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1648349

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Freedom of Expression: Gender
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to clarify whether freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to criticise ideas around gender identity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL8840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>Freedom of expression has been interpreted in case law, for example on Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and under the common law. The concept of freedom of speech is also described for specific purposes in legislation such as the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. The fundamental right to freedom of speech is widely understood and protected by the courts. The Government has no plans to outline the specific content of freedom of speech on an issue-by-issue basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 07/07/2023 10:27:55 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1645219

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Harassment: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people, in each of the past three years, have been prosecuted under section 127(1) or (2) of the Communications Act 2003.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL8549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions for offences under section 127(1) or (2) of the Communications Act 2003, in England and Wales, in the Outcomes by Offence tool, available 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>Using the Offence filter, select ‘196 Communications Act 2003 S.127 - Sending grossly offensive message/matter by electronic communications network’.</p><p>The data requested is also provided in the table below.</p><p>Total number of defendants prosecuted for offences under section 127(1) or (2) of the Communications Act 2003, England and Wales, 2020 to 2022:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Court Proceedings Database</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>2) The figures given in the table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>3) The figures given in the table relate to the following offence under section 127(1) or (2) of the Communications Act 2003: '19607 - Improper use of public electronic communications network'.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 28/06/2023 14:32:09 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1626831

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average period of time spent in London prisons by (1) remand, and (2) unsentenced prisoners, awaiting their trial dates.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL7752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The attached table shows the untried, and convicted unsentenced, populations in the specified prisons, as at 31 March 2023.</p><p>The data needed to calculate average time spent on remand by prisoners in London prisons could not be collated without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7751 question first answered 24/05/2023 16:38:40 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2023-05-24 PQ HL7751 HL7752 Table.docx title Untried and Convicted Unsentenced Population
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1626830

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Remand in Custody
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current numbers of (1) remand, and (2) unsentenced prisoners, being held in (a) HMP Pentonville, (b) HMP Brixton, (c) HMP Wandsworth, and (d) HMP Belmarsh; and in each case what percentage they comprise of the prison's total population.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL7751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The attached table shows the untried, and convicted unsentenced, populations in the specified prisons, as at 31 March 2023.</p><p>The data needed to calculate average time spent on remand by prisoners in London prisons could not be collated without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7752 question first answered 24/05/2023 16:38:40 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2023-05-24 PQ HL7751 HL7752 Table.docx title Untried and Convicted Unsentenced Population
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1626829

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government to what extent remand prisoners are denied access to educational courses offered by the Prisoners' Educational Trust and similar bodies; and what assessment they have made of the causes of such services being denied.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL7750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Prisoners on remand are entitled to access education should they wish to, however external partners such as charitable organisations will have their own eligibility criteria for those wishing to take advantage of their provision.</p><p>It is the policy of the Prisoners’ Education Trust to only permit sentenced prisoners to apply for their courses, this is not something within the control of the Ministry.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 24/05/2023 16:37:21 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1626828

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Rural Areas
	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 remarks of Charlie Taylor, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, in evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee on 25 October 2022, that remand prisoners awaiting their trial dates are disadvantaged in areas such as (1) education and training, and (2) financial assistance, before and on release; and what plans, if any, they have to ameliorate this situation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL7749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Remand prisoners are eligible to access education and training. The prison education curriculum is based on the needs of learners and is flexible according to any changes in population profile. Education providers are managed through key performance indicators and service levels which do not disincentivise remand prisoners.</p><p>In 2022, HMPPS has been testing a number of new initiatives designed to meet the specific needs of remand prisoners in HMP Wandsworth, including a life-skills course to help people on remand develop communication and decision-making skills, and dedicated staff to obtain ID for prisoners, build their employability skills and link them with employers. There is also a new team of remand peer mentors to support wellbeing and encourage engagement with the regime.</p><p>In terms of financial assistance, remand prisoners are eligible for support from DWP’s Prison Work Coaches with making a claim for Universal Credit on their release from prison.</p><p>Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 72/2011, Discharge sets out policy on the discharging of prisoners, which includes provision of financial assistance available upon release. All eligible prisoners receive a Subsistence Payment of £82.39 on release. Prisoners who are discharged, after spending time in custody on remand, are currently ineligible for the Subsistence Payment. However, all prisoners, regardless of their eligibility to receive the Subsistence Payment, are provided with a travel warrant or a payment of fares to their destination in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland.</p><p>As part of the ongoing review of the wider Discharge PSI and in response to the recommendations made by the Justice Select Committee in its 2023 report on The Role of Adult Custodial Remand in the Criminal Justice System, we are considering eligibility of those on remand for the Subsistence Payment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 24/05/2023 16:38:09 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1566203

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Islam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Bellamy on 10 January (HL Deb, col 1296), what research they have conducted on the impact of Muslim chaplains on (1) Islamism, and (2) non-Muslims, in prisons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL4672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>Muslim Chaplains in prison play a central role in challenging Islamism through the delivery of HM Prison and Probation Service’s Tarbiyah programme. This has been independently peer-reviewed and provides prisoners with a nuanced and holistic understanding of the faith and is therefore a crucial protective factor against Islamist extremism. In addition, the Home Office commissioned an independent evaluation of the Desistence and Disengagement Programme (which includes a Theological and Ideological Intervention), which is expected to conclude this year. No research has been undertaken on the impact of Muslim Chaplains on non-Muslims in prison.</p><p>Our Muslim Chaplains work closely with chaplains of all other faiths and beliefs in delivering HMPPS’ multi-faith model of chaplaincy support which includes the provision of non-religious pastoral care to prisoners and staff of all faiths and none. As set out in Prison Service Instruction 5/2016 (Faith and Pastoral Care of Prisoners) a prisoner or staff member may request support from a chaplain of a specific faith or belief if not the same as the duty chaplain which will be arranged as soon as possible if a chaplain of that denomination is not on duty at the time of request.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 23/01/2023 11:52:41 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch