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621890

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Glen Parva Young Offender Institution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the decision not to construct a secure college on the site of HMP Glen Parva, what plans they have for that prison.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL2696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text We are investing £1.3bn to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation. We will build new prisons and close prisons that are in poor condition and those which do not have a long-term future in the estate. We will apply for planning permission to redevelop the site of HMP & YOI Glen Parva. If we successfully achieve planning permission at the site, HMP & YOI Glen Parva would close and be replaced by a new, fit for purpose, facility. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/11/2016 14:20:11 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

428865

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years, what was the estimated cost to the public purse of people being imprisoned for defaulting on payment of their council tax.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL3588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The department routinely publishes average costs per prisoner and prison place based on actual net resource expenditure for each private and public sector prison, and in summary form the whole of the prison estate in England and Wales on an annual basis after the end of each financial year. These can be found on Gov.uk. answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 25/11/2015 13:50:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1216496

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Repossession Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that courts deal more speedily with landlord and tenant cases concerning anti-social behaviour and domestic violence, once possession cases related to rented housing recommence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text The listing of court cases, including possession, is a judicial function. The Master of Rolls has set up a judiciary-led cross-sector working group to consider and address matters affecting litigants to inform arrangements that will be in place when the current stay on possession is lifted. The work of this group will consider the needs of all users involved in the possession process. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/07/2020 15:08:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

421253

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation
	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 accuracy in practice of the Weighted Annual Volumes estimated for each contract package area in order to develop contracts for the Transforming Rehabilitation programme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL2624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text The Weighted Annual Volume (WAV) was not estimated. Flat projections were made for each contract package area and made available to bidders for the purposes of bid evaluation. The contracts held with Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) include a payment mechanism which accounts for changes in volumes (paying providers more if volumes increase, and less if volumes decrease). This was communicated to providers throughout the bidding and competition process. answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/10/2015 13:31:13 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

657776

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Contracts: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to negotiate for the UK's continued participation in those aspects of the Rome I Regulation which require a contract between a business and a consumer to be governed by the law of the country where the consumer lives; and if so, whether they will convert the rules set out in Rome I into domestic law by including them in the legislation required to withdraw from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL4095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) has responsibility for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and the EU. The Ministry of Justice, which has responsibility for civil law instruments such as the Rome I Regulation, has been working closely with DExEU to consider options for the future relationship between the UK and the EU. We will work to ensure the best outcome for the UK, including its consumers and businesses. answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/12/2016 11:53:27 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

781198

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to reduce the adult prison population, using methods similar to those which have successfully reduced the number of youths in custody.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text Prison numbers can fluctuate, which is why we have a robust set of plans in place to ensure we will always have enough places for offenders committed to custody by the courts. This includes modernising the estate and building new accommodation. We want to see the number of people imprisoned fall, but not by setting an arbitrary figure for reduction. To address the level of re-offending, which remains unacceptably high, we are committed to transforming all prisons into places of safety and reform and to ensuring that community penalties are tough, effective and command the confidence of sentencers. There are significant differences in the adult and youth justice systems. We will continue to assess, however, whether approaches adopted for youths have a broader application. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/11/2017 15:23:20 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

621137

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ellie Butler
	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 President of the Family Court about the scope for judicial learning arising from the case of Ellie Butler.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL2654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text In a regular meeting to discuss family justice on 15th September, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Justice, Dr Philip Lee and the President of the Family discussed how professionals, including the judiciary, can best learn from Serious Case Reviews. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/11/2016 14:55:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1124852

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Arson: Churches
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold on the number of, and circumstances behind, arson attacks on churches in (1) the UK, and (2) overseas, in the last two years; how many prosecutions there have been for such attacks in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the motives of those responsible.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL15527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We have consulted Home Office, who do not hold detailed information for all police forces around the circumstances and location of offences. Detailed information on the location of arson offences, such as churches, may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost. Matters relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for those respective devolved administrations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/05/2019 16:16:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

775906

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many recorded failures by individuals on release from prison on temporary license have been the result of suspected further offences, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL2314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below shows the temporary release failures as a result of alleged further offending committed in each of the last five years. Compliance rates stand at well over 99 per cent. In 2016, for example, when there were 17 reported incidences of alleged offending, there were over 330,000 incidences of temporary release in total. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Temporary release failures as a result of alleged further offence committed, between 2012 and 2016, England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(1) Starting May 2014, prisoners with a history of escape, absconding or serious temporary release failure during the current sentence have been prevented from transfer to open conditions, other than in the most exceptional circumstances.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Data Sources and Quality </strong> These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last individual the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/11/2017 17:42:45 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

422477

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for exceptional case funding (non-inquests) have been made to the Legal Aid Agency on behalf of applicants aged under 18 each year since the scheme began in April 2013; and of those, how many were granted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL2802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The purpose of the Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) scheme is to provide funding where it is legally needed. It does not provide a general power to fund cases which fall outside the scope of legal aid. Legal aid is a vital part of our justice system, but we cannot escape the continuing need to reduce the deficit. We still have a very generous system - last year we spent £1.6bn on legal aid, around a quarter of the department’s expenditure. Every ECF application is carefully considered by the Legal Aid Agency on an individual basis. <br> <strong>Volume of applications and subsequent grants for non-inquest ECF cases by age category and financial year.</strong> <table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Under 18</strong></p></td><td></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>18-24</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Received</p></td><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Received</p></td><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Received</p></td><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>648</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>61</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2015-16<sup>1</sup></em></p></td><td><p><em> 12 </em></p></td><td><p><em>2 </em></p></td><td></td><td><p><em> 22 </em></p></td><td><p><em>9 </em></p></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3"><p><em> 31 </em></p></td><td><p><em>7 </em></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding was collected from October 2013 onwards, hence the larger volume of unknowns in 2013-14 compared to the other years.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup>The latest available published data is up to June 2015 so figures for 2015-16 are for one quarter only.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL2803 question first answered 17/11/2015 12:51:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton