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1105814

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Lord Janner of Braunstone
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Crown Prosecution Service were first made aware of the omission in the report by Sir Richard Henriques, An Independent Review of the Metropolitan Police Service's handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations alleged against persons of public prominence, published on 19 January 2016, to refer to exculpatory unused material in relation to criminal offences, accusations, references to known persons with criminal records and other material held in Government records which might affect decisions in the case of Lord Janner of Braunstone.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL14900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>In 2015 the then Director of Public Prosecutions commissioned Sir Richard Henriques to conduct an Independent Inquiry into allegations made against Lord Greville Janner, which was published on 19 January 2016. Sir Richard was asked to conduct a thorough and independent review into the approach and decision making of the CPS in relation to past investigations by Leicestershire Police which concluded in 1991, 2002 and 2007. He made a number of recommendations with regard to CPS procedures and guidance. This inquiry was separate to and independent of the prosecution of Lord Janner which concluded in March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>As to the Independent Review of the Metropolitan Police Service's handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations in 2016, I refer the noble Lord to my previous answer [HL14520].</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/04/2019 11:47:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1105655

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Housing
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 availability of legal aid and advice in housing law cases; and what is the geographical distribution of the providers of such services in (1) London, (2) the rest of England, and (3) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL14847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Legal aid for housing advice is available to help people with a range of housing problems, subject to statutory means and merits tests. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country, and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.</p><p> </p><p>As of 1 March there is at least one provider offering housing and debt services in all but 4 procurement areas, representing over 97% coverage across England and Wales. The Legal Aid Agency has since undertaken a further tender to secure provision in the remaining areas. Irrespective of location in England and Wales, legal advice for housing remains available through a telephone service as well.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of providers operating in each of the locations enquired about, and the number of procurement areas which fall within each. The LAA monitors access to legal aid-funded services by geographic location using ‘Procurement Areas’. These are boundaries defined by the LAA according to the respective categories of law they cover.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Geographical location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong># of Procurement Areas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong># of Providers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/04/2019 15:17:15 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1104646

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Arts and Literacy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they provide (1) funding, and (2) other support to prisons to run arts and literacy programmes; if so, what; and how they assess the impact of such programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL14771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance is part-funded through the Ministry of Justice grant to CLINKS. Whilst there is no separate budget to fund arts and literacy programmes, such activity has for many years been funded at local level through prison education budgets. Both the new education commissioning routes available to governors from 1 April make explicit provision for arts, literacy and other cultural activity as a means of engaging prisoners in learning. The activity also enables progression to higher levels, develops human and social capital, and improves life skills, employability and wellbeing, thereby helping to prevent re-offending.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, ‘<em>Arts, culture and innovation in criminal justice settings: a guide for commissioners</em>’, published by the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance, set out and summarised a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the positive impact of the arts in criminal justice settings in engaging, motivating and providing opportunities for people to develop new skills, as well as discover new ways of behaving and relating to others. On Friday 22 March 2019, the Ministry of Justice published a tool which arts organisations can use to measure the intermediate outcomes from activity they deliver within the criminal justice system. This will support them in demonstrating their effectiveness to commissioners.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 02/04/2019 11:38:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1104667

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations that provide victim services have been awarded funding from the revenue of the victim surcharge in each year since 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL14792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Revenue from the Victim Surcharge forms a part of the Ministry of Justice’s Victim and Witness budget which is used to fund services that enable victims to cope and recover and support witnesses to give their best evidence in court. The Victim and Witness budget funds national support services such as: the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. It also funds Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims. Consequently, it is not possible to identify which services receive funding from the Victim Surcharge revenue specifically.</p><p> </p><p>However, information on how much revenue is generated from the Surcharge and subsequently contributes to the Victim and Witness budget is available in the HMCTS Trust Statement, which are published every year. Below is a table with information taken from the Trust Statements detailing how much revenue has been generated from the Victim Surcharge since 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Victim Surcharge Collected </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£19,548,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£24,569,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£28,307,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£31,029,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£35,022,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL14793 question first answered 08/04/2019 16:33:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

1104668

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding each organisation that provides victim services was awarded from the revenue of the victim surcharge in each year since 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
uin	HL14793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Revenue from the Victim Surcharge forms a part of the Ministry of Justice’s Victim and Witness budget which is used to fund services that enable victims to cope and recover and support witnesses to give their best evidence in court. The Victim and Witness budget funds national support services such as: the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. It also funds Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims. Consequently, it is not possible to identify which services receive funding from the Victim Surcharge revenue specifically.</p><p> </p><p>However, information on how much revenue is generated from the Surcharge and subsequently contributes to the Victim and Witness budget is available in the HMCTS Trust Statement, which are published every year. Below is a table with information taken from the Trust Statements detailing how much revenue has been generated from the Victim Surcharge since 2013.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Victim Surcharge Collected </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£19,548,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£24,569,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£28,307,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£31,029,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£35,022,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL14792 question first answered 08/04/2019 16:33:32 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

1092791

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hare Coursing: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions for hare coursing there were in the UK in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, (5) 2017, and (6) 2018.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL14742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published data on the number of people prosecuted and convicted in England and Wales up to December 2017 for the following hare coursing offences:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Participating in a hare coursing event</li><li>Attending a hare coursing event</li><li>Knowingly facilitating a hare coursing event</li><li>Permitting land to be used for the purpose of a hare coursing event</li><li>Permitting etc a dog to participate in a hare coursing event</li></ul><p> </p><p>Figures can be found in the table below, if an offence does not appear in the table, it means there were no prosecutions or convictions for it in the period given. Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1. Number of prosecutions and convictions for hare coursing offences in England and Wales, 2013-2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </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><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Attending a hare coursing event</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convicted</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Participating in a hare coursing event</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convicted</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL14744 question first answered 03/04/2019 16:26:44 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1092793

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hare Coursing: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for hare coursing were brought to trial which did not lead to a guilty verdict in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, (5) 2017, and (6) 2018.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL14744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published data on the number of people prosecuted and convicted in England and Wales up to December 2017 for the following hare coursing offences:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Participating in a hare coursing event</li><li>Attending a hare coursing event</li><li>Knowingly facilitating a hare coursing event</li><li>Permitting land to be used for the purpose of a hare coursing event</li><li>Permitting etc a dog to participate in a hare coursing event</li></ul><p> </p><p>Figures can be found in the table below, if an offence does not appear in the table, it means there were no prosecutions or convictions for it in the period given. Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1. Number of prosecutions and convictions for hare coursing offences in England and Wales, 2013-2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </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><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Attending a hare coursing event</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convicted</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Participating in a hare coursing event</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convicted</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL14742 question first answered 03/04/2019 16:26:45 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1091596

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Riot Control Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times PAVA spray was deployed in each (1) month, and (2) prison in England and Wales since its authorisation in December 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL14643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>PAVA spray is being trialled in 4 prisons, HMPs Preston, Hull, Risley and Wealstun. The table below shows drawings and/or use of PAVA since December 2017 to March 2019. Prison Officers are given training in the lawful and appropriate Use of Force, including PAVA. PAVA must only be used for personal protection, the protection of others or to facilitate the safe withdrawal of staff.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/04/2019 16:59:22 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1090520

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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 assessment they have made of the investigation by the Financial Times into the operation of HM Prison Berwyn, published on 6 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL14617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>HMP Berwyn has been operating well since it opened and represents a key part of our investment to reform and modernise the prison estate.</p><p>We are increasing the population at Berwyn at a measured rate that ensures the safety of prisoners and staff. As with any new prison there have been planning and implementation issues which we have worked hard to resolve, and we know there will be more to do as we move towards full occupancy.</p><p>Lessons learned from Berwyn, along with our extensive consultation of stakeholders and prison design experts, will shape our approach as we develop an estate that can improve rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/04/2019 16:40:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1090523

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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 what is the average length of stay for a prisoner in each prison in England and Wales, for each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Patel of Bradford
uin	HL14620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>We do not routinely measure the average length of stay of offenders in prison as to do so would mean examining a range of data including some offenders’ individual records. Therefore, to answer this question could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do, however, prepare and publish the mean and median average time served by released prisoners in England &amp; Wales according to sentence length. Some of this data can be found in the table below, a further breakdown is available in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table - Mean and Median time served in prison by prisoners released from determinate sentences by sentence length and sex</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mean time (months) served by prison sentence (male and female prisoners)</p></td><td><p>Median time (months) served by prisons sentence (male and female prisoners)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>19.2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016<sup>R</sup></p></td><td><p>18.8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015<sup>R 2</sup></p></td><td><p>18.4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18.9</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Data revisions</strong></p><p>(R) Existing data processing of average time served figures artificially rounded down to the nearest whole number of months. The revised figures presented here are based on unrounded average time served data. This change has had the effect of revising all of the previous time served figures and this has also resulted in a change in all of the 'percentage time served' figures.</p><p> </p><p>(2) Due to improvements in IT systems, the 2015 prisons admissions data was taken from a different source, and, for statistical reporting purposes only, are produced using a different method.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 29/03/2019 12:03:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3798 label Biography information for Lord Patel of Bradford