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1128774

	registered interest
	date	29/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities for prisoners after release.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	911125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>One year ago, our Education and Employment Strategy set out plans to transform the way prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release.</p><p>Since then, we have overhauled the prison education system through implementing new contracts and a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). These allow governors to commission skills-based training and education that meets the needs of the local labour market.</p><p>We have also introduced the New Futures Network (NFN), which brokers partnerships between prisons and employers in England and Wales, and a new ROTL framework to increase the opportunities available for prisoners to gain experience in real workplaces.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/06/2019 13:12:43 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1129419

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve access to the judicial system for litigants bringing civil money claims.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	911119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>This Government is investing over £1bn to modernise our courts and tribunals, including investment to improve the civil justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The Online Civil Money Claims pilot, is a new service which went live in March 2018, and allows people to resolve money disputes online, for claims of up to £10,000. The digital service allows the public to simply and swiftly make their claim and the system is designed to be clear and easy to use. To date, the overall user satisfaction rate is 87% with over 68,000 claims made.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/06/2019 16:25:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1128490

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount of compensation awarded by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to victims of terrorism was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	257717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 &amp; 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.</p><p> </p><p>Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).</p><p> </p><p>To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose and is calculated on the basis of the first compensation award made on an application.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average amount of compensation awarded</p></td><td><p>Number of compensation awards made</p></td><td><p>Total amount of compensation awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£9,075</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>£680,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£4,317</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>£949,687</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 257716 257718 question first answered 05/06/2019 15:38:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1128489

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total amount of compensation awarded by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to victims of terrorism was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	257716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 &amp; 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.</p><p> </p><p>Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).</p><p> </p><p>To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose and is calculated on the basis of the first compensation award made on an application.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average amount of compensation awarded</p></td><td><p>Number of compensation awards made</p></td><td><p>Total amount of compensation awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£9,075</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>£680,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£4,317</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>£949,687</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 257717 257718 question first answered 05/06/2019 15:38:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1128491

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation awards have been made to victims of terrorism by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	257718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 &amp; 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.</p><p> </p><p>Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).</p><p> </p><p>To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose and is calculated on the basis of the first compensation award made on an application.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average amount of compensation awarded</p></td><td><p>Number of compensation awards made</p></td><td><p>Total amount of compensation awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£9,075</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>£680,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£4,317</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>£949,687</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 257716 257717 question first answered 05/06/2019 15:38:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1128496

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of applications for compensation as a result of being the victim of terrorism were granted by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	257721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 &amp; 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.</p><p> </p><p>Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).</p><p> </p><p>To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the proportion of applications from victims of terrorism which were granted by the CICA, expressed as a percentage of the applications from victims of terrorism which were resolved in the same year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2019 15:42:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1128499

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to pay compensation to victims of terrorism following a successful application in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	257723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 &amp; 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.</p><p> </p><p>Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).</p><p> </p><p>To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average time taken to pay compensation to victims of terrorism following a successful application</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14 days from receipt of acceptance of award</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>5 days from receipt of acceptance of award</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2019 15:43:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1128494

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether compensation awarded to victims of terrorism by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is ring-fenced from the wider budget for compensation for victims of violent crime.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	257719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Compensation awarded to victims of terrorism in Great Britain, under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012, is made from the overall compensation budget available to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2019 15:43:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1128605

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Health
	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 prisoners with long-term health conditions in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	257755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on the number of prisoners with long-term health conditions. NHS England commission health services in prison and include questions on long-term health conditions in the reception and secondary health screen which all prisoners receive.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2019 15:44:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1128390

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were released from prison into homelessness in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	257595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Making sure that we address female offenders’ housing and support needs is an absolute priority, at national and local level.</p><p> </p><p>Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and the National Probation Service (NPS) are required to facilitate access to housing and support services for the female offenders that they are managing. This includes working together with local partners to help women find accommodation and supporting them to maintain their accommodation as part of a package of support tailored to meet their individual needs.</p><p> </p><p>Our reforms to probation are designed to encourage long-term rehabilitation and ultimately reduce reoffending – and the first step in this is ensuring that everyone leaving prison has access to secure and stable accommodation. We are improving support for offenders leaving prison with a £22 million investment in through-the-gate services which will help to strengthen ties with key partners, including the third sector, local authorities and the police.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that improvements need to be made to current probation services and are working with providers to consider further action that we might take.</p><p> </p><p>The data for the years before 2017-2018 could obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>There is published data for the period 2017-2018. You can access this data here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729062/accommodation-cirumstances-tables-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729062/accommodation-cirumstances-tables-2018.xlsx</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Accommodation at Release from Custody: </strong> <strong>Accommodation Circumstances by Gender, 2017-18, England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>Settled accommodation</p></td><td><p>Bail/probation accommodation</p></td><td><p>Rough sleeping</p></td><td><p>Other homeless</p></td><td><p>Other unsettled accommodation</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>3,368</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>831</p></td><td><p>778</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>6,033</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2019 15:55:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon