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1461096

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 4 April (HL7159) which said there would be greater ministerial scrutiny of the moves of indeterminate sentence prisoners to open conditions”, whether this policy has already been put into effect and, if so, from what date; if the policy has not been put into effect, on what date it will come into force; which minister will be charged with undertaking the scrutiny referred to; what criteria will determine which cases are considered; against what criteria they will assess the case for a move to open conditions, and if these will differ from the criteria currently applied by officials; and what documentation the minister will receive and consider in order to reach a decision in the cases they consider personally.
tabling member printed	Lord Moylan
uin	HL88
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Following a decision by the Deputy Prime Minister last year, there will now be greater scrutiny of Parole Board recommendations on open prison moves. The test for considering a recommendation for open conditions for Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners (ISPs) will change, and I will write to the noble Lord in due course to provide an update.</p><p>Our primary responsibility is to protect the public and it remains the case that the independent Parole Board will grant those serving indeterminate sentences release only once they have demonstrated they will no longer pose a significant risk to the public.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 24/05/2022 14:35:49 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4883 label Biography information for Lord Moylan

1461111

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mental Capacity: Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the consultation on Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>We received over 200 responses to the consultation and have been carefully examining the views submitted. This is a complex area and responses have raised a number of issues that require more detailed consideration, including the security and simplicity of the scheme, how it would be delivered and the role and operation of the Court of Protection.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working with the relevant departments and stakeholders to prepare the Government response to the consultation and will provide the House with a further update in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 16/05/2022 14:02:47 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1461151

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trial of Lunatics Act 1883
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to change the title of the Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 to the Criminal Procedure (Special Verdict) Act.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	89
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 uses outdated terms, and I am sympathetic to the request to change these.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to formally amend the title of an existing Act, but it is possible to change the way to which the existing Act is referred. This requires primary legislation, so until a suitable legislative vehicle has been identified we are unable to look at this further.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/05/2022 15:59:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1461163

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	COE Commissioner for Human Rights
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 implications for his policies of the presentation by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on Annual activity report 2021 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, which took place at the Council of Europe on 26 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>We have taken note of the activities undertaken by Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights during 2021. These activities of course have taken place across the different member States of the Council of Europe, and on many topics in a human rights context.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/05/2022 15:58:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1461275

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forced Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to extend the legislation on forced marriage to include the offence of predatory marriage.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of protecting the vulnerable, including the elderly, from being taken advantage of extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>We will review the case for reforming the law in relation to predatory marriage in the light of two forthcoming reports from the Law Commission. One review is in relation to the law around marriage, due to report in July 2022, and the other on the law of wills, the report date of which is yet to be confirmed. Both reviews are exploring the potential to provide improved protection for vulnerable people, and we will respond to the recommendations of the reports once they have been received.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/05/2022 16:07:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461297

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
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 tackle delays in the enforcement of court orders for possession of residential property.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	91
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>MOJ and HMCTS have already taken steps to review County Court bailiff capacity and have introduced efficiencies, including the increased use of Warrant of Control Support Centres to reduce the administrative tasks undertaken by bailiffs. This has, and will, free up bailiff resource to focus on other enforcement activity which includes the enforcement of possession orders.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data for timeliness in landlord possession claims can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-october-to-december-2021" target="_blank">Mortgage and Landlord Possession statistics: October to December 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This shows a consistent improvement in timeliness since the enforcement restrictions lifted at the end of Q2, enabling bailiffs once again to undertake enforcement activity.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/05/2022 16:59:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1461388

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Admissibility of Evidence: Computers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to assess the legal presumption of reliability of computer evidence.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to review the presumption, as it has wide application and is rebuttable if there is evidence to the contrary.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, given the concerns raised about Post Office Ltd’s Horizon IT system, the Government wants to be fully assured that there is a public summary of the failings associated with the system and that lessons are learnt from this dispute. That is why the Inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT dispute was converted into a statutory inquiry with effect from 1 June 2021, with new powers to require the production of evidence and documents. The full, updated Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Inquiry are available on the <a href="https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/publications/terms-reference" target="_blank">Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry 2020 ToR page</a>, and on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-office-horizon-it-inquiry-2020/terms-of-reference" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Inquiry will aim to submit its findings to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in Autumn 2022. The final report will be published by the Secretary of State and the government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/05/2022 16:58:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1461491

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144981 on Prisons: Labour Turnover, what the relevant leaving rates are for non-directly employed prison staff.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. All staffing matters for contractors working in prisons, including leaving rates, are the responsibility of those contract providers. There is no requirement in the contracts to agree such matters with the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>Providers of contracted services play an important role in the prison estate and we continue to monitor them to ensure they maintain safe, decent and secure prisons.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/05/2022 16:04:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1461492

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144981, Prisons: Labour Turnover, what the leaving rates for (a) Band 2, and (b) Band 3 to 4 operational prison staff are in each of the past five years, broken down by region.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Leaving Rates by Grade are given in the HMPPS Workforce Bulletin – latest version is here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-december-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on leaving rates by grades is published in Table 11. Information on leaving rates by region is published in table 10, however this is only for “main” grades (band 3-5 officers, OSG, probation officers).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/05/2022 16:08:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1461493

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144980, Prisons: Education, how many meetings his officials in his Department has held with representatives of relevant trade unions on the Prisoner Education Service.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>We are delivering a Prisoner Education Service within this Parliament to raise prisoners’ levels of numeracy, literacy, skills and qualifications with the aim of helping them secure jobs or apprenticeships on their release. To do this, we must give prisons the tools they need to succeed. We will invest in digital infrastructure, more training that delivers the skills employers need, more education experts to support Governors and improved support for prisoners with additional learning needs.</p><p> </p><p>To deliver this vision, we are currently running a series of engagement events, drawing on the expertise of stakeholders across the education and justice sectors.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS holds regular meetings with its recognised trade unions to share information and invite feedback on operational developments and proposals. As prison education staff are not employed by HMPPS, their union representatives are not part of these regular consultations. We have engaged with these representatives, however, as part of our wider engagement activity.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/05/2022 16:05:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts