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1186560

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what economic assessment he has made of the effect of transferring closed burial grounds from the Church of England to local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	32213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Historically, the Church of England has made burial provision for local communities, and continues to do so. The transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities returns the accountability for their maintenance to the community as a whole. Local authority spending priorities are a matter for local discretion.</p><p>Data on the transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>The Law Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform includes a project to consider streamlining and modernising the law governing the disposal of human remains, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 32214 32215 32216 question first answered 27/03/2020 10:07:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1186561

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding is available for local authorities to maintain burial grounds.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	32214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Historically, the Church of England has made burial provision for local communities, and continues to do so. The transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities returns the accountability for their maintenance to the community as a whole. Local authority spending priorities are a matter for local discretion.</p><p>Data on the transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>The Law Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform includes a project to consider streamlining and modernising the law governing the disposal of human remains, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 32213 32215 32216 question first answered 27/03/2020 10:07:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1186562

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Churches: Staffordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many closed churchyards have been transferred from the Church of England to local authorities in Staffordshire since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	32215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Historically, the Church of England has made burial provision for local communities, and continues to do so. The transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities returns the accountability for their maintenance to the community as a whole. Local authority spending priorities are a matter for local discretion.</p><p>Data on the transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>The Law Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform includes a project to consider streamlining and modernising the law governing the disposal of human remains, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 32213 32214 32216 question first answered 27/03/2020 10:07:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1186563

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Burial Act 1853
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Burial Act 1854 and the financial effect of its provision on local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	32216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Historically, the Church of England has made burial provision for local communities, and continues to do so. The transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities returns the accountability for their maintenance to the community as a whole. Local authority spending priorities are a matter for local discretion.</p><p>Data on the transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>The Law Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform includes a project to consider streamlining and modernising the law governing the disposal of human remains, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 32213 32214 32215 question first answered 27/03/2020 10:07:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

938575

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to promote mental health treatment in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	163062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Health services in public prisons in England, including mental health treatment, are commissioned and reviewed by NHS England. In Wales, health is devolved to the Welsh Government. However, as signatories to the National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare 2018-2021, the Department works closely with health partners to support the delivery of healthcare by ensuring prisoners are able to access these services.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are investing in our workforce. We have met our target to recruit an additional 2,500 prison officers several months ahead of schedule, helping to ensure that prisoners can be supported to attend scheduled healthcare appointments and receive weekly, one-to-one support from a named prison officer. These officers will coach, signpost and encourage individuals in order that they feel settled and safe and part of this may include signposting individuals to mental health treatment in prison.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond staff support, HMPPS invests in various support services for prisoners which can help promote mental health treatment. For example, HMPPS recently refreshed its partnership with the Samaritans to continue funding the Listeners scheme, which trains selected prisoners to provide emotional support to peers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the impact that the prison environment can have on prisoner health and wellbeing, particularly for prisoners with a mental health diagnosis. This is why we are focussing on getting the basics right through our prison estate transformation programme, delivering decent prisons that improve opportunities for rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/07/2018 13:02:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1173222

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals for non means tested legal aid funding for families in relation to state-related deaths.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of Legal Aid for Inquests was published on 7 February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid for representation at inquests is not generally available, because the inquest process is an inquisitorial, fact finding process. Having considered the impact on bereaved families of additional representatives, and the impact of a possible expansion on the wider legal aid scheme, we decided not to introduce non-means tested legal aid for inquests.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government realises that there may be some instances where legal representation is required at inquests and funding may be available through the Exceptional Case Funding scheme (ECF). The decision to provide funding under ECF is taken by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) who make their decisions independently from political and Government influence. The Legal Support Action Plan published following the post implementation review of LASPO, includes a commitment to simplify the ECF scheme to ensure it works as effectively as possible for those who need it.</p><p> </p><p>The evidence that we gathered as part of our Review for Legal Aid for Inquests will also be considered as part of the Legal Aid Means Test Review, which is looking at the thresholds for legal aid entitlement. This Review is assessing the effectiveness with which the means test protects access to justice, particularly for those who are vulnerable, and is currently scheduled for publication in Summer 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/02/2020 16:10:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769023

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to record the religious identity of people subject to the courts system and the Crown Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Work is underway to improve the quality of data across the Criminal Justice System. Currently some data is collected by the CPS on an individual’s religion in relation to specific crimes, such as hate crime. Data on religious identity is not collected by HM Courts and Tribunal Service.</p><p> </p><p>At the launch of the Race Disparity Audit on 10<sup>th</sup> October 2017, the Ministry of Justice made a commitment to improve the quality and quantity of datasets made available to the public. Widening data collection by the Courts and the CPS in relation to religion was part of the first recommendation made by the Lammy Review and is now being considered. The Government’s full response to the Lammy Review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/11/2017 15:26:05 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769024

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Discrimination
	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 trends in the levels of incidents of discrimination on grounds of race or religion reported by prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Our current policies allow for prisons to review and analyse trends at a local level. We are looking at our prisoner complaint processes including those relating to equality or discrimination issues in light of the recommendations of the Lammy Review into Race in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/10/2017 16:18:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

819078

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that a migrant facing deportation from the UK has adequate opportunity to receive legal aid in support of their case.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	121755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid remains available for individuals faced with deportation where they are claiming asylum or challenging their detention.</p><p>On 30 October, the former Lord Chancellor, David Lidington, announced the start of the Post-Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). The review will include an assessment of the effect of changes in the scope of legal aid for immigration cases.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/01/2018 19:48:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969138

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy that (a) HMCTS and (b) any employee or agent of HMCTS collect information from legal representatives attending court on their client's nationality.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Section 86A of the Courts Act 2003, as inserted by Section 162 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, requires defendants appearing in person before a criminal court to state their name, date of birth and nationality when requested to do so by the court. This information may be provided orally or in writing and could be submitted through the defendant’s legal representative at the hearing. HM Courts and Tribunals Service commenced use of this power in November 2017.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/09/2018 15:46:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan