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142278

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Adoption: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents have been refused legal aid in cases of forced adoption in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	213757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) IT systems that are used to record applications for civil legal aid do not record a proceeding type of ‘forced adoption’.There is no legal or business requirement for the agency to record this information.</p><p>The LAA is able to identify adoption matters generally, but is unable to distinguish where the legal aid applicant in adoption matters are the parents of the child/children in question.</p><p> </p><p>Notwithstanding this, decisions to grant legal aid funding are made by the Director of Legal Aid Casework, having regard to statutory tests of the means of the applicant and the merits of the case. These tests ensure public funds are focused on the financially vulnerable and the cases where public funding is justified.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/11/2014 17:59:41 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

142279

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations in each community rehabilitation company area bid for Transforming Rehabilitation programme contracts but were unsuccessful in becoming preferred bidders.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	213754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Only one bidder has withdrawn from the Transforming Rehabilitation competition having submitted a bid – Geo Mercia Willowdene, which included a probation staff mutual, Mercia Community Action. We received Geo Mercia Willowdene’s letter confirming their withdrawal on 4 November.</p><p> </p><p>None of those who submitted bids are unsuccessful at this stage as the competition is ongoing and notification of contract award is still pending.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213753 question first answered 11/11/2014 17:49:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

142281

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which mutual organisations have withdrawn bids for Transforming Rehabilitation contracts; and when his Department was notified in each case.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	213753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Only one bidder has withdrawn from the Transforming Rehabilitation competition having submitted a bid – Geo Mercia Willowdene, which included a probation staff mutual, Mercia Community Action. We received Geo Mercia Willowdene’s letter confirming their withdrawal on 4 November.</p><p> </p><p>None of those who submitted bids are unsuccessful at this stage as the competition is ongoing and notification of contract award is still pending.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213754 question first answered 11/11/2014 17:49:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

142282

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: G4S and Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Statement of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 27WS, on G4S and Serco (Contracts Update), how much of the sums to be repaid by each company is outstanding; and what other debts each such company owes to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	213746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>On 12 March 2014 the Justice Secretary informed the House that G4S had agreed to repay £108.9m owed to Government on the company’s electronic monitoring contract and on two contracts for facilities management in the courts. This followed the Justice Secretary’s announcement on 19 December 2013 that Serco had agreed to repay £70.5m owed on the company’s electronic monitoring and prisoner escort contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The sums in question also included provision for the direct costs to Government arising from these matters.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Both companies have repaid all money requested in accordance with the settlement agreements.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any outstanding debts owed to this Department by the companies. We are managing all MoJ contracts robustly and would take swift action to recover any debt owed should we become aware of such an issue.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/11/2014 17:43:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

142285

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: G4S and Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 12 March 2014, Official Report, columns 27-8WS, on G4S and Serco (contracts update), what proportion of the penalties on (a) G4S and (b) Serco imposed have been enforced in each year; and how much is outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	213725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>On 12 March 2014 the Justice Secretary informed the House that G4S had agreed to repay £108.9m owed to Government on the company’s electronic monitoring contract and on two contracts for facilities management in the courts. This followed the Justice Secretary’s announcement on 19 December 2013 that Serco had agreed to repay £70.5m owed on the company’s electronic monitoring and prisoner escort contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The sums in question also included provision for the direct costs to Government arising from these matters.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Both companies have repaid all money requested in accordance with the settlement agreements.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any outstanding debts owed to this Department by the companies. We are managing all MoJ contracts robustly and would take swift action to recover any debt owed should we become aware of such an issue.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/11/2014 17:42:13 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

142286

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Separation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release of 23 October 2014 from the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties entitled More support for separating couples and parents, how much new money will be made available to each court.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	213724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to making sure that when people separate they do it in the best possible way. Too many people end up fighting expensive and confrontational court battles when they could be helped to resolve their problems outside the courts. However when people do end up in court it is imperative that they have the right advice and information.</p><p> </p><p>The new package of support announced on 23 October is aimed at keeping disputes away from court, while those who end up in court will be provided with better support. The £2m funding identified in the announcement is not being distributed on a court by court basis. The funding will be used to support a new strategic approach to increasing legal and practical support for litigants in person in the civil and family courts. This will provide direct support in some local courts, and other courts will be able to access national support via email or telephone. This strategy has been developed in partnership with the legal and advice sectors and we are working with them on implementation.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 11/11/2014 17:56:52 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

142289

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Applied Language Solutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial penalties ALS/Capita has paid in each month of (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 for missing agreed service delivery standards since taking over the contract for the delivery of language services to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	213689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Capita TI only gets paid for completed bookings, so if it cannot supply an interpreter, it does not get paid. The Ministry of Justice manages service delivery and performance through a number of methods and remedies open to it under the contract. The Ministry is continually working with the supplier to improve performance delivery standards.</p><p>If performance in a particular month falls below that stated in the contract (98%) success rate, the department receives a monetary credit from Capita TI. Service Credits can be imposed on Capita TI in line with the terms of the contract. The Service Credits are calculated at the end of each financial year and not monthly and from the beginning of the contract. In January 2012 till March 2014 the total amount of services credits are as below:</p><p>The service credit amounts for Jan 2012 – March 2014</p><p>£53,777.00</p><p>The interpreting contract was introduced to tackle the inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the previous system. The contract has delivered significant improvements so far and we now have a system that is robust, sustainable and able to deliver a quality service at an affordable level. As a result of the contract, we have spent £27m less in the first two years it has been running, and it continues to reduce the burden on taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/11/2014 17:37:26 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

142293

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department provided to which Community Rehabilitation Companies to support the development of mutual bids for Transforming Rehabilitation.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	213800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Cabinet Office procured support for probation trust staff to develop mutual bids in the Transforming Rehabilitation competition.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of all Cabinet Office Mutuals Support Programme contract awards, including to probation trust staff, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/suppliers-information-and-contract-opportunities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/suppliers-information-and-contract-opportunities</a></p><p> </p><p>The total value of the support contracts was £1,127,238. This included both bid support and, where applicable, mobilisation support to those that were named as Preferred Bidders. Bid support included commercial and legal advice, consultancy services and technical advice. Support committed during the bidding stage totalled £971,764.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/11/2014 17:36:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

142295

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners on Remand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average age of those held on remand was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	213801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Bail and remand decisions are quite rightly for the independent courts to make, based on the facts of the particular case.</p><p> </p><p>In making remand decisions, courts must balance the risk that release on bail might pose to the public or to the administration of justice, against the detention of a person who may prove to be innocent. Defendants who are dangerous and pose a threat to society should always be remanded in custody.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is provided in the table below.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/11/2014 17:44:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 213801 table.xls title Average age of prisoners held on remand
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

142296

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners on Remand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of self-harming there were among people held on remand in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	213802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of incidents of self-harm by prisoners held on remand is published in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2.6 of the Self-Harm in Prison Custody tables shows self-harm incidents by status of the prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>All prisons have procedures to identify, manage and support people who are at risk of harm to themselves and additional resources and support are being provided to improve this safer custody work.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/11/2014 17:46:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan