Many everyday necessities can be adapted and misused as weapons. Deciding which items should be made available therefore involves striking a balance between considerations of safety and decency.<\/p>
Establishments select their local canteen list from items in the National Product List. They make their selection on the basis of a dynamic local risk assessment, taking into account a range of factors, notably security, safety, and prisoner needs.<\/p>
The Government is committed to making prisons a safe place to work and recognises the risks associated with prisoners\u2019 access to everyday items, including wet-shave razors. In our 2021 Prisons Strategy White Paper, we committed ourselves to trialling alternatives to wet-shave razors in prisons, to determine whether a change in approach might lead to a safer environment for both prisoners and staff. Throughout 2022 and 2023, six pilots have been carried out in the male estate and one in the female estate. Testing at all sites has now concluded and the results are being evaluated. The evaluation, which is nearing completion, will enable us to make informed recommendations on future shaving provision in prison establishments.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4941", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bellamy"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bellamy"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-03-21T17:37:02.23Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisons: Offensive Weapons"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government whether prison canteens are permitted to sell materials that could be used to manufacture offensive weapons that could cause serious facial disfigurement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Attlee"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Earl Attlee"} ], "uin" : "HL3197"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1695564", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1695564/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing outcomes for poaching offences. The latest data available, until year ending June 2023, can be obtained through the Outcomes by Offence data tool in the following link: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p> A further breakdown of the published data is required to extract figures specific to poaching offences under the Game Act 1831, the Hunting Act 2004, and the Night Poaching Act 1828. Prosecutions and convictions for all years requested, from January 2019 until data is available up to June 2023, has been provided in Table 1 on a principal offence basis. The full calendar year for 2023 will be available in the next update of the Outcomes by Offence tool, expected in May 2024.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for poaching in England were successful under the Game Act 1831, the Hunting Act 2004 and the Night Poaching Act 1828 in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1695566/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Ministry of Justice holds information on prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing outcomes for summary offences in relation to nests and eggs of birds under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (HO offence code 19002). The latest data available, until year ending June 2023, can be obtained through the Outcomes by Offence data tool in the following link: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> A further breakdown of the published data is required to extract figures specific to stealing the eggs of protected wild birds, for the offences \u2018Take eggs of Schedule 1 wild bird\u2019 and \u2018Take eggs of non-Schedule 1 wild bird\u2019, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Between 2019 and June 2023, there was one prosecution and one conviction in 2021 on a principal offence basis, relating to the eggs of a non-schedule 1 wild bird. Figures for the rest of 2023 will be available in the next update of the Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly publication, expected in May 2024.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for stealing protected wild birds' eggs in England were successful in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Asylum Appeal Expenditure (£M)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Legal Aid Expenditure (£M)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Percentage of Legal Aid Expenditure spent on Asylum Appeals<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-14<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 2,017<\/p><\/td> 0.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014-15<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 1,821<\/p><\/td> 0.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015-16<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 1,650<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016-17<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 1,615<\/p><\/td> 1.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 1,652<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018-19<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 1,665<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019-20<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 1,679<\/p><\/td> 1.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020-21<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 1,345<\/p><\/td> 0.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021-22<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 1,656<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022-23<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 1,835<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Legal aid is generally available for asylum cases, including appeals, under paragraph 30 of Schedule 1, Part 1 Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO). However, not all cases will qualify for legal aid as eligibility is subject to an assessment of legal merits of the case and of the applicant\u2019s financial resources.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 5 March (HL2679), and in the light of recent reports of mitigating circumstances such as acute illness appear to have been overlooked, whether they intend to amend the training provided to magistrates to specify more clearly their powers to draw mitigation to the attention of prosecutors.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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