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Lords report stage. Amendment 90A agreed to on division (198 to 163). Amendments 91 to 95 agreed to. Amendment 95A agreed to on division (215 to 177). Amendments 95B, 95C, 96, 96A 96B and 96C, agreed to. Amendment 97 disagreed to on division (99 to 169). (Part 1 of 2).

Lead member
Baroness Williams of Trafford; Lord Sharpe of Epsom; Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton; Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede; Lord Coaker; Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Department
Ministry of Justice
Type
Debates on bills
Date
10 January 2022
Reference
817 cc821-898
House
House of Lords

How many asylum and immigration detainees were held in prisons at the most recent date for which figures are available.

Asked by
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 2007
Reference
1026; 689 c252-6WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 20 July 2006 (HC Deb, col. 473) that vulnerable women should not be in prison, what is their estimate of the number of vulnerable women currently in prison.

Asked by
Lord Acton (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
1221; 689 c79-80WA
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the challenges that high reoffending rates cause to society and to the effectiveness of alternatives to custody. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member
Baroness Linklater of Butterstone
Answering member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
689 c383-423
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will take steps to ensure that the UK Passport Agency is informed of the reception into prison of any convicted persons who are United Kingdom citizens and is also informed of the final discharge of such persons.

Asked by
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
1353; 689 c78-9WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will indicate, broken down by prison, the acts of concerted indiscipline that have taken place over the past five-year period.

Asked by
Baroness Stern (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 2007
Reference
1664; 689 c60-4WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many prisoners currently serving a custodial sentence have been served with a notice of eviction from their usual place of residence during their custodial sentence; and

Asked by
Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 2007
Reference
689 c58WA; 1579
House
House of Lords

What assistance or advice is available to those serving a custodial sentence who are served with a notice of eviction from their place of residence and whose possessions are sold with or without their permission.

Asked by
Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 2007
Reference
689 c58WA; 1580
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 9 October (WA 52), what recommendations were made by the end of October regarding the legal requirement for prisoners to provide evidence of their nationality; what is the timetable for implementing these proposals; and what effect...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 2007
Reference
689 c58-9WA; 541
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the offender assessment system was used in the pilot scheme in the north-west region for new styles and methods for managing and resettling offenders sentenced to prison; and to what extent it was found helpful and effective.

Asked by
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 January 2007
Reference
1083; 688 c229WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the InnerChange programme at H M Prison Dartmoor failed a Prison Service quality assurance process; if so, on what grounds; what are the principles underlying this process; and what would the programme have to contain to meet the required standards.

Asked by
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 October 2006
Reference
7370; 685 c95WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the InnerChange initiative to rehabilitate prisoners in H M Prison Dartmoor was banned on the basis that it might offend minority religious groups and homosexuals; and

Asked by
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 October 2006
Reference
7367; 685 c94-5WA
House
House of Lords

How many prisoners participated in the InnerChange initiative at H M Prison Dartmoor; and what has been the impact on their behaviour; and

Asked by
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 October 2006
Reference
7368; 685 c95WA
House
House of Lords

What action they have taken following the Statement by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality on 19 July (HC Deb, col. 28WS) that the police, Crown Prosecution Service, courts and prisons depend on self-declaration of nationality to ensure that United Kingdom citizens and other persons exempted from deportation are...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 October 2006
Reference
7268; 685 c52WA
House
House of Lords

What was the total prison population in each of the past three years.

Asked by
Lord Steinberg (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 October 2006
Reference
7356; 685 c99WA
House
House of Lords

What measures are in place to detain those found guilty of serious violent offences who become eligible for early release, but show no sign of remorse for their previous actions.

Asked by
Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 July 2006
Reference
6424; 684 c155-6WA
House
House of Lords
My Lords, subsequent to that it has been made clear that there is no amnesty. That remains the Government’s position.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
683 c1318
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right. One of the great difficulties in deporting foreign national prisoners is a lack of documentation. Receiving countries will not receive if no documents are available, and certainly if no passport is available.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
683 c1319
House
House of Lords
My Lords, it would be wrong of me at this stage to anticipate additions to the legislative programme. Clearly, we are looking very carefully at this issue. I am sure the noble Viscount shares my assumption that there will be an automatic presumption to deport.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
683 c1318-9
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord has me worried. I will go away and read that reply very carefully; I apologise to him for the length of time that it took to reply to his Written Question.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
29 June 2006
Reference
683 c1319
House
House of Lords