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1132764

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress the Government has made on making medical cannabis available to people who need it.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	911421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government acted swiftly to change the law and those patients for whom it is clinically appropriate can be prescribed medicinal cannabis. It is a clinical decision whether to prescribe, and prescriptions of medicinal cannabis are available, and being issued where it is judged clinically appropriate for the patient.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/06/2019 16:50:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1129534

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Minority Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Wilton Park Statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises, published on 9 May.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
	uin	HL16019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>DFID has reviewed and assessed the Wilton Park Statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises. The Wilton Park Conference brought together and found common ground between an unprecedented gathering of human rights activists, humanitarian organisations, representatives of governments and international organisations and faith groups. The statement illustrates how the different approaches can be complimentary. Whilst clearly recognising that humanitarian responses have to be guided by the principles of impartiality and assistance provided on the basis of need alone, the statement provides guidance to assist humanitarian practitioners determine whether vulnerable groups and religious minorities are most at risk and how to encourage and facilitate the participation and partnership of local and national religious communities in determining specific needs of vulnerable religious minority individuals and communities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/06/2019 16:47:42 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

1129535

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Minority Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations set out in the Wilton Park Statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises, published on 9 May.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
	uin	HL16020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>DFID has reviewed and assessed the Wilton Park Statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises. Policy Teams will investigate how to incorporate the recommendations into their policy plans.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/06/2019 16:47:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

1132067

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what further steps her Department plans to take to prepare for the UK leaving the EU on 31 October 2019 without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	264305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>We remain focused on ensuring our smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>As a responsible Government we have been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for over two years.</p><p> </p><p>In light of the agreed extension to the EU Exit date, Departments are making sensible decisions about the timing and pace at which some of this work is progressing. We continue to prepare for all Brexit scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/06/2019 16:45:59 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1131307

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Digital Technology
	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 the digitisation of the Probate Service.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	263130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 amendments to the non-contentious probate rules enabled personal applications to be submitted online. This service is assessed through a range of measures, such as user feedback and user satisfaction. Of 4,995 responses from users who submitted their application online 93% indicated, from five feedback options, that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the online application service provided. The online system is being continually improved and developed as a result of the feedback provided.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/06/2019 16:44:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

1131308

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the level of delays in the granting of probate as a consequence of the transition to the new online probate system.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	263131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Urgent action has been taken to address the delays which have been experienced in the probate service. Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service is increasing staffing levels and further improving the digital service to help reduce waiting times.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/06/2019 16:45:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

1131309

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the new digital probate system will be fully functional.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	263132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The new digital case management system is fully functional and the online service for personal applicants to apply for probate, where the deceased has left a Will, has been publicly available since July 2018. Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service plans to have online services available in probate for all user groups and types of probate applications by the end of Autumn 2019.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/06/2019 16:46:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

1132156

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts and Probation: 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 11 March 2019 to Question 227393, whether the review into the causes of the probation and courts IT systems failure in January 2019 has been completed; and if he will publish that report.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	264473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent review commissioned by the Permanent Secretary was finalised in May. To protect the department’s security and commercial interests we will not be publishing this report. I can confirm that the report found that three separate and unrelated issues occurred at the same time, creating significant business impact. Steps have already been taken to learn lessons from these incidents. We are working closely with our suppliers to make sure that diligent care is taken of the department's infrastructure, accompanied by a more robust internal capability to control and manage our vital services.</p><p> </p><p>An updated business continuity plan for the department will be completed this month; that plan will include specific scenarios around significant IT failure covering one or more of our agencies. We are also reviewing the monitoring applied to the core networking infrastructure to provide us with earlier sight of any future problems. There was no evidence of any foul play, and no data was lost during the incident.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 16:49:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1132157

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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, what records his Department holds on the staff to prisoner ratio in privately operated prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	264474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>As we have previously stated all staffing matters, including the responsibility for ensuring the availability of sufficiently trained and experienced staff to maintain safe and decent prisons, lies with Contractors. There is no requirement in the contracts to agree staffing levels with the Ministry of Justice. Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate and I can assure you that performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><p> </p><p>Prison population statistics are regularly published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below displays the most recent figures that the Ministry of Justice has for the number of funded posts for Prison Custody Officers at each privately managed prison and the dates that these relate to.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>287.12</p></td><td><p>76.2</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>218.5</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/06/19</p></td><td><p>31/05/19</p></td><td><p>01/03/19</p></td><td><p>01/05/19</p></td><td><p>31/05/19</p></td><td><p>31/05/19</p></td><td><p>01/05/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>Thameside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>228.2</p></td><td><p>234.5</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>320.4</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/05/19</p></td><td><p>01/05/19</p></td><td><p>01/05/19</p></td><td><p>01/05/19</p></td><td><p>01/04/19</p></td><td><p>01/05/19</p></td><td><p>31/05/19</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 16:50:42 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1132022

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have received a custodial sentence for failure to pay the television license fee in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	264316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Failure to pay television licence fees is not an imprisonable offence. However, courts have power to commit to prison for failure to pay criminal fines, which can be imposed for non-payment of television licence fees.</p><p>The number of committals to prison imposed in the last five years for failure to pay fines imposed for non-payment of the BBC licence fee can be viewed in the table.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 16:53:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ 264316_final.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham