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1657634

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Life Imprisonment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average time those currently serving mandatory life sentences will spend in prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent judiciary. Release from mandatory life sentences is determined by the Parole Board, when the Board is satisfied that detaining the offender is no longer necessary for the protection of the public.</p><p> </p><p>While we do not have an estimate of the average time those <em>currently </em>in prison on mandatory life sentences will serve, we do publish average time served, based on release data, on an annual basis. Table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mandatory life</p></td><td><p>Mean time served (years)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015<sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Due to improvements in IT systems, the 2015 prison admissions data is now taken from a different source and, for statistical reporting purposes only, are produced using a different method. The 2015 figures from both the old and new systems have been presented to aid comparison.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 18/09/2023 15:13:04 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1655118

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many automated decision-making systems currently in use by the Ministry of Justice are used (even partially) to make decisions that affect people’s legal rights or entitlements; and how many of those have publicly available equality impact assessments and/or data protection impact assessments.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL9682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given to PQ 194023: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-13/194023" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-13/194023</a>.</p><p>However, none of the systems used in that response are used to make decisions that affect people’s legal rights or entitlements.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has well established processes for completing Equality Impact Assessments and Data Protection Impact Assessments to ensure data processing is lawful, necessary, and proportionate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 07/08/2023 15:47:44 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1655121

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to appoint a Victims Commissioner.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL9685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>A recruitment campaign to appoint the next Commissioner is underway and it is right that the new Lord Chancellor looks at this carefully. We hope to announce the outcome of the campaign as soon as possible.</p><p>At both Ministerial and official level, we engage with the victims’ sector on a regular basis to ensure the voices of victims and witnesses are heard while the appointment of the next Victims’ Commissioner is being made.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 07/08/2023 15:48:10 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1655129

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Political Exposed Persons: Bribery and Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons, designated as politically exposed persons within the terms of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and its successor legislation have been (a) investigated, (b) prosecuted and, (c) convicted in relation to offences of money laundering or bribery in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL9697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions and convictions for money laundering and/or bribery offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool including offences as set out in the Offence Group Classification. This can be found via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2022" target="_blank">Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>However, it is not possible to establish whether the defendant is a member of the House of Lords or House of Commons, as this information is not held centrally in the Courts Proceeding Database. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs. The Government does not maintain a register of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and does not hold information on how many PEPs have been investigated, prosecuted, or convicted in relation to money laundering or bribery.</p><p>The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require businesses within the regulated sector (such as banks) to treat individuals who are entrusted with prominent public functions as PEPs, including members of a country’s legislative body. The Financial Conduct Authority provides guidance to businesses within the regulated sector on which customers should be regarded as PEPs under the Money Laundering Regulations, and how a proportionate risk-based based approach to these customers should be applied.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9698 HL9699 question first answered 07/08/2023 15:49:10 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

1655130

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Political Exposed Persons: Bribery and Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many family members of those members of (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons, who are designated as politically exposed persons within the terms of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and its successor legislation have been (a) investigated, (b) prosecuted and, (c) convicted in relation to offences of money laundering or bribery in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL9698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions and convictions for money laundering and/or bribery offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool including offences as set out in the Offence Group Classification. This can be found via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2022" target="_blank">Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>However, it is not possible to establish whether the defendant is a member of the House of Lords or House of Commons, as this information is not held centrally in the Courts Proceeding Database. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs. The Government does not maintain a register of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and does not hold information on how many PEPs have been investigated, prosecuted, or convicted in relation to money laundering or bribery.</p><p>The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require businesses within the regulated sector (such as banks) to treat individuals who are entrusted with prominent public functions as PEPs, including members of a country’s legislative body. The Financial Conduct Authority provides guidance to businesses within the regulated sector on which customers should be regarded as PEPs under the Money Laundering Regulations, and how a proportionate risk-based based approach to these customers should be applied.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9697 HL9699 question first answered 07/08/2023 15:49:10 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

1655131

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Political Exposed Persons: Bribery and Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are designated as politically exposed persons in the UK; and how many relevant convictions for money laundering and/or bribery offences there have been since the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 were enacted.
tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
uin	HL9699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions and convictions for money laundering and/or bribery offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool including offences as set out in the Offence Group Classification. This can be found via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2022" target="_blank">Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>However, it is not possible to establish whether the defendant is a member of the House of Lords or House of Commons, as this information is not held centrally in the Courts Proceeding Database. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs. The Government does not maintain a register of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and does not hold information on how many PEPs have been investigated, prosecuted, or convicted in relation to money laundering or bribery.</p><p>The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require businesses within the regulated sector (such as banks) to treat individuals who are entrusted with prominent public functions as PEPs, including members of a country’s legislative body. The Financial Conduct Authority provides guidance to businesses within the regulated sector on which customers should be regarded as PEPs under the Money Laundering Regulations, and how a proportionate risk-based based approach to these customers should be applied.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9697 HL9698 question first answered 07/08/2023 15:49:10 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

1655045

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what were the most common reasons for suicide cited in coroners' Prevention of Future Death reports for each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>With regard to the number of Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports published in each of the last five years, I refer to my answer to the noble Lord Watson of Wyre Forest on 4 July (UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-04/hl9054" target="_blank">HL9054</a>).</p><p>The Government does not collate analysis of references to reasons for suicide in PFD reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9639 question first answered 07/08/2023 15:47:24 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1655046

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Prevention of Future Deaths reports were issued in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>With regard to the number of Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports published in each of the last five years, I refer to my answer to the noble Lord Watson of Wyre Forest on 4 July (UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-04/hl9054" target="_blank">HL9054</a>).</p><p>The Government does not collate analysis of references to reasons for suicide in PFD reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9638 question first answered 07/08/2023 15:47:24 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1654950

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the urgency of the need for marriage law reform, with particular reference to protection and prevention for women whose religious marriage ceremonies do not comply with legal requirements and may not be legally recognised.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL9547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>The Government shares the concern that some people, and disproportionately women, may have a religious wedding that is not legally binding, and does not provide legal protections, without appreciating the consequences.</p><p>We are carefully considering the Law Commission’s recommendations on weddings reform. As part of its review, the Law Commission has considered ways of ensuring there are fewer religious wedding ceremonies that result in a marriage which the law does not recognise.</p><p>Marriage will always be one of our most important institutions, and we have a duty to consider the implications of any changes to the law in this area very carefully. We are now taking the time to consider the report’s recommendations and will publish a response shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9550 question first answered 02/08/2023 14:03:48 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1654951

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Ceremonies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current marriage law in an inclusive multi-faith society.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL9548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>The law makes provision for couples to marry in registered places of worship in a way that gives them legal rights and protections. Couples may choose instead to have a religious-only celebration alongside a legally binding civil ceremony.</p><p>However, the Government does share the concern that some people may have a wedding ceremony that does not give them legal rights and protections, without appreciating the consequences.</p><p>As part of its review, the Law Commission made recommendations which seek to ensure that, insofar as possible, couples are provided the same opportunities to legally marry in a way that reflects their beliefs. This would mean fewer ceremonies conducted according to religious rites result in a marriage that the law does not recognise.</p><p>The Government is considering its report carefully and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9549 question first answered 02/08/2023 13:05:21 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox