The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answers on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the pilot, launched in March 2021, with 15 magistrates’ courts, involving the Ministry of Justice, HMCTS and the probation service, of an alternative delivery model to increase the number of cases receiving pre-sentence reports.
Continue reading “Bishop of Gloucester asks about data collection in criminal justice”The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answers on 4th September 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the evaluation of the Support for Migrant Victims pilot scheme.
Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con, Home Office): In 2021 the Government awarded the charity Southall Black Sisters £1.4 million to run the Support for Migrant Victims (SMV) Scheme pilot. This was following the Government’s review (in 2020) of its response to migrant victims who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF). This funding has now been extended until March 2025.
Continue reading “Bishop of Gloucester asks about migrant victims of domestic abuse”The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 19th July 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of how much it would cost to expand the sample size for the Food Standards Agency’s Food and You 2 survey to a minimum of 10,000 households.
Lord Markham (Con): The Food Standards Agency (FSA) estimates that it would cost approximately an additional £400,000 per year to increase the sample size of the Food and You 2 survey from 4,000 households to 10,000.
Continue reading “Bishop of Gloucester asks about expanding Foods Standards Agency surveys”The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 17th July 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 17th July 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government how many women in prison were transferred to a secure hospital under provisions in the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five years.
Lord Bellamy (Con): Please see below table showing the number of female prisoners who were transferred to a mental health hospital under Part 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983 1 in each of the last five years. This is in the context of a female prison population which stood at 3,253 as of June 2022:
Continue reading “Bishop of Gloucester asks about number of female prisoners in secure hospitals”The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 12th July 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government how many of the 33 recommendations contained in The Farmer Review for Women, published in June 2019, have been implemented.
Continue reading “Bishop of Gloucester asks about family relationships of female prisoners and implementation of the Farmer Review”On 10th July 2023, the House of Lords debated the Online Safety Bill in the second day of the report stage. A vote was held on an amendment to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
On 5th July 2023, the House of Lords debated the Illegal Migration Bill in the third day of the report stage. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
On 3rd July 2023, the House of Lords debated the Illegal Migration Bill in the second day of the report stage. The Bishop of Gloucester spoke in support of amendments to the bill tabled by Baroness Lister of Burtersett which would seek to prevent the current 72 hour limit on detention of pregnant women from being removed:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester: My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, who expertly outlined why the amendment is needed.
Continue reading “Illegal Migration Bill: Bishop of Gloucester backs amendments regarding detention of pregnant women”On 3rd July 2023, the House of Lords debated the Illegal Migration Bill in the second day of the report stage. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
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