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date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the Ministry of Justice plans to publish a consultation on sentencing for murders committed in domestic settings, in particular (1) consulting on increasing the tariff from 15 to 25 years, and (2) consulting on the perpetrator’s hands being treated as weapons.
tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Cotes
uin	HL525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>On Monday 27 November, the Government launched a public consultation on a minimum term starting point in sentencing for (i) murders preceded by controlling or coercive behaviour against the murder victim, and (ii) all murders committed using a knife or other weapon. The consultation will close on 4 March 2024. The consultation can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/murder-sentencing" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 05/12/2023 12:56:05 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

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date	12/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cemeteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from (a) the Burial and Cremation Advisory Group and (b) other stakeholders on the reuse of graves; and whether his Department plans to continue to review the matter of such reuse.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
uin	122416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>We continue to keep the issue of burial space under review and to maintain a dialogue about it with the Burial and Cremation Advisory Group - an expert group which meets twice yearly and is chaired by the Ministry of Justice - and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of its 13<sup>th</sup> Programme of Law Reform, the Law Commission will be undertaking a project to consider the modernisation and streamlining of burial and cremation law, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 22/01/2018 16:58:32 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes