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1698711

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	902215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>This Government has introduced a comprehensive legislative framework to prevent violence against women, including our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>We have pioneered the creation of new offences including coercive control, non-fatal strangulation and intimate image abuse; more than doubled the number of adult rape cases reaching court compared to when we commissioned our End-to-End Rape Review; and made sure that sentences for adult rape are almost 40% longer than they were in 2010.</p><p>And through our Sentencing Bill, we will ensure that rapists and serious sexual offenders spend the entirety of their custodial sentence behind bars, without possibility of parole.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 902214 902220 question first answered 26/03/2024 18:26:02 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1613163

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Metals: Theft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many scrap metal operators were prosecuted for (a) not holding a licence and (b) paying cash for scrap metal in the last three years; and how many and what proportion of those prosecutions resulted in a conviction.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	182149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for offences under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (offence code 19534) within the last three years, in the following tool:</p><ul><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence Data Tool: June 2022</a>.</li></ul><p>A breakdown of the prosecutions and convictions for (a) not holding a licence and (b) paying cash for scrap metal for year ending June 2020 to year ending June 2022, issued at all courts in England and Wales, has been provided in Table 1 on a principal offence basis.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 26/04/2023 09:32:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2023-04-26 PQ 182149 table.xlsx title Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 table
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1379100

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on the suitability and safety of women prison officers carrying out their duties between the ages of 60 and 68.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	75877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Prison officers need to be capable of performing specific tasks to a certain standard to ensure their safety and the safety of everyone else, including prisoners and work colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>All prison officers who joined after 1 April 2001 must pass an annual fitness test in order to remain in a prison officer role. Staff who do not meet the annual fitness test standard will be provided with advice and support by a fitness assessor on achieving and maintaining the required fitness level. Following an Occupational Health (OH) referral, management can discuss and consider options for redeployment to roles that don’t require the Prison Officer fitness level.</p><p> </p><p>There are many factors which determine a person’s ability to pass a fitness test which are often not determined by age, sex or gender alone. No adjustment to the fitness test is made based on age, sex or gender because they are not the determining factor on passing the test and fitness levels between employees of either sex or gender at all ages can vary. Adjustments are considered and may be offered on the advice of an occupational health practitioner.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/11/2021 14:47:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1170414

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Disasters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to establish an independent public advocate.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting bereaved families after public disasters and during public inquests.</p><p>We have consulted on proposals to establish an independent public advocate and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/01/2020 13:54:55 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1088508

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Justice of 4 March 2019, Official Report, column 698 on the Privatised Probation System, when he plans to meet with the hon. Member for Sefton and the family of Sam Cook.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	232002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>My private office has contacted the hon. Member’s office and will arrange a meeting in due course.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/03/2019 16:05:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1056890

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Sefton Central on 5 February 2019 Official Report column 159, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the system of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder courts used in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	218300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>My Department has not previously made an assessment of adopting the system of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder courts used in Manitoba.</p><p> </p><p>Courts already make special arrangements for defendants with learning disabilities by adapting the trial process to address their specific communication and other needs. We take this approach for defendants with a variety of special needs; it is generally preferable to specialised courts which create inflexibility in the system, slow down court processes and can negatively impact other court users facing different challenges and vulnerabilities. We are working with NHS England and others to ensure that needs are identified early in the criminal justice process and offenders have access to the right treatment and support once they have been through the courts.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/02/2019 15:42:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 101489 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

782847

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Profession
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to support the UK legal services sector before and after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	111142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in the provision of legal services and English law has a reputation for excellence across the world. The reputation of the UK’s Courts, Judiciary and legal services sector will continue after we leave the EU, and we will build on this to make the most of the opportunities of post-Brexit global Britain. We also continue to promote our excellent legal services overseas, and launched our ‘Legal Services are GREAT’ campaign last month, to highlight the UK’s position as a premier legal centre.”</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/11/2017 14:48:45 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758276

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	9010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry has several statutory obligations to provide interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings. This includes a contract for the provision of British Sign Language, which is made available wherever required across the Ministry, its executive agencies and arm length bodies, and other organisations in the justice sector who use the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 15/09/2017 13:11:13 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

433270

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Standards
	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 30 November 2015 to Question 17450, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	18177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has improved its performance in recent years from closing 947 cases in 2010/11 to closing 1,632 cases in 2014/15. The CCRC has also recently undertaken a review of working practices that is expected to lead to further improvements.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/12/2015 13:57:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

432026

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	James Thompson
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make representations to the Criminal Cases Review Commission to open an investigation into the case of James Thompson.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>As I stated in response to Questions 14066 and 16560, although the Criminal Cases Review Commission is funded by my Department, it is entirely independent of Government, and Ministers cannot, and should not, attempt to intervene in its reviews or decisions.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 30/11/2015 13:16:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson