested is available at this link: Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations - GOV.UK
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 4 December 2024 (HL2747), which Restoring Your Railway projects are (1) already in delivery, and (2) not yet in delivery.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Following the Chancellor’s announcement in July 2024, the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme has been brought to a close. Three RYR-originated projects were already in the delivery phase, which we are continuing funding for: Northumberland Line, Thorpe Park Station, White Rose Station. This is in addition to the three projects already delivered under this programme: Dartmoor Line, Thanet Parkway Station, Marsh Barton Station.
All other RYR projects were not yet in delivery and are in scope of the Chancellor’s announcement. The Spending Review, announced by the Chancellor at Budget, will consider the funding available for rail enhancements and schemes will be considered as part of that process.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers recruited in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, and (4) 2013, are still in service.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the size and composition of the police workforce in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
Information on the length of service of police officers in post and the length of service of police officer leavers, can be found in Tables JL5 and JL6 respectively of the data tables accompanying the statistical release.
Table 1, below, shows the length of service of police officers in post, as at 31 March 2024.
Table 1: Length of service of police officers in post, headcount basis, as at 31 March 2024, England and Wales (excluding British Transport Police)
Length of service group | Police officers (headcount) |
Less than 5 years | 53,108 |
5 years to less than 10 years | 25,626 |
10 years to less than 15 years | 12,315 |
15 years to less than 20 years | 23,492 |
20 years to less than 25 years | 24,271 |
25 years to less than 30 years | 10,116 |
30 years or over | 841 |
Total | 149,769 |
The Home Office does not publish more granular breakdowns of length of service.
Additional information on the number of new recruits to the police service each year, as well as information on leavers and the length of service of those leavers, is also available in the statistical publication linked above.