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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

897206

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children in young offender institutions were locked in their cells for (a) 22 hours a day and (b) more than 22 hours a day in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	141024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is one of our highest priorities and is fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system. We are committed to reforming youth custody so that it is safer for both young people and staff, as well as being better equipped to help young people turn their lives around.</p><p> </p><p>There are some occasions when young people in custody are putting themselves or others at risk, during which segregation can be used as a last resort for limited periods of time when no other form of intervention is suitable. Any decision to remove a young person from association is subject to regular review and a range of safeguarding measures are in place to ensure appropriate oversight of their care. There are careful limits placed on the length of time for which young people can be removed from association without review of the decision to remove. <br /> <br /> Please see the number of hours of segregation that young people have been placed on, broken down via each Young Offender Institute (YOI) within each of the past five years. Please note that the data collected below is classified by the number of hours young people in total have been on segregation in each current YOI establishment. We do not have a breakdown via the number of young people that have been in segregation and nor the number of hours spent per segregation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>No. of Hours young people in 'Segregation' for</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><em>Sub-total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>744</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2392</p></td><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>2576</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>10431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Feltham</p></td><td><p>2232</p></td><td><p>1229</p></td><td><p>1286</p></td><td><p>1139</p></td><td><p>1274</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>7439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYIO Parc</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Werrington</p></td><td><p>1003</p></td><td><p>1185</p></td><td><p>1732</p></td><td><p>2045</p></td><td><p>1765</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>8013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Wetherby</p></td><td><p>1578</p></td><td><p>1400</p></td><td><p>1592</p></td><td><p>1589</p></td><td><p>1394</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>7816</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Sub-Total</em></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2581</del><ins class="ministerial">5557</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2585</del><ins class="ministerial">5823</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3324</del><ins class="ministerial">7002</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3634</del><ins class="ministerial">6773</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3159</del><ins class="ministerial">7009</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">546</del><ins class="ministerial">1535</ins></p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">15829</del><ins class="ministerial">33699</ins></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ul><li>This is unpublished data that is not in the public domain.</li><li>2018 figures only apply to the months from January to March 2018.</li><li>We have not included data for HMYOI Ashfield, HMYOI Hindley and HMYOI Warren Hill. These establishments also held young people at times during the period requested but were all decommissioned.</li><li>The data from HMYOI Parc is not comparable as it relates to single separation data – not time on segregation.</li><li>This data includes some 18 year olds who remain in the under 18 secure estate.</li><li>These figures 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 and can be subject to change over time.</li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/05/2018 16:30:49 question first ministerially corrected 29/10/2018 11:54:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 57759 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

919924

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what compensation is available from the public purse for victims of terrorism from (a) the Northern Ireland conflict and (b) other terrorist incidents; and what the maximum allowable pay-out is for each such case.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	151396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that victims of historical as well as recent terrorist attacks receive the help and support they need.</p><p>Victims who are injured in terrorist attacks which take place in Great Britain may be eligible to apply for compensation under the Government funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) which is administered independently of Ministers and Parliament by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).</p><p> </p><p>Injury payments range from £1,000 to £250,000 depending on the severity of the injury. Additional payments for loss of earnings or other expenses can also be made. The total payment under an application is capped at £500,000. In fatal cases, payments can be made to qualifying relatives of the deceased and to pay for funeral expenses.</p><p> </p><p>A similar scheme is administered by the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland, to which victims injured in terrorist attacks in Northern Ireland may apply.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, UK residents injured in terrorist attacks abroad may be entitled to claim compensation under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme, which is also administered by CICA. Awards under this scheme also range from £1,000 to £500,000.</p><p> </p><p>Further, the British Red Cross administers a UK Government funded discretionary relief fund to which UK victims of terrorist incidents overseas can apply to provide immediate financial support.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/06/2018 14:47:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

919942

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
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 merits of the recommendations of the June 2018 report of the Centre for Social Justice, Desperate for a fix: using shop theft and a Second Chance Programme to get tough on the causes of prolific drug-addicted offending.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	151408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The MoJ is committed to ensuring the most vulnerable offenders, including those with prolific drug addictions, are able to access appropriate support at the right time. We are currently reviewing the recommendations of the Centre for Social Justice report.</p><p> </p><p>There is ongoing work to help address the underlying needs of offenders which can contribute to offending behaviour. This includes diverting offenders away from custody where appropriate. We continue to support NHS England’s roll out of Liaison and Diversion services, which were operating across 82% of the country at the end of March 2018, with full rollout expected by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England to develop a protocol to improve the uptake of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs). This will ensure pathways into appropriate treatment are in place, and support greater use of CSTRs, including Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs). The protocol works as a diversion from custody and aims to improve health outcomes and reduce reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise female offenders often commit non-violent, low-level but persistent offences, such as shop theft and understand that drug addictions often contribute to offending behaviour. In 2017, almost half (47%) of women sentenced to a short custodial sentence had committed shop theft. A 2005/06 MOJ survey showed that female prisoners were more likely to report using Class A drugs in the four weeks before custody (58% compared with 43% of male prisoners). We are committed to addressing the underlying causes of female offending and reoffending, and are developing a Female Offender Strategy. We will publish as soon as we are able to do so.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/06/2018 14:51:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

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