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938575

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to promote mental health treatment in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	163062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Health services in public prisons in England, including mental health treatment, are commissioned and reviewed by NHS England. In Wales, health is devolved to the Welsh Government. However, as signatories to the National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare 2018-2021, the Department works closely with health partners to support the delivery of healthcare by ensuring prisoners are able to access these services.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are investing in our workforce. We have met our target to recruit an additional 2,500 prison officers several months ahead of schedule, helping to ensure that prisoners can be supported to attend scheduled healthcare appointments and receive weekly, one-to-one support from a named prison officer. These officers will coach, signpost and encourage individuals in order that they feel settled and safe and part of this may include signposting individuals to mental health treatment in prison.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond staff support, HMPPS invests in various support services for prisoners which can help promote mental health treatment. For example, HMPPS recently refreshed its partnership with the Samaritans to continue funding the Listeners scheme, which trains selected prisoners to provide emotional support to peers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the impact that the prison environment can have on prisoner health and wellbeing, particularly for prisoners with a mental health diagnosis. This is why we are focussing on getting the basics right through our prison estate transformation programme, delivering decent prisons that improve opportunities for rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/07/2018 13:02:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

769023

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to record the religious identity of people subject to the courts system and the Crown Prosecution Service.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Work is underway to improve the quality of data across the Criminal Justice System. Currently some data is collected by the CPS on an individual’s religion in relation to specific crimes, such as hate crime. Data on religious identity is not collected by HM Courts and Tribunal Service.</p><p> </p><p>At the launch of the Race Disparity Audit on 10<sup>th</sup> October 2017, the Ministry of Justice made a commitment to improve the quality and quantity of datasets made available to the public. Widening data collection by the Courts and the CPS in relation to religion was part of the first recommendation made by the Lammy Review and is now being considered. The Government’s full response to the Lammy Review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/11/2017 15:26:05 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769024

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Discrimination
	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 trends in the levels of incidents of discrimination on grounds of race or religion reported by prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Our current policies allow for prisons to review and analyse trends at a local level. We are looking at our prisoner complaint processes including those relating to equality or discrimination issues in light of the recommendations of the Lammy Review into Race in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/10/2017 16:18:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

819078

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that a migrant facing deportation from the UK has adequate opportunity to receive legal aid in support of their case.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	121755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid remains available for individuals faced with deportation where they are claiming asylum or challenging their detention.</p><p>On 30 October, the former Lord Chancellor, David Lidington, announced the start of the Post-Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). The review will include an assessment of the effect of changes in the scope of legal aid for immigration cases.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/01/2018 19:48:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969138

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy that (a) HMCTS and (b) any employee or agent of HMCTS collect information from legal representatives attending court on their client's nationality.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Section 86A of the Courts Act 2003, as inserted by Section 162 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, requires defendants appearing in person before a criminal court to state their name, date of birth and nationality when requested to do so by the court. This information may be provided orally or in writing and could be submitted through the defendant’s legal representative at the hearing. HM Courts and Tribunals Service commenced use of this power in November 2017.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/09/2018 15:46:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

846360

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Borderlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings the Minister of State in his Department has had with whom and on what dates on the Borderland Growth Deal.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	129015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>I have had 5 meetings regarding the Borderland Growth Deal in my capacity as MP for Penrith and the Border. These are as follows:</p><p>12 July 2016: Guy Opperman MP, Hexham</p><p>8 February 2017: David Mundell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland</p><p>18 July 2017: David Mundell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland</p><p>26 January 2018: Carlisle City Council</p><p>29 January 2018: Jake Berry MP, Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth Minister, MHCLG</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/02/2018 17:45:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

643963

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to support an inquiry by Hull City Council into the loss of the ashes of Jenni Murray's son, Jake, in 2002.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
	uin	54804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently met Diana Johnson MP and her constituent Tina Trowhill whose Action for Ashes Hull organisation represents parents in Hull. The Secretary of State expressed her deepest sympathy for all the parents who had not had their infants’ ashes returned to them after cremation and explained the government’s position.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supportive of local investigations into historic infant cremation practices but does not plan to order such inquiries in Hull or elsewhere. Our clear priority since we received the Emstrey report in June 2015 has been to put measures in place across England and Wales to prevent such distressing infant cremation practice ever happening again. That is why we held a consultation which closed in March, announced our proposals in light of consultation responses in July, introduced a new statutory definition of ashes in October and have put in place a National Cremation Working Group of experts which is now advising us on more complex regulations and new statutory forms which will come into effect in 2017. The Working Group, which includes Action for Ashes Hull, will also assist us in developing new codes of practice, training and information for bereaved families.</p><p> </p><p>Hull City Council has assured us that it has provided the information that it holds to all bereaved parents who have approached it about their babies’ cremations. This includes Jenni Murray, Angela Hughes and Louise Walker.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 54799 54800 54801 54802 54803 54805 54806 54807 question first answered 02/12/2016 11:51:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

643965

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will ensure that the National Cremation Working Group assesses the potential merits of changes to policy arising from the loss of the ashes of Jake, the son of Jenni Murray in 2002.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
	uin	54805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently met Diana Johnson MP and her constituent Tina Trowhill whose Action for Ashes Hull organisation represents parents in Hull. The Secretary of State expressed her deepest sympathy for all the parents who had not had their infants’ ashes returned to them after cremation and explained the government’s position.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supportive of local investigations into historic infant cremation practices but does not plan to order such inquiries in Hull or elsewhere. Our clear priority since we received the Emstrey report in June 2015 has been to put measures in place across England and Wales to prevent such distressing infant cremation practice ever happening again. That is why we held a consultation which closed in March, announced our proposals in light of consultation responses in July, introduced a new statutory definition of ashes in October and have put in place a National Cremation Working Group of experts which is now advising us on more complex regulations and new statutory forms which will come into effect in 2017. The Working Group, which includes Action for Ashes Hull, will also assist us in developing new codes of practice, training and information for bereaved families.</p><p> </p><p>Hull City Council has assured us that it has provided the information that it holds to all bereaved parents who have approached it about their babies’ cremations. This includes Jenni Murray, Angela Hughes and Louise Walker.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 54799 54800 54801 54802 54803 54804 54806 54807 question first answered 02/12/2016 11:51:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

643973

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will meet the constituent of the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle, Jenni Murray, to discuss the loss of the ashes of her son, Jake, in 2002.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
	uin	54799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently met Diana Johnson MP and her constituent Tina Trowhill whose Action for Ashes Hull organisation represents parents in Hull. The Secretary of State expressed her deepest sympathy for all the parents who had not had their infants’ ashes returned to them after cremation and explained the government’s position.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supportive of local investigations into historic infant cremation practices but does not plan to order such inquiries in Hull or elsewhere. Our clear priority since we received the Emstrey report in June 2015 has been to put measures in place across England and Wales to prevent such distressing infant cremation practice ever happening again. That is why we held a consultation which closed in March, announced our proposals in light of consultation responses in July, introduced a new statutory definition of ashes in October and have put in place a National Cremation Working Group of experts which is now advising us on more complex regulations and new statutory forms which will come into effect in 2017. The Working Group, which includes Action for Ashes Hull, will also assist us in developing new codes of practice, training and information for bereaved families.</p><p> </p><p>Hull City Council has assured us that it has provided the information that it holds to all bereaved parents who have approached it about their babies’ cremations. This includes Jenni Murray, Angela Hughes and Louise Walker.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 54800 54801 54802 54803 54804 54805 54806 54807 question first answered 02/12/2016 11:51:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

643974

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cremation: Babies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will meet the constituent of the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle, Louise Medlam, to discuss the loss of the ashes of her daughter, Chloe, in 1996.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
	uin	54801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently met Diana Johnson MP and her constituent Tina Trowhill whose Action for Ashes Hull organisation represents parents in Hull. The Secretary of State expressed her deepest sympathy for all the parents who had not had their infants’ ashes returned to them after cremation and explained the government’s position.</p><p> </p><p>The government is supportive of local investigations into historic infant cremation practices but does not plan to order such inquiries in Hull or elsewhere. Our clear priority since we received the Emstrey report in June 2015 has been to put measures in place across England and Wales to prevent such distressing infant cremation practice ever happening again. That is why we held a consultation which closed in March, announced our proposals in light of consultation responses in July, introduced a new statutory definition of ashes in October and have put in place a National Cremation Working Group of experts which is now advising us on more complex regulations and new statutory forms which will come into effect in 2017. The Working Group, which includes Action for Ashes Hull, will also assist us in developing new codes of practice, training and information for bereaved families.</p><p> </p><p>Hull City Council has assured us that it has provided the information that it holds to all bereaved parents who have approached it about their babies’ cremations. This includes Jenni Murray, Angela Hughes and Louise Walker.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 54799 54800 54802 54803 54804 54805 54806 54807 question first answered 02/12/2016 11:51:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson