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800858

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rape: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether there are plans to review sentencing guidelines for rape committed by people under 18.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	902762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Sentencing guidelines are not set by the Ministry of Justice. They are set by the independant Sentencing Council.</p><p>I can however confirm, new guidelines on sentencing under 18s for sexual offences came into effect in June.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 05/12/2017 17:32:26 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

800860

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	902750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Most of our prison estate is uncrowded. However we recognise crowding is an issue and in 2016-17 the average percentage of prisoners in crowded accommodation was 24.5%.</p><p>Our reforms will see us close down and redevelop ageing prisons and deliver high-quality, modern establishments fit for today's demands. Our new prison estate will have up to 10,000 modern prison places that create the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes.</p><p>Reducing overcrowding is a central aim of the estate modernisation and the new prisons will be designed with this in firmly in mind.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/12/2017 17:34:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

800857

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	What assessment he has made of trends in access to justice resulting from court and tribunal service closures in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	902761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>We are investing over £1bn to transform our justice system providing new ways to access justice online, reducing the need to travel to a court or tribunal building in many cases.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the performance of the justice system as we roll out our programme of reforms.</p><p>Any court or tribunal that we are considering closing is done so through a consultation and an impact assessment is published alongside this.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 05/12/2017 17:33:57 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

793926

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State, how many and what proportion of prison officers have resigned from the service in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	115015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of Band 3-5 officers who have resigned from HMPPS each year since 2010 can be found in table 11b in the latest set of HMPPS workforce Statistics bulletin at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2017 17:30:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

792984

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State what the original estimated contract value was for each Community Rehabilitation Company contract; what the initial contract value was for each Community Rehabilitation Company prior to the interim agreement modifications; what the actual contract value was for each Community Rehabilitation Company before the second contract modifications; and what the contract value was for each Community Rehabilitation Company after the second modifications.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	114769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>We have made changes to how CRCs are paid for future years so they can focus on activities that best rehabilitate offenders and keep society safe. This additional investment will see projected payments to providers being no higher than originally budgeted for at the time of the reforms.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2017 17:29:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name PQ 114769 Richard Burgon CRC Contract Values - Table.doc title 114769 - Table
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

540089

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which other government departments and executive agencies her Department works to provide support for victims of terrorism; and what steps her Department is taking to improve co-ordination between those bodies and her Department.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	43387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that victims of terrorism can access effective and timely support to help them cope, and as far as possible, recover from the trauma they have experienced.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice works with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, which administers both the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme and Victim of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme, which provides compensation to victims of terrorist attacks in the UK and of designated terrorist attacks overseas respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice continues to work pan Government to understand current support provision for victims of terrorism, to ensure that victims and their families are aware of the sources of MoJ funded support available in England and Wales and to identify potential gaps in support including guidance on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/07/2016 16:04:21 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

525017

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which other EU countries the UK does not have arrangements for the return of non-UK nationals to prisons in their country of origin.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	40607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has prisoner transfer arrangements with all Member States of the European Union. With the exception of the Ireland and Bulgaria, all Member States have implemented Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA (the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement). Poland has a partial derogation which expires in December 2016. Transfers to Ireland and Bulgaria may take place under the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons until such time as they implement the EU PTA.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/06/2016 09:13:01 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

648846

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the UK has compulsory prison transfer agreements; and how many foreign national offenders have been returned to prison in their own country under those agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	55577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) removed from our prisons. Prisoners should serve their sentences in their home countries wherever possible, reducing the burden on the taxpayer. To this end the United Kingdom is a party to over 100 multi-national and bilateral agreements which provide for the transfer of a prisoner either on a voluntary or compulsory basis. Prisoner transfers are one of three mechanisms available for the early removal of FNOs; the others being the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) and the Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS).</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16, 2,071 FNOs were removed via ERS, 52 via TERS, and 62 via PTAs. The EU PTA came into force in December 2011; Member States implemented the agreement at various dates between 2011 and 2015 (2 Member States have not yet implemented the Agreement). To date we have transferred 154 EU national prisoners to their home countries under this Agreement. Compulsory PTAs are also in place with Albania, Georgia, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Somaliland, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine. A total of 18 FNOs have been returned under these arrangements. A further 103 prisoners have been transferred on a voluntary basis to a range of countries across the world over this same period since December 2011.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/02/2017 14:21:48 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

525695

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by Lord Justice Briggs on his report entitled, Civil Courts Structure: Interim Report, published in December 2015, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding in paragraph 5.23 of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Neath
	tabling member printed	Christina Rees
	uin	40851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government welcomes Lord Justice Briggs’s interim report on the review of civil court structures. Our courts and tribunals are antiquated and need urgent reform. We are considering the recommendations of the interim report and will also pay close attention to the content of Lord Justice Briggs’s final report. Our work to reform the courts and tribunals includes consideration of a range of innovative approaches to provide more effective access to justice. In particular we want to make better use of technology to provide simpler court processes. As part of this we will consider the extent to which technology can be used to resolve some of the most complex cases, including personal injury claims.</p><p>Lord Justice Briggs has undertaken extensive consultation as part of his Review. In addition to this, the Government will continue to engage and consult with the judiciary, practitioners and court users on our wider programme to reform the courts and tribunals.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 40849 40850 question first answered 27/06/2016 12:05:22 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

632011

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release by the Trades Union Congress on employment tribunal claims, published on 4 November 2016, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the potential effect of employment tribunal fees on the number of people able to challenge employment discrimination in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
	tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
	uin	52488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a post implementation review of the introduction of fees for proceedings in the Employment Tribunals. We expect to publish the conclusions of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 14/11/2016 16:39:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey