Asked by: Lord Steel of Aikwood (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Charles Taylor, the ex-President of Liberia, was permitted to make a phone call from Frankland Prison to supporters in Liberia and deliver a speech to them via speakerphone.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)
All prisoners are eligible to make phone calls to approved numbers for both social and legal purposes and are subject to security and monitoring arrangements. Legally privileged calls remain unmonitored in line with policy requirements
Asked by: Lord Steel of Aikwood (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to sign the prisoner exchange agreement with the government of Taiwan.
Answered by Lord Faulks
Negotiations between the UK and Taiwan Authorities on an arrangement to facilitate the transfer of prisoners between the respective jurisdictions are moving forward. Plans will be made for signature once the text has been agreed.