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1139551

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date	16/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Prisons: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 8 July (HL16975), what process Her Majesty’s Prison Service uses to (1) record, (2) classify, and (3) centrally collect information about, any deaths of those imprisoned in women’s prisons.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL17198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>All deaths in custody are reported to Her Majesty's Prison &amp; Probation Service within 24 hours. That report includes (among other things) the name of the deceased, the date they died, their gender, and a brief description of the circumstances of their death. Where possible the report will give a provisional cause of death. The prison is also obliged to report the death to the Prisons &amp; Probation Ombudsman, to allow her investigation to begin, and all deaths in custody are the subject of an inquest. The cause of death may be updated later in light of the Ombudsman’s report and/or the coroner’s verdict.</p><p> </p><p>The answer to question 16975 gave figures taken from data that the Government published on 25 April 2019, covering deaths in custody up to the end of March. My officials have double-checked and I can confirm that those figures were correct. Data about deaths in custody can be inspected using the <em>Deaths data tool </em>at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018. As the question was about deaths during 2019, the causes of death are provisional and may be updated once the investigations outlined above have been concluded.</p><p> </p><p>The table below gives the number of deaths at HMP Styal and HMP Peterborough in March, April and May 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>HMP Styal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HMP Peterborough</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>1 (self-inflicted)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1 (self-inflicted)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>1 (self-inflicted)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL17199 question first answered 30/07/2019 15:32:44 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1139552

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Prisons: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 10 July (HL16975), how many deaths occurred in (1) HMP Styal, and (2) HMP Peterborough, in (a) March, (b) April, and (c) May 2019; what was the cause of death in each case; and what steps they took to ensure that the earlier Written Answer was accurate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL17199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>All deaths in custody are reported to Her Majesty's Prison &amp; Probation Service within 24 hours. That report includes (among other things) the name of the deceased, the date they died, their gender, and a brief description of the circumstances of their death. Where possible the report will give a provisional cause of death. The prison is also obliged to report the death to the Prisons &amp; Probation Ombudsman, to allow her investigation to begin, and all deaths in custody are the subject of an inquest. The cause of death may be updated later in light of the Ombudsman’s report and/or the coroner’s verdict.</p><p> </p><p>The answer to question 16975 gave figures taken from data that the Government published on 25 April 2019, covering deaths in custody up to the end of March. My officials have double-checked and I can confirm that those figures were correct. Data about deaths in custody can be inspected using the <em>Deaths data tool </em>at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2018. As the question was about deaths during 2019, the causes of death are provisional and may be updated once the investigations outlined above have been concluded.</p><p> </p><p>The table below gives the number of deaths at HMP Styal and HMP Peterborough in March, April and May 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>HMP Styal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HMP Peterborough</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>1 (self-inflicted)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1 (self-inflicted)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>1 (self-inflicted)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL17198 question first answered 30/07/2019 15:32:44 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1137368

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Prisons: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths there have been in women's prisons in 2019, broken down by (1) cause, (2) classification, and (3) prison.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL16975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the numbers of deaths in women’s prisons, by classification, up to the end of March 2019. That is the latest date for which figures are available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>self-inflicted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>homicide</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>natural causes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>other non-natural</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>awaiting classification</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</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>Bronzefield</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>Downview</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>Drake Hall</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>Eastwood Park</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>East Sutton Park</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>Foston Hall</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>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</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>Peterborough (F)</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>Send</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>Styal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 10/07/2019 15:42:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1126300

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK nationals have returned from Syria in the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL15660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Since the beginning of the conflict around 900 people of national security concern have travelled from the UK to Syria and Iraq, against the advice of the Foreign Office. Of these, around 40% have returned to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/05/2019 15:15:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1082409

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hormone Replacement Therapy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide for the prescription of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy as part of NHS treatment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL14246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>There are no current plans to make bio-identical hormone replacement therapy routinely available on National Health Service prescription. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the Agency responsible for the regulation of medicines used in the United Kingdom. There is a clear regime in place, administered by the MHRA, to enable medicines to be developed, authorised (licensed) and made available to patients in the UK. It is important that authorised medicines meet rigorous standards so that doctors and patients are sure of their quality, efficacy and safety.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 15/03/2019 11:28:30 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1055122

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bacteriophages
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what research is being conducted in the UK into the use of phages as a response to antibiotic resistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL13446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to invest in research into new and alternative treatments. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is currently funding 12 projects across three of its councils (BBSRC, EPSRC and MRC) that relate to the use of phages as a response to antibiotic resistance. This represents a commitment of over £6m.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally the Department of Health and Social Care and Wellcome sponsored a strategic pipeline briefing into alternatives to antibiotics in 2015. The briefing reviewed the feasibility and potential clinical impact of alternatives to antibiotics, including bacteriophages, and considered approaches that were most likely to deliver new treatments in the next ten years.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 12/02/2019 17:57:22 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1038905

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Neural Tube Defects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many babies have been born in England with neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL12742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England contributes to the European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT), which reports on congenital anomaly statistics by country.</p><p>The numbers of babies born with neural tube defects from 2012 to 2016 are displayed in the attached table, due to the size of the data. Data for 2017 and 2018 are not currently available. Validated data for 2017 will be available from April 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 22/01/2019 16:13:47 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor attachment 1 file name HL12742 table formatted.docx title HL12742 table formatted
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

933742

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have appeared as defendants before (1) judges, and (2) magistrates, in the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL9129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the data for how many women have appeared as defendants before judges or magistrates, but the department does hold data on how many women were proceeded against at Magistrates Courts and Crown Courts. This data is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of female defendants dealt with at magistrates' court and Crown Court, 2013 to 2017 </strong><strong>(a)(b)(c)</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><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 colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of prosecutions at magistrates' court</strong> <strong>(d)</strong></p></td><td><p>340,603</p></td><td><p>360,830</p></td><td><p>368,580</p></td><td><p>359,036</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number dealt with at Crown Court</strong><strong> (e)(f)</strong></p></td><td><p>10,454</p></td><td><p>10,804</p></td><td><p>11,393</p></td><td><p>9,899</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>(a) Defendants committed for trial or sentencing from the magistrates' to the Crown Court and dealt with within the same year will be counted twice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(b) If an individual is proceeded against on separate occasions within a year they will be counted twice.</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(c) A defendant who is committed from magistrates’ courts to the Crown Court may not have both courts' processes complete within the same year, in which case they would be counted for each stage in the year that the court where it took place completed. Defendants who appear before both courts may also be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they are counted as having been originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court, where the offence is changed after committal.</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(d) The proportion of defendants who appear in person before a Magistrate is unknown, as some cases can be dealt with dealt with remotely such as Single Justice Procedure cases.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(e) Includes total for trial at Crown Court and Convicted at magistrates' courts (committed for sentencing).</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(f) Figures for defendants dealt with at the Crown Court include individuals who were not tried.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/07/2018 12:43:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

897072

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the premises at Eden House, Bristol have been sold by the National Probation Service; and if so, when they were sold and to whom.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL7496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Eden House was placed on the open market in June 2016 and sold at auction on 28 February 2017. The sale to Says Court Properties Limited was completed on 12 May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The property was sold subject to the existing Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) lease which runs until 2022. This protects the CRC’s interest in this property until the end of their contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 17/05/2018 14:50:22 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

846815

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Eastwood Park Prison: Mother and Baby Units
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the Mother and Baby Unit at Eastwood Park Prison was closed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The mother and baby unit (MBU) at Eastwood Park has been out of commission since October 2016, owing to flooding caused by a burst pipe. We are planning to complete refurbishment by May, with re-occupation in late June/early July.</p><p> </p><p>While the MBU remains out of use, any women at the prison whose application for a MBU place is accepted can be accommodated in one of the other five units within the women’s prison estate.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5778 question first answered 08/03/2018 16:03:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston