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1504529

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2022
	date	02/09/2022
	date tabled	02/09/2022
	ddp created	02/09/2022 15:48:15
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	02/09/2022 16:53:38 13/09/2022 16:40:14
	hansard heading	A10: Norfolk
	house id	1
	identifier	46166
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	13/09/2022 16:09:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the Strategic Outline Business Case for the A10 West Winch Housing Access Road submitted to his Department by Norfolk County Council.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	James Wild
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 46166
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46166
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government approved the Strategic Outline Business Case on 7<sup>th</sup> July. This enables Norfolk County Council to develop an Outline Business Case which it plans to submit to the Department in spring 2023. The Department has provided £698,000 as a grant to assist the Council with the costs of developing the business case.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4787 label Biography information for James Wild
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

837454

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/02/2018
	date	05/02/2018
	date tabled	05/02/2018
	ddp created	05/02/2018 22:49:23
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	05/02/2018 23:13:32 13/02/2018 17:46:03
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	identifier	126573
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/02/2018 17:14:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales have been convicted of offences under ss58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 in respect of abortions in each year since 2016.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 126573
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	126573
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of offenders found guilty of an offence under Sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, in England and Wales, can be found in the Criminal Justice System Statistics Quarterly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</a>). In 2016, there was only one conviction and that was made under Section 59 of the Act.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2017 is not yet available. This will be published in May 2018.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

895383

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/05/2018
	date	01/05/2018
	date tabled	01/05/2018
	ddp created	01/05/2018 20:06:24
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	01/05/2018 20:16:41 10/05/2018 16:57:01
	hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
	house id	1
	identifier	139950
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/05/2018 16:25:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for public order offences involving pro-life vigil participants outside abortion clinics in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 139950
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	139950
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1019521

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/12/2018
	date	03/12/2018
	date tabled	03/12/2018
	ddp created	04/12/2018 00:44:14
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	04/12/2018 01:07:23 11/12/2018 13:00:06
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	identifier	198178
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/12/2018 12:28:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that access to justice is maintained after the implementation period of the Withdrawal Agreement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 198178
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198178
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The ability of individuals to resolve their legal problems is vital to the rule of law and the government will continue its commitment to maintain access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>The Political Declaration establishes the parameters of an ambitious, broad and flexible future partnership between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU). This includes a commitment to explore options for a new agreement on family judicial cooperation. It also sets out the ambition for a future security partnership, which will provide for comprehensive, close, balanced and reciprocal law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.</p><p> </p><p>We have also reached agreement with the EU on how existing civil and criminal judicial cooperation cases will be brought to their conclusion in the event that we are unable to reach an agreement on a satisfactory future relationship at the end of the implementation period.</p><ul><li>On civil, we have broadly agreed with the EU that if proceedings are started ahead of the end of the implementation period, they will be concluded under the existing EU rules and that subsequent judgments in those proceedings will also be enforced.</li></ul><ul><li>On criminal, any request for judicial cooperation before the end of the Implementation Period, under the EU measures that remain in force during the IP, will proceed until it is concluded under the applicable EU rules. This applies both to requests accepted by the UK and those requests made by the UK to remaining member states.</li></ul> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1027467

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/12/2018
	date	18/12/2018
	date tabled	18/12/2018
	ddp created	18/12/2018 14:24:17
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/12/2018 14:25:08 18/12/2018 17:39:25
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	identifier	908262
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/12/2018 17:08:37
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in the number of court (a) staff and (b) closures on access to justice.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 908262
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	908262
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Providing effective access to justice is at the heart of all decisions the Government makes regarding our justice system. We are committed to making sure that our court and tribunal services can be accessed by those that need to do so.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS staffing levels are appropriate to make sure that effective access to justice is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>All court closures are subject to public consultation and the responses received are considered carefully before final decisions are made. Impact Assessments are published alongside the consultations.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1122317

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2019
	date	23/04/2019
	date tabled	23/04/2019
	ddp created	23/04/2019 15:08:09
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	23/04/2019 15:15:13 23/04/2019 17:07:01
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	identifier	910445
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 16:35:26
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes in courts staffing and courts closures on access to justice.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 910445
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910445
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Any decision to close a court is not taken lightly, but in circumstances where 41% of our courts operated in 2016-17 at half their available capacity and where we are investing £1 billion in courts and bringing them up to date, the Ministry of Justice has to think carefully about where our court resources are most effectively and efficiently spent.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

917247

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2018
	date	05/06/2018
	date tabled	05/06/2018
	ddp created	05/06/2018 12:00:41
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	05/06/2018 12:05:05 05/06/2018 17:27:02
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	identifier	905595
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2018 16:55:35
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve access to justice.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 905595
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905595
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has a responsibility to make sure that those in the greatest hardship and at the times of greatest need, can secure access to justice. This is a responsibility that we take very seriously.</p><p><br>Last year, we spent £1.6 billion on legal aid – over a fifth of the Ministry of Justice’s budget.</p><p><br>As we all know, legal aid is just one part of the access to justice landscape. Our £1bn court modernisation programme has already started transforming how people experience the justice system.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1144229

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2019
	date	03/09/2019
	date tabled	03/09/2019
	ddp created	03/09/2019 22:57:11
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	03/09/2019 23:06:12 09/09/2019 14:07:01
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice and Prisons: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	identifier	286131
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 13:35:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of any pilot projects undertaken by his Department on the use of mindfulness-based therapies in prisons and the justice system.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 286131
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	286131
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mindfulness-based therapy techniques are used in prisons in England and Wales. A summary of evidence relating to the impact of mindfulness on people in prison and on probation has been published and can be found at the following link; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mindfulness-in-prison-and-probation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mindfulness-in-prison-and-probation</a> In addition to this, HMPPS Wales commissioned 2 studies in 2016 evaluating the impact of a mindfulness intervention at HMP Parc, Wales and within the National Probation Service Wales. Both staff and offenders took part in these studies. The research was led by Swansea University and the full reports, alongside a report from findings in the community, will be published later this year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our work on mindfulness is just part of our efforts to reduce recidivism and improve the prison estate. Over the past 3 years, we have invested £100m to provide additional Prison Officers to improve frontline safety, security and rehabilitation.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1219926

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/07/2020
	date	01/07/2020
	date tabled	01/07/2020
	ddp created	01/07/2020 21:16:49
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	01/07/2020 21:34:18 09/07/2020 17:08:09
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	identifier	67589
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/07/2020 16:36:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on access to timely justice for victims of limits on access for legal representatives to clients in custody as a result of the restricted regime on the custodial estate in England and Wales.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 67589
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	67589
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Alongside the closure of courts, the government suspended all but exceptional visits to prisons in March 2020. This was to ensure the safety of both prisoners and our staff through the pandemic.</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunal Service and HM Prison and Probation Service are working closely to reduce the backlog of court cases. As a result, crime recovery work is now moving at pace and we are operating jury trials in 41 crown courts. This has been a significant achievement, involving close working with public health partners. Further crown courts will be resuming jury trials throughout the course of this month. Throughout the pandemic, crown courts have continued to deal with pre-trial preparation hearings, case management and sentencing custody cases, among other hearings.</p><p>Despite the absence of physical visits, prisoners do maintain the right to access legal advice, and we have looked to ensure that prisoners continue to have the tools to make contact with their legal representatives via telephone, video link or written correspondence.</p><p>Since the outbreak of the pandemic we have enhanced the capability of prison videoconferencing facilities, particularly to support priority court work such as sentencing hearings and prisoners approaching their parole hearing dates. We have made use of the additional 1,250 mobile phones issued to prisons without in-cell telephony in order to facilitate private conversations with legal advisors, alongside encouraging governors to ensure prisoners can have conversations with their representatives in confidence.</p><p>We are also taking steps to increase the available capacity of video conferencing across the estate through increased operating hours to include longer hours during the weekdays, and at some locations on Saturdays. This will sit alongside renewed guidance to all governors on the importance of making sure that adequate time for legal advice is made available to prisoners where possible. Alongside this work, we are increasing the physical number of video link outlets at some critical sites where capacity is limited, as well as to support specialist courts, including youth and women’s prisons, together with the re-purposing of some unused spaces within prisons for more video link capacity.</p><p>As stated in our National Framework for recovery in prisons, we are adapting aspects of prison regime, in consultation with trade unions and health partners, to restart key services. We are consulting representatives of the legal profession on the resumption of legal visits so that they can resume in a safe manner.</p><p>The measures set out above seek to minimise potential delays or adjournments due to defence counsel being unable to receive instructions from their clients and therefore minimise the impact on victims caused by delays in their cases being heard in court.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1301912

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/03/2021
	date	11/03/2021
	date tabled	11/03/2021
	ddp created	11/03/2021 18:53:25
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	11/03/2021 19:10:43 17/03/2021 18:19:16
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	identifier	167190
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	17/03/2021 17:46:40
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to increase public understanding of the law during the covid-19 outbreak.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 167190
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	167190
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Public understanding of the law is even more essential during this unique time when individuals are facing unprecedented challenges. Public legal education is vital to help people to understand the law, their rights, and their responsibilities, and I am proud to work closely with the legal and third sector as part of my Public Legal Education Committee to support and promote this work.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office has also recently supported Justice Week this year, delivered digitally at the start of March. It is a testament to the sector’s commitment to supporting the public in times of crisis that pro bono support and public legal education across the country has continued in spite of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	creator	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord