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1200752

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date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Video Conferencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they intend to make the provision of secure video calls in prisons subject to a competitive procurement following the current pilot.
tabling member printed	Lord Garnier
uin	HL5294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We have introduced a temporary emergency video calling solution in recognition of the importance of maintaining family contact while social visits have been temporarily suspended in prisons in England and Wales. We have committed to the fact that there will be no cost of video calls to either families or those in custody during this time. At the appropriate time, we will consider future options for video calling across the estate beyond Covid-19 restrictions, which may include a competition for such services.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5295 question first answered 16/06/2020 16:45:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier

1200753

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Video Conferencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require prisoners or their families to pay for secure video calls; and if so, (1) from when, and (2) what the charge for a call will be.
tabling member printed	Lord Garnier
uin	HL5295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We have introduced a temporary emergency video calling solution in recognition of the importance of maintaining family contact while social visits have been temporarily suspended in prisons in England and Wales. We have committed to the fact that there will be no cost of video calls to either families or those in custody during this time. At the appropriate time, we will consider future options for video calling across the estate beyond Covid-19 restrictions, which may include a competition for such services.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5294 question first answered 16/06/2020 16:45:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier

1199204

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	Cemeteries: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government why they have not responded to the letter, dated 1 April, from Sam Johnson on behalf of the Board of Trustees of The Match Girls Union in relation to the proposed works at Manor Park Cemetery that might cause damage to the grave of Sarah Chapman.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Ms Johnson submitted a query to the Ministry of Justice on 1<sup>st</sup> April 2020 to ask if the email address she had used to send a letter to the Secretary of State was correct. On the 7th April we confirmed that the email address she had was correct.</p><p>Unfortunately, we have no record of any email or letter from Ms Johnson to the Lord Chancellor having been received; and so, we have contacted her asking if she could resubmit her correspondence.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:40:21 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1199219

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	Prisoners: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many of the sexual assaults in women's prisons since 2016 recorded in the Safety in Custody statistics published on 30 April were carried out by transgender prisoners.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grey-Thompson
uin	HL4973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>There were 97 sexual assaults in female establishments between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2019 and 7 of these assaults involved a transgender prisoner. Of those, 6 were assaults where a transgender individual was identified as the assailant or suspected assailant. One incident was recorded as a transgender prisoner having ‘active involvement’, which means they did not necessarily start the assault.</p><p> </p><p>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><p> </p><p>All sexual assaults in prison are referred to the police and HMPPS have strong safeguards in place to manage risks to all those in custody, regardless of their gender. HMPPS has robust processes in place to care for and manage transgender individuals in custody. The safety of all those in our care is of paramount importance. All known risks, both towards or presented by a transgender person in prison, will always be taken into account in their care and management. Individuals will be cared for and managed in the gender with which they identify, regardless of their location in a male or female prison.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:30:29 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3862 label Biography information for Baroness Grey-Thompson

1199228

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	Legal Aid Scheme: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reintroduce legal aid for refugee family reunion cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Legal aid for refugee family reunion may be available under the Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) scheme, where failure to provide legal aid would mean there is a breach or a risk of breach of the individual’s human rights, and subject to means and merits tests.</p><p>Last year we amended the scope of legal aid so that separated migrant children are able to receive civil legal aid for applications by their family members and extended family members. This includes entry clearance, leave to enter, or leave to remain in the UK, made under the immigration rules or outside the rules on the basis of exceptional circumstances or compassionate and compelling circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:46:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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

1199254

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	Large Goods Vehicles: Road Traffic Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 5 May (HL3178), how many offences related to the abuse of weight restriction orders have been enforced by the police through the courts in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes, up to December 2019, which is available in the Home Office principle offence code data tool, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Offences specifically relating to vehicle weight restriction offences are not specifically identifiable from within existing offence categories. This information may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:16:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1199270

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	European Convention on Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to suspend the UK’s membership of the European Convention on Human Rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:50:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1199271

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	Human Rights Act 1998
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend the Human Rights Act 1998; and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL4972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s manifesto, we need to look at the broader aspects of our constitution including the balance between the rights of individuals and effective government, this includes updating the Human Rights Act. Further details will be announced in due course. This does not change the fact that the UK is committed to human rights, and will continue to champion human rights at home and abroad.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 16:52:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1199319

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	Prisoners: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many suicides there have been on the prison estate since 1 March.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL4965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>There have been four self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales in the period 1<sup>st </sup>- 31<sup>st</sup> March 2020. Our condolences are with the family and friends of the prisoners who have died.</p><p>These figures are derived from the HMPPS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following an inquest or as new information emerges, numbers are subject to change. Self-inflicted deaths are classified as any death of a person who has apparently taken his or her own life irrespective of intent.</p><p>Data covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> June is not yet available and will be published on 30<sup>th</sup> July.</p><p>The health and welfare of prisoners is a priority. Self-inflicted deaths remain a huge concern, and we must continue to make jails safer and ensure prisoners can access the support they need – which is why we are extending telephone access and providing dedicated support to each individual.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/06/2020 14:56:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German