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451476

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences of each type were committed by (a) sentenced female prisoners and (b) female prisoners held on remand who had their children with them in prison in each of the last three years; and which such offences were of each type in the violence against the person category.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	26651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held, and could be collected only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/02/2016 15:17:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

451477

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men held in prison in each of the last five years had been born in a prison.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	26652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service does not routinely collect this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/02/2016 16:19:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

451619

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the level of funding was for coroners in the coroner areas of (a) Birmingham and Solihull, (b) the Black Country and (c) Coventry in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2015-16; and what assessment he has made of the implications for such funding of trends in the number of cases dealt with by coroners between those two years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	26447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for coroner services, as they are funded and run by local authorities. The level of funding for the Birmingham and Solihull, Black Country and Coventry coroner services is a matter for the relevant local authorities and the Ministry of Justice holds no information on this.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for deaths reported to coroners, including deaths in state detention and those subject to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, are published annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do not have information on the number of deaths in state detention reported to coroners in 2010 as this information has only been gathered centrally since 2012. The statistics for 2015 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 26444 26445 question first answered 15/02/2016 12:04:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

451652

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on external consultancy since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	26679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is published in the department’s annual accounts. These can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/217243/moj-annual-report-accounts-2010-11.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/217243/moj-annual-report-accounts-2010-11.pdf</a></p><p><a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/corporate-reports/MoJ/2012/moj-annual-report-accounts-2011-12.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/corporate-reports/MoJ/2012/moj-annual-report-accounts-2011-12.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/208728/moj-annual-report-2012-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/208728/moj-annual-report-2012-13.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323308/moj-annual-report-2013-14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323308/moj-annual-report-2013-14.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434016/moj-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434016/moj-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-15.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Data for the current financial year will be published in due course. As announced in the Spending Review, the MOJ is committed to reducing its admin spend by 50% over the course of this Spending Review period.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/02/2016 13:59:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

451663

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Mental Illness
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 give greater support to people with mental health vulnerabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	26524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>Liaison and Diversion services place clinical staff at police stations and courts to assess and identify offenders for a range of health problems, including mental health, and then make referrals to treatment and support services. Information about their health needs can be shared so that court proceedings, decisions and sentences can be tailored to meet needs. Where appropriate offenders can be diverted towards appropriate interventions.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2014, services were launched in 10 trial areas, and extended in April 2015 to a further 15 areas. This brings current coverage to over half of England. We are also exploring how problem-solving courts can support people with complex needs. A working group has been established in partnership with the judiciary which will make recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/02/2016 10:48:31 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

451664

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Self-harm
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 reduce the incidence of self-harm and self-inflicted deaths among young people in custody.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	26525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and we are clear that reducing the level of self-inflicted deaths is of utmost importance.</p><p> </p><p>We have improved the assessment of young people’s risks and needs when they enter custody. We have also improved the specifications for Secure Training Centre and Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) to place an increased emphasis on the management of self-harm and suicide including ensuring the appropriate skills and training of staff are in place to meet the needs of young people.</p><p> </p><p>In YOIs we have introduced new psychological services to better inform risk management and support those detained.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/02/2016 10:43:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

451684

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid in compensation to prisoners in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. We robustly defend all cases and over the last three years have successfully defended two thirds of claims from prisoners.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/02/2016 10:39:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

451687

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Civil Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) gold, (b) silver and (c) bronze command suites were opened in each prison in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Violence in prisons has increased in recent years. The nature of offenders currently in custody and the widespread availability of new psychoactive substances have both contributed to making prisons less safe. There is no single, simple solution to the problems we face but we are making progress.</p><p>We have launched a two year Violence Reduction project to help us to gain a better understanding of the causes and characteristics of violence in prisons and to strengthen the handling of this. We are also trialing the use of body worn cameras in prisons, training sniffer dogs to detect new psychoactive substances and have made it an offence to smuggle new psychoactive substances into prison. However, ultimately the only way to reduce violence in our prisons is to give governors and those who work in prisons the tools necessary to more effectively reform and rehabilitate offenders, which we are determined to see through.</p><p>The safety of staff and prisoners is a priority. Gold Command is opened in order to deal with incidents as quickly and safely as possible. Not all incidents turn out to be serious, but Gold Command is opened as a precaution when incidents are regarded as potentially serious.</p><p> </p><p>Tables 1, 2 and 3 show the number of times Gold Command has been opened in each of the past three years by prison.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to open Silver Command is made at the local level. Data regarding Silver Command openings is not held centrally, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>There is no “Bronze Command suite” within NOMS incident response procedures.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of times Gold Command Suite opened by prison in 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Incidents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Everthorpe</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glen Parva</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National – Industrial Action</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolds</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Number of times Gold Command Suite opened by prison in 2014</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Incidents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glen Parva</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harmondsworth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haslar</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National – Industrial Action</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 3: Number of times Gold Command Suite opened by prison in 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Incidents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glen Parva</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highdown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/02/2016 16:00:31 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

451355

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Fees and Charges
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 access to justice for people on low incomes of the Government's proposals to (a) increase the small claims court threshold and (b) remove the right to general damages for soft tissue injuries.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	26221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government will consult on the detail of the new reforms in due course, including any necessary safeguards. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/02/2016 13:12:09 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

450021

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
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 26 January to Question 23624, how many offences were committed by prisoners who had absconded in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	25437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to PQ 23624 on 26<sup>th</sup> January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/04/2016 11:53:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens