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	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

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

923528

	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, whether those secure schools will be mixed or same-sex schools.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	153295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Secure Schools will be able to accommodate all children from the age of twelve who are sentenced or remanded to custody, including girls where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Placement decisions will continue to be made by the Youth Custody Service, based on each child’s individual needs and their Youth Offending Team’s placement recommendation, against a view of the available accommodation in the estate.</p><p> </p><p>Placements will be made ensuring that a child’s best interests are a primary consideration.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/06/2018 09:03:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

926577

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours per week was of taught education and vocational training provided to children held in a segregation block in each Young Offender Institution in each month in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	154763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Good education in and out of the classroom and purposeful activity are the key to unlocking a secure and stable future for young people and I am determined to drive forward our comprehensive reforms so that young people are equipped with the skills to live successful, crime-free lives on release.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/06/2018 09:03:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

926612

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	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, if he will make it his policy to publish a victims strategy before the start of the Summer Recess.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	154773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 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 want to be sure that we get the Strategy right. That’s why, to make sure that it properly addresses the needs of victims, we have engaged widely with victims, victims’ groups and criminal justice agencies as we developed the Strategy, and continue to do so as we finalise it.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/06/2018 14:31:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

926621

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer to Question 137612 on Prisoners: Females, how many of the 2,271 sentenced women in prison for non-violent crimes received sentences of (a) less than 1 month, (b) less than 3 months, (c) less than 6 months, (d) less than 12 months, and (e) 12 months or more.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	154778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer to Question 137612, the number of women held in custody for non-violent crimes as at 31 March 2018, disaggregated according to sentence length is given below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Sentenced female prison population by sentence length, non-violent crimes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31/03/2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1 month</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 month to less than 3 months</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months to less than 6 months</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 months to less than 12 months</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months or more</p></td><td><p>1536</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indeterminate sentence</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recalls</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentence length not recorded</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2271</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/06/2018 14:30:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

927864

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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, when the consultation on victims of crime announced on 16 January 2017 will commence.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	155882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 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.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2018 13:48:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

927866

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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, what assessment he has made of the effect of leaving the EU on the (a) adherence to and (b) content of the Victims Code.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	155884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims' Code) is issued by the Secretary of State for Justice under section 32 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. As such, the Code exists independently of EU laws and therefore leaving the EU will not affect its operability.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting victims of crime is a priority for the Government and we have made a commitment to publish a Victims Strategy this Summer. The strategy will consider how compliance with the entitlements in the Victims’ Code might be improved and better monitored, and how those responsible for delivery of entitlements might be better held to account.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2018 13:48:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

927892

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offenders
	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 (a) custodial sentence of a year or more, (b) custodial sentence of less than a year and (b) non-custodial sentence as punishment for the unspent conviction in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	155873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to PQ152822 on Wednesday 20 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/06/2018 14:27:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon