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1175330

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Prisoners' Release
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) how many convicted terrorists have been released from prisons in (a) Great Britain, and (b) Northern Ireland, since 2001; and (2) how many such convicted terrorists in each category have been convicted of further terrorist offences committed after their release.
	tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
	uin	HL782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>1a) Between January 2013 and December 2019, 196 individuals convicted of a terrorist offence (individuals who have been convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000 and 2006) have been released from prison in England and Wales. Prior to 2013, release data on Terrorism Act offenders was held at a local and regional level by relevant law enforcement partners, but not recorded centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Release data for Scotland is not held by the Ministry of Justice as prisons are a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>1b) Release data for Northern Ireland is not held by the Ministry of Justice as prisons are a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>2) Between January 2013 and December 2019, 6 individuals (3.06%) convicted of a terrorist offence (who have been convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000 and 2006) have been released from prison and have been convicted of a further terrorist offence (under the Terrorism Act 2000 and 2006) in England and Wales. Prior to 2013, release data on Terrorism Act offenders was held at a local and regional level by relevant law enforcement partners, but not recorded centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Recidivism rates for Scotland and Northern Ireland are not held by the Ministry of Justice as prisons are a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>All those convicted of an offence under the Terrorism Act who have been released on probation are closely managed by the National Probation Service. HMPPS works closely with law enforcement partners to share information and manage the risks that these offenders present in custody and on probation to reduce the risk of reoffending, and to support them to reintegrate into the community.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 11/02/2020 12:12:19 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1173570

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been convicted of offences relating to the live-streaming of the sexual exploitation of children in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	8446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Live-streaming of sexual exploitation of children may be prosecuted under a number of offences. These include (but are not limited to) causing the sexual exploitation of a child (s48 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003)), controlling a child in relation to sexual exploitation (s49, SOA 2003), arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child (s50, SOA 2003).</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions and convictions by detailed offence and figures relating to the offences outlined above can be found in the Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>The data tool can be filtered by ‘Offence code’, for offences relating to the above, filter to the following:</p><p> </p><p>07108 Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography - child aged 13 to 17</p><p>07109 Controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography - child aged 13 to 17</p><p>07110 Arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography - child aged 13 to 17</p><p>07111 Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography - child under 13</p><p>07112 Controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography - child under 13</p><p>07113 Arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography - child under 13</p><p> </p><p>Please note that these offences cover a broader range of behaviour than live-streaming, such as recording or otherwise transmitting indecent images of children.</p><p> </p><p>The court proceedings database does not include information on the imposition of international travel restrictions in these cases.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 8447 question first answered 30/01/2020 15:56:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1173389

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make each category of careless and inconsiderate driving an offence that carries a custodial sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The government has committed to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs to life imprisonment, and create a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/01/2020 16:05:22 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1173423

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Trials: Crown Court
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria his Department uses to assess whether the average time from first listing of a case to trial in a Crown court is (a) increasing and (b) decreasing; and whether the length of that period is assessed in each Crown court in England.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	8203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Data on time from first listing to completion is published in the Criminal Court Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics</a>. This includes the Crown Court Case Timeliness Tool, which provides first listing to completion statistics for each Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 8207 question first answered 30/01/2020 16:07:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1173482

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what methodology HM Courts and Tribunals Service uses for comparing the length of time taken at each court between the first listing of a case and the first hearing; and if he will publish that data.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	8207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Data on time from first listing to completion is published in the Criminal Court Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics</a>. This includes the Crown Court Case Timeliness Tool, which provides first listing to completion statistics for each Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 8203 question first answered 30/01/2020 16:07:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1173560

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escorts: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to collate data on the costs incurred as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	8375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In both the current and next generation of the Prisoner Escort Custody Services contract there are financial remedies in place when contractors delay proceedings in courts.</p><p> </p><p>There is currently no requirement or any plans for HMCTS to collate data on the costs incurred as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/02/2020 16:16:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1173559

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escorts: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to collate data on the number of court days lost as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	8374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS does record data on the number of trials that are ineffective in both Crown and Magistrate’s Courts as a result of a defendant not being produced by prisoner escort custody services. These statistics are published in Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly publication on gov.uk and the latest data is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>There is currently no requirement or plans for HMCTS to collate data on the number of court days lost as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/02/2020 16:12:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1173558

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escorts: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to collate data on the number of prisoners not produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	8373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The next generation of Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contracts will commence in August this year. Under these contracts data specifically related to any contractor failure to produce prisoners in court will be collated.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/02/2020 16:11:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1173438

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Trials: Crown Court
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases were heard in more than one Crown Court in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	8206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available due to disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/01/2020 16:08:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1173435

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of listed cases are listed as floaters each month.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	8204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Listing is a judicial matter and approaches vary from court to court. There is not a comprehensive data set available that would provide an answer to this question.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/01/2020 15:58:15 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi