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712483

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Ambulance Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of sentence was for people convicted of attacks on ambulance workers in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	68567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice does not specifically identify people convicted of attacks on ambulance workers. The information requested could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 68568 question first answered 27/03/2017 10:51:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

712484

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Ambulance Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of attacking ambulance workers in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	68568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice does not specifically identify people convicted of attacks on ambulance workers. The information requested could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 68567 question first answered 27/03/2017 10:51:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

712488

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce violence against prison staff.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	68471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to improving safety and decreasing violence across the prison estate. We do not underestimate the challenges faced by everyone working in prisons and will continue to support our staff<br> to help them maintain safe and secure prisons.</p><p>We are taking immediate action which includes tackling the use of drugs, mobile phones and drones, <br> while strengthening the frontline by recruiting an additional 2,500 staff. We are also providing over 3,400 body-worn cameras across the estate, alongside training to improve staff interactions with prisoners.</p><p>The increase in staff will provide the capacity for prison officers to play a dedicated officer role and build constructive relationships with prisoners, reduce levels of frustration and, ultimately, reduce levels of violence.</p><p>Violence in prison is a crime. Prisoners who assault our hard working staff should feel the full force of <br> the law. We are working closely with the Police and Crown Prosecution Service to ensure that offenders face swift justice and that courts have full evidence of the harm caused, in order to impose the strongest possible punishment.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/03/2017 10:22:26 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

712489

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons and Courts Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration was given to including punishment as a purpose of prisons in clause 1(2) of the Prisons and Courts Bill.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	68469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Prisons and Courts Bill is clear that prisons are there to deliver the sentences of the court – depriving people of their liberty to punish them for their crimes. This reflects and underlines the existing principles set out in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which states that one of the purposes of sentencing is the punishment of offenders.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/03/2017 17:28:47 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

712490

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of changes to the discount rate for motor insurance on the take-up of such insurance.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	68438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>On 27 February the Lord Chancellor reduced the personal injury discount rate set under section 1 of the Damages Act 1996 to minus 0.75%. The new rate came into effect on 20 March.</p><p> </p><p>The government acknowledges that the change in the rate will have significant implications across the public and private sectors and has committed to review the legal framework for the setting of the rate to ensure it remains fit for purpose in the future. A consultation paper will be published before Easter.</p><p> </p><p>Following the consultation, the government will consider whether there is a better or fairer framework for claimants and defendants, and bring forward any necessary legislation at an early stage.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 68439 question first answered 23/03/2017 16:34:55 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

712491

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of changes to the discount rate for motor insurance on the average cost of such insurance.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	68439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>On 27 February the Lord Chancellor reduced the personal injury discount rate set under section 1 of the Damages Act 1996 to minus 0.75%. The new rate came into effect on 20 March.</p><p> </p><p>The government acknowledges that the change in the rate will have significant implications across the public and private sectors and has committed to review the legal framework for the setting of the rate to ensure it remains fit for purpose in the future. A consultation paper will be published before Easter.</p><p> </p><p>Following the consultation, the government will consider whether there is a better or fairer framework for claimants and defendants, and bring forward any necessary legislation at an early stage.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 68438 question first answered 23/03/2017 16:34:56 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

712492

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to answer Question 62919, tabled on 2 February 2017 by the hon. Member for Coventry South on prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Question 62919 tabled on 2 February 2017 by the hon. Member for Coventry South was answered on 23 March 2017.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/03/2017 17:34:11 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

712493

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
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 6 March 2017 to Question 65647, on Ministry of Justice: Brexit, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations are within her Department's remit, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with those bodies and (c) financial resources were spent on engagement with those bodies in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	68524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The below EU agencies are within this department’s remit;</p><p>Fundamental Rights Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This department engages with a range of stakeholders. We do not disaggregate the time and resource spent on this engagement.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 29/03/2017 11:47:31 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

712494

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that Prison Service staff undertaking the same work receive the same level of remuneration.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	68502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2012 NOMS introduced significant reforms to their pay and grading structures through the introduction of ‘Fair and Sustainable’. The reforms included the introduction of a new job evaluation scheme, standardised job descriptions and a new pay structure and aimed to mitigate equal pay risk.</p><p> </p><p>All jobs are evaluated using the Job Evaluation Scheme (JES), and this determines the pay band the role it falls within.</p><p> </p><p>The pay for operational prison staff, including officers, is considered on an annual basis by the independent Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB), based on evidence relating to private sector pay structures, public sector pay policy, recruitment and retention of staff, budget restrictions set by HM Treasury and the UK economy growth and inflation forecasts. We have however taken a number of steps to improve remuneration for prison officers over the past year, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Increasing the rates of Payment Plus and Tornado allowances for staff working extra hours or taking on additional duties.</li><li>Announced plans to introduce temporary market supplements to our 31 hardest to recruit sites for the remainder of this Parliament, which will boost prison offer pay by up to £5,000.</li><li>Creating 2,000 new senior positions available for promotion which provide further opportunities for officers to boost their take home pay as part of our continued plans to professionalise the workforce.</li></ul><p> </p><p>A number of prison officers remain in the old “closed” pay structures and are unlikely to opt into the new structures due to the salary differential. NOMS is looking at all potential options to bring all staff into Fair and Sustainable terms and onto the same pay structures.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/03/2017 16:23:25 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

712496

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of turnover of prison staff; and what steps she is taking to support retention and recruitment of such staff.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	68484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on the NOMS workforce and staff turnover by region is published quarterly at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security. We will be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers across the prison estate and have run a localised recruitment process at 30 of our difficult to recruit sites to support the national recruitment campaign. At 31 prisons with the most difficult recruitment and retention issues, officers now receive a boost under a scheme offering higher starting pay and an additional allowance of up to £5,000 and 2000 new promotions.</p><p> </p><p>We are addressing attrition levels in a number of ways, including the appointment of 75 mentors dedicated to supporting new recruits in their first year, and the setting up of a HR Response Team to provide interventions to establishments with rising attrition.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/03/2017 17:43:58 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris