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1199245

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Religious Hatred: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many cases involving anti-Semitism or Islamophobia were prosecuted in UK courts in (1) 1980, (2) 2000, and (3) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions in England and Wales for racially or religiously aggravated offences, however to identify which of these, or wider hate crime offences involved anti-Semitism or Islamophobia would require a manual search of court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:20:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

827902

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many initial immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in (1) 1990, (2) 1995, (3) 2000, (4) 2005, (5) 2010, and (6) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of immigration appeals allowed by first-tier tribunals were:</p><p> </p><p>2005 – 13,221</p><p>2010 – 35,563</p><p>2015 – 17,582</p><p> </p><p>The equivalent information for 1990, 1995 and 2000 is not held centrally by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.</p><p> </p><p>For information on immigration appeals allowed, the following Immigration and Asylum Tribunal categories have been combined: Managed Migration, Entry Clearance, Human Rights &amp; EEA Free Movement.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of Immigration and Asylum appeal decisions is published quarterly, from 2007/08 onwards:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/02/2018 16:31:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1122907

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were serving a period of imprisonment under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act 1824 in (1) 1989, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, (4) 2015, and (5) 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL15298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Data for the number of people serving prison sentences under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act 1824 as at 30 June in each year can be seen in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide data for 1989, for to do so would have meant providing the information at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 02/05/2019 11:06:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

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

832828

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	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 sufficiency of the legal aid budget for legal representation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the protection of vulnerable children, especially in cases where children lack adequate parental support.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid remains available for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children for both legal help with interviews and legal representation during the asylum appeals process, subject to a means and merits assessment. The majority of unaccompanied refugee children applying for permission to remain in the UK will be seeking asylum, and legal aid will therefore be available.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/02/2018 17:27:40 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

832830

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the occupancy rate for HM Prison Berwyn.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>On 31 January 2018 HMP Berwyn held 863 prisoners and an operational capacity of 930.</p><p> </p><p>There is a phased programme in place which expects to see the prison reach a capacity of 1020 by the end of March 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/02/2018 17:28:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

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

873029

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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 plans they have for bringing back legal aid for family reunification cases.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL6710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid is not generally available for matters concerning family reunion.</p><p> </p><p>Where a case is outside the scope of legal aid, exceptional funding may be available where required under ECHR or EU law.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor has confirmed that we shall conduct an evidence-based review of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), assessing the changes against their objectives. This review will include changes made to provision of legal aid for family reunion.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/04/2018 13:38:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

988488

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recompense is made to individuals who at their own expense challenge appeals by the Home Office against immigration decisions made by Upper Tribunals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL10687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal may order the losing party to pay the winning party’s costs. That is the case regardless of whether the winning party was legally represented or not, although the costs that can be recovered by litigants in person are subject to some limitations set out in Rule 46.5 of the Civil Procedure Rules.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 29/10/2018 15:09:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

827901

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Legal Profession
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is a sufficient number of qualified immigration lawyers to meet present demands.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the Government recognises that it is important that there are enough immigration lawyers to meet demand, the legal services sector is rightly independent of government and the training of new lawyers is a matter for the legal services regulators and profession itself. I can confirm the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority has indicated that there are currently 1,885 out of some 10,400 recognised law firms that have a proportion of their work in immigration.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 05/02/2018 17:06:03 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno