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1581437

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Ministry of Justice is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing each piece of retained EU law for which the Ministry of Justice is responsible to decide whether it should remain on the statute book, and if so whether it should in due course be amended using powers in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, or whether it should be left to sunset.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 02/02/2023 11:55:11 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1400564

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	IRA: Libya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reconsider their decision not to publish The Shawcross Report: Compensation for Victims, completed in May 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Mr Shawcross's report was commissioned as an internal scoping report, to provide internal advice to Ministers. Its content is based on private, confidential conversations and information shared on this basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/01/2022 16:40:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1200364

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to using unspent funds from the legal aid budget for this financial year to fund law centres and other legal aid providers, based on what they would have received in any six month period, to ensure their viability.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Data on legal aid expenditure is released quarterly by the Legal Aid Agency, with the next release scheduled for September.</p><p>MoJ is continuing to work closely with the Legal Aid Agency and HMCTS to assess the impact of Covid-19 on legal aid provision, and we are working closely with the sector to identify whether further support is required.</p><p>We have already introduced measures to support the sector, such as paying for virtual hearings in the same way as in-person hearings, halting pursuit of outstanding debts, relaxing some evidence requirements, and encouraging legal practitioners to use existing avenues of financial help, such as the ability to apply for early payment for work already done on a case. We have already put in place measures to bring forward funding by expanding the scope and evidence requirements for payment for work in progress in Crown Court cases.</p><p>We have recently announced that we will be providing £5.4m in funding to not-for-profit providers of specialist legal advice, including Law Centres, which should go some way to helping them address immediate cashflow problems and ensure they remain able to provide support for the communities they serve.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/06/2020 16:37:22 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

832859

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
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 potential role for a Civic Forum in Northern Ireland to articulate public opinion on political priorities, in the context of the totality of relationships within Northern Ireland, within Ireland, and within the Anglo-Celtic Islands, in the approach to, and aftermath of, the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As is set out in the Belfast Agreement, the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, and subsequent political agreements, decisions about the Civic Forum are a devolved matter for the Executive and the Assembly.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s absolute priority is getting devolution up and running again in Northern Ireland. My Rt honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has announced a short, intensive phase of political Talks to restore devolution to Northern Ireland. She provided Parliament with an update on the 7 February.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL5168 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:27:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

682665

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Immigration, Mr Robert Goodwill on 19 January (59369), what is the timetable for the follow-up review of progress against key actions contained in the Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons (Cm 9186), published in January 2016; and what resources, including staff resources, will be made available to Stephen Shaw QC to carry out the review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The follow up to the review by Stephen Shaw CBE into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons will take place in late 2017. Mr Shaw will be invited to assess the implementation of all his review recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The timings and resources for the follow up review are to be agreed with Mr Shaw.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5170 question first answered 09/02/2017 14:04:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

445759

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last undertook an assessment of the long-term educational and welfare needs of Travellers and Gypsies in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Both the Department for Education and Ofsted have commissioned and published a number of studies over the past six years that focus on how to improve the education of Gypsy and Traveller children. These include:<br><em><br>Improving the outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils: final report and literature re</em>view (Department for Education, October 2010, attached).<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-the-outcomes-for-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-pupils-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-the-outcomes-for-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-pupils-final-report</a>; as well as case studies of schools showing successful practice in improving the attendance and attainment of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma pupils. These are available (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/gypsy-roma-and-traveller-pupils-supporting-access-to-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/gypsy-roma-and-traveller-pupils-supporting-access-to-education</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ofsted-examples-of-good-practice-in-schools#gypsy-traveller-and-roma-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ofsted-examples-of-good-practice-in-schools#gypsy-traveller-and-roma-children</a>.</p><p>The Department for Education regularly publishes and monitors data on the educational progress and achievement of pupils from Gypsy and Irish Traveller backgrounds attending schools in England. This data includes annual statistics on the attainment of pupils from these groups in the year 1 phonics screening check; teacher assessments at the end of key stage 1 and national assessments at the end of key stages 2 and 4; and on levels of pupil attendance at, and exclusion from, school. Inspection reports published by Ofsted include commentary where appropriate on the quality of school provision for Gypsy and Traveller pupils and their progress and attainment.</p><p>The previous Government’s Ministerial Working Group on Gypsy and Traveller inequalities published a report in April 2012, which included 28 commitments from across Government to help reduce the inequalities experienced by Gypsies and Travellers. The document can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-inequalities-for-gypsies-and-travellers-progress-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-inequalities-for-gypsies-and-travellers-progress-report</a></p><p>The 28 commitments have since been taken forward by the relevant Government departments and a table setting out progress against those commitments as at October 2014 was deposited in the House of Lords library. This is available at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2014-10-29/HL2504/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2014-10-29/HL2504/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 160125 Good_practice_example_-_Kingsmead_Primary_School - HL5169.doc title Good Practice 2 file name 160125 Gypsy roma - traveller - pupils final report - HL5169.pdf title Travellers Pupils final report 3 file name 160125 Gypsy Roma and Travellers pupils supporting access to education - HL5169.pdf title Access to education question first answered 02/02/2016 12:31:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

223416

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address concerns that the Modern Slavery Bill in its current form does not provide compensation for victims of modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of compensation for victims of modern slavery very seriously. That is why the Modern Slavery Bill introduces a new kind of bespoke Reparation Order which will enable the courts to ensure that more money from convicted slave drivers goes directly to their victims. Where the perpetrator has assets available, as evidenced by a Confiscation Order, the court will have to consider making a Reparation Order to provide reparation to the victim for the harm that they have suffered and give reasons if it does not.</p><p>The Modern Slavery Bill will also make both modern slavery offences - slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking - &quot;criminal lifestyle&quot; offences. This will mean those that commit these heinous crimes are subject to the most robust confiscation regime available under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.This will help law enforcement and the courts recover assets from these criminals and so should increase the money collected and available to be distributed to victims.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/03/2015 14:44:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick