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1523266

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
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 increase the number of prison places.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	901695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>We have a significant prison build programme, delivering safe, secure and modern prison places across the country. More than 3,100 places have already been delivered.</p><p>As part of this, we are building brand new prisons with a design focused on security and rehabilitation, supporting family ties and resettlement into the community. These include HMP Five Wells which opened earlier this year and was the first of its design to be built; HMP Fosse Way near Leicester which is due to open next year; and a new prison next to the existing HMP Full Sutton where construction has started, and the prison is due to open in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 18/10/2022 14:08:27 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1521471

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Personality Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will publish the National Evaluation of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	61900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The National Evaluation of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway was published on 13 October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 17/10/2022 15:13:23 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1520358

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
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 potential impact of the use of escorted day release for people convicted of serious crimes on (a) public safety and (b) the welfare of those convicted.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	61000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>For offenders detained in prison, the Prison Rules provide for the temporary release of sentenced prisoners for specified purposes. By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison helps prevent offenders from returning to crime when they leave prison.</p><p>Release on temporary licence (ROTL) will only take place after careful risk assessment and is subject to stringent conditions, which are robustly enforced. Prisoners breaching conditions can be immediately returned to prison, disciplined and may face re-categorisation to a higher security prison and refusal of subsequent ROTL applications.</p><p>Where a Hospital Order is made by a court as an alternative to a prison sentence, the court may also impose a restriction order under section 41 of the Mental Health Act, if it considers it necessary to do so to protect the public form serious harm. While a section 41 restriction order is in force, patients are subject to special controls by the Secretary of State for Justice meaning the clinician treating the patient must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State for Justice for certain key decisions, such as transferring the patient to a different hospital or allowing access to the community. This is to ensure that the patient is managed safely and that public protection is a priority in the patient’s progress through the hospital system.</p><p>Decisions made in relation to leave are made following rigorous risk assessments that consider, among other things, the risk of harm posed by the patient to themselves and to the public.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 17/10/2022 15:12:25 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1520566

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
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 with the Forced Marriage Unit to prepare healthcare practitioners for the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 coming into force in March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	61028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>On 28 April 2022, the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 received Royal Assent and will come into force on 27 February 2023.</p><p>We are working with all relevant government departments and bodies impacted by the Act to ensure that appropriate guidance is in place for all relevant practitioners ahead of implementation.</p> answering member constituency Dartford answering member printed Gareth Johnson question first answered 17/10/2022 16:10:32 answering member 3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1520730

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Resignations
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 potential effect on justice of the resignation of the Victims Commissioner for England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	61014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>A recruitment campaign to appoint the next Commissioner is already underway and applications for the position closed on Monday 10 October. The Secretary of State for Justice will set out next steps in due course, but we are committed to ensuring that the voices of victims and witnesses continue to be heard while an appointment is made.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/10/2022 14:15:32 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1520758

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October to Question 54630, how many crown courts have used Section 28 pre-recorded video evidence to support trials.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	61287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 is in place in all Crown Court locations across England and Wales for vulnerable witnesses, and for intimidated witnesses who are victims of adult sexual offences and modern slavery offences. All Crown Courts have used Section 28 pre-recorded video evidence to support trials.</p> answering member constituency Dartford answering member printed Gareth Johnson question first answered 17/10/2022 16:12:12 answering member 3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1518938

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will carry out a review of the criminal sanctions associated with abortion.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	59072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to review the offences relating to abortion in England and Wales, under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 or the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/10/2022 14:33:10 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1519200

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has an agreement in place with the Government of the United Arab Emirates to allow British nationals sentenced in the United Arab Emirates to serve their sentences in UK prisons.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	59265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Prisoner Transfer Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates was signed on 24 January 2013 and entered into force on 2 February 2014. The agreement provides for the voluntary transfer of a sentenced prisoner and requires the consent of both governments involved, as well as that of the prisoner concerned.</p><p>The full text of the agreement is available online on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ts-no332015-ukuae-transfer-of-sentenced-persons" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ts-no332015-ukuae-transfer-of-sentenced-persons</a></p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/10/2022 10:17:52 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1507591

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it remains his Department's policy to carry out reforms to prevent Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Protection, as announced on 20 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	54623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Our recent Call for Evidence response, published on 20 July, sets out the Government’s intention to tackle SLAPPs, and the Government is currently exploring appropriate legislative opportunities to do so.</p> answering member constituency Dartford answering member printed Gareth Johnson question first answered 11/10/2022 08:04:02 answering member 3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1507699

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many crown courts have had Section 28 pre-recorded video evidence technology installed; and when the Government plans to have this technology rolled out across all crown courts.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	54630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>All crown courts have the necessary technology installed to support pre-recorded cross-examination, known as Section 28.</p> answering member constituency Dartford answering member printed Gareth Johnson question first answered 11/10/2022 11:40:52 answering member 3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves