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1613048

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Juries: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bellamy on 28 March (HL Deb col 121), what research they have commissioned on the psychological effects on jurors of their jury service.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL7335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Jury service is one of the most important civic duties that anyone can be asked to undertake and we greatly value the contribution of jurors to the criminal justice system. We are currently looking at what more can be done to support jurors who may find their service distressing. Part of this work is to better understand the issue, including potentially commissioning research, so that we can identify how that need could be most appropriately met. Officials are working with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and will consult as necessary with other stakeholders such as the judiciary on this matter. The Government is not yet in a position to indicate a definite timetable for this work.</p><p>In addition to this work, we are drawing up guidance to assist any courts that are looking to offer additional support to a jury panel, to ensure that whatever support is offered is appropriate and as consistent as possible across England and Wales. This guidance should be available by the summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7332 HL7333 HL7334 question first answered 04/05/2023 13:39:08 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

1613047

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Juries: Mental Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bellamy on 28 March (HL Deb col 121), which stakeholders and other participants in criminal trials they are consulting on the options to offer better support to those taking part in such criminal trials.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL7334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Jury service is one of the most important civic duties that anyone can be asked to undertake and we greatly value the contribution of jurors to the criminal justice system. We are currently looking at what more can be done to support jurors who may find their service distressing. Part of this work is to better understand the issue, including potentially commissioning research, so that we can identify how that need could be most appropriately met. Officials are working with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and will consult as necessary with other stakeholders such as the judiciary on this matter. The Government is not yet in a position to indicate a definite timetable for this work.</p><p>In addition to this work, we are drawing up guidance to assist any courts that are looking to offer additional support to a jury panel, to ensure that whatever support is offered is appropriate and as consistent as possible across England and Wales. This guidance should be available by the summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7332 HL7333 HL7335 question first answered 04/05/2023 13:39:08 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

1613046

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Juries: Mental Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bellamy on 28 March (HL Deb col 121), how long the consideration of options to properly support jurors adversely affected by sitting on a jury will take.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL7333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Jury service is one of the most important civic duties that anyone can be asked to undertake and we greatly value the contribution of jurors to the criminal justice system. We are currently looking at what more can be done to support jurors who may find their service distressing. Part of this work is to better understand the issue, including potentially commissioning research, so that we can identify how that need could be most appropriately met. Officials are working with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and will consult as necessary with other stakeholders such as the judiciary on this matter. The Government is not yet in a position to indicate a definite timetable for this work.</p><p>In addition to this work, we are drawing up guidance to assist any courts that are looking to offer additional support to a jury panel, to ensure that whatever support is offered is appropriate and as consistent as possible across England and Wales. This guidance should be available by the summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7332 HL7334 HL7335 question first answered 04/05/2023 13:39:08 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

1613045

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Juries: Mental Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bellamy on 28 March (HL Deb col 121), what options are being considered to properly support jurors adversely affected by sitting on a jury.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL7332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Jury service is one of the most important civic duties that anyone can be asked to undertake and we greatly value the contribution of jurors to the criminal justice system. We are currently looking at what more can be done to support jurors who may find their service distressing. Part of this work is to better understand the issue, including potentially commissioning research, so that we can identify how that need could be most appropriately met. Officials are working with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and will consult as necessary with other stakeholders such as the judiciary on this matter. The Government is not yet in a position to indicate a definite timetable for this work.</p><p>In addition to this work, we are drawing up guidance to assist any courts that are looking to offer additional support to a jury panel, to ensure that whatever support is offered is appropriate and as consistent as possible across England and Wales. This guidance should be available by the summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7333 HL7334 HL7335 question first answered 04/05/2023 13:39:08 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

1014634

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage
	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 case for enacting legislation to provide financial relief under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 to victims of forced marriages whose religious marriages are not binding under UK law as outlined in section 121(4) of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL11773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that forced marriage is a terrible form of abuse and that we will not allow political or cultural sensitivities to get in the way of tackling it.</p><p> </p><p>However, the purpose of Part II of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is to set out how the Court orders financial provision on the legal ending of marriage.</p><p> </p><p>Since forced marriage was made a criminal offence in England and Wales in 2014, the Government has continued to introduce measures to protect victims, including lifelong anonymity in 2017. Last month, the Home Secretary launched a consultation to seek views on whether it is necessary to introduce a new legal mandatory reporting duty relating to cases of forced marriage. That consultation also seeks views on how the current guidance on forced marriage could be improved and strengthened.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to keeping this area of family justice under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/12/2018 15:49:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

1121563

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the “best interests of the children test” pursuant to section 55 of the Borders, Citizens and Immigration Act 2009 was applied in the cases where those having their citizenship revoked had British children in their care.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL15214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The duty in Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in the United Kingdom, applies to all immigration and nationality decisions.</p><p>This includes decisions taken to deprive an individual of British citizenship where it is conducive to the public good. Where a child is outside of the UK, the Home Secretary applies the spirit of the Act and therefore still takes into account the best interests of the child when making decisions which affect them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/04/2019 15:41:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

1108827

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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: Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British children have been repatriated from Syria or from territory that was formerly part of the sovereign states of Syria or Iraq in the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL14934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>We can confirm that in the last 12 months there have been a small number of British children who have left Syria and returned to the UK via third countries.</p><p>The Government does not have a consular presence within Syria from which to provide consular assistance. FCO Travel Advice advises against all travel to Syria, and that British Nationals should leave by any practical means. We will not put British officials’ lives at risk to assist those who have left the UK to join a proscribed terrorist organisation.</p><p>If a British child who has been in Syria is able to seek consular assistance outside of Syria, then we would work with local and UK authorities to facilitate their return if requested. <br></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/04/2019 16:14:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

810424

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Burma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK visas have been issued to persons living in Myanmar in each visa category since January 2016; and how many they estimate were to (1) Christians, and (2) Muslims.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL4392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/01/2018 17:53:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

600517

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asia Bibi
	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 potential need for Mrs Asia Bibi and her family to apply for asylum should she be released from detention in Pakistan.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL2270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the situation of all religious minorities in Pakistan. We urge Pakistan to uphold the rule of law and ensure the rights of all citizens are respected regardless of gender, ethnicity or religious belief.</p><p>Our obligations under the Refugee Convention do not extend to considering claims from people overseas who may want to seek asylum here. There is no provision in the Immigration Rules for someone to be given permission to travel to the UK to seek asylum.</p><p>The UK and European Union approach is that an individual should apply for protection from the authorities in the first available safe country or through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/10/2016 14:46:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

521007

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Travellers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many refugees from Iraq have been (1) granted asylum under the UN mandate or gateway scheme, and (2) granted asylum whilst resident in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes figures on asylum and resettlement by nationality in the quarterly Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>The numbers of Iraqis resettled under the Mandate and Gateway schemes, from 2013 to 2015, are given in Table A. The numbers of grants of asylum or other forms of protection, at initial decision, to Iraqi nationals, from 2011 to 2015 are provided in Table B.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table A: Iraqi refugees (and others) resettled, including dependants, 2013 to 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Gateway Protection Programme</p></td><td><p>Mandate Scheme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: table as_019_q, <em>Immigration Statistics</em> October to December 2015, Home Office</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table B: Grants of asylum or other forms of protection to Iraqi nationals, main applicants only, 2011 to 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total grants </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Table Notes:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: Table as_01_q, <em>Immigration Statistics</em> October to December 2015, Home Office</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(1) Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(2) Figures for 'Total grants' include: grants of asylum, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave, grants under family and private life rules, Leave Outside the Rules and UASC leave</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(3) 2015 data are provisional and subject to update.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics, October to December 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name PQ HL256 - Table A.xlsx title PQ HL256 - Table A 2 file name PQ HL256 - Table B.xlsx title PQ HL256 - Table B question first answered 09/06/2016 15:47:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge