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967511

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Advice and Care Trust
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Catholic Prison Advice and Care Trust in the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the work of that charity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL9999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have a longstanding relationship with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT), and we recognise the crucial role that they, and other Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, carry out in supporting offenders and delivering rehabilitative services. I am pleased to note, too, that PACT have recently been awarded the contract for the provision of family engagement services for the female estate.</p><p>We will continue to engage with PACT as we take forward Lord Farmer’s recommendations as part of our wider prison reform agenda.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

967414

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Stephen Port
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria were used in the assessment of legal aid support to families involved in the inquests covering the deaths of the victims of Stephen Port.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL9914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is not aware of having received any applications to date for public funding for representation at an inquest from the families of the victims of Stephen Port.</p><p> </p><p>When assessing such applications in general, the Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) must have regard to the Lord Chancellor’s guidance set out under section 4(3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offender’s Act (LASPO) 2012. The criteria applied by the Legal Aid Agency are outlined under Section 10 of LASPO. The DLAC must also determine whether an applicant meets the financial eligibility test as provided in the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013, or decide whether to waive financial eligibility and/or contribution to costs in whole or in part, as well as satisfy the merits criteria set out in the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013.</p><p> </p><p>An application for legal aid may be submitted to the LAA in order for such a determination to be made.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

967413

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation for families involved in inquests have taken place in the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL9913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is aware that there have been instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation at inquest proceedings, for example at the inquests into the deaths of those who died in the Birmingham pub bombings and the inquests of the victims of Stephen Port, but the Department does not routinely collect information on instances of crowdfunding.</p><p>We are currently undertaking a review of the provision of legal aid for inquests, due to be published by the end of the year alongside the wider review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:48:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

947068

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Exhibition Centre
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contact they have had, if any, with the Birmingham Coroner to establish what is known about the origins of the 20 skinless human bodies being exhibited at the National Exhibition Centre; and whether inquests will be opened to establish the facts involved in their deaths.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL9758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders and as such it would be inappropriate for Ministers to intervene in or comment upon the decisions of the Birmingham and Solihull Senior Coroner.</p><p><br>The exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre has been licenced by the Human Tissue Authority in line with the provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004. Responsibility for hosting the exhibition and maintaining ethical standards lies with the National Exhibition Centre.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/08/2018 12:07:38 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

945620

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the removal of non-asylum immigration cases from the scope of legal aid on young migrants with limited leave to remain.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL9749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the impact of the legal aid changes made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. An assessment of the impact of recent changes to the provision of legal aid for non-asylum immigration cases will be made as part of the review process.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently announced our intention to amend the scope of legal aid for unaccompanied and separated migrant children. This scope change will be informed by evidence gathered as a result of the review and delivered with the help of a consultative group.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/07/2018 12:00:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

968817

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum who have applied for exceptional case funding for legal aid since 2012 have been successful.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>(HL10008) A total of 57 Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) Immigration cases have been granted to applicants under the age of 18 who were described as ‘unaccompanied or separated’ children.</p><p> </p><p>(HL10101) This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL10008 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:34:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967527

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Public Spaces Protection Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances, to whom, and to what extent, is legal aid available to challenge public spaces protection orders under the statutory appeal procedure provided in section 66 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
	uin	HL10013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have made sure that legal aid continues to be available in the most serious cases, for example where people’s life, liberty, or housing is at stake or where their children may be taken into care.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid is available for the making, varying, discharging and appealing of certain Protection Orders where there is a real risk to an individual’s life or liberty.</p><p> </p><p>Challenges to Public Space Protection Orders do not currently fall within the scope of the legal aid scheme. However, individuals may apply for Exceptional Case Funding where failure to provide legal aid would breach, or risk breaching, the European Convention on Human Rights or enforceable EU law, subject to statutory tests of means and merits.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:39 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

967522

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum have accessed exceptional case funding for legal aid in each year since 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>(HL10008) A total of 57 Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) Immigration cases have been granted to applicants under the age of 18 who were described as ‘unaccompanied or separated’ children.</p><p> </p><p>(HL10101) This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL10101 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:34:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

971646

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dovegate Prison: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population in HMP Dovegate was on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2012, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	173612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. This table displays the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison for January, for each year where data is available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p>173.35</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>499.5</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>352.66</p></td><td><p>332.79</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>411.47</p></td><td><p>406.48</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>521.6</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP YOI Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>529.38</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p>449.3</p></td><td><p>406.6</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>580.5</p></td><td><p>618.01</p></td><td><p>551.45</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p>255.75</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Thameside</strong></p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p>398.3</p></td><td><p>408.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The blank areas on the table indicate that a prison was not open in that year (Thameside and Northumberland) or that the prison was operated by the public sector at that time (Birmingham). Where data for a particular year is not available, this is indicated in the table. As the provision of this management information is not a contractual requirement, some of the historical data was not captured.</p><p> </p><p>This table displays the population at each privately managed prison for 31<sup>st</sup> March each year, prison population figures are published regularly.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>1,465</p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HHP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>1,115</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 173594 173595 173596 173597 173598 173599 173600 173603 173604 173605 173606 173609 173610 173611 question first answered 19/09/2018 16:42:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

971644

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Doncaster Prison: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the population in HMP Doncaster was on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2012, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	173611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. This table displays the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison for January, for each year where data is available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p>173.35</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>499.5</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>352.66</p></td><td><p>332.79</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>411.47</p></td><td><p>406.48</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>521.6</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP YOI Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>529.38</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p>449.3</p></td><td><p>406.6</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>580.5</p></td><td><p>618.01</p></td><td><p>551.45</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p>255.75</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Thameside</strong></p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p>398.3</p></td><td><p>408.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The blank areas on the table indicate that a prison was not open in that year (Thameside and Northumberland) or that the prison was operated by the public sector at that time (Birmingham). Where data for a particular year is not available, this is indicated in the table. As the provision of this management information is not a contractual requirement, some of the historical data was not captured.</p><p> </p><p>This table displays the population at each privately managed prison for 31<sup>st</sup> March each year, prison population figures are published regularly.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>1,465</p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HHP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>1,115</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 173594 173595 173596 173597 173598 173599 173600 173603 173604 173605 173606 173609 173610 173612 question first answered 19/09/2018 16:42:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon