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47874

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in respect of right to manage requests, what is the average time between (1) the application for a hearing at the First Tier Tribunal and the actual hearing, (2) a First Tier Tribunal hearing and the issuing of the decision, and (3) an Appeal and an Upper Tribunal hearing.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL6816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p>Right to manage cases, which are leasehold disputes, are heard in the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber. Onward appeals from the First-tier tribunal are to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of the Property Chamber and the Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber). The number of cases received by the First-tier tribunal and Upper Tribunal is published by the Ministry of Justice Tribunal Statistics (quarterly) on the GOV.UK website at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a></p><p>Data specific to right to manage cases is not routinely published. To obtain the information requested would require interrogation of case files within the First-tier tribunal and the Upper tribunal, and quality assurance checks on that data to ensure it is accurate, reliable and in a form suitable for publication. This could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

47870

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	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 Faulks on 7 April (WA 249), in the light of HM Prison The Verne being used to take immigration detainees exclusively and the number of persons held under Immigration Act powers within HM Prisons, what plans they have to extend Rule 35 to the prison estate by an amendment to the Prison Rules; and, if there are no such plans, how a prison doctor's concerns that a prisoner may be a victim of torture may be made known to the Secretary of State for the Home Department.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL6812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Prison Rule 21 provides that a medical practitioner shall report to the governor on the case of any person whose health is likely to be injuriously affected by continued imprisonment or any conditions of imprisonment. The governor is required to send any such reports to the Secretary of State. Although Prison Rule 21 does not replicate Detention Centre Rule 35 it performs a similar function. We therefore have no plans to amend Prison Rules in this case.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

47857

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Action for Children's proposed Cinderella neglect law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government believes protecting children from harm is fundamental and that child cruelty is an abhorrent crime which should be punished. All children should be able to grow up in a safe, happy environment.</p><p>Officials at the Ministry of Justice have been exploring the views of relevant experts in England and Wales to ascertain whether there are any gaps in the criminal law on child cruelty.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the outcome of this work with a view to determining next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

47837

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to guarantee the safety of Mr Stephen Yaxley-Lennon if he is moved to another prison from HM Prison Winchester.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL6779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>NOMS takes the safety of all prisoners very seriously and individual risk assessment based on all relevant information informs any decisions made to safeguard individual prisoners.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

47835

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	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 Faulks on 2 April (WA 208–12), how many prosecutions brought in the last 10 years in connection with religious hatred offences (as distinct from homophobic hatred offences) under 29B and 29C of the Public Order Act 1986 and in connection with religiously aggravated offences (as distinct from racially aggravated offences) under sections 31 and 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have resulted in a guilty verdict.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL6777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not totally possible to identify separately offences of religious hatred from those of homophobic hatred or religious aggravation from those offences of racial aggravation. Relevant details may be held on the court record, which can only be checked at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL6776 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

47834

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	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 Faulks on 2 April (WA 208–12), how many prosecutions have been brought in the last 10 years in connection with religious hatred offences (as distinct from homophobic hatred offences) under sections 29B and 29C of the Public Order Act 1986 and in connection with religiously aggravated offences (as distinct from racially aggravated offences) under sections 31 and 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL6776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not totally possible to identify separately offences of religious hatred from those of homophobic hatred or religious aggravation from those offences of racial aggravation. Relevant details may be held on the court record, which can only be checked at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL6777 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

47796

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their announcement on 11 June 2013 of plans to establish pilot schemes under section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 in Liverpool, Leeds and Kingston-upon-Thames, whether they have drawn any conclusions from those pilot schemes; if so, what are those conclusions; what plans they have for change on the basis of those conclusions; and when a formal announcement will be made.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Golding
	uin	HL6744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice started piloting Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 in Leeds, Liverpool and Kingston-upon-Thames on 30 December, with the identification of suitable cases by the police for the measure.</p><p> </p><p>The first recorded pre-trial cross-examinations have started and will run until October 2014, followed by an evaluation period to assess the effectiveness and success of the pilot before decisions on how best to implement the measure more widely will be made.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	281 label Biography information for Baroness Golding

47791

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether prison governors have targets for the improvement of literacy skills of prisoners; and whether those targets are monitored.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Huyton
	uin	HL6739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are taking a number of steps to enhance and build upon the current learning and skills offer to prisoners. We firmly believe that giving offenders the skills and training they need to get and keep jobs on release reduces their likelihood of re-offending.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Officials from the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) are working with the Skills Funding Agency and providers of the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) to continually improve the quality of the teaching and learning experienced by prisoners through the development and dissemination of good practice. New approaches to literacy in particular include an increase in the use of peer mentors, embedded learning as part of other regime activities, and the introduction of aNational Reading Network in association with the Shannon Trust.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Later this year we will be introducing mandatory education assessment by the OLASS providers for all newly-received prisoners. This will ensure that all prisoners, not just those who go on to learning, receive a learning assessment (focused around literacy and numeracy but also covering learning difficulties and disabilities). NOMS and its partners are also working towards implementing better data-sharing arrangements between prisons and OLASS providers, so that more is known about prisoners' previous assessments, progress, and achievements, as well as their current educational needs.</p><p> </p><p>Intensive literacy and numeracy courses, based on the Army's model, have also been piloted in prisons, particularly to address the needs of prisoners serving short sentences. Prison Governors and OLASS providers are working together to deliver such courses where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Prison Governors do not have targets regarding the improvement of prisoners' literacy skills. As noted previously, we are taking considerable steps both to further identify literacy learning needs and then to address them.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL6737 question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
	tabling member	2168 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Huyton

47789

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Ministry of Justice's March 2013 report showing a link between employment and reduced re-offending, what plans they have to improve literacy education for prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Huyton
	uin	HL6737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are taking a number of steps to enhance and build upon the current learning and skills offer to prisoners. We firmly believe that giving offenders the skills and training they need to get and keep jobs on release reduces their likelihood of re-offending.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Officials from the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) are working with the Skills Funding Agency and providers of the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) to continually improve the quality of the teaching and learning experienced by prisoners through the development and dissemination of good practice. New approaches to literacy in particular include an increase in the use of peer mentors, embedded learning as part of other regime activities, and the introduction of aNational Reading Network in association with the Shannon Trust.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Later this year we will be introducing mandatory education assessment by the OLASS providers for all newly-received prisoners. This will ensure that all prisoners, not just those who go on to learning, receive a learning assessment (focused around literacy and numeracy but also covering learning difficulties and disabilities). NOMS and its partners are also working towards implementing better data-sharing arrangements between prisons and OLASS providers, so that more is known about prisoners' previous assessments, progress, and achievements, as well as their current educational needs.</p><p> </p><p>Intensive literacy and numeracy courses, based on the Army's model, have also been piloted in prisons, particularly to address the needs of prisoners serving short sentences. Prison Governors and OLASS providers are working together to deliver such courses where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Prison Governors do not have targets regarding the improvement of prisoners' literacy skills. As noted previously, we are taking considerable steps both to further identify literacy learning needs and then to address them.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL6739 question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
	tabling member	2168 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Huyton

47788

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the introduction of regulations to stop parcels being sent to prisoners, they have plans to improve prison libraries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Huyton
	uin	HL6736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Prison library services are, in the majority of prisons, provided by Public Library Authorities. Prison libraries enable prisoners to receive, subject to the constraints of operating within a custodial environment, a service equivalent to that provided for library users in the community.</p><p><br> We have no plans to make changes to these services.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2168 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Huyton