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105788

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation enabling humanist marriages to be recognised.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL2601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has consulted on whether the law should be changed to allow legally valid humanist and potentially other non-religious belief marriages. We are considering the responses we received and the implications for marriage law and practice if a change were to be made. We plan to publish the Government’s response to the review before 1 January 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/11/2014 16:28:44 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

93049

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 20 February 2012, Official Report, column 655W, on employment and support allowance: work capability assessment, what the average wait was for an employment and support allowance applicant between completing the ESA 50 questionnaire and undergoing the work capability assessment in the most recent year for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	210064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The average time from receipt of an ESA50 to the completion of face to face work capability assessment (for both Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment), for the period from January 2014 to September 2014, was 102 working days.</p><p> </p><p>Maximus Health and Human Services Ltd. has been awarded the contract to succeed Atos Healthcare from March 2015, to undertake Work Capability Assessments. The priority for MAXIMUS Health and Human Services Ltd will be to transition the service smoothly from the current provider, stabilise the operation to deliver the best service possible for claimants, increase the volume of assessments carried out and reduce waiting times without compromising quality.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to work closely with Atos under the current contract and process claims as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 13:23:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

100434

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have (a) been deported from the UK and (b) left the UK under the Assisted Voluntary Return of Assisted Migrants scheme have been found to have subsequently returned to the UK in each year from 2005 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	211438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <blockquote><p>The number of migrants who subsequently returned to the UK in both categories could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p></blockquote> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:43:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

142327

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Options 0800 telephone number is now free to all callers; and on what date the free service took effect.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	213735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance Options 0800 telephone number was added to the DWP list of free to call numbers in August 2014. This means calls to Child Maintenance Options from BT landlines and those made by 93 per cent of mobile users, hosted by the six major mobile provider networks, will have the cost of the call met by DWP. Calls from other networks may be free, if they are included within call packages, but this will depend on the network provider. The remaining 7 per cent of calls from mobile users will be able to call the Child Maintenance Options 0800 number free of charge from autumn 2015, which is when the OFCOM ruling requires all network providers to make calls to all 0800 numbers free of charge.</p><p> </p><p>We will also offer to call back a customer, if asked, or if concerns are raised over the cost of the call. Alternatively, customers can also use the online ‘live chat’ facility or email service which is available via the Child Maintenance Options website at <a href="http://www.cmoptions.org" target="_blank">www.cmoptions.org</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 13:41:57 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

90357

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Category D long-sentenced prisoners who have more than two years left to serve to earliest release date are currently in open conditions.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	207934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As at 30 June 2014, there were 24 determinate sentence prisoners held in open conditions with more than two years left to serve before their earliest release date and 18 indeterminate sentence prisoners in open conditions with more than two years left to serve before their tariff expiry[1].</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Those prisoners with at least two more years left before their earliest release will either be serving a determinate sentence of four years or more, or an indeterminate sentence with a minimum tariff of two years or more. The earliest date on which an indeterminate sentence prisoner (ISP) may be released from custody is on completion of “tariff” – that is, the minimum period to be served in custody, as determined by the Court, for the purposes of retribution and deterrence.</p><p>Progression to open conditions is never automatic and only follows a satisfactory assessment of the prisoner’s reduction in risk to a level that is manageable in conditions of lower security. The assessment will take account of issues including successful completion of any offending behaviour programmes identified as essential to the risk reduction process and any security intelligence or other information that provides evidence of the prisoner’s trustworthiness for open conditions. For determinate sentence prisoners, this assessment is carried out by an operational manager in the holding prison. For ISPs, it generally involves a recommendation by the independent Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>Once allocated to open prison, prisoners continue to be monitored and are returned to closed prison immediately if there are any concerns about their suitability for such conditions.</p><p> </p><p>When a prisoner moves to the less rigid structure of open conditions an assessment of how the prisoner will adapt to increasing responsibility. For many prisoners, in particular those such as life sentence prisoners, who have spent a considerable amount of time in custody; these can be important components for successful reintegration in the community and therefore a mechanism to help protect the public by reducing the likelihood of reoffending.</p><br /><p>[1] Please note that these figures do not include prisoners held in open conditions in non-predominant function open prisons, nor those held in open sites that are part of multi-site establishments performing different functions, nor those held in small (under 50 place) open units at predominant function closed prisons. Women and young adults are included in the figures.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/11/2014 14:00:33 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

114903

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Robbery
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 convicted of grave robbery in each year since January 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Grave robbing is an appalling offence, though instances are fortunately rare. The theft of items from graves is a heartless and callous crime which can have a devastating impact on bereaved relatives and friends. If the offenders responsible are detected they can expect to feel the full force of the law.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Offences of grave robbery are reported as part of a wider group of offences and cannot be separately identified from other offences under the Theft Act. This detailed information is not reported to Justice Statistics Analytical Services due to its size and complexity and as such, it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 15:24:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

101739

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Extradition: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last considered the High Level Cost Benefit Analysis of Removing Legal Aid Means Testing in Extradition Cases prepared by the Ministry of Justice for Sir Scott Baker’s review of the United Kingdom’s extradition arrangements of September 2011; and when they next intend to do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL2548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Government last considered the Cost Benefit Analysis in October 2012 shortly before it published its response to Sir Scott Baker’s Review of the United Kingdom’s Extradition Arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has no plans to re-consider the Cost Benefit Analysis in the immediate future.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/11/2014 12:42:45 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

105749

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they currently provide training to staff in the criminal justice system who engage with people with autism spectrum disorder; and, if not, whether they have any plans to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL2566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In March 2010 the Department of Health published the three year cross-Government strategy, <em>Fulfilling and rewarding lives: the strategy for adults with autism in England</em>. The strategy was updated in April 2014 and the Ministry of Justice is one of the signatories. As a result, a variety of different pieces of online training guidance were published for those delivering public services in order to meet the needs of those with autism. The criminal justice system has benefited from this guidance and training, which continues to be available. The guidance can be accessed at the following web address: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/autism-training-resources</p><p> </p><p>A number of charities have developed guidance on Autism specifically for criminal justice professionals, and, the MoJ provides disability and diversity guidance and training, including on learning disabilities that staff can access.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/11/2014 17:32:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

89804

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	207220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department holds limited data in respect of question part A &amp; B due to the termination of a previous contractor who was unable to provide detailed management information.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has split the data into the spend relating to Prisoner in cell televisions and other televisions as the majority of spend relates to in cell television supply.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of in cell televisions is funded directly by prisoners through a national TV rental scheme, where prisoners pay £1.00 per week for single occupancy accommodation or 50p per week for dual occupancy accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners are only allowed to participate within the rental scheme if they have earned the right through the Prisons Incentives and Earned Privilege Scheme (IEPS).</p><p> </p><p>The costs of In Cell TV purchases is fully met by the TV rental scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The data requested can be found below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2013/2014</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014 / 2015 Until September</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Net Spend</p></td><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Net Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In cell televisions</p></td><td><p>£684,912 .00</p></td><td><p>In cell televisions</p></td><td><p>£395,812.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other televisions</p></td><td><p>*No Data Available</p></td><td><p>Other televisions</p></td><td><p>£32, 027.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Spend on in cell television has reduced significantly since 2012-2013 since the introduction of a national in- house repair service and central purchase and internal distribution of in cell televisions. Legacy data has been provided from 2009/2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2009/2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2010/2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Net Spend</p></td><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Net Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In cell televisions</p></td><td><p>£1,411,162.00</p></td><td><p>In cell televisions</p></td><td><p>£1,104,224.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other televisions</p></td><td><p>£232,552.03</p></td><td><p>Other televisions</p></td><td><p>£164,355</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011/2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012 / 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Net Spend</p></td><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Net Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In cell televisions</p></td><td><p>£836,038.0</p></td><td><p>In cell televisions</p></td><td><p>£1,128,097.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other televisions</p></td><td><p>£124,334.00</p></td><td><p>Other televisions</p></td><td><p>*No Data Available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The national TV repair service is operated by a Prisoner workshop in the North of England that also provides educational training and purposeful activity for Prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>The refurbishment of televisions also contributes towards reducing the department’s carbon reduction through minimising the purchase of new TV’s. All parts used in TV repairs are salvaged from other sets to maximise the use of unserviceable units.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/11/2014 14:26:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

93340

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the level of staff shortage was in the probation service (a) at the latest date for which data is available and (b) in October 2013.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Martin Horwood
uin	210547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The National Probation Service (NPS) and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) were resourced to deliver their core duties at the point of commencing the new structures on 1 June 2014, for a period of shadow running prior to the transition in the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>CRCs are responsible for managing their own vacancies, and we are providing support and advice where required during the transition.</p><p> </p><p>We are implementing a new reporting tool for the National Probation Service from November 2014 which will enable us to capture NPS vacancies centrally to support our workforce planning.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to June 2014 probation services were delivered by 35 Probation Trusts. The Trusts were responsible for managing their own vacancies and no central records were maintained of staffing levels against requirements.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/11/2014 12:18:09 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1499 label Biography information for Martin Horwood