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855961

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rape: Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of prosecutions of rape which collapse due to a failure to disclose evidence; and what support his Department provides to the alleged victims in such cases.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	131127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>This is an issue that the Government takes extremely seriously. The Attorney General is leading a wide-ranging review of disclosure procedures that aims to report in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 January the Crown Prosecution Service and National Police Chiefs’ Council published their joint National Disclosure Improvement Plan. The police and Crown Prosecution Service have reviewed all live rape and serious sexual offence cases, to provide assurance that disclosure is being handled appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is providing £12.5m in funding for services for victims and survivors of sexual violence. This includes £7.2m of funding for rape support services. Where proceedings are discontinued or no evidence offered, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime requires the CPS to explain to complainants why this has happened. The CPS must also inform complainants of how they can seek a review under the Victims’ Right to Review Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2018 10:00:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 47363 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

860801

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Computers and Telephones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons were involved in the pilot scheme on placing telephones and basic computers into prison cells.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	132158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the pilot, telephones and basic computers were introduced into prison cells in two prisons: HMP Wayland and HMP Berwyn. HMP Berwyn already featured both capabilities when it opened on 27<sup>th</sup> February 2017. Telephones were introduced into HMP Wayland in December 2016 and computers in January 2017.</p><p>The purpose is for prisoners to manage some of their own day-to-day tasks that would normally be managed by officers on paper, freeing up officers to focus their time on the important task of reforming offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will need to see evidence that new technologies have tangible benefits, in terms of improving rehabilitation, cutting crime and protecting the public before making any further decisions.</p><p>The pilot is still running in both prisons. We are monitoring and evaluating the benefits to assess the impact on prisoner safety and rehabilitation, and on officers’ ability to do their jobs more effectively.</p><p>As part of our evaluation of the pilot we are collecting data on rates of self-harm, assaults and adjudications. We are also collecting qualitative feedback on the pilot from users of the technology.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 132159 132161 question first answered 15/03/2018 16:42:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

860804

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Computers and Telephones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data was collected to monitor performance during the pilot scheme on placing telephones and basic computers into prison cells.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	132161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the pilot, telephones and basic computers were introduced into prison cells in two prisons: HMP Wayland and HMP Berwyn. HMP Berwyn already featured both capabilities when it opened on 27<sup>th</sup> February 2017. Telephones were introduced into HMP Wayland in December 2016 and computers in January 2017.</p><p>The purpose is for prisoners to manage some of their own day-to-day tasks that would normally be managed by officers on paper, freeing up officers to focus their time on the important task of reforming offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will need to see evidence that new technologies have tangible benefits, in terms of improving rehabilitation, cutting crime and protecting the public before making any further decisions.</p><p>The pilot is still running in both prisons. We are monitoring and evaluating the benefits to assess the impact on prisoner safety and rehabilitation, and on officers’ ability to do their jobs more effectively.</p><p>As part of our evaluation of the pilot we are collecting data on rates of self-harm, assaults and adjudications. We are also collecting qualitative feedback on the pilot from users of the technology.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 132158 132159 question first answered 15/03/2018 16:42:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

855960

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for the public purse of the judgment in the case of R (Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners’ Advice Service) v the Lord Chancellor.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	131126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>In response to the Court of Appeal judgment, the Government decided to reinstate criminal legal aid funding to three discrete areas of prison law, namely: pre-tariff reviews where the Secretary of State seeks the advice of the Parole Board on whether life and Imprisoned for Public Protection prisoners may be transferred to open conditions; Category A Reviews; and referrals to close supervision centres. At the same time, the Government also decided to bring referrals to separation centres within scope of criminal legal aid. The regulations giving effect to these changes came into force on 21 February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment published alongside the regulations confirmed that this policy change would result in increased expenditure from the Criminal Legal Aid Fund estimated to be in the region of £1.1 million per year (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1319/impacts).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2018 10:00:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 47365 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

860670

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female people ordinarily resident in Wales served custodial sentences in England in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	132027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of sentenced prisoners held in English prisons with an origin address in Wales since 2009. No data is available for 2008.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Quarter</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Sentenced prisoners in English prisons with origin addresses in Wales</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Male sentenced prisoners in Welsh prisons with origin addresses outside Wales</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total Population</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>% of Total Population</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>% of Total Population</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>% of Total Population</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>% of Total Population</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>0.21%</p></td><td><p>1,568</p></td><td><p>1.89%</p></td><td><p>1,741</p></td><td><p>2.10%</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>0.43%</p></td><td><p>82,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td><td><p>1,722</p></td><td><p>2.03%</p></td><td><p>1,913</p></td><td><p>2.25%</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>0.45%</p></td><td><p>85,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>0.23%</p></td><td><p>1,509</p></td><td><p>1.77%</p></td><td><p>1,702</p></td><td><p>2.00%</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>0.53%</p></td><td><p>85,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>0.24%</p></td><td><p>1,597</p></td><td><p>1.84%</p></td><td><p>1,806</p></td><td><p>2.08%</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>0.49%</p></td><td><p>86,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>0.24%</p></td><td><p>1,769</p></td><td><p>2.11%</p></td><td><p>1,969</p></td><td><p>2.35%</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>0.48%</p></td><td><p>83,842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>0.24%</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td><td><p>2.00%</p></td><td><p>1,910</p></td><td><p>2.23%</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>0.48%</p></td><td><p>85,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>0.25%</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1.93%</p></td><td><p>1,875</p></td><td><p>2.18%</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>86,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>0.26%</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1.89%</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>2.15%</p></td><td><p>475</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>85,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>0.26%</p></td><td><p>1,567</p></td><td><p>1.83%</p></td><td><p>1,788</p></td><td><p>2.08%</p></td><td><p>866</p></td><td><p>1.01%</p></td><td><p>85,863</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data are based on snapshots and do not provide an indication of all prisoners with origin addresses in Wales who have served/are serving custodial sentences between 2009 and 2017. Furthermore, the data should not be taken to be representative of prisoners who identify as Welsh/English. When allocating prisoners to suitable establishments closeness to home is one of a number of factors considered. We also consider other factors such as length of sentence, security category and offending behaviour requirements. On occasion the offence itself may dictate location, with (for example) sex offenders mainly being held in prisons where they can receive specialist treatment.</p><p> </p><p>All data shown are based on the prison population at either May or June of each representative year. This tool has been designed for high level analytical purposes only. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. While the figures shown have been checked as far as practicable, they should be regarded as approximate and not necessarily accurate to the last whole number shown in the tables. They are fit to be used for comparing the relative magnitude of components.</p><p> </p><p>Around 97% of prisoners have origin locations. Those with no origin are typically foreign nationals or recently received into custody and have been excluded from this table.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/03/2018 17:10:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

860802

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Computers and Telephones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for each prison involved in the pilot scheme on placing telephones and basic computers into cells, (a) when those items were first put in place, (b) how long that scheme was scheduled to last and (c) when that scheme ended.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	132159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the pilot, telephones and basic computers were introduced into prison cells in two prisons: HMP Wayland and HMP Berwyn. HMP Berwyn already featured both capabilities when it opened on 27<sup>th</sup> February 2017. Telephones were introduced into HMP Wayland in December 2016 and computers in January 2017.</p><p>The purpose is for prisoners to manage some of their own day-to-day tasks that would normally be managed by officers on paper, freeing up officers to focus their time on the important task of reforming offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers will need to see evidence that new technologies have tangible benefits, in terms of improving rehabilitation, cutting crime and protecting the public before making any further decisions.</p><p>The pilot is still running in both prisons. We are monitoring and evaluating the benefits to assess the impact on prisoner safety and rehabilitation, and on officers’ ability to do their jobs more effectively.</p><p>As part of our evaluation of the pilot we are collecting data on rates of self-harm, assaults and adjudications. We are also collecting qualitative feedback on the pilot from users of the technology.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 132158 132161 question first answered 15/03/2018 16:42:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

860587

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Paul Song
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has had discussions with the governor of HMP Brixton on the removal of Pastor Paul Song from his chaplaincy post at that prison; and if he will take steps to press for that pastor's reinstatement.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	131944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision regarding access to prisons for volunteers is a matter for HM Prison and Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>The decision of the Deputy Governor was re-examined by the Prison Group Director for London &amp; Thames Valley when Pastor Song exercised his right to appeal against that decision. The decision was upheld.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/03/2018 16:41:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers