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1171792

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/02/2020
	date	20/01/2020
	date tabled	20/01/2020
	ddp created	20/01/2020 22:05:48
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	31/01/2020 13:51:50 31/01/2020 13:51:52
	house id	2
	identifier	HL554
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	29/01/2020 13:53:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific offences are categorised as a hate crime; and what are the criteria for such categorisation.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL554
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL554
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The law responds to hate crime in four ways by:</p><ul><li>providing for additional “aggravated” offences with longer sentences in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 if an offender demonstrated hostility or was motivated by hostility based on race or religion.</li><li>prohibiting conduct that is likely to stir up hatred on grounds of race, or intended to do so on grounds of religion or sexual orientation in the Public Order Act 1986.</li><li>providing for enhanced sentencing under sections 145 and 146 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 if hostility is motivated by any of the five protected characteristics: disability, transgender status, race, religion or sexual orientation; and</li><li>providing Sentencing guidelines. Section 125(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 requires that a sentencing judge must follow any sentencing guideline which is relevant to their case. This includes, for example, consideration of whether the offence was motivated by racial or religious hostility, or if it was motivated by or demonstrated hostility towards the victim based on one or more of several of the victim’s characteristics: age, sex, gender identity (or presumed gender identity), disability (or presumed disability) or sexual orientation.</li></ul><p>The Government have invited the Law Commission to review the law relating to hate crime and to make recommendations to the Government for its reform. The review began in March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, the Law Commission have been asked to consider the current range of offences and aggravating factors in sentencing, and to make recommendations on the most appropriate models to ensure that the criminal law provides consistent and effective protection from conduct motivated by hatred towards protected groups or characteristics. The review will also take account of the existing range of protected characteristics, identifying any gaps in the scope of protection currently offered under the law and making recommendations to promote a consistent approach.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission plan to issue a consultation on this matter in early 2020. Further information on the review can be found on the Law Commission webpage at: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/</a></p> answering member 4538
	creator	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1249913

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/11/2020
	date	05/11/2020
	date tabled	05/11/2020
	ddp created	10/11/2020 14:16:08
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	10/11/2020 14:26:02 12/11/2020 13:59:13
	house id	1
	identifier	112082
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/11/2020 13:27:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) artificial intelligence and (b) machine learning projects are being (i) undertaken and (ii) considered for his Department.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 112082
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	112082
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The department does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) in the true definition across its services. The department has an Analytical Platform which spots trends and create links between data sets; however, this wouldn’t fall under either category. A case study on the Analytical Platform can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/choose-tools-and-infrastructure-to-make-better-use-of-your-data#case-study---using-data-science-with-the-ministry-of-justice-analytical-platform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/choose-tools-and-infrastructure-to-make-better-use-of-your-data#case-study---using-data-science-with-the-ministry-of-justice-analytical-platform</a></p><p> </p><p>With its analytical platform, the department has built a set of tools that provide the basis for the potential development of AI/ML tools, and alongside this, we are undertaking a project that builds on the Office for Artificial Intelligence guidance to develop practical tools and governance to support the ethical development of any future AL/ML project. The Government’s Data Ethics Framework and ‘Guide to Using AI in the Public Sector’, alongside other guidance are available on GOV.UK, to support ethical and safe use of algorithms in the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to review where artificial intelligence or machine learning would add value to undertaking its duties. In most circumstances we use software in place of machine learning or Artificial Intelligence.</p> answering member 4481
	creator	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1660149

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/09/2023
	date	12/09/2023
	date tabled	12/09/2023
	ddp created	13/09/2023 03:11:04
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/09/2023 03:33:55 21/09/2023 13:21:27
	house id	1
	identifier	199105
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	21/09/2023 12:49:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any prisoners have been moved to higher security prisons since the escape of a prisoner from HMP Wandsworth.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 199105
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199105
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As a precautionary measure, HMPPS has moved a number of prisoners out of HMP Wandsworth following the escape of a prisoner from that establishment into prisons with an equal or higher security classification</p> answering member 3969
	creator	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1663315

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2023
	date	13/10/2023
	date tabled	13/10/2023
	ddp created	13/10/2023 14:30:10
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	13/10/2023 16:32:09 23/10/2023 16:43:17
	house id	1
	identifier	201169
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/10/2023 16:12:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding was allocated to South Wales Police under Operation Safeguard in 2023; and how much and what proportion of that funding was used to house prisoners in that period.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 201169
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201169
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Operation Safeguard is a contingency measure that provides additional headroom for use if prisoners cannot be accepted from the courts or police custody. It is a temporary measure to provide a short-term solution. When Operation Safeguard is active, tactical and operational governance reviews take place at regular intervals, as agreed with police partners.</p><p> </p><p>There are no additional costs to the taxpayer and any spend under Operation Safeguard comes from within existing departmental budgets. Every aspect of Operation Safeguard – including compensation for cells – is based on agreements between HMPPS, the police and the Home Office. Spend is recorded on a cost-recovery basis.</p><p> </p><p>South Wales Police Force Operation Safeguard costs from February 2023 to end Sept 2023.</p><p>Command Costs £37,585</p><p>Cell availability payments £876,120</p> answering member 3969
	creator	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1672010

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/11/2023
	date	21/11/2023
	date tabled	21/11/2023
	ddp created	21/11/2023 20:26:40
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	21/11/2023 20:50:38 28/11/2023 11:05:25
	hansard heading	Aarhus Convention
	house id	1
	identifier	3061
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/11/2023 10:33:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the limit on costs recoverable from an individual party in an Aarhus Convention claim.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	James Wild
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 3061
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3061
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government introduced a revised Environmental Costs Protection Regime (ECPR) in 2018, which allows certain environmental claims to be brought without prohibitive expense.</p><p>The Government is committed to conducting a review of the ECPR and will publish a call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member 4004
	creator	4787 label Biography information for James Wild
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1434483

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/03/2022
	date	22/02/2022
	date tabled	22/02/2022
	ddp created	22/02/2022 22:02:13
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	22/02/2022 22:06:20 08/03/2022 16:08:46
	hansard heading	Abduction: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6357
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/03/2022 15:37:44
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the recourse available through the family courts where a child has been abducted from the UK to an EU Member State which is not a party to the 1980 Hague Convention, now that the Brussels II Regulation no longer applies.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pitkeathley
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL6357
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6357
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Applications for the return of a child wrongfully removed or wrongfully retained away from the UK are made to the court in the country where the child has been taken or retained. All EU member states are party to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the UK continues to operate the Convention with them through the Central Authorities which transmit applications. This position was not changed by the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member 4901
	creator	3179 label Biography information for Baroness Pitkeathley
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3179 label Biography information for Baroness Pitkeathley

1485903

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2022
	date	04/07/2022
	date tabled	04/07/2022
	ddp created	04/07/2022 21:26:10
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	04/07/2022 21:43:20 18/07/2022 15:51:13
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1434
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/07/2022 15:19:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include within the Bill of Rights Bill provision for women across the UK to have access to safe abortion.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL1434
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1434
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The position on abortion is settled in UK law and it is rightfully decided by Parliament. It is an issue of conscience, and the Government has no current plans to introduce this issue into the Bill of Rights. We should be mindful of finding ourselves in the US position, where the issue is litigated through the courts, rather than settled as it is here by Parliament. Health Services across the UK are responsible for providing access to safe and legal abortion within the framework of the law.</p> answering member 4941
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1518938

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/10/2022
	date	10/10/2022
	date tabled	10/10/2022
	ddp created	10/10/2022 14:56:32
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	10/10/2022 15:07:07 18/10/2022 15:04:14
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	identifier	59072
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/10/2022 14:33:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will carry out a review of the criminal sanctions associated with abortion.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 59072
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	59072
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to review the offences relating to abortion in England and Wales, under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 or the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929.</p> answering member 4668
	creator	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1644685

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2023
	date	14/06/2023
	date tabled	14/06/2023
	ddp created	14/06/2023 19:38:39
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/06/2023 09:55:23 21/06/2023 15:23:15
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	identifier	189647
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	21/06/2023 14:51:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on decriminalising abortion after 24 weeks.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 189647
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189647
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government maintains a neutral stance in terms of changing the criminal law relating to abortion in England and Wales.</p><p>Any change to the law in this area would be a matter of conscience for individual Parliamentarians rather than for the Government.</p> answering member 4362
	creator	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1646748

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2023
	date	22/06/2023
	date tabled	22/06/2023
	ddp created	22/06/2023 17:13:44
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	22/06/2023 17:29:41 28/06/2023 14:30:37
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	identifier	190885
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/06/2023 13:58:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to repeal sections (a) 58 and (b) 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 190885
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190885
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government maintains a neutral stance in terms of changing the criminal law relating to abortion in England and Wales.</p><p>Any change to the law in this area would be a matter of conscience for individual Parliamentarians rather than for the Government.</p> answering member 4362
	creator	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker