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1149727

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2019
	date	14/10/2019
	date tabled	14/10/2019
	ddp created	16/10/2019 15:12:03
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/10/2019 15:16:14 21/10/2019 15:59:09
	hansard heading	thebigword
	house id	2
	identifier	HL20
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/10/2019 15:27:36
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the contract with thebigword to provide interpreting and translation services in the criminal justice system will be reviewed.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL20
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL20
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Language Services contracts commenced on 31 October 2016, with thebigword appointed as providers of spoken face to face, telephone and video interpretation as well as translation and transcription services.</p><p> </p><p>The initial term of the contracts is four years with up to three one-year extensions available.</p><p> </p><p>The initial term of the contracts with thebigword is due to expire on 30th October 2020. The first option to extend for one-year has been agreed for translation and transcription services, and has also been approved for spoken face to face, telephone and video interpretation services.</p><p> </p><p>The future of the contract, including the possibility of further extensions, is currently being considered.</p> question first answered 21/10/2019 15:27:36
	creator	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1150843

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/10/2019
	date	21/10/2019
	date tabled	21/10/2019
	ddp created	21/10/2019 20:56:21
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	21/10/2019 21:05:52 24/10/2019 15:54:04
	hansard heading	Legal Representation: Coroners
	house id	1
	identifier	2731
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/10/2019 15:22:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure greater equality between the amount spent on legal representation by (a) families who are publicly funded and (b) mental health trusts at inquests following the death of a relative in a mental health unit.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 2731
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2731
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Legal aid is available for advice and assistance for all inquests, subject to a means and merits test. Inquests follow an inquisitorial process and legal aid support for representation is not typically applicable. Exceptional Case Funding may be available where certain inquests require legal representation. The Government wants to ensure that the bereaved are placed at the heart of the inquisitorial process and is taking forward a number of measures announced in the recent Review of Legal Aid for Inquests to make the inquest process more sympathetic to the needs of bereaved families; the Government also has work underway looking at the prevention of deaths of people who are in the care of the state.</p> question first answered 24/10/2019 15:22:26
	creator	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1150654

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/10/2019
	date	17/10/2019
	date tabled	17/10/2019
	ddp created	18/10/2019 13:26:31
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/10/2019 13:35:17 23/10/2019 16:33:02
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Older Workers
	house id	1
	identifier	900094
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/10/2019 16:01:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on prison officer pensions of the ability of those officers to continue frontline work beyond the age of 60.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 900094
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	900094
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Whilst we highly value our hardworking prison staff, there has been no assessment made of the implications of the pension policy of the ability of those officers to continue frontline work beyond the age of 60. <br> <br> The Ministry supports all its staff, especially those working in an operational environment, and offers all staff access to medical professionals for physical and mental wellbeing.</p> question first answered 23/10/2019 16:01:27
	creator	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

1150355

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	17/10/2019
	date tabled	17/10/2019
	ddp created	17/10/2019 17:42:12
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/10/2019 17:46:51 22/10/2019 17:08:02
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	identifier	1741
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/10/2019 16:36:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many band 3 to 5 prison officers were employed in each male local prison in (a) March 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1741
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1741
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The number of prison officers that were employed in male local prisons as at 31 March 2010 to 30 June 2019 is provided in the accompanying excel file.</p> question first answered 22/10/2019 16:36:49
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150357

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	17/10/2019
	date tabled	17/10/2019
	ddp created	17/10/2019 17:42:17
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/10/2019 17:46:56 22/10/2019 17:12:59
	hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	1742
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/10/2019 16:40:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many repairs were outstanding in each prison in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1742
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1742
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010, and PQ 291005 for repair work orders from September 2018 to August 2019</p> question first answered 22/10/2019 16:40:19
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150358

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	17/10/2019
	date tabled	17/10/2019
	ddp created	17/10/2019 17:42:20
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/10/2019 17:46:59 22/10/2019 17:12:58
	hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	1743
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/10/2019 16:40:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated cost of the repairs backlog was in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010, and PQ 291005 for repair work orders from September 2018 to August 2019</p> question first answered 22/10/2019 16:40:20
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150359

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	17/10/2019
	date tabled	17/10/2019
	ddp created	17/10/2019 17:42:22
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/10/2019 17:47:02 22/10/2019 17:12:56
	hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	1744
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/10/2019 16:40:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost of outstanding repairs is by prison.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1744
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1744
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010, and PQ 291005 for repair work orders from September 2018 to August 2019</p> question first answered 22/10/2019 16:40:20
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150362

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	17/10/2019
	date tabled	17/10/2019
	ddp created	17/10/2019 17:42:30
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	17/10/2019 17:55:12 22/10/2019 15:39:06
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	identifier	1747
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/10/2019 15:07:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his oral contribution at the Justice Select Committee on 16 October 2019, what the total funding applied for by the Department was in the Spending Round 2019.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1747
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1747
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In our Spending Round 2019 request, the Ministry of Justice sought funding for the department’s key priorities. This included funding to prepare for Brexit, to ensure the effective operation of the courts and tribunals system, to deliver a strong probation service, and to support a prisons system which provides decent and safe accommodation, and reduces reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry was successful in securing a 4.9% real term increase in our fiscal resource funding for the next financial year, having agreed a settlement of £8.142bn. In addition to our resource budget we also agreed a capital settlement for 2020-21 of £620m.</p><p> </p><p>We have subsequently agreed additional funding for 2020-21 of £156m to further invest in custodial maintenance. Our revised settlement for 2020-21 is £8.198bn fiscal resource and £720m capital. We are now in the process of setting internal budget allocations to ensure this budget delivers our priorities as effectively as possible.</p> question first answered 22/10/2019 15:07:25
	creator	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150691

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	18/10/2019
	date tabled	18/10/2019
	ddp created	18/10/2019 14:12:52
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/10/2019 14:17:00 28/10/2019 17:57:03
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	1902
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/10/2019 17:25:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of prisoners who leave custody each month who (a) are eligible for universal credit and (b) apply for that benefit at the point of their release from prison.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1902
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1902
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We recognise that many prison leavers rely on the benefits system to ensure they are able to pay for accommodation and living costs upon release from custody. We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure prisoners can access Universal Credit as soon as possible on release.</p><p> </p><p>We do not, however, hold data on the proportion of prisoners who leave custody each month who (a) are eligible for universal credit or (b) apply for that benefit at the point of their release from prison centrally and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Although the data is not directly comparable, statistics from the 2013 MoJ/DWP/HMRC data share suggested that demand for out-of-work benefits is high. The report found that over half of offenders released from prison were claiming out-of-work benefits one month after release and that two-thirds of working age offenders claimed at least one out-of-work benefit at some point in the two years following their conviction/caution or release from prison in 2010/2011.</p> question first answered 28/10/2019 17:25:44
	creator	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1150692

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	18/10/2019
	date tabled	18/10/2019
	ddp created	18/10/2019 14:12:55
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/10/2019 14:17:02 28/10/2019 17:58:02
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	1903
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/10/2019 17:26:32
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on arrangements for prisoners to apply for universal credit (a) prior to and (b) no later than their release from custody.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1903
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1903
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ministry of Justice and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ministers regularly meet, the last time being in July 2019, and will meet again soon. In the July meeting, both departments were keen to progress work to better prepare prisoners for release, including improving access to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP has piloted a number of changes that will support offenders making claims prior to release. We are working closely with the DWP to take forward the learning from these pilots. One area that the pilots highlighted was the important role that dedicated DWP Prison Work Coaches play in our prison system to ensure access to Universal Credit. We continue to work with DWP to help support these work coaches, and to ensure they have both the right physical environment and information on and access to prisoners required for efficient working.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2019, we published the National Partnership Agreement with the DWP. This sets out how the departments will collaborate to improve access to Universal Credit for prison leavers to ensure they have timely access to financial support on release.</p> question first answered 28/10/2019 17:26:32
	creator	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds