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1452244

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an (a) economic and (b) equalities impact assessment of bringing forward legislative proposals for humanist marriages ahead of the outcome of the Law Commission's review of marriage law.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	141959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government consulted in 2014 on marriages by non-religious belief organisations. This concluded that the matter was complex, and that by allowing Humanists to solemnise marriages in unrestricted locations, the Government would create a provision for Humanists that would not be available to all groups. Its summary assessment of costs and benefits was published in the response, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/marriages-by-non-religious-belief-organisations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/marriages-by-non-religious-belief-organisations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure we are considering the implications of changing the law on marriage on all groups, we invited the Law Commission to undertake a review which is currently underway and is expected to report in July of this year. By looking at the law comprehensively, the Law Commission will seek to put forward proposals that would ensure that, insofar as possible, groups and couples are all subject to the same rules, costs, and the same level of regulation. That reform is not possible by only authorising Humanist weddings, even on a temporary basis pending the Law Commission report. The Government will reconsider this issue on the basis of the Law Commission's recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/03/2022 16:53:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1188509

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on public safety of the proposed early release of prisoners during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	37584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>Public protection is paramount; only risk-assessed prisoners who are within two months of their release date will be considered for temporary early release from jail.</p><p>No high-risk offenders, including those convicted of violent or sexual offences, anyone of national security concern or a danger to children, will be considered for release, nor any prisoners who have not served at least half their custodial term. Additionally, no offender convicted of COVID-19 related offences, including coughing at emergency workers or stealing personal protective equipment, will be eligible.</p><p>Prisoners who pass the stringent criteria for release will be subject to strict conditions, and will be electronically monitored, including with GPS tags, to enforce the requirement to stay at home. Offenders can be immediately recalled to prison for breaching these conditions or committing further offences.</p><p>No prisoner will be released early if they have symptoms of coronavirus or without housing and health support being in place.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/04/2020 16:58:17 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

971756

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days was for a body to be held before release by the West Sussex and Surrey coroners in (a) 2017 and (b) the first six months of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	173560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for the coroner service and only collects certain information from coroners, for example the number of deaths reported to them and the number of inquests and post-mortem examinations held. The Ministry does not collect information on the time taken for a body to be released to the family.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/09/2018 16:18:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

909007

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to prevent the further radicalisation of (a) terrorist and (b) terrorist-related offenders in prison.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) works closely with a range of partners to tackle terrorism and extremism of all ideologies. HMPPS have a wide range of interventions available to deal with such prisoners including transfer to others prisons, wing moves and where appropriate, segregations. In addition the Government opened its first Separation Centre in June 2017. A second centre open in March 2018. The centres have been established in order to hold the most subversive extremist prisoners, and safeguard the mainstream population from terrorist and extremist influences. HMPPS also has a strong multi-faith Chaplaincy dedicated to working with prisoners on all faith matters including providing a proper understanding of religion. In addition over 14,000 prison staff have received specialist extremism awareness training since January 2017.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/05/2018 16:28:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

785151

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	111834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The unduly lenient sentence scheme provides a valuable way to ensure that sentences for serious crimes can be challenged where they are considered to be unduly lenient. In 2016, the Attorney General referred 190 cases to the Court of Appeal, and in 141 of these the Court of Appeal increased the sentence.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 15/11/2017 16:28:26 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

765633

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court Orders: Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non molestation orders and prohibited steps orders were issued by the Sussex family courts of (a) Brighton, (b) Chichester, (c) Eastbourne, (d) Hastings, (e) Horsham and (f) Worthing for the first and second quarters of 2017.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	105808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the numbers of non-molestation orders and prohibited steps orders issued by Brighton, Chichester, Eastbourne, Hastings, Horsham and Worthing family courts in the first and second quarters of 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of non-molestation and prohibited steps orders issued in Sussex Family Courts in 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Non-Molestation</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Prohibited Steps</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1-5</p></td><td><p>1-5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastbourne</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hastings</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horsham</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worthing</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>1-5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/10/2017 15:15:16 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

752760

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of non-molestation orders were issued by (a) courts in England and (b) Horsham County Court in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	5185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the numbers of non-molestation orders issued by courts in England and, specifically, by Horsham County Court in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 1. Number of domestic violence non-molestation orders issued in England and Horsham County Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Horsham County Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>23,482</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>23,335</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>23,724</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/07/2017 14:15:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

752761

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-molestation orders were issued that led to legal aid funding being granted at (a) courts in England and (b) Horsham County Court in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	5186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/07/2017 14:16:11 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

750684

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to restrict drone access over prisons; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	4266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We take a zero tolerance approach to smuggling of contraband into prisons and work closely with the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to ensure those caught are prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a range of methods to counter the threat posed by drones are being trialled and evaluated for their effectiveness across the prison estate.</p><p> </p><p>We have already introduced new legislation to further strengthen our powers, making it illegal to land a drone in a prison or to use a drone to drop in contraband.</p><p> </p><p>We have had successful prosecutions due to intelligence led operations and working closely with the local police forces to prevent the use of drones to smuggle contraband into prisons.</p><p> </p><p>To date, there has been a total of 35 arrests and 11 convictions of criminals involved in drone activity – resulting in those convicted sentenced to a total of more than 40 years in jail.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/07/2017 15:33:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

170518

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of crimes committed by ex-prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	906635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Despite investment, reoffending rates have remained stubbornly high. We are fundamentally reforming rehabilitation services by opening up the market to new providers and incentivising them to focus relentlessly on reducing reoffending. For the first time in recent history virtually every offender released from custody will receive statutory supervision and rehabilitation in the community. We remain on track to deliver these key reforms by 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/12/2014 16:38:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith