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670302

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 130 of her Department's consultation entitled, Reforming the Soft Tissue Injury Claims Process, published in November 2016, what the evidential basis is for the assertion that credit hire costs added up to £10 per policy to car insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	59029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text The range of £3 to £10 which formed part of the call for evidence section of the consultation document was based on figures from a variety of reports and investigations carried out by the Office of Fair Trading, the Competition Commission, the Competition and Markets Authority and from industry sources. answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 12/01/2017 17:50:03 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

1546820

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Employment Schemes
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 help offenders find employment following release from prison.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	99984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>We have put in place a series of measures to give prisoners the chance to work while in prison, while released on temporary licence, and following release. Dedicated Prison Employment Leads will identify candidates and match them to jobs. They will also oversee our new Employment Hubs, where prisoners can access support with job applications.</p><p>Building strong links with employers is a key part of the steps we are taking. We are working with James Timpson to roll out Employment Advisory Boards, which will link prisons with industry, so that local businesses can provide challenge and advice on the training prisoners can be given in prison to meet the needs of the local labour market.</p><p>We are on track to roll out Prison Employment Leads, Employment Hubs and Employment Advisory Boards across all 92 resettlement prisons by April 2023.</p><p>We have recently changed the law so that prisoners can become apprentices. The first prisoner apprentices started on 30 September and employers recruiting prisoner apprentices include construction firm Kier Group.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/12/2022 09:52:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

964643

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	Prisons: Synthetic Cannabinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the usage of Spice in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	169856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We have made it a criminal offence to possess new psychoactive substances in prison and trained more than 300 sniffer dogs specifically to detect these drugs.</p><p>We have launched a Drugs Taskforce, working with law enforcement and health partners from across government to restrict supply, reduce demand and build recovery from drug use, including psychoactive substances.</p><p>Our Taskforce is working with 10 of the most challenging prisons to understand their situation and will invest £6 million to tackle drug supply in these establishments, alongside its wider work to provide support and guidance across the prison estate.</p><p>We are also adopting pioneering approaches such as our ‘Drug Recovery Prison’ pilot at HMP Holme House, which is leading the way in tackling the supply of drugs and putting offenders on a long-term path to recovery.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/09/2018 13:29:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1402688

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the proportion of the population eligible for the legal aid scheme in 2020-21 compared with 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	103681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>We do not have comparative assessments of the proportion of the population eligible for legal aid in 2010-11 or 2020-21.</p><p>In 2019, we announced a comprehensive review of the legal aid means test. The review is assessing the effectiveness with which the means test protects access to justice, and we hope to publish the review alongside a public consultation shortly. Alongside our policy proposals, this will include estimates of legal aid eligibility.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/01/2022 12:53:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

389261

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders in custody (a) committed suicide and (b) self-harmed in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	6765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to protecting the safety of young people in custody. All establishments who hold young people are required to have procedures in place to identify, manage and support young people who are at risk of harm to themselves.</p><p> </p><p>There were six self-inflicted deaths in under-18 custody between 2005 and 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on self-harm in youth custody are provided in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Statistics publication, published annually in January. The most recent statistics can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2013-to-2014).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/07/2015 13:43:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

1282732

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support his Department is providing to HM Courts and Tribunals Service in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	911696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>To ensure the safety of the physical estate and continue our efforts to tackle demand on the system we invested £142m in court buildings and facilities, and a further £110m to make the estate Covid-secure, recruit 1,600 additional staff, and create more Nightingale Courts.</p><p> </p><p>This funding – the largest investment in justice for decades – helped the system to turn a corner in December 2020 so that we were closing the same number of cases as before the pandemic in almost all jurisdictions, including Crown Courts.</p><p> </p><p>There is further to go, and through our Spending Review settlement, we have secured significant additional funding next financial year to recover our courts and tribunals system.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/02/2021 17:56:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

882386

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	Suspended Sentences
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 sentences for each category of criminal offence resulted in suspended sentences.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	135324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>This information is available in the “criminal justice statistics outcomes by offence tool” at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/04/2018 15:51:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1626208

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of the roll-out of body-worn cameras to prison staff and (b) impact of such cameras on (i) safety and (ii) security in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	184184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The roll-out of body worn video cameras to all prison officers on duty in public sector prisons was completed in March 2023. The roll-out has more than doubled the availability of cameras to staff, enabling every band 3-5 operational member of staff on shift to wear one.</p><p> </p><p>We will be assessing the impact of the cameras over the next year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/05/2023 14:23:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1673681

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of (a) the adequacy of the support provided to people making complaints against solicitors and (b) the potential merits of (i) increasing the support provided throughout the complaints process and (ii) simplifying the complaints process.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	4248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The legal profession in England and Wales together with its regulators, operates independently of the Government. The responsibility for regulating the sector sits with the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board (LSB).</p><p>The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the approved regulator for solicitors. The SRA is responsible for handling complaints regarding solicitor conduct, complaints can be made via their website at <a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/" target="_blank">https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/</a>.</p><p>If a consumer is dissatisfied with the service provided by a solicitor, they can log a complaint with the Legal Ombudsman. This can be done via their website at <a href="https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/make-a-complaint/" target="_blank">https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/make-a-complaint/</a>.</p><p>The LSB recently led a consultation (24 August – 17 November 2023) on proposals to ensure that people who use legal services have access to fair and effective complaint procedures. The proposals aim to strengthen consumer protection and improve the overall quality and standards of legal services.</p><p>Their new proposal focuses on bettering the current complaints procedures. It sets clear outcomes for regulators to deliver, including collecting and analysing intelligence on complaints to support the best possible redress system, as well as fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement. By engaging regulators on key issues, the LSB aims to drive higher standards in the provision of legal services across the board. The LSB will consider the feedback they receive and in turn make appropriate changes to their draft policy. A response to their consultation will be issued in early 2024, alongside the final Requirements, Guidance and statement of policy.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 06/12/2023 17:48:19 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1673680

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to ensure that people who have lost a court case a result of a solicitor's negligence are able to access legal redress in the event that the law firm for which that solicitor worked has gone out of business.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	4247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of Government. The responsibility for regulating the sector sits with the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board (LSB). There are several routes in place to ensure consumers have access to legal redress in the event of the collapse of their solicitor’s law firm.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) deals with service complaints against regulated legal services providers – including those who are no longer operational. Their website provides information with regards to the different routes available for consumers depending on their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>If an Ombudsman has made a final decision against a closed legal service provider and the consumer has not received any redress, they can decide to enforce the Ombudsman’s decision in court or make a complaint against the firm’s indemnity insurance. The Ombudsman can help consumers with finding contact details for relevant indemnity insurers.</p><p> </p><p>The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) also considers redress where consumers have lost money as a result of fundamental ethical failures by solicitors that they regulate. Consumers affected by said issues may be able to claim against the provider’s indemnity insurer or the ‘Solicitors Indemnity Fund’ via the SRA’s website, in certain circumstances. The SRA offers support to members of the public in making claims and the relevant form can be found on their website at: <a href="http://www.sra.org.uk/sra-managing-sif" target="_blank">www.sra.org.uk/sra-managing-sif</a> . They also may be able to apply to the SRA’s compensation fund if they believe a solicitor owes them money or believe their loss relates to services provided by a solicitor. The form and guidance on this can be found on the SRA’s website at <a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/compensation-fund/application-process/" target="_blank">https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/compensation-fund/application-process/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 06/12/2023 17:46:52 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore