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179205

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date	11/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Media
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the justification for the Ministry of Justice’s refusal to permit visits to any prisons by a reporter from <i>The Guardian</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The External Communications team at the Ministry of Justice receives a significant number of requests by local and national media for access to prisons. For operational reasons and resource implications it is not possible to facilitate all requests.</p><p> </p><p>Each request is considered on its own merit, with careful thought over the subject area, resource and security implications, victim impact, and value to the taxpayer. In a similar way to the police or the NHS, there are operational considerations to be made when filming or reporting in prisons. When facilitating media access we must ensure that the needs of victims are met, which may involve concealing identities, carrying out relevant checks and liaising directly with victims about the access request. We must also ensure that media access does not breach any security restrictions, for example filming keys or locks. Consideration is also given to protecting the identities of prisoners and staff.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing open and transparent access to prison and regularly provide access to journalists for news items, features and documentary programmes. We aim to provide a range of access to different journalists covering both print and broadcast media, local, national and online media.</p><p> </p><p>Since the beginning of January 2015 we have provided access to a range of media outlets, a few examples are listed below:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Guardian were given access to HMP New Hall - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/30/new-hall-womens-prison-inmates-equals</li><li>BBC and the Sun were giving access to HMP Coldingley</li><li>Regional BBC were giving access to HMP Northumberland (Sodexo run prison)</li><li>Telegraph and Heart Radio were giving access to HMP Drake Hall</li><li>Evening Standard and regional BBC were giving access to HMP Thameside (Serco run prison)</li><li>BBC Radio 4 were giving access to HMP Prescoed/HMP Cardiff</li><li>Sky Sports were giving access to HMP Feltham</li><li>National BBC, regional ITV and the Manchester Evening News were giving access to HMP Styal</li><li>Evening Standard and London Live were giving access to HMP Isis</li><li>East Anglia Daily Times and regional BBC radio were giving access to HMP Hollesley Bay</li><li>Sky News were given access to HMP Ranby</li><li>ITV were given access to HMP Norwich</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4943 question first answered 25/02/2015 17:02:11 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

179206

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Media
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances and with what conditions access to any prison by a journalist would be permitted.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The External Communications team at the Ministry of Justice receives a significant number of requests by local and national media for access to prisons. For operational reasons and resource implications it is not possible to facilitate all requests.</p><p> </p><p>Each request is considered on its own merit, with careful thought over the subject area, resource and security implications, victim impact, and value to the taxpayer. In a similar way to the police or the NHS, there are operational considerations to be made when filming or reporting in prisons. When facilitating media access we must ensure that the needs of victims are met, which may involve concealing identities, carrying out relevant checks and liaising directly with victims about the access request. We must also ensure that media access does not breach any security restrictions, for example filming keys or locks. Consideration is also given to protecting the identities of prisoners and staff.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing open and transparent access to prison and regularly provide access to journalists for news items, features and documentary programmes. We aim to provide a range of access to different journalists covering both print and broadcast media, local, national and online media.</p><p> </p><p>Since the beginning of January 2015 we have provided access to a range of media outlets, a few examples are listed below:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Guardian were given access to HMP New Hall - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/30/new-hall-womens-prison-inmates-equals</li><li>BBC and the Sun were giving access to HMP Coldingley</li><li>Regional BBC were giving access to HMP Northumberland (Sodexo run prison)</li><li>Telegraph and Heart Radio were giving access to HMP Drake Hall</li><li>Evening Standard and regional BBC were giving access to HMP Thameside (Serco run prison)</li><li>BBC Radio 4 were giving access to HMP Prescoed/HMP Cardiff</li><li>Sky Sports were giving access to HMP Feltham</li><li>National BBC, regional ITV and the Manchester Evening News were giving access to HMP Styal</li><li>Evening Standard and London Live were giving access to HMP Isis</li><li>East Anglia Daily Times and regional BBC radio were giving access to HMP Hollesley Bay</li><li>Sky News were given access to HMP Ranby</li><li>ITV were given access to HMP Norwich</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4942 question first answered 25/02/2015 17:02:12 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

49843

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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 on how many occasions in the last two years parcels sent to prisoners have been found to contain drugs, extremist materials, mobile phones, SIM cards or pornography.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Details of illicit items found in post or packages are recorded on the prison incident reporting system, and collated in a central database. However, to identify the number of parcels containing drugs, illicit materials, mobile phones, SIM cards or pornography would require a manual search of over 34,000 individual records, which could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

41344

registered interest
date	04/03/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
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 on individuals and local authorities of their recently-announced decision to end the Local Welfare Assistance Fund of £347 million in 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL5735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my noble Friend, the Under-Secretary of State and Government Spokesperson, Department for Communities and Local Government, Baroness Stowell of Beeston, to the noble Lady, Baroness King of Bow, on 3 Mar 2014, Official Report, House of Lords, columns WA278. </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldhansrd/text/140303w0001.htm#14030332000452" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldhansrd/text/140303w0001.htm#14030332000452</a></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

61929

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Closed Material Procedures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many cases since the passage of the Justice and Security Act 2013 applications have been made for closed material procedures to be employed; and how many have been successful.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In accordance with section 12 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, the Government will lay before Parliament, in the course of 2014, a report on the use of the closed material procedure under section 6 of that Act. This will include the numbers of applications made and whether such applications have been granted.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/06/2014 16:56:06 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

58553

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received, and from whom, about the proposal to establish a secure college for young offenders.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government's Transforming Youth Custody consultation in 2013 attracted 238 responses from statutory organisations, charities, private companies and individuals. In addition, more than 400 young people responded to the young person's consultation on Transforming Youth Custody. These submissions informed the Government's consultation response, published in January 2014. The Ministry of Justice continues to engage with stakeholders as the programme develops.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 19/06/2014 16:27:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

61930

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immunity Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many cases since the passage of the Justice and Security Act 2013 the public interest immunity procedure has been invoked; and how much compensation has been paid as a result.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Public Interest Immunity procedure may be used in a wide variety of court proceedings and as such no central record exists of its application.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 30/06/2014 11:57:04 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

60530

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the event of a rise in the anticipated costs of community rehabilitation companies emerging from the bidding process, the Secretary of State will delay the process; and, if so, what estimated impact on the National Probation Service would trigger such a decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Transforming Rehabilitation Programme is opening up the market to a diverse range of new providers, so that we can harness the best that the private and voluntary sectors has to offer to reduce reoffending. We are on track to award and mobilise Payment by Results (PbR) contracts for offender rehabilitation services across England and Wales by 2015. Bids to run the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have yet to be submitted, but are expected by the end of June 2014. We currently have strong, competitive bidder interest across all Contract Package Areas, and we do not expect rising costs to be an issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 15:11:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

58555

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the arrangements for providing court interpreters in the light of recent criticism by the President of the Family Division.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL80
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The arrangements for the provision of interpreters are kept under review.</p><p> </p><p>There has been dramatic improvements in performance in the last two years. The Ministry continues to manage contracts to ensure this improvement is maintained.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 19/06/2014 14:42:36 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

58554

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
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 changes in the eligibility of legal aid on the number of litigants in person and the consequential impact on the administration of justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are closely monitoring the impact of the legal aid changes. The number of family cases showing self representing parties are published in Courts Statistics Quarterly (www.gov.uk/government/collections/court-statistics-quarterly). We are working towards publishing data on self representation in civil cases more widely and will include this in future publications.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Litigants in person are not a new phenomenon in our courts. Judges are used to helping persons with no legal representation, including explaining procedures and what is expected of them. We have taken steps to help people who either want or have to represent themselves in court, including publishing a revised guide for separating parents and increased training for judges. The link to the guide is:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/HMCTS/GetLeaflet.do?court_leaflets_id=2756" target="_blank">http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/HMCTS/GetLeaflet.do?court_leaflets_id=2756</a></p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/06/2014 13:24:06 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham