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991162

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Universal Credit
	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 (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	181609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Members of staff apply for universal credit in a personal capacity and there are a number of different factors which determine whether or not an individual is eligible. The Department has no central record from which to determine the number and proportion of its staff in receipt of universal credit therefore it is not be possible for the Secretary of State for Justice to make an estimate of numbers, or a statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/10/2018 15:10:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1029354

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>In MoJ, staff data is collected monthly at month-end, as such we have provided data at the nearest available snapshot dates below:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>70,227 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) - as at 30 November 2018</p></li><li><p>63,364 FTE – as at 30 June 2016</p><p> </p><p>The increase noted is almost exclusively in HMPPS (6,311 FTE) and predominantly in the operational line.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/01/2019 17:54:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1104952

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what speech and language therapy representation there is on the group working on revision of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	236264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Review Working Group is made up of professionals with expertise on mental capacity from across Government, the health, social care, legal and charity sectors. While there is no specialist expertise on speech and language therapy within the group, the Review has received responses from the profession as part of a Call for Evidence. These views are being fully considered as we begin to update the Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>There will be further opportunities for all those with an interest in the Code of Practice to provide feedback when we consult on the updated Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/04/2019 12:59:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1138503

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former armed service personnel who have declared their membership of those services are serving a sentence in each prison in Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	276194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice published Experimental Statistics in October 2018, which estimated the numbers of former service personnel in the prison population. The department is due to release the next estimate in October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This new analysis indicated that as at 30 June 2018, 2032 prisoners had declared as ‘ex-service personnel’ when they were first received into custody between January 2015 and June 2018. The attached table shows the number of ex-service personnel serving a prison sentence in all prisons in Yorkshire as at 30 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that those who have served in the Armed Forces and who find themselves in the Criminal Justice System are able to access support, whether they are serving their sentence in custody or in the community.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/07/2019 17:38:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Table - PQ 276194 - Armed Forces in Yorkshire.xlsx title Table for 276194
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

921976

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department has allocated to support child victims of abuse for children aged (a) 0 to 4 years, (b) 4 to 11 years and (c) 11 to 16 years in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
	uin	152209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that victims of crime get the support they need to cope with and, as far as possible, recover from the effects of crime.</p><p> </p><p>Neither MoJ or NHS England hold information on the breakdown of funding allocations to victims based on age.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 2016-2020 Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, the Government made a commitment to maintain funding for sexual violence support services at 2016/17 levels for the remainder of the spending review period. We continue to meet this commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, MoJ is spending around £96m this year to fund support services for victims of crime. Around £68m of this has been allocated to Police and Crime Commissioners to locally commission or provide support services for victims of crime, including victims of sexual violence and child sexual abuse.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018/19 we have allocated just over £8m in funding for services supporting victims of sexual violence, including support for victims of child sexual abuse.</p><p> </p><p>Young child victims of abuse are generally supported by specialist NHS services. NHS England and the Home Office also have commissioning responsibilities for services to support child victims of abuse. NHS England gave uplifted investment from £9m in 2013 to £31m this year to commission an all age service with PCCs. The Home Office are funding the £7.2m Child House model in London.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/06/2018 15:48:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

922274

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that claims made through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority relating to child sexual abuse are only considered by caseworkers who have had specific training in the nature and effect on the individual of such abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	152778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations for specific changes, one of which was specifically directed at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). This was that:</p><p>- CICA ensures that claims relating to child sexual abuse are only considered by caseworkers who have specific and detailed training in the nature and impact of child sexual abuse.</p><p>The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/06/2018 14:33:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

922287

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crime: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received representations on the Daily Mirror campaign for the introduction of a Victims law; and when his office plans to publish its strategy on the rights of victims of crime.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	152824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Supporting victims of crime is a priority for the Government and we have made a commitment to publish a Victims Strategy this Summer. We are aware that the Victims’ Commissioner has backed the Daily Mirror’s call for a victims’ bill of rights. We are engaging widely, including with the Victims’ Commissioner, as we develop the strategy and we are looking at legislative and non-legislative options to give effect to it. We have not received any direct representations from the Daily Mirror about a victim’s law.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/06/2018 14:33:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

922317

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward a compensation scheme for victims of anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	152850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all victims of crime, including crime that constitutes anti-social behaviour, receive the help and support they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) is a government-funded scheme that exists to compensate blameless victims of violent crime who have sustained physical or mental injuries. The rules of the Scheme and the tariff of awards to be paid are approved by Parliament, and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) administers these rules independently of Government.</p><p> </p><p>Victims of anti-social behaviour who suffer physical or mental injury as a result of a crime of violence as set out in Annex B of the Scheme may be entitled to claim compensation from the CICA.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/06/2018 14:33:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

922363

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been refused compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for having an unspent conviction by category of that unspent offence in 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	152822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme clearly sets out that payments will be refused where the applicant has an unspent conviction specifically excluded by the Scheme. This includes convictions resulting in custodial sentences and community orders.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016/2017, CICA received over 31,000 new claims for criminal injuries compensation. Payments totalling over £142 million were paid out in the same year to victims of violent crime.</p><p> </p><p>The number of applicants who have been refused compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for having an unspent conviction from 1 January to 12 June 2018 is 790.</p><p> </p><p>Providing information about the category of that unspent offence could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/06/2018 14:39:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

923505

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Secure Schools
	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 13 June 2018 to Question 150138 on Youth Custody, what the timeframe is for the evaluation of the performance of secure schools; and what criteria his Department uses for that evaluation.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	153293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is still considering the exact criteria that will inform the evaluation process for Secure Schools. As part of this work we published a draft version of our guide on ‘How to Apply to Run a Secure School’ on 1 June, seeking the views of current and potential service providers as well as interested stakeholders. Their feedback will help inform the final version of the guide and the process and criteria that we use to evaluate performance.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/06/2018 09:02:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck