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Lord Bassam of Brighton
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asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 29 October (Official Report, col. 1212), when they handed responsibilities for national security on the airside of airports to the airport authorities and airport retail outlets.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 29 October (Official Report, col. 1212), when they handed responsibilities for national security on the airside of airports to the airport authorities and airport retail outlets.
Asked by
Lord Mawhinney
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
14 November 2007
The Department for Transport sets aviation security measures. Airports, airlines and others are responsible for implementing the statutory security requirements and through its inspectors the department ensures compliance. Retail outlets at airports are not regulated by the department.
Subjects
Accountability; Airports; Security; Retail trade
Date
14 November 2007
Reference
119; 696 c11WA
House
House of Lords
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the United Kingdom remains sovereign in the management of air safety matters with United Kingdom air carriers and in United Kingdom airspace.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the United Kingdom remains sovereign in the management of air safety matters with United Kingdom air carriers and in United Kingdom airspace.
Asked by
Lord Tebbit
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
16 May 2007
The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for the safety regulation of UK airlines. The operational safety standards which UK airlines currently have to meet are established by the CAA and are in line with the minimum standards established under the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Under the convention it is recognised that every state has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory.
Subjects
Accountability; Aviation; Civil Aviation Authority; Airlines; Standards; Safety; Airspace
Date
16 May 2007
Reference
3677; 692 c39WA
House
House of Lords
Lords debate on motion to call attention to the role of non-departmental public bodies in the conduct of government. Motion withdrawn.
Lords debate on motion to call attention to the role of non-departmental public bodies in the conduct of government. Motion withdrawn.
Lead member
Baroness Perry of Southwark
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Department
Cabinet Office
Type
Debates
Subjects
Accountability; Cost effectiveness; Public appointments; Non-departmental public bodies; Political impartiality
Date
25 May 2006
Reference
682 c973-1005
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Lords debate on unstarred question on what effect the plans to merge the 43 police forces in England and Wales will have on the fight against crime.
Lords debate on unstarred question on what effect the plans to merge the 43 police forces in England and Wales will have on the fight against crime.
Lead member
Baroness Harris of Richmond
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Department
Home Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Subjects
Accountability; Criminal investigation; Costs; Neighbourhood policing; Homicide; Police; Organised crime; Police authorities; Terrorism; Reorganisation
Date
10 May 2006
Reference
681 c983-1000
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
Constitutional Reform (Prerogative Powers and Civil Service etc) Bill (HL). Queens consent signified. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Constitutional Reform (Prerogative Powers and Civil Service etc) Bill (HL). Queens consent signified. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Lead member
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings; Queen's consent
Legislation
Constitutional Reform (Prerogative Powers and Civil Service etc) Bill (HL) 2005-06
Subjects
Codes of practice; Accountability; Armed forces; Armed conflict; Conduct; Civil servants; Civil service; Deployment; Legislatures; Government; Powers; Recruitment; Public appointments; Parliamentary scrutiny; Politics and government; Ministers; Parliament; Nationality; Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration; Special advisers; Treaties; Royal prerogative; Commissioner for Public Appointments; Civil Service Commission
Date
3 March 2006
Reference
679 c443-87
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Which are the main statutory documents and related material which they have published concerning the origin, status and responsibilities of each of the agencies that have been created prior to and after 1997, together with their respective links with departments and accountability to Ministers and Parliament.
Which are the main statutory documents and related material which they have published concerning the origin, status and responsibilities of each of the agencies that have been created prior to and after 1997, together with their respective links with departments and accountability to Ministers and Parliament.
Asked by
Lord Stoddart of Swindon
(Independent Labour)
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
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Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 March 2006
Executive Agencies are required to have in place framework documents that set out the strategic direction and the key accountability relationships between the chief executive and key players in the sponsor department including the Permanent Secretary and responsible Minister, in accordance with Cabinet Office and Treasury guidelines. The framework document is published on the department’s website and hard copies placed in the Library.Key ministerial targets must be announced to Parliament each year by the sponsor Minister and performance against ministerial targets must be reported in the annual report and accounts. Annual reports and accounts are submitted to Parliament via the departmental Minister who is accountable to Parliament for the performance of his/her agencies.
Subjects
Accountability; Executive agencies
Date
1 March 2006
Reference
679 c63-4WA; 4165
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we have had extensive discussions with the Association of Police Authorities and others about how to strengthen local accountability as we move to strategic police forces. Central to that will be the roll-out of neighbourhood policing by 2008. In addition, we are strengthening the effectiveness of crime and disorder reduction partnerships to ensure that local police commanders and other partners are answerable to the communities that they serve.
My Lords, we have had extensive discussions with the Association of Police Authorities and others about how to strengthen local accountability as we move to strategic police forces. Central to that will be the roll-out of neighbourhood policing by 2008. In addition, we are strengthening the effectiveness of crime and disorder reduction partnerships to ensure that local police commanders and other partners are answerable to the communities that they serve.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
How they propose to ensure local accountability of policing if current police authorities merge.
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, for his important work on Thames Valley Police Authority. I am sure that he brings his distinct abilities and qualities to that important role. However, I cannot agree with his comment that having local representatives on the police authority, which is a larger structure, necessarily affects in any way the way in which local police services are delivered. This morning, my local councillor said that what worked best for her was action that worked at the borough level and through the crime reduction partnerships, as that has a real and meaningful impact on how operations work locally to tackle important issues such as drugs, robbery and burglary—real crimes that people suffer from.
My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, for his important work on Thames Valley Police Authority. I am sure that he brings his distinct abilities and qualities to that important role. However, I cannot agree with his comment that having local representatives on the police authority, which is a larger structure, necessarily affects in any way the way in which local police services are delivered. This morning, my local councillor said that what worked best for her was action that worked at the borough level and through the crime reduction partnerships, as that has a real and meaningful impact on how operations work locally to tackle important issues such as drugs, robbery and burglary—real crimes that people suffer from.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Bradshaw
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, in Thames Valley—the force which I am a member of—each constituent authority has one representative. If it is made larger, they will have none. Yet we are urged by the Home Secretary to get involved in community policing so that we can bring policing closer to the people. Those two things are in contradistinction. Will the Minister tell officials at the Home Office that local policing can be delivered only if local representatives are involved at the strategic level of policing?
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c503-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am intrigued by the quotation from 1994—12 years ago. Much has changed since then. The public want to see more police officers on the streets, and under Labour they have. They have also seen a 35 per cent reduction in crime. That has been achieved under Labour in government. We need effective strategic police authorities and local accountability to ensure that the basic command units work well to deliver the policing service that we need in the future.
My Lords, I am intrigued by the quotation from 1994—12 years ago. Much has changed since then. The public want to see more police officers on the streets, and under Labour they have. They have also seen a 35 per cent reduction in crime. That has been achieved under Labour in government. We need effective strategic police authorities and local accountability to ensure that the basic command units work well to deliver the policing service that we need in the future.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he agree that the,"““wholesale amalgamation of the smaller police services . . . will remove local policing further from local people when there is no evidence that it will create a more effective police service””?—[Official Report, Commons, 5/7/94; col. 273.]"
Those were the words of the Prime Minister when in opposition in 1994. Furthermore, is it not obvious that a few regional forces will be far more easily controlled by the Home Secretary than the present 43 forces? When, in addition, the Home Secretary has the sweeping powers that he will be given if the police and criminal justice Bill becomes law to give orders to chief constables on how to run their forces, will we not have taken a gigantic step towards a national police force?
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am sure that the noble Lord, Lord Imbert, is right to highlight the fact that we can learn much from the mergers that have taken place over the past 40 years following the Police Act 1964. I do not doubt that the Thames Valley merger brought together forces that needed to work together to tackle crimes that know no boundaries.
My Lords, I am sure that the noble Lord, Lord Imbert, is right to highlight the fact that we can learn much from the mergers that have taken place over the past 40 years following the Police Act 1964. I do not doubt that the Thames Valley merger brought together forces that needed to work together to tackle crimes that know no boundaries.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Imbert
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, if there are to be territorial amalgamations, should not Thames Valley, an excellent example of an amalgamation, be the model for the future? Thames Valley is the result of the amalgamation of five small forces that were dragged kicking and screaming into one police service. Now it is an effective and efficient service. It could act as a perfect model for the future.
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c505
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I entirely agree with my noble friend. Funding is linked to accountability and is one on which the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to consulting in the future. That will ensure that police forces, however they are organised, are well funded, so that people can rely on them to deliver the services that they want.
My Lords, I entirely agree with my noble friend. Funding is linked to accountability and is one on which the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to consulting in the future. That will ensure that police forces, however they are organised, are well funded, so that people can rely on them to deliver the services that they want.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Taylor of Blackburn
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, is my noble friend aware that some of us who were involved in local government in the 1970s said exactly the same thing as the noble Lord, Lord Waddington, is saying now when there was an amalgamation of the county boroughs into the county? Does he agree that in Lancashire we have not lost any efficiency because of that amalgamation? In fact, we have gained through it. The only worry in Lancashire when joining up with Cumbria was whether we would have the right funds—not the representation. We are happy with the representation that we have.
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c504
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, neighbourhood policing is a day-to-day operational issue worked out in consultation with the local community through its elected representatives, local authorities and all those who form the various partnerships. That will continue regardless of amalgamations. Of course, a degree of concern has been expressed in Wales about aspects of a merger, but I am sure that people in Wales want to see a good, efficient and high-quality police service for that country to ensure that the issues that trouble them—drug taking, burglary and crimes of violence—are tackled effectively. As I said earlier, crime knows no boundaries. We have to wake up to that fact if we want to have a police service that is fit for purpose.
My Lords, neighbourhood policing is a day-to-day operational issue worked out in consultation with the local community through its elected representatives, local authorities and all those who form the various partnerships. That will continue regardless of amalgamations. Of course, a degree of concern has been expressed in Wales about aspects of a merger, but I am sure that people in Wales want to see a good, efficient and high-quality police service for that country to ensure that the issues that trouble them—drug taking, burglary and crimes of violence—are tackled effectively. As I said earlier, crime knows no boundaries. We have to wake up to that fact if we want to have a police service that is fit for purpose.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Roberts of Conwy
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, first, is the noble Lord aware of the widespread and increasingly intense opposition to the hasty amalgamation proposed for Wales? I understand that there has been no consultation with the National Assembly, which has a view on the matter. Secondly, how on earth can the Government carry out their neighbourhood policing policy while the amalgamation is taking place?
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c505
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I do not think that there is a fig leaf between the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary on the issue. What the Prime Minister sought to make clear was that the Government were in listening mode. Of course we are listening to what people have to say about the reorganisation because it is terribly important. No doubt, back in 1994 when he put in place the legislation that provided for the easy merger of police forces, Michael Howard had the selfsame thought in mind.
My Lords, I do not think that there is a fig leaf between the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary on the issue. What the Prime Minister sought to make clear was that the Government were in listening mode. Of course we are listening to what people have to say about the reorganisation because it is terribly important. No doubt, back in 1994 when he put in place the legislation that provided for the easy merger of police forces, Michael Howard had the selfsame thought in mind.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Seccombe
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, not 10 years ago but on 25 January this year, in another place, the Prime Minister cut the ground from under the Home Secretary’s feet by showing no commitment whatever to force amalgamation. He said:"““we will listen carefully and there are several different directions that reform could take””.—[Official Report, Commons, 25/1/06; col. 1426.]"
The Government have just done a U-turn on schools. So can the Minister save himself and all of us a lot of trouble by announcing a U-turn on the abolition of local police forces?
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c504-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
How they propose to ensure local accountability of policing if current police authorities merge.
How they propose to ensure local accountability of policing if current police authorities merge.
Asked by
Lord Waddington
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
7 February 2006
Answered on
7 February 2006
My Lords, we have had extensive discussions with the Association of Police Authorities and others about how to strengthen local accountability as we move to strategic police forces. Central to that will be the roll-out of neighbourhood policing by 2008. In addition, we are strengthening the effectiveness of crime and disorder reduction partnerships to ensure that local police commanders and other partners are answerable to the communities that they serve.
Subjects
Accountability; Police; Reorganisation
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
678 c503
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Parliamentary Commissioner (Amendment) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Parliamentary Commissioner (Amendment) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Lead member
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings
Legislation
Parliamentary Commissioner (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2004/05
Subjects
Complaints; Access; Accountability; Government departments; Maladministration; Members; Ombudsman; Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
Date
4 February 2005
Reference
669 c477-98
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Hanham
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What is their response to the ruling of the Court of Appeal on 13 November, in relation to the siting of mobile phone masts, that it remains the responsibility of central government to decide what measures are necessary to protect public health.
Subjects
Accountability; Aerials; Central government; Cancer; Court of Appeal; Health hazards; Judgements; Planning permission; Mobile phones; Public participation; Schools; Research; Electromagnetic fields
Date
6 December 2004
Reference
667 c655-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Accountability; Aerials; Central government; Cancer; Court of Appeal; Health hazards; Judgements; Planning permission; Mobile phones; Public participation; Schools; Research; Electromagnetic fields
Date
6 December 2004
Reference
667 c655-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What is their response to the ruling of the Court of Appeal on 13 November, in relation to the siting of mobile phone masts, that it remains the responsibility of central government to decide what measures are necessary to protect public health.
What is their response to the ruling of the Court of Appeal on 13 November, in relation to the siting of mobile phone masts, that it remains the responsibility of central government to decide what measures are necessary to protect public health.
Asked by
Baroness Hanham
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
6 December 2004
Answered on
6 December 2004
Subjects
Accountability; Aerials; Central government; Cancer; Court of Appeal; Health hazards; Judgements; Planning permission; Mobile phones; Public participation; Schools; Research; Electromagnetic fields
Date
6 December 2004
Reference
667 c655-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (Amendment) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a committee of the Whole House (HL).
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (Amendment) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a committee of the Whole House (HL).
Lead member
Baroness Noakes
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings
Legislation
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2003/04
Subjects
Complaints; Accountability; Central government; Government departments; Equitable Life Assurance Society; Government Actuary's Department; Ombudsman; Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
Date
19 July 2004
Reference
664 c80-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Lords debate on unstarred question on what action Her Majesty's Government propose to take following the independent review of government communications.
Lords debate on unstarred question on what action Her Majesty's Government propose to take following the independent review of government communications.
Lead member
Lord Wakeham
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Department
Cabinet Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Accountability; Advertising; Central government; Civil servants; Cabinet; Freedom of information; Expenditure; Government departments; Internet; Government information services; Press; Publicity; Political impartiality; Government Communications Review
Date
14 June 2004
Reference
662 c579-90
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords