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516951

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions there have been in the past three years for (1) theft where the sum of money or the value of the goods alleged to have been taken is £10 or less, (2) begging, and (3) rough sleeping.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
	uin	HL8107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for theft offences, and begging and sleeping out, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2014 (latest available) can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for selected offence categories, England and Wales, 2012 to 2014 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence category</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft offences</p></td><td><p>144,972</p></td><td><p>142,011</p></td><td><p>135,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Begging</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td><td><p>2,097</p></td><td><p>2,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sleeping out</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref: PQ HL 8107</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the value of the items involved in each individual theft offence is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the table can also be found in the Outcomes by Offence tables in the annual publication on the Government website.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 11/05/2016 12:57:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

532368

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the most up to date commercial land market valuation for the Holloway Prison site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 25 November 2015 that HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway would be closed as the first stage of this programme. HMP Holloway was closed on 22 June. Once the prison has been fully decommissioned it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice Estates Directorate for disposal.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on the future of the Holloway site. The Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage with the market and other stakeholders. Any valuation information is considered commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL966 HL967 question first answered 13/07/2016 15:00:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532369

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is decisions have been made about the future of the Holloway Prison site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 25 November 2015 that HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway would be closed as the first stage of this programme. HMP Holloway was closed on 22 June. Once the prison has been fully decommissioned it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice Estates Directorate for disposal.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on the future of the Holloway site. The Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage with the market and other stakeholders. Any valuation information is considered commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL965 HL967 question first answered 13/07/2016 15:00:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532370

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the marketing of the Holloway Prison site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 25 November 2015 that HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Holloway would be closed as the first stage of this programme. HMP Holloway was closed on 22 June. Once the prison has been fully decommissioned it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice Estates Directorate for disposal.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken on the future of the Holloway site. The Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage with the market and other stakeholders. Any valuation information is considered commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL965 HL966 question first answered 13/07/2016 15:00:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

532371

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Patients: Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to monitor the impact of the closure of Holloway Prison on the number of family visits to relocated prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
	uin	HL968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>All women transferred from Holloway were carefully assessed as part of the prison’s closure planning. The assessment sought to ensure that they were held as close to home as was practicable given their individual circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 13/07/2016 15:03:48 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

513477

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Interpreters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many court cases have had to be rescheduled in each of the last five years because of problems with the interpreting or translating services required; and what was the additional cost incurred in each year as a result of such rescheduling.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL7734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of trials listed in the criminal courts which were adjourned (ineffective) due to interpreter availability is published in Criminal Court Statistics; the relevant extract is set out below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Crown Courts</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Magistrates’ Courts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of trials</p></td><td><p>Adjourned due to interpreter availability</p></td><td><p>% of trials adjourned due to interpreter availability</p></td><td><p>Number of trials</p></td><td><p>Adjourned due to interpreter availability</p></td><td><p>% of trials adjourned due to interpreter availability</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>41,412</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>166,808</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>38,432</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>156,671</p></td><td><p>608</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>33,669</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>155,087</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>35,974</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>158,984</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>39,036</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>162,668</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Associated costs for rescheduling such cases are not recorded.</p><p> </p><p>The department continues to monitor the language services contract closely and work with the supplier to further drive improvements and reduce the cost on the taxpayer.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/05/2016 11:19:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

515543

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many convicted sex offenders and those prosecuted for domestic violence offences have been given legal aid to pursue child access cases in the family courts in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hussein-Ece
	uin	HL7923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/05/2016 11:32:39 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4164 label Biography information for Baroness Hussein-Ece

516579

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Asylum: Eritrea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Eritrean nationals were required to pay fees for their asylum appeals in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL8091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of Eritrean nationals who lodged an asylum appeal in the UK or from overseas in the three years up to December 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Within the UK</p></td><td><p>Outside the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,856</p></td><td><p>1,854</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The numbers of Eritrean nationals who were required to pay a fee for their asylum appeal in the three years up to December 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes to tables:</p><p> </p><p>1. Figures include Asylum, Protection and Revocation of Protection appeals.</p><p> </p><p>2. Figures provided are taken from internal management information and not subject to the same quality checks as Official Statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL8092 question first answered 11/05/2016 12:07:21 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

516580

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Asylum: Eritrea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many appeals lodged against initial asylum refusals by Eritrean nationals were lodged (1) within the UK, and (2) outside the UK, in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, and (c) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL8092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of Eritrean nationals who lodged an asylum appeal in the UK or from overseas in the three years up to December 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Within the UK</p></td><td><p>Outside the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,856</p></td><td><p>1,854</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The numbers of Eritrean nationals who were required to pay a fee for their asylum appeal in the three years up to December 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes to tables:</p><p> </p><p>1. Figures include Asylum, Protection and Revocation of Protection appeals.</p><p> </p><p>2. Figures provided are taken from internal management information and not subject to the same quality checks as Official Statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL8091 question first answered 11/05/2016 12:07:21 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

524595

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	European Maritime Safety Agency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether current female genital mutilation protection orders contain information on girls' country of origin and nationality.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>An application for an FGM protection order may include information in relation to the country of origin or nationality of the person to be protected if it is relevant to the application. This information would not necessarily be included in every application or order granted.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/06/2016 13:35:53 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge