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1315396

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support victims of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	900164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a top priority across Government, and we are determined to transform the response to this abhorrent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We passed our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill on 29 April and our forthcoming Victims’ Bill will further transform victims’ experience of the criminal justice system and we have provided unprecedented funding for domestic abuse since the pandemic began, including £51m boost for specialist support services to support victims through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/05/2021 15:46:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1608531

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report of the APPG on Restorative Justice entitled Restorative Justice Inquiry Report, published in 2022, whether his Department plans to publish an updated Restorative Justice Action Plan for the Criminal Justice System.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	176713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting restorative justice as a way to help victims cope and, as far as possible, recover from the impact of crime. That is why, under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (‘the Victims’ Code’), all adult victims must be told about the option of restorative justice and how to access it. We also provide Police and Crime Commissioners with grant funding for victim support services, including restorative justice services. They are best placed to assess local need and commission services based on the needs of the population in the local area. Restorative justice services should be targeted to the most appropriate cases, where we have clear evidence for the benefits of that approach and should only take place when both the victim and the offender agree, and it is considered safe.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS has work underway to look at how to better support MoJ funded restorative justice. This work is aimed at identifying the factors supporting quality practice and to test effective, evidence-based access to, and delivery of RJ services.  HMPPS will also work with PCC areas to improve referrals to RJ services. Once complete HMPPS will share the lessons learned more widely.</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently plan to publish a restorative justice action plan because it is not clear that this is necessary or an appropriate fit with the existing activity to improve the consistent and targeted provision of restorative justice services at a local level.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 176712 question first answered 17/04/2023 08:18:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

882438

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018, Spring Statement, HCWS 540, if he will publish a list of where the £17.3 million in EU exit funding for his Department will be allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	135500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The MoJ has been allocated £17.3 million for essential EU exit preparations in 2018-19. This will cover additional staff and other requirements to prepare for EU Exit preparations, funding to support judicial functions, and some technical preparations in Courts and the Legal Aid Agency. As with all Reserve funding, finalised allocations will be confirmed at Supplementary estimates 2018-19 in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/04/2018 16:55:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

756875

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which EU legislation within his Department's responsibilities will (a) be incorporated into UK law through the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and (b) require to be amended under powers in that Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	7917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.</p><p>The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Government’s current estimate is that we will need to make between 800 and 1,000 statutory instruments to make exit a reality in UK law.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for EU legislation in fields such as civil and family justice, legal aid, legal services and some aspects of criminal justice.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 12/09/2017 16:06:50 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

997247

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Jersey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the UK Government is including Jersey into its no-deal contingency planning.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	184841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Yes. Technical discussions to support the Crown Dependencies’ own contingency planning are taking place on a regular basis. Jersey’s Minister for External Relations, and the Chief Ministers of Guernsey and the Isle of Man, last month met with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for Contingency Planning at the Department for Exiting the European Union to discuss this work.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/11/2018 17:18:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988638

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	European Convention on Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans for the European Convention on Human Rights to remain in force when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	180064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK will remain a party to the ECHR after it has left the European Union. The decision to leave the European Union does not change our strong commitment to recognising and respecting human rights.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/10/2018 16:30:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1647989

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken recent steps to increase the use of restorative justice.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
	uin	905651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Restorative justice is a valuable approach, but it is not appropriate in all cases. The welfare and safety of the victim is paramount, so restorative justice will only occur where it is safe and appropriate, and both the victim and the offender consent.</p><p>In the right cases restorative justice can have a powerful impact on victims and reduce reoffending too.</p><p>HMPPS has published an operational framework on restorative justice to support its use in suitable cases and ensure consistent referral processes between PCCs, prisons and probation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/06/2023 14:14:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

988001

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	179075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search”</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has reviewed its standard forms of contract. There are clauses about interaction between the parties, how to protect the parties’ best interests and safeguard commercial and sensitive information which have been present in government contracts for a long time. These clauses are not intended to stop criticism of Ministers, the Department or its policies.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/10/2018 11:24:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964443

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse of his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Like all government departments, the UK’s departure from the European Union impacts upon most areas of departmental business within the Ministry of Justice. Given the close interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it is not possible to provide a precise figure on the total costs to the department, including additional staffing costs, of preparatory work for leaving the EU since 23 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><p>- £412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>- £286m of additional funding for 2017-18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 2017-18).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>- Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 2018-19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March 2018. (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor also set aside £1.5 billion of additional funding for EU Exit preparations in 2019-20. Departments will be invited to bid for 2019-20 EU Exit preparation funding later in the year. Details of timings and process will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 168918 168935 question first answered 11/09/2018 13:18:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964527

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of his Department hiring additional staff to cover issues related to the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Like all government departments, the UK’s departure from the European Union impacts upon most areas of departmental business within the Ministry of Justice. Given the close interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it is not possible to provide a precise figure on the total costs to the department, including additional staffing costs, of preparatory work for leaving the EU since 23 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><p>- £412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>- £286m of additional funding for 2017-18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 2017-18).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>- Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 2018-19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March 2018. (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor also set aside £1.5 billion of additional funding for EU Exit preparations in 2019-20. Departments will be invited to bid for 2019-20 EU Exit preparation funding later in the year. Details of timings and process will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 168903 168918 question first answered 11/09/2018 13:18:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake