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1189882

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners they have so far released, temporarily or permanently, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; how many were pregnant women; and what is their response to the Prison Governors Association’s call for the release of 15,000 prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>On 31 March, we announced that pregnant women and prisoners with their babies in custody will be considered for Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) on compassionate grounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Friday 1 May, 21 pregnant women and mothers with babies in custody have been released.</p><p> </p><p>On 4 April, we announced the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme. This scheme enables risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody, as part of the national approach to managing public services during this challenging period. As of Friday 1 May, 30 offenders have been released under this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Policy and guidance for both the End of Custody Temporary Release and COVID-19: Use of Compassionate ROTL can be found on gov.uk and is attached with this answer.</p><p><br> HMPPS took decisive action in March to restrict regimes and minimise movements between jails to save lives. Strong further measures were introduced to ease pressure on prisons with the early release of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/measures-announced-to-protect-nhs-from-coronavirus-risk-in-prisons" target="_blank">low-risk offenders</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prison-estate-expanded-to-protect-nhs-from-coronavirus-risk" target="_blank">temporary expansion of the estate</a>, and work to reduce the number of those held on remand.</p><p>Latest modelling informed by new Public Health England advice shows that creating headroom of c. 5,000 could be effective in limiting the spread of the virus. The population has already reduced by almost 3,000 over a seven-week period. Combining a reduction in the prison population, creating additional headroom in the estate, and managing prisoners through ‘compartmentalisation’, HMPPS can continue to protect life.</p><p>The modelling can be found on gov.uk and is also attached with this answer.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name covid-19-population-management-strategy-prisons.pdf title covid-19-population-management-strategy-prisons 2 file name covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf title covid19-use-compassionate-rotl grouped question UIN HL3396 question first answered 11/05/2020 11:08:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1189885

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their criteria for the temporary or permanent release of prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>On 31 March, we announced that pregnant women and prisoners with their babies in custody will be considered for Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) on compassionate grounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Friday 1 May, 21 pregnant women and mothers with babies in custody have been released.</p><p> </p><p>On 4 April, we announced the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme. This scheme enables risk-assessed prisoners, who are within two months of their release date, to be temporarily released from custody, as part of the national approach to managing public services during this challenging period. As of Friday 1 May, 30 offenders have been released under this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Policy and guidance for both the End of Custody Temporary Release and COVID-19: Use of Compassionate ROTL can be found on gov.uk and is attached with this answer.</p><p><br> HMPPS took decisive action in March to restrict regimes and minimise movements between jails to save lives. Strong further measures were introduced to ease pressure on prisons with the early release of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/measures-announced-to-protect-nhs-from-coronavirus-risk-in-prisons" target="_blank">low-risk offenders</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prison-estate-expanded-to-protect-nhs-from-coronavirus-risk" target="_blank">temporary expansion of the estate</a>, and work to reduce the number of those held on remand.</p><p>Latest modelling informed by new Public Health England advice shows that creating headroom of c. 5,000 could be effective in limiting the spread of the virus. The population has already reduced by almost 3,000 over a seven-week period. Combining a reduction in the prison population, creating additional headroom in the estate, and managing prisoners through ‘compartmentalisation’, HMPPS can continue to protect life.</p><p>The modelling can be found on gov.uk and is also attached with this answer.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name covid-19-population-management-strategy-prisons.pdf title covid-19-population-management-strategy-prisons 2 file name covid19-use-compassionate-rotl.pdf title covid19-use-compassionate-rotl grouped question UIN HL3393 question first answered 11/05/2020 11:08:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1364835

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many convicted foreign offenders were deported after completing their prison sentences in each quarter since 1 January 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government is clear that foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.</p><p>Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence in the UK is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>The New Plan for Immigration will stop foreign criminals abusing the system and speed up the removals of those with no right to remain in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) returned from the UK in each quarter in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly release’. The latest data, published on 26<sup>th</sup> August 2021, can be found in tables Ret_02 and Ret_02q of the Returns Summary tables. The latest data relates to year ending March 2021 and includes those who were detained in detention centres and prisons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/11/2021 11:54:55 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name returns-summary-jun-2021-tables.xlsx title Tables Ret _02 and Ret-02q
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1245651

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum and Immigration: Deportation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many enforced returns they are in the process of carrying out because of a breach of asylum or immigration rules; and whether those subject to those returns have been informed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>Numbers of those liable to removal can be found online (and attached) in our published statistics in table ASY_03 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-protection-data-august-2020</a> and tables Pre_MRP_01 and Post_MRP_01 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-enforcement-data-august-2020</a></p><p>The notification of liability to removal, including changes brought in by the Immigration Act 2014<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/contents" target="_blank">;</a> single power of removal; appeal rights; administrative reviews; and curtailment. More detail can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/ uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/606982/GI-Non-EEA-admin-removal-v3.pdf</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name UKVI_I_P_Q2_2020_Published - ASY 03.xlsx title Table - ASY_03 2 file name IE_Q2_2020_Published - tables Pre_MRP_01 and Post_MRP_01.xlsx title Tables - Pre MRP 01 and Post MRP 01 question first answered 03/11/2020 16:21:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1452702

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many migrants with no recourse to public funds have (1) applied successfully to have this restriction lifted, and (2) had their application refused.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>Data on how many migrants on family and human rights routes with no recourse to public funds who have applied successfully to have their restriction lifted and those who have had their application refused is published quarterly as part of the Immigration and Protection Data.</p><p>The most recent data for Q4 2021 can be accessed from gov.uk, and is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/04/2022 15:36:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name UKVI_IP_Q4_2021_Published.xlsx title Q4 2021
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1626238

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	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 His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a breakdown of the current prison population by length of sentence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes a breakdown of the prison population by length of sentence as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly.</p><p>The information requested can be found in the table attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 23/05/2023 16:41:36 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy attachment 1 file name 2023-05-23 PQ HL7700 table.xlsx title Prison population by custody type/sentence length
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1224721

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fishing Gear: Plastics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have for ending the use of plastics in fishing lines and nets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>Through the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR), the UK co-led a study (attached and available at <a href="https://www.ospar.org/documents?v=42718" target="_blank">https://www.ospar.org/documents?v=42718</a>) on best practice for the design and recycling of fishing gear in the North-East Atlantic. This study will support countries to develop measures to reduce the environmental impact of fishing gear at end-of-life, which could include alternative gear design and improved recycling.</p><p>A wide variety of materials are used to make fishing gear and important design considerations include functionality, durability and cost. Plastic is an essential material in current fishing gear and the Government is not planning to end its use.</p><p>In England, the Government has committed to reviewing and consulting on measures such as Extended Producer Responsibility to ensure that fishing gear that is no longer fit for purpose is disposed of correctly and prevented from polluting the ocean.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/07/2020 11:01:04 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park attachment 1 file name Attachment for PQ HL6846.pdf title OSPAR study on best practices
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1234711

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to fill staff vacancies in the NHS; and from where they expect to recruit such staff (1) now, and (2) in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p><em>We are the NHS: People Plan 2020-2021</em> sets out actions to expand and develop our workforce by retaining staff for longer and building on the renewed interest in National Health Service careers. A copy is attached. The next phase of the NHS People Plan will focus on workforce growth and ensuring it has the right skills mix in place for a flexible and modern NHS.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/10/2020 13:42:48 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name We_Are_The_NHS_Action_For_All_Of_Us_FINAL_24_08_20.pdf title NHS People Plan 2020-21
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1628333

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	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	Refugees: International Assistance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which of the Recommendations from the High Level Officials Meeting of 2021 following the Global Refugee Forum in 2019, they consider not to apply to the UK; and, in each case, what is their primary reason for this assessment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has not made a specific assessment of the recommendations made in 2021. However, the Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, in his previous role as Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, addressed the meeting in the following speech: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/minister-cleverly-intervention-at-global-compact-on-refugees-high-level-officials-meeting</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 05/06/2023 16:15:25 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park attachment 1 file name Min MENA global compact speech 14122021.pdf title Min MENA global compact speech 14122021
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1270987

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to assess the effectiveness of the UK's nuclear deterrent; and what assessment, if any, they have made of its efficacy in preventing the government of China from breaching the terms of Joint Sino-British declaration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>The fact there has been no major conflict between Nuclear Weapons States, and that the United Kingdom has never needed to launch armed nuclear weapons, demonstrates the effectiveness of our nuclear deterrent.</p><p>The nuclear deterrent exists to deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life, which cannot be deterred by other means. It is not intended to deter or respond to all possible threats or situations.</p><p>For details on the Government's actions in response to the situation in Hong Kong, I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by the Minister of State, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, to Lord Alton of Liverpool in response to Question HL10654.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 21/12/2020 11:00:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL10654 - Hong Kong - China.docx title HL10654 - Hong Kong; China
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton