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1256111

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Peers: Writs of Summons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many writs of summons were sent to Peers in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020; and how many of those writs were sent to Peers in (a) each region of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL10731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The information on the number of writs of summons issued to Peers is set out below:</p><p> </p><p>(1) 2016 - 17</p><p>(2) 2017 - 823</p><p>(3) 2018 - 20</p><p>(4) 2019 - 814</p><p>(5) 2020 - 43</p><p> </p><p>Following the dissolution of Parliament for General Elections in 2017 and 2019, writs of summons were sent to all eligible Peers in the UK and Northern Ireland. In 2016, 2018 and 2020, writs of summons were only issued to newly created, or newly elected, Peers.</p><p>Information on writs issued by region is no longer held by the Crown Office, which is responsible for issuing the writs. Writs are issued to contact addresses provided by Peers to the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 10/12/2020 17:00:13 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1255641

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Insider Trading: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for insider trading there have been under (1) the Criminal Justice Act 1993, and (2) the Financial Services Act 2012; and what was the outcome of each such prosecution.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL10712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions and sentences for offences committed under both the Financial Services Act 2012 and the Criminal Justice Act 1993, from 2013 to 2019, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>No defendants were prosecuted where the principal offence fell under the Financial Services Act 2012 between 2013 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In this instance, all offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1993 are under one Home Office offence code, so cannot be disaggregated. Search ‘Detailed offence’ in the data tool linked above for ‘Insider dealing’.</p><p> </p><p>12 individuals were prosecuted and 13 were sentenced under the Criminal Justice Act 1993, between 2013 and 2019. Defendants who appear before both magistrates’ and Crown courts may be convicted and sentenced for a different offence to that for which they are counted as having been originally prosecuted if the offence is changed on conviction. Sentence outcomes were 3 suspended sentences and 10 immediate custodial sentences.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL10713 HL10714 question first answered 09/12/2020 17:49:34 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1255642

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Interest Rates: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for interest rate rigging there have been under (1) the Criminal Justice Act 1993, and (2) the Financial Services Act 2012; and what was the outcome of each such prosecution.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL10713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions and sentences for offences committed under both the Financial Services Act 2012 and the Criminal Justice Act 1993, from 2013 to 2019, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>No defendants were prosecuted where the principal offence fell under the Financial Services Act 2012 between 2013 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In this instance, all offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1993 are under one Home Office offence code, so cannot be disaggregated. Search ‘Detailed offence’ in the data tool linked above for ‘Insider dealing’.</p><p> </p><p>12 individuals were prosecuted and 13 were sentenced under the Criminal Justice Act 1993, between 2013 and 2019. Defendants who appear before both magistrates’ and Crown courts may be convicted and sentenced for a different offence to that for which they are counted as having been originally prosecuted if the offence is changed on conviction. Sentence outcomes were 3 suspended sentences and 10 immediate custodial sentences.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL10712 HL10714 question first answered 09/12/2020 17:49:34 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1255643

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Exchange Rates: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been for rigging foreign exchange rates under (1) the Criminal Justice Act 1993, and (2) the Financial Services Act 2012; and what was the outcome of each such prosecution.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL10714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions and sentences for offences committed under both the Financial Services Act 2012 and the Criminal Justice Act 1993, from 2013 to 2019, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>No defendants were prosecuted where the principal offence fell under the Financial Services Act 2012 between 2013 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In this instance, all offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1993 are under one Home Office offence code, so cannot be disaggregated. Search ‘Detailed offence’ in the data tool linked above for ‘Insider dealing’.</p><p> </p><p>12 individuals were prosecuted and 13 were sentenced under the Criminal Justice Act 1993, between 2013 and 2019. Defendants who appear before both magistrates’ and Crown courts may be convicted and sentenced for a different offence to that for which they are counted as having been originally prosecuted if the offence is changed on conviction. Sentence outcomes were 3 suspended sentences and 10 immediate custodial sentences.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL10712 HL10713 question first answered 09/12/2020 17:49:34 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1254559

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners are currently serving an extended determinate sentence with a custodial term of (a) 12 months to two years, (b) two to four years, (c) four to five years, (d) five to seven years, (e) seven to 10 years, (f) 10 to 14 years, and (g) 14 years or more.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL10575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>As of 30<sup>th</sup> September 2020, data on offenders serving extended determinate sentences broken down into the categories requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sentence length bands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>5,764</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to 2 years</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 years to 4 years</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 years to 5 years</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 years to 7 years</p></td><td><p>862</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 years to 10 years</p></td><td><p>1,547</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years to 14 years</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than 14 years</p></td><td><p>1,303</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentence length other/ unrecorded</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data above shows the custodial term imposed under the extended determinate sentence and therefore the maximum time offenders serving the sentence could spend in custody. Such prisoners may be released after having served two thirds of this custodial term at the discretion of the parole board.</p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from large scale administrative data systems - as such there may be errors in data entry and processing. Small values have been suppressed in the above table to protect the identity of individuals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 07/12/2020 16:45:18 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1254560

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of the tariff-expired unreleased life prisoner population by (1) original tariff length, and (2) time over tariff.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL10576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The tariff-expired unreleased lifer prisoner population, broken down by original tariff length and time over tariff as of 30 September 2020, is shown in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Original Tariff Length</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Time over tariff</strong></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to 10 years</p></td><td><p>Greater than 10 years to less than or equal to 20 years</p></td><td><p>More than 20 years</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1 year</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 1 year to less than 2 years</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 2 years to less than 3 years</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 3 years to less than 4 years</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 4 years to less than 5 years</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 5 years to less than 6 years</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 6 years to less than 7 years</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 7 years to less than 8 years</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 8 years to less than 9 years</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 9 years to less than 10 years</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 10 years to less than 11 years</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 11 years to less than 12 years</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 12 years to less than 13 years</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 13 years to less than 14 years</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 14 years to less than 15 years</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 15 years to less than 16 years</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 16 years to less than 17 years</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 17 years to less than 18 years</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 18 years to less than 19 years</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 19 years to less than 20 years</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 years or more</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>841</p></td><td><p>784</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>1,674</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from the Public Protection Unit Database held by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. As with any large scale recording systems, the figures are subject to possible errors with data migration and processing.</p><p> </p><p>It may be useful to note that statistics on the indeterminate population in prisons are routinely published as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly on Gov.uk - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a> .</p><p> </p><p>I would like to be clear that our primary responsibility is to protect the public. We do not want to keep indeterminate sentenced prisoners in custody any longer than is necessary, but we have a duty to ensure that they are progressed in a safe manner. It remains the case that prisoners serving life and other indeterminate sentences will be released only when the independent Parole Board concludes that the risk to the public is capable of being safely managed in the community under probation supervision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 07/12/2020 16:48:36 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1254561

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Ethnic Groups and Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the prison population in England and Wales in each of the last five years (1) broken down by ethnic group, and (2) further subdivided by religion.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL10577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is provided on the attached document.</p><p>The total prison population also includes those held on remand or under sentence, immigration detainees and those convicted of civil offences.</p><p>Figures of five and fewer have been suppressed in order to protect the potential identification of individuals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 07/12/2020 16:56:36 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name PQ HL10577 - Lord Bradley - Table.pdf title Table
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1254562

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the offence type breakdown for the (1) male, and (2) female, prison population of (a) 15 to 17 year olds, (b) 18 to 20 year olds, (c) 21 to 24 year olds, (d) 25 to 29 year olds, (e) 30 to 39 year olds, (f) 40 to 49 year olds, (g) 50 to 59 year olds, (h) 60 to 69 year olds, and (i) those aged 70 and over.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL10578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Data on the total prison population as at 30 September 2020, broken down by sex, specified age group and associated offence group, can be viewed in the attached table.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 07/12/2020 16:57:34 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name PQ HL10578 Response Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1254563

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the last year for which figures are available, what proportion of the prison population were foreign national prisoners, broken down by (1) country, and (2) offence type.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL10579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to punish and deport them.</p><p>We continue to remove foreign national offenders where routes are available.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2019, we have removed 6,450 foreign national offenders from our prisons, immigration removal centres and the community, with 4,771 removed in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>We are absolutely committed to removing foreign national offenders from the UK and continue to work closely with international governments to maximise the removal of serious and persistent offenders. We are constantly reviewing progress to ensure that all options are being pursued and that our early removal mechanisms are working as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides the information on the nationalities and offence types for foreign national prisoners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 07/12/2020 16:58:12 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name Copy of HL10579 - Lord Bradley - Data.xlsx title Table
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1254586

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Department has the overall responsibility for policy to ensure that young people without capacity can access child trust funds after reaching 18 years of age.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Treasury is responsible for the policy for Child Trust Funds, including the fact that they can be accessed when a child reaches 18 years of age. However, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which governs the processes around how to obtain the legal authority to manage the finances of people who lack the mental capacity do so for themselves, is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>Consequently, policy surrounding access to Child Trust Funds of young people that lack mental capacity is ultimately the remit of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 02/12/2020 12:47:31 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten