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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

1003767

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the adult proven re-offending rate has been in each region since 2010 for (a) male and (b) female prisoners who have served a custodial sentence of (i) 0 -1 month (ii) 0 - 3 months and (iii) 0 - 6 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	189762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Adult proven reoffending data, broken down by region, gender and custodial sentence length, can be viewed in the table. This information is broken down by a custodial sentence length of 0-1 months, a custodial sentence length of 0-3 months, and a custodial sentence length of 0-6 months.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/11/2018 15:28:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 189762 Response Table (002).xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1006064

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of imprisoned foreign national offenders have been transferred from the UK to a prison in the country of which they are a national under the EU prisoner Transfer Framework Decision since December 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	190835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of our determination to punish and deport them. More than 44,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and in the last financial year almost 6,000 were removed from prisons, immigration removal centres, and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Removal Scheme is the principal method for removing foreign national offenders early from prison. In 2017/18, over 2000 foreign national offenders were removed under this scheme. In addition, prisoners may be transferred to a prison in their own country. The principal compulsory prisoner transfer scheme is the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision (Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA). The table below gives the proportion of EU nationals held in prisons and the HMPPS run IRC. The table includes those EU nationals held on remand, those serving short sentences, and those held under immigration powers who are not eligible for transfer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of prisoners transferred under the EU PTFD</p></td><td><p>EU FNO population (inc. IRCs) as at 30 June each year</p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage transferred (Transfers divided by Population)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3,688</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3,818</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3,999</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4,252</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>4,126</p></td><td><p><strong>0.9%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>4,205</p></td><td><p><strong>1.9%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>4,024</p></td><td><p><strong>2.4%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>85 (to 31 Oct)</p></td><td><p>3,905</p></td><td><p><strong>2.2%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The EU PTFD came into force in December 2011. At that time only four Member States, in addition to the UK, had implemented the Framework Decision. Other Member States implemented the Framework Decision at various dates from 2012 onwards. Two Member States have yet to implement the agreement. The number of prisoners transferred has risen steadily since 2013 as Member States put in place new legislation and procedures necessary to implement the Framework Decision. Prior to a Member State’s implementation of the Framework Decision transfers took place under the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. These transfers are not included in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The number of foreign national offenders held in Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective governments.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/11/2018 17:46:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1003766

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Birmingham Prison: Prisoners' Transfers
	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 19 October 2018 to Question 178353 on Birmingham Prison: Prisoners' Transfers, how many of the 300 prisoners moved out of HMP Birmingham at that time went to each other prison in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	189761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in my response to PQ178535, one of the measures Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) implemented after stepping in to run HM Prison Birmingham was to temporarily reduce the operational capacity by 300 places. The capacity reduction was not immediate and was delivered over time with the gradual reduction of the prison’s population through a combination of: end of sentence releases, diversion of court allocations to other prisons in the region and routine allocations of sentenced prisoners to other establishments as part of their sentence progression as is normal for a prison with a ‘local’ function.</p><p>Men who were transferred were subject to the same criteria as all prison moves, taking into account a range of factors such as security category, resettlement needs and release address, offending behaviour needs and personal circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/11/2018 15:38:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1005891

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State last visited a family court in his official capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	190433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Minister responsible for family justice, Lucy Frazer frequently visits a variety of courts. Most recently on 22nd October, she visited the Central Family Court to see the workings of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) that sits there.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 15:39:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1005902

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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 in his Department spent in Petty France between 4 September 2017 and 4 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	190413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Between 4 September 2017 and 4 October 2017 Dr Phillip Lee MP spent 7 days in the Ministry of Justice; David Lidington MP 13 days; Dominic Raab MP 7 days and Sam Gyimah MP 10 days.</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 3 days in the department on Ministry of Justice business.</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>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> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:11:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1005696

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Rehabilitation
	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 effectiveness of Drug Rehabilitation Requirements with cannabis testing conditions on reducing rates of reoffending.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	190515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs) include a condition for regular drug testing. However, these are not specific to a drug.</p><p> </p><p>There is good evidence from a Ministry of Justice (MOJ)-Public Health England (PHE) data share that community based drug and alcohol treatment can be effective in reducing reoffending. Recently published experimental statistics show that among those who committed an offence in the two years before undergoing drug or alcohol treatment, there was a 33% reduction in the number of offences they committed in the subsequent two years. Forty-four percent of offenders did not go on to reoffend in the subsequent two years following treatment.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England and PHE to develop a protocol to support greater use of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs) in courts, including DRRs.</p><p> </p><p>The CSTR protocol focuses on reducing reoffending by addressing the health needs of offenders that may be contributing to their offending behaviour. This is operating across five courts within England (as health is devolved in Wales). These sites are Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Sefton and Plymouth.</p><p> </p><p>DHSC has led an evaluation of the implementation of the protocol across the five sites, looking at aspects of CSTRs that are working well and changes in the use of CSTRs over the evaluation period. The evaluation report will be published early next year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:32:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1003870

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted by courts in England have a (a) weekly, and (b) monthly testing condition for cannabis.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	189773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs) ordered in courts include a condition for regular drug testing, however these are not specific to a drug and there is no available data with a breakdown of drug testing frequency.</p><p> </p><p>This information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England to develop a protocol to support greater use of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs) in courts, including DRRs.</p><p> </p><p>The CSTR protocol sets out what is expected from all relevant agencies to ensure improved access to treatment for offenders who need it. It focuses on reducing reoffending by addressing the health needs of offenders that may be contributing to their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The protocol is operating across five courts within England (as health is devolved in Wales). These sites are Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Sefton and Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:30:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1003868

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Drug Rehabilitation Requirements granted in courts in (a) England and (b) Wales have had a condition for testing cannabis in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	189772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs) ordered in courts include a condition for regular drug testing, however these are not specific to a drug. Therefore, the available data is for the number of such treatment requirements granted at courts.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of DRRs commenced under community orders and suspended sentence orders in England and Wales since 2013.</p><p> </p><p>There is no available data with a separation of figures for the two countries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of DRRs commenced </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 </strong></p></td><td><p>13,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 </strong></p></td><td><p>12,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>11,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 </strong></p></td><td><p>9,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>8,719</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England to develop a protocol to support greater use of community sentences with treatment requirements (CSTRs) in courts, including DRRs.</p><p> </p><p>The CSTR protocol sets out what is expected from all relevant agencies to ensure improved access to treatment for offenders who need it. It focuses on reducing reoffending by addressing the health needs of offenders that may be contributing to their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>The protocol is operating across five courts within England (as health is devolved in Wales). These sites are Milton Keynes, Northampton, Birmingham, Sefton and Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:28:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1005722

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Older People
	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 help older people maintain access to services in a modernising court system.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	190522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Ensuring access to justice is a fundamental principle of the Government and judiciary’s £1bn reform programme to transform our courts and tribunals system. The reform programme aims to expand the ways users can resolve their justice needs, while maintaining and improving traditional methods for those who need them. We are designing the reformed services to be accessible for all, including older users, and to provide users with options on how they can interact with our services as well as access appropriate support, should they need to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Many users will be able to benefit from new digital services and, if needed, will be able to seek telephone or face to face support to help them to use these. This ‘assisted digital’ support is currently in place for the ‘Application’ stage for our reformed services for Divorce, Civil Money Claims, Social Security &amp; Child Support Tribunal, Probate and the Single Justice Service. Where assisted digital support is not appropriate or sufficient, users will continue to be able to use traditional methods, such as paper forms, which are also being improved and made more accessible.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 15:38:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling