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1385971

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date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 18 November (HL4189), why their records only date back to 2014; whether they were transferred to other government departments; and if so, which ones.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>The previous answer of 2014 referred to above was an error. Records held in the Ministry of Justice date back to May 2003 and the answer should have been clear that records therefore date back 18 years. We now know that records were originally held by the Home Office and were transferred to the Ministry of Justice after it was created in May 2007. These records are selected for permanent preservation and are transferred to The National Archives. I can confirm that no applications for Royal Prerogative of Mercy were recommended to Her Majesty the Queen for terrorism related offences during this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 21/12/2021 13:59:26 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1385201

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judicial Review and Courts Bill
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 extent to which the Judicial Review and Courts Bill meets their aspirations in this policy area.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Judicial Review and Courts Bill delivers on the Government’s Manifesto commitment to ensure that Judicial Review is available to protect the rights of individuals against an overbearing state, without being abused to conduct politics by another means or to create needless delays.</p><p>The Bill reduces inefficiency by overturning the <em>Cart</em> judgment and creates new powers for the courts to modify quashing orders, allowing them to tailor their decisions more closely to the circumstances of individual cases</p><p>The courts elements of the Bill contains measures to streamline procedures across the justice system. It gives the criminal courts powers to progress cases more quickly, avoid unnecessary hearings, and ensure cases are heard in the most appropriate court at the earliest opportunity. This will save court time so that resources can be focused on trials and on reducing the backlog.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 20/12/2021 16:49:04 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1384151

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 16 year olds have been required to wear an electronic tag.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>Electronic Monitoring is an important tool that can improve supervision in the community and therefore support children to maintain family ties and remain in training, work or education with additional safeguards in place. From 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, 1134 children aged 16 started an Electronically Monitored order.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 15/12/2021 16:41:59 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1383563

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Costs
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 (1) direct, and (2) indirect, costs of imprisonment; what alternatives, if any, they are considering; and what steps are they taking, if any, to promote these alternatives.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The direct cost of holding offenders in Custody for 2019-20 in England and Wales was £2.4bn. The indirect costs for the year were £1.1bn. The overall cost was therefore calculated at £3.5bn. These figures were taken from the latest published Prison Unit Cost statistics (Cost per prison place and Cost per prisoner).</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that delivering public protection is not just about better use of custody. In many cases – particularly for low-level offending – effective community supervision keeps the public safer by intervening early to deflect offenders away from future offending and so prevent future victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Sentencing White Paper, published in September 2020, set out an agenda of reform for punishing and rehabilitating low level offenders. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is currently before Parliament, is delivering on reforms to make community sentences more robust and effective, so that they offer an appropriate level of punishment and address the underlying drivers of offending where appropriate. This will be achieved by piloting a problem-solving court approach for certain community and suspended sentence orders, closer supervision of certain offenders, and the option for tougher and more flexible use of electronically monitored curfews to better reflect the punishment intended, better support rehabilitation, and better protect victims.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/12/2021 17:02:36 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1383573

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Islam: Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether British Muslim women have the rights set out in paragraph nine of Resolution 2253 of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, published on 22 January 2019, specifically in relation (1) to obtaining the protection of legal marriage, and (2) to discriminatory practices in relation to religious divorce.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL4544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The law has long made provision for couples, including Muslim couples, to marry in their place of worship in a way that gives them legal rights and protections. The Government shares the concern that some people may nonetheless marry in a way that does not give them these legal rights and protections, without appreciating the consequences.</p><p>We continue to explore limited reform and non-legislative options in this area with the greatest of care. This work will be informed by the forthcoming reports from the Law Commission on weddings, and from the Nuffield Foundation on religious weddings.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/12/2021 16:58:20 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1383182

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the weekly cost of keeping an individual in prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>An average cost per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales are routinely published by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The overall average annual costs for keeping an individual in a prison is £42,670, which is taken from the latest published Prison Unit Cost statistics, for 2019-20. The average cost for a week would therefore be calculated as £818.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice (MoJ) expect the 2020-21 Prison Unit Cost statistics to be published early in 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/12/2021 12:38:20 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1383183

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Government Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) financial, and (2) travel, support they provide to prisoners on release.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL4485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>All eligible prison leavers are provided with a Subsistence Payment (formerly Discharge Grant) of £76. Recently uplifted in August of this year from £46, the subsistence payment will increase year on year in line with the Consumer Price Index until 2024/25. We also work closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure prisoners have timely access to Universal Credit on their release from prison.</p><p> </p><p>All prison leavers are given a travel warrant or fares paid to their destination within the UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland. An additional payment of up to £50 may also be paid directly to a genuine accommodation provider to help the prison leaver secure a release address.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is reviewing the Discharge policy (Prison Service Instruction 72/2011), to continue to make sure prison leavers receive adequate financial support in the first few days after release and before they might reasonably be able to access other legal sources of income such as applying for state benefits.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/12/2021 12:39:15 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1383201

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable those pursuing claims through the Windrush Compensation Scheme to receive legal aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The government has noted the recommendation of the Home Affairs Select Committee to consider the provision of specialist legal advice for applicants to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, potentially funded through legal aid. While we have no existing plans to expand the scope of the legal aid scheme to cover the Windrush Compensation Scheme, we will consider the recommendation in full and respond to the Home Affairs Select Committee in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/12/2021 12:39:41 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1383222

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Rights Act Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the report of their review of the Human Rights Act 2001 will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL4499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>In line with our manifesto commitment, the Government plans to overhaul the Human Rights Act (HRA) to make sure it meets the needs of the society it serves and commands public support.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the Independent Human Rights Act Review to examine the framework of the HRA, how it is operating in practice and whether any change is required. We have received the Panel’s report and are carefully considering its conclusions as part of a wider reform programme. We will publish the Panel’s report imminently and will consult on any proposed legislative changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/12/2021 12:40:27 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1382482

registered interest
date	25/11/2021
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 plans they have to publish data on (1) the number of offenders subject to indeterminate sentences for public protection who became eligible for licence review over the past year, and (2) the number of those who applied for a licence review over the same period.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL4437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>We do not publish the data at the present time; however, we continue to review processes to allow the publication of more information in the future.</p><p>The accumulative number of IPP offenders, who will become eligible for a licence review each year for the next five years is set out below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: IPP cases with at least one release by 30/09/2021 by eligibility to apply for licence termination</strong>:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of cases eligible</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End of 2021</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End of 2022</p></td><td><p>850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End of 2023</p></td><td><p>1,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End of 2024</p></td><td><p>1,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End of 2025</p></td><td><p>2,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End of 2026</p></td><td><p>2,829</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Number of Cases Eligible is Cumulative (i.e. cases eligible in 2021 will also be eligible in 2022 etc).</p><p>2. Data is taken from administrative sources (nDelius) and subject to the inherent inaccuracy in any such large-scale data source.</p><p>Statistics on the prison population are routinely published as part of the quarterly Offender Management Statistics 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> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL4438 question first answered 09/12/2021 17:50:45 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan