To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 21 February (HL5934), when they plan to (1) submit, and (2) publish, the UK’s 7th Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.

Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Females
Thursday 24th February 2022

Asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Prison Reform Trust report Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison, published in October 2020, particularly the recommendation that official data should account for women falling into "hidden homelessness" after leaving prison.

Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar - Shadow Attorney General

We welcome the findings from the Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison report and while there is no specific recommendation regarding “hidden homelessness”, we recognise the importance of consistent data as referenced within the report.

To ensure consistent and accurate data recording, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), in collaboration with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) and the Welsh Government, has recently updated the Accommodation Recording Guidance to ensure probation regions have a clear and consistent understanding of the accommodation status definitions, and how to record accurately. The Guidance defines homelessness as where an individual is rough sleeping, squatting, residing in night shelters, emergency hostels or campsites.

Data on accommodation outcomes for supervised prison leavers disaggregated by gender is currently recorded and published in the Community Performance Annual, update to March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The Target Operating Model for probation services in England and Wales, published in February 2021, included a target on the number of individuals being housed on release from custody (90%), and a target concerning settled accommodation for all supervised individuals (those released from prison and those on community sentences) three months after commencement of their supervision (80%).

Written Question
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Thursday 17th February 2022

Asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not yet submitted the UK state party’s report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as part of the seventh periodic review, which was due by 30 June 2021; and when they expect to submit it.

Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar - Shadow Attorney General

The submission of the UK’s 7th Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has been delayed due to a number of factors, including the Covid-19 pandemic.

A letter alerting the Secretariat of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to the delay was sent in December 2020 and a revised timeframe of early 2022 has since been agreed.

The Government now aims to submit and publish its report shortly.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, we have obviously been reading different things because everything that I have read and heard about the policy in Australia suggests that it is far from successful, and certainly not for asylum seekers themselves...."
Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech

View all Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Nationality and Borders Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"I tend to give more credence to people on the ground, but there it is.

I share concerns that have already been raised about potential health and human rights implications and the general dehumanising nature of a power that allows the British Government, in the words of the UNHCR,

“to …..."
Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech

View all Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Nationality and Borders Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"Before the Minister replies, I also asked some questions about children and, more specifically, about when they turn 18 and whether their age will be challenged...."
Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech

View all Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Nationality and Borders Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"I am very sorry but the noble Baroness is not answering the right reverend Prelate’s question. It is not about safe and legal routes but about who will and will not be offshored, which is an awful term. She seems to be saying that children who are accompanied, who are …..."
Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech

View all Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Nationality and Borders Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I am sorry, but a whole range of noble Lords asked a question, in different ways, about what happens to the asylum seekers if they are granted refugee status in the country to which they have been offshored. Are they allowed back into this country or are they …..."
Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech

View all Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Nationality and Borders Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 105 in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, who cannot be here tonight, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, to whom I am grateful. I also thank Women for Refugee Women …..."
Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech

View all Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Nationality and Borders Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill

"I am not a lawyer, so I rise with some trepidation, but it seems to me that it suits the Government’s purpose to interpret it in this way, because it means that fewer vulnerable groups—particularly women—fleeing violence will receive refugee protection as a result. It is no clearer than the …..."
Baroness Lister of Burtersett - View Speech

View all Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Nationality and Borders Bill