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600747

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
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 12 September 2016 to Question 44395, where in the Tribunals and Gender Recognition Statistics Quarterly if the number of special educational needs and disability tribunals for each year is published.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	48437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The number of cases lodged with the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) is published by the Ministry of Justice in the ‘Tribunals and Gender Recognition Statistics Quarterly’ on gov.uk, in ‘Main tables (April to June 2016)’.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 17/10/2016 15:45:53 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

600756

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Anti-slavery Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for her Department to (a) acknowledge and (b) celebrate Anti-Slavery Day 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	48235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice continues to support cross-government work to tackle modern slavery and will support Home Office plans for Anti-Slavery Day 2016 through social media.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 17/10/2016 15:59:46 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

599563

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
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 levels of the use of (a) illegal drugs and (b) legal highs in prisons in the UK in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	48060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Prisons should be places of safety and reform. The increase in psychoactive substances in prisons has contributed to a rise in prison violence, making offenders more volatile and their reactions more difficult to judge and manage. Improving safety and decreasing violence is an urgent priority for the Government.</p><p>We have introduced legislation to restrict the supply and possession of psychoactive substances in prisons, and put in place new penalties for possession of a psychoactive substance in custody. Following a successful trial in 34 prisons over the summer, we have introduced an innovative new programme of mandatory drug testing for psychoactive substances in all prisons.</p><p>Mandatory Drug Testing (MDT) figures for prisons in England and Wales are published by financial year on gov.uk. MDT for psychoactive substances began in September 2016 and figures will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/10/2016 12:39:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

598290

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
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 the relationship between the use of (a) illegal drugs and (b) legal high in prisons and incidents of violence against prison staff.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	47805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Prisons should be places of safety and reform. Improving safety and decreasing violence is an urgent priority for the Government.</p><p>The increase in psychoactive substances in prisons has contributed to a rise in prison violence, making offenders more volatile and their reactions more difficult to judge and manage.</p><p>We have introduced legislation to restrict the supply and possession of psychoactive substances in prisons, and put in place new penalties for possession of a psychoactive substance in custody. Following a successful trial in 34 prisons over the summer, we have introduced an innovative new programme of mandatory drug testing for psychoactive substances in all prisons.</p><p>We will be setting out our plans for prison safety and reform in more detail, including our plans to reduce prison violence, in a White Paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/10/2016 13:13:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

598444

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of people rehabilitated in UK prisons.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	47840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to making prisons in England and Wales places of safety and reform.</p><p>We have already taken steps to reform the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting offenders coming out of prison to be better able to find work, better able to support their families and less likely to re-offend. We have invested £10m of new funding to support governors in improving prison safety, are investing a further £14 million to provide more than 400 extra staff in in ten prisons to allow staff more time to supervise and support prisoners. Alongside that, we have established six Reform Prisons to trial what significantly greater freedoms for governors can achieve. We are investing £1.3bn to reform and modernise the prison estate.</p><p>We will set out full details of our plan for prison safety and reform in a White Paper in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/10/2016 12:22:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

595444

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to reduce the notice period for a landowner who has secured a court order to evict travellers from 48 to 12 hours.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	47245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The accelerated procedure for obtaining a possession order to evict trespassers (which may include travellers) is set out in the Civil Procedure Rules, Part 55.</p><p> </p><p>There is no notice period once a landowner has obtained an order to evict. The standard order for a successful claim for possession would be an order for immediate possession.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not consider that the process requires change.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 47244 question first answered 17/10/2016 13:19:04 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

595845

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what obligations the Government places on police and crime commissioners to commission local victims' services to meet the specific and ongoing needs of British (a) nationals and (b) residents who have been direct victims or witnesses of a terrorist attack in the UK or abroad.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	47094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that victims of terrorism can access effective and timely support to help them cope, and as far as possible, recover from the trauma they have experienced.</p><p> </p><p>This year we have given Police and Crime Commissioners grant funding of nearly £68m to provide emotional and practical support services for all victims of crime, including victims of terrorism, who reside within their area.</p><p> </p><p>Witnesses in the criminal justice system, including witnesses of terrorist attacks, are also entitled to support as set out under the Witness Charter for England and Wales. These entitlements are currently being met through the nationally commissioned court based witness service.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 17/10/2016 16:41:46 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

595953

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Companies: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to allow commercial companies access to sensitive information held by other government departments and agencies on the proposed enforcement purposes of those companies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Ministers have outlined their programme of work to improve the courts in the ‘Transforming our Justice System’ document and consultation published on 15 September. As part of this work we will be considering how we can improve the civil enforcement process.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 17/10/2016 16:57:24 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595955

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason her Department has invited private sector companies to tender for work currently carried out by its civilian enforcement officers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>HMCTS are considering a range of options about how best to deliver this service. The tender process will allow HMCTS to make informed decisions about what is in the best interests of the service and the taxpayer. No decision on the way forward for the Civilian Enforcement Office role has been made at the current time.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 17/10/2016 16:36:32 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595956

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Civil Service Code does not apply to those undertaking public sector work for her Department in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Civil Service Code only applies to Civil Servants. There is however a contractual expectation that privately contracted services are carried out in line with Ministry of Justice principles and policy.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 17/10/2016 16:55:15 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe