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date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department has taken to ensure that courts can continue to operate effectively during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	906369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Justice system has operated throughout the pandemic. <br>o Jury trials, the part of the system we did have to suspend, restarted in May</p><p>o By Monday 14 September 2020, jury trials will have resumed in 72 Crown Courts</p><p>Our buildings are ‘Covid secure’ and social distancing measures are in place</p><p>o By rolling out plexiglass and other measures, we are on track to open 250 Crown courtrooms by the end of October. <br>o 110 jury trial rooms are currently in use.</p><p>We have swiftly expanded our use of technology so that we can hold more video and audio hearings across all jurisdictions, subject to judicial discretion.</p><p>We are rolling out Nightingale Courts across the country, undertaking Saturday sittings, and piloting Covid operating hours in further efforts to support access to justice.</p><p>The progress made to introduce online access to services through reform has made a substantial difference in maintaining the operation of the courts and tribunals, enabling more work to continue where reform is more advanced, and underlining the wider value of reform in supporting a more resilient and adaptable service.</p><p>Those services which have already been reformed, notably divorce, probate, SSCS, IAC, and jurisdictions using CE-File have proved more resilient to the impact of the pandemic and still been able to process thousands of applications.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/09/2020 16:18:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1236509

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to include proposals on strengthening non-custodial sentences in the forthcoming sentencing White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	906366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Sentencing White Paper sets out our plans for more effective community sentencing that offers punishment and responds to the underlying drivers of offending.</p><p>We will better identify individual needs, provide treatment options where appropriate and utilise technology to drive compliance. These measures will support offenders to change their lifestyles for good and protect the public.</p><p>The reforms will be underpinned by our ongoing probation reform, to deliver effective, tailored and responsive supervision of offenders in the community.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/09/2020 16:55:46 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1236510

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of family court hearings accrued during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	906363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The protection of vulnerable children is a top priority, and I am extremely grateful for the dedication of family justice professionals at this unprecedented time.</p><p>At the start of the pandemic the family courts quickly prioritised the most urgent cases, and moved to hear the majority of cases remotely. More court rooms are reopening, and a record number of sitting days were sat in June and July.</p><p>I recognise there is more to do. We are working with the judiciary and operational partners to agree further measures for the sustained recovery of the family justice system, building on the robust actions already taken, to meet the challenges we continue to face.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/09/2020 16:16:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1236511

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the response to the covid-19 outbreak in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	906362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>From the start of the pandemic our priority in prisons has been on protecting staff, prisoners, the NHS and the wider community from outbreaks in custody. Thanks to the hard work of prison staff we have so far been successful in achieving this, although we are not complacent and know challenges remain over the autumn and winter.</p><p>In March Public Health England (PHE) modelled an expected 2,300 deaths in prisons. We took decisive action to avoid thousands of prisoners and staff becoming infected with the virus. These included minimising movement between prisons and introducing measures to shield the vulnerable, isolate those with symptoms, and quarantine new entrants to custody.</p><p>As a result further modelling by PHE showed that our measures were being effective in controlling the spread of the virus, and avoiding widespread local outbreaks. There have to date been 23 prisoner deaths from Covid-19, and in recent months we have begun to ease restrictions in prison establishments. All our actions have been informed by the advice of experts from PHE and will be kept under constant review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/09/2020 17:03:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1236512

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Self-harm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle recent trends in the level of self-harm in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	906360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>There are encouraging signs that self-harm has started to reduce in recent months, but it remains a concern.</p><p>We have given over 25,000 prison staff better training to spot and prevent self-harm;</p><p>We have refreshed our partnership with the Samaritans which supports the Listeners scheme, whereby selected prisoners are trained to provide emotional support to their fellow prisoners;</p><p>We have also piloted improvements to Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT), the multidisciplinary case management approach to supporting prisoners thought to be at risk of self-harm or suicide. We are currently planning the resumption of roll-out of the revised ACCT across the prison estate.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/09/2020 16:26:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1236513

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the public are protected from terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	906358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>All terrorist offenders are subject to specialist multi-agency case management which utilises our network of counter-terrorism specialists. We use tailored interventions to facilitate disengagement and share risk assessment with security partners.</p><p>Since the latest terror attacks we have acted swiftly and decisively to review those multi-agency arrangements, and significantly invested in CT capability in the sector.</p><p>We have already taken an emergency Act through Parliament to end automatic early release of terrorists and we will introduce tougher sentencing and release measures through the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/09/2020 16:25:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1236514

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administrative Law Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress has been made on the Independent Review of Administrative Law.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	906353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The independent and expert panel has begun its work, issuing a call for evidence which closes in October.</p><p>The panel will then move to consider this evidence and make their report.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/09/2020 16:14:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1236515

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the rehabilitation of offenders on release from prison.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	906352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Everyone leaving prison should have the tools they need to avoid a life of crime, including a job, a home and treatment for substance misuse issues.</p><p>Offenders typically have complex needs, many of which drive offending. The prison and probation system provides an opportunity to address these, but we also need a concerted effort across Government to rehabilitate individuals on release from prison.</p><p>For example, we are working with NHS England to develop their care after custody service, RECONNECT, to engage and support more people into treatment upon release.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/09/2020 16:22:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1235747

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister to the Liaison Committee on 16 September 2020, which countries and regions that receive UK aid will be affected by the re-prioritisation process in the Integrated Review.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	91784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made clear in his appearance before the Liaison Committee, Global Britain must be more outward looking and more engaged than ever before.</p><p>The Integrated Review will set out in detail how we will achieve this, and the Comprehensive Spending Review will allocate the resources to do so. This is about using the totality of resources at our disposal, including our development resource, in an integrated way that delivers greater impact for UK aid; builds modern, strategic partnerships; and delivers on UK diplomatic and political interests.</p><p>The Integrated Review will conclude in the autumn; it would not be appropriate to pre-empt its conclusions.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 25/09/2020 13:23:29 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1235748

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Rwanda: Girls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister at the Liaison Committee on 16 September 2020, when his Department made the decision to discontinue the Investing In Adolescent Girls in Rwanda project.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	91785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>Standing up for the right of every girl to 12 years of quality education is a major priority for this Government. Our bilateral programmes and funding to organisations like the Global Partnership for Education and Education Cannot Wait make the UK a global leader in promoting girls' education. We will soon be publishing a Girls' Education Action Plan, expanding our activity in this area and we will work with countries around the world to do more, to step up, to give every girl access to 12 years of quality education.</p><p>The Investing In Adolescent Girls in Rwanda programme was a life skills project not an education project.</p><p>Hard decisions were needed through the ODA prioritisation process to meet new needs created by the pandemic and to manage the impact of COVID-19 on GNI.</p><p>Over the summer, the First Secretary and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury oversaw this decision-making process, which looked at every strand of the ODA budget. This thorough process has ensured we remain prioritised on poverty reduction for the 'bottom billion', as well as tackling climate change and reversing biodiversity loss, championing girls' education, UK leadership in the global response to Covid-19, and campaigning on issues such as media freedom and freedom of religious belief.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 24/09/2020 16:34:18 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill