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1000222

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of closed-contact visits in prisons to prevent smuggling.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	187326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Visits play an important part of reducing reoffending as good relationships with family and friends is proved to reduce risk of reoffending.</p><p>The management and guidance for the use of closed visits is within Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 15/2011. The PSI specifies that closed visits should be imposed where there is an identified risk of smuggling prohibited items.</p><p>We recognise the benefits that Internet Based Video Services (IBVS) can provide in assisting prisoners with maintaining family ties. At present, however, prisoners are not allowed to use an IBVS as a way of communicating, due to operational concerns about the control measures available to safeguard the use of such communications. Work is currently underway to explore the options for the use of IBVS in establishments with strict safeguards in place, and the possibility of making greater use of such within prisons in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187327 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:14:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000223

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Video Conferencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of using video technology to allow relatives and friends to speak to convicted prisoners at appointed times.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	187327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Visits play an important part of reducing reoffending as good relationships with family and friends is proved to reduce risk of reoffending.</p><p>The management and guidance for the use of closed visits is within Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 15/2011. The PSI specifies that closed visits should be imposed where there is an identified risk of smuggling prohibited items.</p><p>We recognise the benefits that Internet Based Video Services (IBVS) can provide in assisting prisoners with maintaining family ties. At present, however, prisoners are not allowed to use an IBVS as a way of communicating, due to operational concerns about the control measures available to safeguard the use of such communications. Work is currently underway to explore the options for the use of IBVS in establishments with strict safeguards in place, and the possibility of making greater use of such within prisons in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187326 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:14:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000235

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of applicants to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have had legal representation to assist them with their applications in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The proportion of applicants that had legal representation to assist them in their applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), since 2010, is outlined in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Applicants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>27.11% (253 out of 933 applications received)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>29.80% (310 out of 1,040)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25.66% (417 out of 1,625)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>20.88% (307 out of 1,470)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>13.63% (218 out of 1,599)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15.00% (222 out of 1,480)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>14.54% (203 out of 1,397)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>12.71% (183 out of 1,439)</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:39:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000236

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministry of Justice secures extra £52 million for targeted expenditure, published on 30 October 2018, how much of the £30 million allocated to prisons this financial year will be spent on (a) staff, (b) maintenance, (c) new equipment, (d) training and (e) other categories of spending.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The additional funding for targeted expenditure is intended to be spent on maintenance and safety in our prisons. The Department is currently working on allocating the exact split of funding across the prison service, and consequently, we do not have the funding broken down by the category of spend you have requested.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2018 16:57:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000237

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total additional funding allocated to his Department for capital expenditure in Budget 2018 was.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In Budget 2018, the Ministry of Justice received £52m additional funding, for which the allocation between resource and capital will be confirmed within the Supplementary Estimate.</p><p> </p><p>This will fund £30m of further improvements to safety, security and decency, £15 million on the maintenance and security of our court buildings, and another £6.5 million to be invested across the wider justice system, including a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury have also committed to funding the cost of building a new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187365 188116 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000238

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total additional funding allocated to his Department for resource expenditure in Budget 2018 was.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In Budget 2018, the Ministry of Justice received £52m additional funding, for which the allocation between resource and capital will be confirmed within the Supplementary Estimate.</p><p> </p><p>This will fund £30m of further improvements to safety, security and decency, £15 million on the maintenance and security of our court buildings, and another £6.5 million to be invested across the wider justice system, including a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury have also committed to funding the cost of building a new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187364 188116 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000239

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number places in residential women's centres that were funded by the Government in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The publication of the female offender strategy on 27 June is the start of a new and significant programme of work to deliver better outcomes for female offenders at all points of the justice system. It sets out our vision to see fewer women in custody, especially on short-term sentences, and a greater proportion of women managed in the community successfully.</p><p> </p><p>Our vision for the ‘residential women’s centres’ pilot is the provision of an intensive residential support package in the community for women at risk of, or having served, short custodial sentences. The intention is to divert them from custody where appropriate and support them to address the underlying causes of their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any past or existing provision that fully accords with this, therefore we are unable to provide any information about how many places in women’s residential centres were funded by the Government in each year since 2010. However, there are several similar small-scale models such as Willowdene Farm, Anawim and Threshold Housing First, whose experiences and knowledge will be used to inform the work undertaken in the residential women’s centres pilot.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:22:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000240

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Secretary of State launches dedicated strategy to 'break the cycle' of female offending, published on 27 June 2018, how many of the bids received by his Department for the £3.5m grant competition for community services and multi-agency, whole system approaches have come from companies and organisations that are currently under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for overcharging his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office is an independent Government organisation and as such the MoJ is not necessarily informed of ongoing investigations and has no control over any investigations or timescales of such</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for the MoJ to comment on any ongoing investigation by the Serious Fraud office or to prejudge any potential outcome in any award decisions as such activities are subject to the Public Contracts Regulations and are published in accordance with standard practice.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011 details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000, including details of suppliers to whom contracts have been awarded, are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000241

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women who do not disclose that they have a dependant child before they receive a custodial sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Our Female Offender Strategy is committed to improving outcomes for women at all stages of the justice system, and this includes supporting those who have children. We know that female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody – around 60% of women compared with about 45% of men in prison who have children. Figures from a 2015 data matching exercise with the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between 24% and 31% of all female offenders were estimated to have one or more child dependents.</p><p><br>We know that when coming into contact with the criminal justice system, some women choose not to disclose that they have dependent children for a number of reasons. As such, iIt is difficult to create an accurate estimate of the number of women who choose not to disclose and to provide appropriate targeted support. However, we want all women to feel safe enough to disclose and are taking steps to encourage this, as outlined below. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that the National Probation Service’s pre-sentence reports, which assist the court in making sentencing decisions, highlight the fact an offender has dependent children and supporting the roll out of the ‘Safeguarding Children When Sentencing Mothers’ training material developed by Dr Shona Minson.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:38:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000242

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests made under section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 by the Criminal Cases Review Commission were refused by each category of public body in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No requests for information, made by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) under Section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ’the Act’, were refused by public bodies in 2017.</p><p>Since 2010, the CCRC has never brought a judicial review against a public body because of its refusal to agree to a request for information under Section 17 of the Act.</p><p>The CCRC has never obtained any Crown Court Orders under Section 18A since this provision was enacted by an amendment to the Act in 2016.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 187370 187371 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:45:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000243

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions judicial review proceedings have been brought by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) against a public body which has refused a request of the CCRC for information under Section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No requests for information, made by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) under Section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ’the Act’, were refused by public bodies in 2017.</p><p>Since 2010, the CCRC has never brought a judicial review against a public body because of its refusal to agree to a request for information under Section 17 of the Act.</p><p>The CCRC has never obtained any Crown Court Orders under Section 18A since this provision was enacted by an amendment to the Act in 2016.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 187369 187371 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:45:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000244

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions have Crown Court Orders obtained under Section 18A of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 not been complied with in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No requests for information, made by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) under Section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 ’the Act’, were refused by public bodies in 2017.</p><p>Since 2010, the CCRC has never brought a judicial review against a public body because of its refusal to agree to a request for information under Section 17 of the Act.</p><p>The CCRC has never obtained any Crown Court Orders under Section 18A since this provision was enacted by an amendment to the Act in 2016.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 187369 187370 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:45:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000245

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of applicants to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) have met in person with CCRC caseworkers in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:45:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000286

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	187302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not incurred any expenditure on consultancy related to EU Exit from July-16 to date.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:19:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1000298

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November to Question 183252 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, what estimate he has made of the cost the full delivery of the Common Platform Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	187306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The cost as set out in the 2017 HMT approved business case for development of the Common Platform Programme is £280m.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:46:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1000303

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2018 to Question 157090 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many days each Minister of his Department spent in Petty France between 5 October 2017 and 5 November 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	187352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Between 5 October 2017 and 5 November 2017 Dr Phillip Lee MP spent 13 days in the Ministry of Justice; David Lidington MP 13 days; Dominic Raab MP 7 days and Sam Gyimah MP 15 days.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Keen has a dual role as Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson in the House of Lords, as such, he spent 4 days in the department on Ministry of Justice business.</p><p> </p><p>All ministers are required to split their departmental time between 102 Petty France and other locations such as the House of Commons/Lords. As such departmental meetings and business are regularly undertaken at the House of Commons/Lords, this reflects the nature of Parliamentary obligations and legislative business.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, visits are often undertaken as part of Ministerial duties. The information provided is for days spent partially or entirely in 102 Petty France.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:29:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1001914

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which programmes the £1.3 billion of capital spending on prisons announced following the 2015 spending review has been allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places to replace old, expensive and unsuitable accommodation. We will deliver this through a combination of both new prisons and the reconfiguration of existing establishments, to enable governors to achieve better outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>While our ambition remains the same, the way that we will deliver this programme has changed meaning that a direct comparison to the £1.3 billion figure is not appropriate. As the Chancellor set out in the budget on 30 October, we now intend to build the first two prisons through public capital at Wellingborough, which is due to open in 2021 and Glen Parva, which we expect to open in 2022 and we continue to explore funding options for the remaining prison places. We are planning to launch a competition later this year to establish a framework from which the operators of the new prisons will be chosen.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/11/2018 17:28:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001915

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes have been made to his Department's capital expenditure plans as a result of Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In Budget 2018, the Ministry of Justice received £52m additional funding, for which the allocation between resource and capital will be confirmed within the Supplementary Estimate.</p><p> </p><p>This will fund £30m of further improvements to safety, security and decency, £15 million on the maintenance and security of our court buildings, and another £6.5 million to be invested across the wider justice system, including a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury have also committed to funding the cost of building a new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187364 187365 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001916

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department plans to respond to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s consultation on changes to its procedural rules.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	uin	188232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>This consultation closed on 8 October. As the legal profession in England and Wales is independent of government, the department did not respond. We understand that the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is currently reviewing consultation responses.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/11/2018 17:13:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1001928

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish its map of women's centres and rape crisis centres.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Women’s centres and rape support centres are independent organisations. The MoJ has provided funding to both, but does not oversee their work and bears no responsibility for maintaining records of them. Maps have been produced in the past showing snapshots of their number and location at that point in time. The women’s centres map was published in guidance for the police on working with vulnerable women, alongside the female offender strategy in June 2018; the rape support centres map has been shared with various stakeholders, but has not been published and there are no plans at present to publish it.</p><p>Our female offender’s strategy sets out a programme of work to improve outcomes for female offenders, based on our vision of seeing fewer women entering the justice system and serving short custodial sentences, and better conditions for those women in custody. We are keen to work in partnership with women’s centres and other local organisations to deliver this vision.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:20:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001929

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources his Department has allocated to fund (a) magistrates and (b) judges visiting women's centres since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Probation Service (NPS) works closely with judges and magistrates to keep them up to date with the latest developments in sentencing options and interventions, both locally and nationally. Information on the services that women’s centres can provide for offenders forms part of this work. The NPS will also seek to facilitate visits to women centres for sentencers who wished to undertake them. Funding for this work is not specifically earmarked, but is found from the overall provision to cover the work of the NPS.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 188125 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:46:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001930

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres: Judiciary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources his Department provided to fund the production and distribution of information on women's centres for (a) magistrates and (b) judges since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Probation Service (NPS) works closely with judges and magistrates to keep them up to date with the latest developments in sentencing options and interventions, both locally and nationally. Information on the services that women’s centres can provide for offenders forms part of this work. The NPS will also seek to facilitate visits to women centres for sentencers who wished to undertake them. Funding for this work is not specifically earmarked, but is found from the overall provision to cover the work of the NPS.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 188124 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:46:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001931

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions the illegal use of drones in the vicinity of the prison estate has resulted in convictions in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	188007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are taking decisive steps to tackle the use of drones as a supply route for criminals to bring contraband, including drugs and mobile phones, into prisons. Last year we launched Operation Trenton, a specialist team of Prison Service and Police investigators, to work together to intercept drones and track down the criminals behind them.</p><p>It is not possible to identify from centrally held data which convictions secured under the Prison Act 1952 relate specifically to drones. However, we believe that at least 45 people have been convicted of illicit drone activity, with those sentenced serving a total of more than 140 years in prison. On 26 October, following the largest investigation of its kind, an organised criminal gang of 15 were collectively sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for using drones to drop drugs into a number of prisons. The ringleader, Lee Anslow, received a sentence of 10 years, the highest single sentence for drone-related activity to date.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1001932

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children under the age of 15 were convicted in youth courts in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	188008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on convictions, by age, is contained within the ‘Outcomes by offence data tool’ within the annual publication: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>The pivot contains an age range drop down box from which 10-11 and 12-14 can be selected to represent those under 15. Centrally held information does not record whether or not the conviction occurred in the Youth Court.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1001952

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to increase the number of private prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	188131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed, as set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places to replace old, expensive and unsuitable accommodation. This was reaffirmed by the Chancellor in the 2018 Budget, committing the Government to delivering the first two new prisons at Wellingborough and Glen Parva through public capital. Funding routes will be explored, including through private investment, for the delivery of the remaining prison places. The financing models, timetable and costs for these will be dependent on the relevant value for money and affordability tests, planning permissions and commercial negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>We believe in a balanced approach to custodial services provision, which includes a mix of public, voluntary and private sector involvement. This approach has been shown to work, providing excellent services for the public and value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/11/2018 14:51:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1001961

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) currently and (b) previously working on developing the Common Platform Programme have had past employment with Agilesphere.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	187996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:46:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1001976

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful applications for exceptional case funding were made in relation to an application for refugee family reunion in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	188250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:42:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1001977

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing providing legal aid support to potentially trafficked people to ensure that they are able to make an informed decision on whether to enter the National Referral Mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	188251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that publicly-funded immigration legal advice is available for individuals identified as potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery.</p><p> </p><p>There is specific legal aid provision for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking for immigration advice and representation, including assistance with applications for leave to enter or remain, subject to means and merits.</p><p> </p><p>However, advice on whether to enter the National Referral Mechanism, such as that provided by a first responder or local authority, would not be within the scope of legal aid funding.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:45:18 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1001986

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the average amount of time taken for (a) probation officers and (b) other public sector employees to reach the top of the pay scale.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	188252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Our probation staff do a vital and challenging job reforming offenders and protecting the public.</p><p>In 2017, HMPPS benchmarked the pay ranges within the NPS and found them appropriate and in alignment with other public sector workforces. The time taken for new staff to reach the top of their probation pay scale is judged against them acquiring the unique and necessary skills and competencies to be a proficient probation officer. This is not comparable to the time taken to progress in other public sector roles.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:30:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1001987

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the allocation of funds to the probation service since the probation service was combined with the prison service.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	188253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) is responsible for the delivery of prison and probation services in England and Wales. These services were first brought together with the creation of the National Offender Management Service in 2004, which became HMPPS in 2017.</p><p>In respect of determining how much money is spent and how funding is determined for prisons/probation, it should be noted that annual budget allocations are set as part of the Ministry of Justice’s annual budget allocation process and subject to any in year movements or organisation restructure changes. These allocations are made on the basis of need and according to Departmental priorities. The allocation of funds for the services provided by HMPPS is carefully planned and prioritised on a regular basis in order to ensure HMPPS is able to continue to deliver its services for all offenders sentenced by the courts for either supervision in the community or custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:12:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1001990

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether members of the legal profession and the judiciary were (a) consulted as part of the review of the (i) civil legal aid means test threshold in 2008 and (ii) criminal legal aid means test threshold in 2009 and (b) consulted when the government has evaluated the legal aid means test thresholds since those dates.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	188144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>There was no formal consultation with members of the legal profession or the Judiciary as part of the review of the civil legal aid means test threshold in 2009 and the criminal legal aid means test threshold in 2008 or subsequently.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing the changes made to legal aid as part of the Post-Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 and have engaged with over 80 organisations as part of the evidence gathering process. We will use all the evidence we receive as part of our wider work to establish how best we can empower people to resolve their problems in a modern justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 15:03:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1001991

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate the Government has made of the cost to the Ministry of Justice budget of the increased number of litigants in person as a result of the means test threshold not being uprated in line with inflation in (a) civil legal aid since 2008 and (b) criminal legal aid since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	188145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the changes made to legal aid as part of the Post-Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 and have engaged with over 80 organisations as part of the evidence gathering process. We will use all the evidence we receive as part of our wider work to establish how best we can empower people to resolve their problems in a modern justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Unrepresented parties have always been a feature of the civil and family justice system. Since 2015, the Government has invested £5 million of funding to support litigants in person through a range of measures designed to provide additional information, support and guidance.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 17:00:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1001992

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful applications for exceptional case funding were made in relation to an application for refugee family reunion in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	188146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:43:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1001993

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing providing legal aid support to potentially trafficked people to ensure that they are able to make an informed decision on whether to enter the National Referral Mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	188147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that publicly-funded immigration legal advice is available for individuals identified as potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery.</p><p> </p><p>There is specific legal aid provision for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking for immigration advice and representation, including assistance with applications for leave to enter or remain, subject to means and merits.</p><p> </p><p>However, advice on whether to enter the National Referral Mechanism, such as that provided by a first responder or local authority, would not be within the scope of legal aid funding.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:36:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1002005

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under Section 8 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each police force area in each year between 2007 and 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	188015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under section 8 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, in England and Wales, by police force area, from 2007 to 2012, can be viewed in the table below: <strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under Section 8 Animal Welfare Act 2006, by police force area, England and Wales, 2007 to 2012 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong> <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Police Force Area</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2007</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2008 <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2009</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>'-'= Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>(3) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:17:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1002006

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dog Fighting: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) proceeded against under and (b) convicted of dog fighting offences in each of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	188016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>There were 11 prosecutions and 2 convictions in 2016, and 2 prosecutions and 0 convictions in 2017 in England and Wales for dog fighting offences.</p><p>This information was obtained from a manual review of court case files that centrally held data indicated may be relevant, and as such has not been through the same quality assurance processes as for routinely published data.</p><p>These figures relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:15:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1002007

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful applications for exceptional case funding were made in relation to an application for refugee family reunion in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:43:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1002008

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing providing legal aid support to potentially trafficked people to ensure that they are able to make an informed decision on whether to enter the National Referral Mechanism.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 November 2018 to question 188251.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/11/2018 14:40:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1002108

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department made prior to enactment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 of the annual number of cases that would be funded as exceptional cases.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In certain circumstances where a matter is outside the scope of the civil legal aid scheme, as defined in Part 1 Schedule of Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO, an applicant may apply for exceptional case funding (ECF) The purpose of the exceptional case funding scheme is to provide legal aid in cases where it is needed to ensure the UK meets its legal obligations. This is a demand-led scheme and does not provide a general power to fund cases that fall outside the scope of legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government did not present specific numbers on the volume or costs of post-LASPO ECF cases in published impact assessments as each case is assessed on its merits. However, assumptions were made that up to 5% of some newly out of scope proceedings would be granted funding through the ECF scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the impact of the legal aid changes made under Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) which will include the introduction of the ECF scheme.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 188188 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:36:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1002109

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department made prior to the enactment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 of the total annual cost of exceptional case funding after its enactment.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In certain circumstances where a matter is outside the scope of the civil legal aid scheme, as defined in Part 1 Schedule of Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO, an applicant may apply for exceptional case funding (ECF) The purpose of the exceptional case funding scheme is to provide legal aid in cases where it is needed to ensure the UK meets its legal obligations. This is a demand-led scheme and does not provide a general power to fund cases that fall outside the scope of legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government did not present specific numbers on the volume or costs of post-LASPO ECF cases in published impact assessments as each case is assessed on its merits. However, assumptions were made that up to 5% of some newly out of scope proceedings would be granted funding through the ECF scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the impact of the legal aid changes made under Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) which will include the introduction of the ECF scheme.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 188187 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:36:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1002112

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the total (a) expenditure (b) number of cases granted under exceptional case funding in each year following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>188191:</strong> The total number of applications for Exceptional Case Funding which are granted is published by the Ministry of Justice, and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a> (Table 8.1 of the legal aid statistical tables). Please note that these statistics are compiled based on the time the application was received, rather than when funding was granted. An application may be granted in a different financial year from the one in which it was received, depending upon the applicable dates and circumstances. All applications for Exceptional Case Funding are considered on their own merits and the specifics of the individual case, and are granted funding if they meet the relevant criteria. The Legal Aid Agency carefully monitors the expenditure of legal aid category of law and the type of proceedings involved. However, it does not differentiate between sums paid for cases falling within the scope of the legal aid scheme as opposed to those funded under a grant of Exceptional Case Funding. Details of the total expenditure from the legal aid fund, broken down by various variables is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. <strong>188192:</strong> Legal aid is potentially available for inquests either under the Legal Help scheme (where the application process is devolved to the provider) or via Civil Representation, where an application for Exceptional Case Funding must be made. The number of completed cases for each year since 2012 is shown below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Legal Help</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Representation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 188192 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:35:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1002113

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many inquests was legal aid granted in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>188191:</strong> The total number of applications for Exceptional Case Funding which are granted is published by the Ministry of Justice, and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a> (Table 8.1 of the legal aid statistical tables). Please note that these statistics are compiled based on the time the application was received, rather than when funding was granted. An application may be granted in a different financial year from the one in which it was received, depending upon the applicable dates and circumstances. All applications for Exceptional Case Funding are considered on their own merits and the specifics of the individual case, and are granted funding if they meet the relevant criteria. The Legal Aid Agency carefully monitors the expenditure of legal aid category of law and the type of proceedings involved. However, it does not differentiate between sums paid for cases falling within the scope of the legal aid scheme as opposed to those funded under a grant of Exceptional Case Funding. Details of the total expenditure from the legal aid fund, broken down by various variables is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. <strong>188192:</strong> Legal aid is potentially available for inquests either under the Legal Help scheme (where the application process is devolved to the provider) or via Civil Representation, where an application for Exceptional Case Funding must be made. The number of completed cases for each year since 2012 is shown below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Legal Help</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Representation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 188191 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:35:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1002114

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the spend by (a) each Government department and (b) the Government on legal representation at inquests in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold information about expenditure by other Government departments or state bodies on legal representation at inquests. Any expenditure by the Ministry of Justice on legal representation at inquests would not be separately recorded from other expenditure on legal costs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 185682 question first answered 15/11/2018 17:33:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1002115

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 184996 on Probation: Death, if he will provide that information for each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attached table. As per the answer to PQ 184996, please note that offenders may appear both within the caseload figures of court orders (including community orders and suspended sentence orders), and post-release supervision.</p><p> </p><p>The National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies work closely with other agencies to support offenders in the community. When an offender being supervised by Probation dies, the Probation provider must examine the circumstances of the death and identify areas to improve practice. While we work extremely closely with each offender before and after release to help them find the support they need, we do not have sole responsibility for caring for these offenders. We are clear, however, that they should receive the same level of care as other members of the public.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2018 17:01:11 question first ministerially corrected 21/11/2018 11:59:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 188194 - table.xlsx title PQ188194 - Table previous answer version 84891 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1002120

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Accidents: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisation (a) undertook investigations and (b) ensured mandatory compliance with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights before the establishment of the Fatal Accident and Sudden Deaths (Scotland) Act 2016.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	188199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>This is a devolved issue and is therefore the responsibility of the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/11/2018 14:53:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1002165

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October to Question 183925 and with reference to the announcement of 22 April, by what date his Department expects to have employed the final 500 additional prison staff.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	188211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Prison Officer recruitment has continued since the 22 April announcement. According to the latest published workforce statistics, from October 2016 to June 2018 there was a net increase of 3,653 full time equivalent Prison Officers.</p><p>The 3,000 additional officers figure was passed in March 2018. A precise date is not available as our statistics use end of month data snapshots.</p><p>We met our public target of recruiting 2,500 extra prison officers 7 months ahead of schedule.</p><p>The latest set of HMPPS (formerly NOMS) workforce statistics covering the period to 30 June 2018 is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-june-2018</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:19:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1002166

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Self-harm
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October to Question 183925, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for prisoners in the early days in custody.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	188212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm incidents across the estate. We know that prisoners are at increased risk during the early days in custody and in the period following a transfer between prisons. This is why, as part of our prison safety programme, we are continuing our efforts to support prisoners by:<br>• improving staff knowledge and understanding of the factors known to increase risk of self-harm, to help them to identify and respond appropriately to prisoners at risk. Our revised introduction to suicide and self-harm prevention training has already reached over 17,000 staff;<br>• improving the flow, quality and use of risk information about people coming into our prisons, to support effective decision-making about risk;<br>• renewing our partnership with Samaritans by confirming a further three years’ funding for their valuable Listeners Scheme, and working with them to share learning from the ‘Coping with Life in Prisons’ project, a successful pilot initiative in which Samaritans-trained ex-prisoners delivered emotional resilience training to groups of newly-arrived prisoners;<br>• producing an early days toolkit to help staff enhance their support for prisoners during their first few days and weeks in custody; and<br>• improving the multi-disciplinary ACCT case management process for those identified as at risk of self-harm or suicide.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:11:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1002168

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October to Question 182159 on Prisons: Sexual Offences, what support his Department provides to prisoners who report sexual assault.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	188214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Any sexual assault that takes place in prison is deplorable, and all reported incidents are referred to the police for investigation. In 2017 less than 1.3% of all reported assaults on prisoners were sexual assaults. We are committed to reducing violence in prison and we encourage prisoners to report assaults, so that we can take action against perpetrators and support victims. The most important support that we can provide is to ensure that all allegations are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly, and that appropriate action is taken if they are proven.</p><p> </p><p>The nature of any further support provided will depend on the circumstances of the case and the prisoner’s preferences, as well as an assessment of the risk of repeat victimisation. At its most straightforward this involves ensuring that further contact between person reporting the assault and the alleged perpetrator is prevented. Where this involves moving one or more prisoners between wings or prisons, it must not be to the reporter’s detriment. Ongoing support may include increased supervision of the reporter by prison staff, who may also work with them to build their sense of security and to restore their confidence. We expect our new key workers to play a growing role in work such as this. Finally, it may also include referral to other sources of help, such as peer supporters, healthcare staff, or more specialist support services from outside the prison.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2018 16:58:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1002534

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) number and (b) outcome of appeals against decisions by local authorities on special educational needs, and their preceding education health and care plans, there were (i) in each local authority area and (ii) for each condition in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such appeals in that same period.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	188821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Due to the volume of data required to answer the question in respect of appeals against special education needs decisions made by local authorities, I will arrange for this information, broken down by local authority, to be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the cost to the public purse for these appeals prior to the 2015/16 Financial Year is not available at this time, but I can confirm that the total cost of the operation of the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) (FtT SEND) was:</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 - £2,983,418</p><p>In 2016/17 - £3,347,986</p><p>In 2017/18 - £4,008,647</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:34:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1002549

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Costs: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of sponsors to meet legal costs related to applications for refugee family reunion.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the private legal costs of individuals to assist with a refugee family reunion application.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon