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1170522

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Burglary: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will increase the length of sentences handed down for burglary offences.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	900163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account the particular circumstances of the offence and offender, and following any relevant sentencing guidelines.</p><p>Over the last ten years, the average custodial sentence lengths for all forms of burglary have increased.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/01/2020 16:26:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1170523

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of trends in conviction rates for knife possession as a result of the increased use of stop and search.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	900164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Knife crime has devastating consequences on families, children and communities and this Government is determined to tackle it by whatever methods we can.</p><p>We are catching and prosecuting more people who carry a knife or offensive weapon. Those convicted of carrying knives and other weapons are more likely to go to prison and for longer than at any point in the last ten years.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/01/2020 16:29:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1170524

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reading Prison: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on the sale of HMP Reading.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	900165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>We have marketed the former HMP&amp;YOI Reading site. We are considering all the bids received carefully.</p><p>We will always seek best value for the taxpayer when disposing of surplus property assets. The number of bids, the identity of any bidders and the nature of the bids are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2020 17:35:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1170525

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law Centres: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for Law Centres.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	900166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the valuable work that Law Centres do in local communities around the country, and we support them in this through both grant funding and through legal aid contracts.</p><p>We are also working collaboratively with the sector to explore co-locating piloting co-located support hubs as part of work to explore new, better ways to help people resolve their issues.</p><p>My officials continue to meet regularly with representatives of law centres to discuss ways in which we can work together to enhance the breadth of legal support available to everyone in society.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/01/2020 16:51:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1170526

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to increase the use of electronic tagging.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	900167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm to the Hon Gentleman that my Department completed the national roll-out across England and Wales of location monitoring GPS tags for adults in September last year. They have been well received by courts as an important additional tool to manage offenders in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Building on this success, in November we began the phased roll out of GPS tags to under 18s. This will complete nationally in March this year.</p><p> </p><p>To tackle offending fuelled by alcohol, we are introducing sobriety tags, increasing our electronic monitoring capabilities and our ability to manage offenders in the community effectively.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2020 17:04:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1170527

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When he plans to publish his Department's response to the Review of enforcement agent (bailiff) reforms: call for evidence, which closed on 17 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	900168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>In a Statement to the House of 22 July 2019, the Government set out its initial response to the call for evidence on the enforcement agent reforms.</p><p>We intend to make body-worn cameras for private enforcement agents mandatory and to make improvements to the complaints process. We are also considering strengthening regulation of the industry.</p><p>My officials have since met further with a range of stakeholders. We will respond in full to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/01/2020 16:28:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1170528

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of crime in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	900172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Our prisons face a range of security challenges including supply of drugs and psychoactive substances and use of illicit phones. This fuels crime both behind and beyond the prison walls.</p><p>We are investing £100 million across the estate on airport-style security, including X-ray scanners, to stop drugs and phones from getting in.</p><p>Our previous investment in staff means prisons are making greater use body, property, cell and area searches to find contraband that gets in, aided by dedicated search teams and drug detection dogs.</p><p>And we are working closely with law enforcement to detect, disrupt and pursue the organised crime groups who drive significant amount of this criminal activity.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2020 17:08:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1169928

registered interest
date	10/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Staff
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 adequacy of staffing levels in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	900155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Our hard-working officers play a crucial role in keeping prisons safe and transforming offenders’ lives, and ultimately make sure the public is protected.</p><p>We recognise the need to recruit and retain staff to keep our prisons secure. We have invested significantly in increasing staff numbers, recruiting an additional 4,581 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and September 2019, surpassing our original target of 2,500. We will continue to recruit officers to ensure prisons are safe and decent.</p><p>We are giving staff the tools they need to do the job safely – rolling out PAVA incapacitant spray, and investing £100 million, as part of a wider £2.75 billion package, to fund tough airport-style security that will clamp down on the illicit items which fuel violence and hinder rehabilitation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2020 17:27:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1169743

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on (a) reducing the level of prison violence and (b) improving the delivery of education and rehabilitation services.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>We are taking urgent action to improve prison safety and security, alongside reforms to overhaul the system to focus on the rehabilitation of offenders. As a part of our £2.75 billion plan to transform the prison estate, we are investing £100 million to bolster security and tackle the supply of illicit items which drive prison violence and are rolling out our key worker model to provide individual support to each prisoner from a dedicated officer.</p><p>Up to £2.5 billion will be spent on creating 10,000 additional modern prison places to crack down on crime. Modern prisons provide better opportunities to reform criminals and cut the £18 billion cost of reoffending to society each year. Newer prisons are also more efficient to run and benefit the taxpayer in the longer term.</p><p>We publish quarterly statistics on violence in prisons, which are available here: <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>We have made important improvements to education which will boost prisoners’ chances of gaining employment on release, and reduce their likelihood of reoffending.</p><p>On 1 April 2019, new prison education contracts commenced delivering services designed by Governors and their staff to best meet the specific needs of their prisoners and local labour markets. Governors can commission innovative short-term provision through a new education system. Additionally, the new Prison Education Service will build on this further by improving the range of training available to prisoners which is directly linked to real jobs on release.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2020 18:00:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1169769

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ian Simms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the full decision of the Parole Board in relation to the case of Ian Simms.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	1764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>I entirely understand the distress and concern felt by Marie McCourt and her family at the Parole Board’s decision to release Ian Simms, who has steadfastly refused to say what he did with Helen’s body. My heartfelt sympathies remain with the McCourt family.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Parole Board has published the summary of Ian Simms release. It is uncommon for the Board to publish the decisions in full as each decision contains sensitive, personal and other confidential information. Instead, the Board produces a comprehensive summary for victims and may also publish the summary publicly.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State applied to the Parole Board for the release decision to be reconsidered but that was unsuccessful. The Board’s decision on the reconsideration application has also been published on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2020 17:14:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn