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422083

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they give to first-tier tribunals about what is a reasonable time to hear and determine asylum and immigration appeals.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL2703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>Guidance is not given to the First-tier Tribunals about what is a reasonable time to hear and determine asylum and immigration appeals. The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014 provide an overriding objective for the Tribunal to deal with cases fairly and justly including avoiding delay, so far as is compatible with proper consideration of the issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/11/2015 14:12:41 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

422084

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
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 impact of the cuts in the budget of the Ministry of Justice on the ability of first-tier tribunals to hear and determine immigration and asylum appeals.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL2704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is confident that there is sufficient funding to enable the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration &amp; Asylym Chamber) to hear and determine the number of immigration and asylum appeals to be received during 2015-2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/11/2015 12:15:07 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

422100

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what legislation and on what grounds courts in the United Kingdom can make orders for the destruction of (1) original photographs, (2) paintings, and (3) artwork in other media.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL2720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>There is a range of powers that enable the forfeiture of such items.</p><br /><p>Section 143 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 provides a general power of forfeiture allowing the courts, on conviction of an offence, to make an order depriving an offender of any rights in lawfully seized articles or articles in the possession or under the control of the offender at arrest or summons which were used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of committing, or facilitating the commission of, an offence or in relation to which the offender was convicted of an offence involving unlawful possession of property.</p><br /><p>Section 5 of, and the Schedule to, the Protection of Children Act 1978 allows the forfeiture of any indecent photograph, pseudo-photograph or prohibited image of a child and any property which it is not reasonably practicable to separate from that property following any lawful seizure. The police must give notice of any intended forfeiture of such property and where forfeiture is contested the court must determine the issue.</p><br /><p>Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 allows the courts power to order the forfeiture of obscene articles kept for publication which have been seized under a warrant issued under that section.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/11/2015 14:12:15 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

422109

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons imprisoned for sexual offences have been returned to prison after failing lie detector tests by polygraph; and how many were referred for polygraph tests in the last period for which statistics are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL2729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>Polygraph tests for certain sexual offenders on licensed supervision in the community first became available in August 2014. As of October 2015, 681 sexual offenders had been made subject to polygraph testing as a license condition and had been referred for testing to the National Offender Management Service. As of the same date, 22 sexual offenders were recalled as a result of disclosures which they had made in connection with their polygraph test, whilst one was recalled for failing to attend a test which had been arranged.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/11/2015 17:42:19 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

422120

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Prisons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom and the government of Saudi Arabia, which was signed on 11 September 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL2740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office has upheld the decision not to publish this Memorandum of Understanding. That correspondence, dated 10 August 2015, can be found on the website of the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/11/2015 14:43:58 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

422121

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their timetable for reviewing and amending the capital limit used within Employment Tribunal Fee remission applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL2741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s recent consultation on <em>Court and Tribunal Fees, </em>published on 22 July 2015, sought views on whether further benefits and payments should be excluded from the fee remission assessment. We will be responding to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 29/10/2015 15:22:24 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

422122

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether and when they expect to introduce proposals on earned release for offenders; whether such proposals will involve legislation; and whether they will be subject to consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL2742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The level of re-offending following a custodial sentence is too high and we are looking at a variety of ways to make sure that when offenders leave prison they are better rehabilitated and better equipped to lead a crime-free life. We are attracted to the idea of earned release for those offenders who make a commitment to serious educational activity, who show by their changed attitude that they wish to contribute to society and who work hard to acquire proper qualifications which are externally validated and respected by employers. We are currently considering the options available in this area.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/11/2015 17:40:12 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

422123

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Governors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to introduce proposals to give prison governors more power; and whether any such proposals will be subject to consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL2743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State made clear in his speech on 17 July, we need a new and unremitting emphasis on reform and rehabilitation in prisons – and we need to put the tools to drive this change in the hands of those who work with prisoners on a day-to-day basis. Prison Governors need greater freedoms so they can innovate and find new and better ways of rehabilitating offenders. With these freedoms will also come sharper accountability, so prisons are judged and rewarded according to how well they perform. This will make sure that that prisons are best equipped to help prevent reoffending. Further details of our proposals will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/11/2015 14:09:49 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

422124

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have signed a prisoner transfer agreement with the government of Jamaica.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL2744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>During the recent visit by the Prime Minister, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Government of Jamaica. The Memorandum of Understanding will pave the way to the negotiation of a prisoner transfer agreement between the United Kingdom and Jamaica, in exchange for UK financial support for the construction of a new prison in Jamaica. The funding will only become available after the prisoner transfer agreement is signed and after satisfactory completion of each stage of the prison build.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 02/11/2015 14:10:24 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

422125

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Debt Collection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Faulks on 15 October (HLWS229), how much they have spent to date on the process for procurement of a new criminal court compliance and enforcement services provider; and how much will now be written off.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL2745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>As the Minister for Courts told the House on 15 October 2015, we took the decision not to outsource HMCTS compliance and enforcement services to a single supplier because of the need to ensure that any contract we let provided the best value for the taxpayer.</p><p>The total cost of the Compliance and Enforcement Service Project as of end of September 2015 was £8,723,645.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 06/11/2015 14:58:19 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton