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225501

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on whistleblowers who have been dismissed from their employment and are unable to afford employment tribunal fees.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Meg Munn
	uin	226468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text We have received no representations about the impact of Employment Tribunal fees on whistleblowers since fees were introduced in July 2013. Fees were introduced following a consultation exercise in 2012. A summary of the representations received, including on whistleblowers, and the Government’s response, are set out in “Charging Fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal” which is available on the Ministry of Justice website at: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/et-fee-charging-regime-cp22-2011/results/employment-tribunal-fees-consultation-response.pdf Fee remissions are available so that those who are unable to afford to pay the fee are not prevented from accessing the Tribunal. answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/03/2015 17:11:48 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

179038

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has recieved from (a) the Law Society, (b) Rights of Women and (c) other organisations on legal aid for victims of domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	224007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text Ministers and officials maintain a regular dialogue with key stakeholders on matters such as domestic violence. It was as a result of this type of engagement that we made changes last year to make it easier for people to access legal aid in domestic violence cases. answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 23/02/2015 16:08:19 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

178199

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many redundancies there have been at each Crown Court and magistrates' court in Lancashire since January 2014; and how many such redundancies are planned.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	223567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text I can confirm that there have been no compulsory redundancies at Crown or Magistrates' Courts in the Lancashire region since January 2014 nor are any redundancies planned. There have also been no voluntary early departures within the same time frame. answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2015 14:10:12 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

169007

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts worth more than £5 million his Department has signed since 1 September 2014; with whom such contracts have been signed; for what purpose; what the (a) annual and (b) total cost of each such contract is; and what the length of each such contact is.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	217819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>When buying products and services we always seek best value for taxpayers' money and find savings were possible.</p><p> </p><p>Please refer to Annex A for the answer.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that 24 contracts worth more then 5 million have been signed since 1 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Transforming Rehabilitation Programme successfully signed 21 contracts to run probation services for low and medium risk offenders across the whole of England and Wales in December 2014. These services replace the previous delivery of these services to low and medium risk offenders from probation trusts and will now also provide &quot;through the gate&quot; support and services to offenders serving sentences of less than 1 year. The contracts include a payment by results element to reward providers who are successful at reducing reoffending rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The contracts are for 7 years with a further 3 year extension option and an exit period available at the discretion of the Authority. The values stated for the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts are estimates based on a 7 year contract term. A range of values is provided indicating the value of the contract with no Payment by Results payable and with all available Payment by Results payable to the suppliers. Actual values are non-indexed and may vary depending on volumes, indexation and demand for services to the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Contract Award date is the signed date.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/02/2015 13:53:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name Annex A - Cost of Contracts.XLS title Cost of Contracts
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

222722

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Law: Conferences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 12 February (HL4585), whether they will publish a list of countries invited to the Global Law Summit, and of those represented at the conference.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL5063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>We will not be providing a further list of attendees over and above the delegate list already produced by the Global Law Summit for the event itself.</p><p> </p><p>Official invitations were issued to all EU and Commonwealth countries, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, and a list of countries drawn up by the Board of the Global Law Summit. Of these, approximately 65 countries, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies sent delegations which included Justice Ministers, Attorneys General, Chief Justices or representatives of equivalent seniority.</p><p> </p><p>In total delegates registered for the summit from 110 countries, Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 16/03/2015 17:41:35 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

223676

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on implementation of a 24 hour coroners system.
	tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
	tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
	uin	225340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>We want to make sure that grieving families receive the highest level of service when they are most in need, which is why we are determined that inquests are conducted quickly and consistently right across the country.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that coroners are flexible and accessible in the service they provide. The Government will do everything it can to encourage all coroners to make an out of hours service available and also to direct a less-invasive post-mortem where this is suitable and desired by the family.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Coroner and I recently met senior figures from London local authorities and from the Metropolitan and City of London Police. We have secured their agreement to developing a pan-London out of hours coroner service which will share workloads and services and be in place as soon as possible after 31st March 2015. <br></p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 02/03/2015 16:43:39 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

224494

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victim Personal Statements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of relevant cases were victim impact statements submitted to Crown courts in criminal proceedings in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	225895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>We published a new Victims’ Code in December 2013 which sets out in plain language what support and information people should expect from the moment they report a crime to the end of a trial and beyond and who to demand help from if they are not receiving it. Significantly, for the first time it entitles victims and bereaved relatives to ask to read out their Victim Personal Statement (VPS) to the court before an offender is sentenced. This gives them the opportunity to explain in their own words how the crime has affected them and their family.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service does not record information in relation to the number and proportion of cases in which victim personal statements are submitted in criminal proceedings. The Government has made a commitment to monitor criminal justice agencies’ compliance with the Victims’ Code and in Our Commitment to Victims, published on 15 September 2014, we announced that criminal justice agencies will publish information on how they have improved services for victims by April 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/03/2015 17:41:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

179188

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	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 proportion of prisoners were released without accommodation from each private prison in England and Wales in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	224165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>We are fully committed to the rehabilitation of offenders so as to turn their lives around and reduce the risk of their re-offending in future. Dealing with their accommodation needs on release from prison is an integral part of that.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and percentage of offenders by recorded type of accommodation on discharge from contracted-out prisons 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Contracted Prisons: Accommodation on Release</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Settled Accommodation on Release</p></td><td><p><em>% Settled Accommodation on Release</em></p></td><td><p>Not in Settled Accommodation on Release</p></td><td><p><em>% Not in settled Accommodation on release</em></p></td><td><p>Total Offender Releases</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>13,775</p></td><td><p><em>90.5%</em></p></td><td><p>1,445</p></td><td><p><em>9.5%</em></p></td><td><p>15,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>14,297</p></td><td><p><em>84.9%</em></p></td><td><p>2,537</p></td><td><p><em>15.1%</em></p></td><td><p>16,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012/13 excluding HMP Thameside</em></p></td><td><p><em>13,892</em></p></td><td><p><em>90.2%</em></p></td><td><p><em>1,506</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.8%</em></p></td><td><p><em>15,398</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>16,076</p></td><td><p><em>91.6%</em></p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td><td><p><em>8.4%</em></p></td><td><p>17,548</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes</p><p>Settled accommodation covers the following categories: permanent housing, supported housing, approved premises, other hostels and BASS accommodation.</p><p>Not in settled accommodation means: transient/short term accommodation, No Fixed Address, or No Information.</p><p>Figures for 2012/13 are shown both including and excluding HMP Thameside, whose low outcomes in their first year of operation impacted on the overall outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures show that less than 5% of prisoners were recorded as being of no fixed abode upon release from contracted-out prisons in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the above table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>It should also be noted that recorded accommodation type is based on prisoner self-reporting. We are aware of the inherent limitations in relying on self-reporting and are developing alternative measures aimed at ensuring that prisons and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) managing low and medium risk offenders fulfil their respective roles in preparing prisoners for release and helping them to find suitable accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, all prisoners will benefit from a universal resettlement service and genuine continuity of provision ‘Through the Gate’ from custody to the community. We have established a network of Resettlement Prisons to facilitate the smooth transition from custody to community to enable the new CRCs to work with those prisoners returning to their local area.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 19/03/2015 12:50:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

178598

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the eligibility criteria for legal aid are for those seeking Female Genital Mutilation protection orders.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	223858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling and preventing the harmful and unacceptable practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). This is why we are strengthening the law in this area through the Serious Crime Bill, including by introducing Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders, to protect potential or actual victims of FGM. Civil legal aid will be available in relation to the making, varying, discharge and appeal of these orders. Criminal legal aid will be available in relation to a prosecution for breach of such an order.<br><br>We will consider how best to apply the means and merits tests as part of the preparations for implementing FGM Protection Orders, subject to the Bill becoming law.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 12/02/2015 17:16:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

224500

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of children that have been exposed to asbestos while serving a custodial sentence in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	225885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all young people in custody. Prison Service Order 3802, issued in 2004 ensures that Governors, Area Managers and Heads of Groups have systems in place against the accidental release of asbestos fibres within Young Offenders Institutions. I will write to the hon Member on any incidents of exposure within the last five years, as it has not been possible to determine this information within the timescale permitted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is no asbestos at the Secure Training Centre sites. Responsibility for managing any asbestos-related risks in Secure Children’s Homes would rest with their managers and owners, who are all local authorities, and information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 225887 question first answered 05/03/2015 17:41:48 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis