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1312583

registered interest
date	28/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pensions: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) convictions have been secured, and (2) penalties awarded, for pension scams for each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL15343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 29/04/2021 12:35:00 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1312585

registered interest
date	28/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and which, regulatory bodies are responsible for the criminal prosecution of fraud; how many successful prosecutions for fraud have been secured by each of these bodies since 2010; and what penalties have been imposed following each, and any, such prosecutions.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL15345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 29/04/2021 12:34:53 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1312592

registered interest
date	28/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Dependencies: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the (1) financial, and (2) other, contributions made by the Crown Dependencies to the UK in return for UK provision of (a) defence, (b) security, (c) international representation, and (d) other services, are reported to Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
uin	HL15352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 29/04/2021 11:14:31 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

1311715

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take further to the High Court’s judgment in Harrison v Secretary of State for Justice & others, published on 31 July 2020; and what consideration they have given to introducing legislation to recognise humanist marriages in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Low of Dalston
uin	HL15225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent.</p><p>The Commission launched its consultation on 3 September 2020 and it closed on 4 January 2021. The law on wedding ceremonies is a complex and important area of the law. The Commission considered it essential to conduct an extensive consultation with the wide range of interested groups and individuals who would be affected by reform.</p><p>The Commission expects to report to Government with its recommendations in the second half of this year. The Government will decide on provision for non-religious belief marriage in light of the Law Commission's recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 28/04/2021 13:08:57 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3803 label Biography information for Lord Low of Dalston

1311723

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Dependencies: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last negotiated with each of the three Crown Dependencies the (1) financial, and (2) other, contributions they should make in return for the UK Government (a) ensuring their security, and (b) representing their interests abroad.
tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
uin	HL15233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Dependencies are self-governing jurisdictions and do not receive funding from the UK Exchequer. The UK is constitutionally responsible for their defence and international relations, in recognition of which the Crown Dependencies make contributions to the UK Government, either financially (directly and indirectly) or by providing personnel. These contributions are based on longstanding arrangements with the Crown Dependencies that were last amended in 1987 for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, 1994 for the Isle of Man and 1988 for the Bailiwick of Jersey.</p><p>The Crown Dependencies’ contributions have not recently been reviewed and there are no plans to review them in the near future.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 28/04/2021 13:08:15 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

1311276

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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 was the highest number of total previous offences an offender had committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence in each of last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL15152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to answer the question fully, requires access to the Police National Computer (PNC). This system can only be accessed via a fixed location in our offices, for security reasons. Access to the PNC has thus been severely restricted since March 2020 due to the national restrictions and the need to minimise non-essential travel.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the noble Lord in due course with the information requested, once my officials are able safely to access the PNC and will place a copy of my letter in the House Library.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 29/04/2021 12:00:35 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1310775

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wills: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all wills requiring probate are required to be made available for public inspection; if not, what plans they have to make this a requirement for all wills, including those of members of the Royal Family; and, further to the Wills Act 1837, whether the last will and testament of HRH The Prince Philip will be made available for public inspection.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL15091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Where an application is made to the Probate Service (part of the Family Division of the High Court) for a grant of probate in respect of a will, the general rule is that the will is attached to the grant of probate and made public. However, under Section 124 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, this is “subject to the control of the High Court and the probate rules”. Rule 58 of the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987 makes provision for the Court to determine that a will shall not be open to inspection if “such inspection would be undesirable or otherwise inappropriate”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to change these rules. It is for the Court to determine, on an application by the personal representatives of the testator, whether any will should be closed to public inspection.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 28/04/2021 13:09:50 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1310776

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage and Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper, published on 14 March 2018, what progress they have made on exploring "the legal and practical challenges of limited reform relating to the law on marriage and religious weddings".
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL15092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>As the Government has made clear, this is a difficult issue which requires careful consideration. The Law Commission is separately looking at aspects of the problem through their review of the law governing legal marriage ceremonies. The Law Commission has now consulted with a wide range of groups with an interest and is considering the responses received. The Government looks forward to receiving the Law Commission’s final report and recommendations later this year and will give them careful consideration.</p><p>The Government is aware that a separate Nuffield Foundation study, launched in September 2020 and due to report later this year, is investigating why marriage ceremonies occur outside of the legal framework for weddings in England and Wales. The Government will also wish to consider its findings.</p><p>Any proposals affecting how religious groups are permitted to conduct marriages must be thoroughly assessed for their fairness.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 28/04/2021 13:33:57 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1308737

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the resources available to the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what has been their response.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL14870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice, set up by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice, has made recommendations regarding the funding of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).</p><p>The funding allocation the CCRC is reviewed each year internally within MoJ – and in consultation with the CCRC itself – as part of setting budgets. At each Spending Review the overall MoJ budget is reviewed with HM Treasury. Annual budgets for departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies are part of the Main Estimate, which is laid before Parliament each year by HM Treasury.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 27/04/2021 17:00:36 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1307468

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
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 report by the Prison Reform Trust No Life, No Freedom, No Future: The experiences of prisoners recalled under the sentence of Imprisonment, published on 3 December 2020; and what plans they have publish a response to that report.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL14758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government values the work of the Prison Reform Trust and, specifically, the ongoing dialogue with the Trust as to how best to support those serving the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), whether in prison or in the community.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and officials acknowledge that recalling any offender to custody involves some disruption. However, we have not identified cases of “unnecessary” recalls of offenders subject to IPP licences. HM Chief Inspector of Probation found in a thematic review of the Probation Service’s culture and practice on recall, published on 10 November last year, that offender managers are considering, properly, public protection when deciding how to respond to evidence that offenders have breached their licence conditions in such a way as to indicate escalating risk. Thus, where an offender on an IPP licence is recalled to custody, it is because the Probation Service has concluded that the offender’s risk is now too high for it to be managed effectively in the community, even with the imposition of additional licence conditions.</p><p> </p><p>However, offender managers must always consider whether there are safe alternatives to recall when responding to breaches of licence conditions and evidence of increased risk. Additionally, HM Prison and Probation Service is working to improve the quality and timeliness of its risk assessments following recall, so that the Parole Board may in some cases safely direct the re-release of recalled offenders on an IPP licence earlier than is currently the case.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 26/04/2021 16:19:02 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton