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60947

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Staff within the Ministry of Justice (MoJ HQ), HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS), National Offender Management Service (NOMS), Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA) can, but are not compelled to, declare their ethnicity. Consequently, definitive figures for the proportion of white British staff who have been dismissed or subject to formal disciplinary proceedings over the last five financial years cannot be provided.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ Diversity report for 2012/2013 provides an overview of information on staff grievances, investigations, conduct and discipline. This can be found at the following link: <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279638/moj-diversity-data-report-2012-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279638/moj-diversity-data-report-2012-13.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p><p>This information has not been collated or published in respect of earlier financial years.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 199912 question first answered 17/06/2014 16:41:55 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60948

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	199912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Staff within the Ministry of Justice (MoJ HQ), HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS), National Offender Management Service (NOMS), Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA) can, but are not compelled to, declare their ethnicity. Consequently, definitive figures for the proportion of white British staff who have been dismissed or subject to formal disciplinary proceedings over the last five financial years cannot be provided.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ Diversity report for 2012/2013 provides an overview of information on staff grievances, investigations, conduct and discipline. This can be found at the following link: <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279638/moj-diversity-data-report-2012-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279638/moj-diversity-data-report-2012-13.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p><p>This information has not been collated or published in respect of earlier financial years.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 199890 question first answered 17/06/2014 16:41:55 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

62961

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to raise awareness amongst Muslim couples that Islamic marriages without a legal component are not recognised in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text A small working group of internal and external stakeholders was established by the MoJ in 2012 to consider why so few mosques are registered for the purpose of conducting marriages. The working group has been exploring what more could be done in communications and guidance within the existing legal framework. The group is also examining how community led approaches could raise awareness of religious marriages which are not recognised by the state and the potential legal consequences. answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/07/2014 16:53:02 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

62963

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to encourage mosques to register with the General Registry Office to perform civil marriages and partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A small working group of internal and external stakeholders was established by the Ministry of Justice in 2012 to consider the reasons why so few mosques are registered for the purpose of conducting marriages, and explore what more might be done by Government and others to raise awareness of registration and its benefits. The group is also exploring how community-led approaches could raise awareness of ‘marriages which are not recognised by the state and the potential legal consequences.</p><p> </p><p>The General Register Office is content to work with interested parties to see what might be done in the area of communications and guidance within the existing legal framework . The group is also raising awareness of religious marriages not recognised by the state and the potential legal consequences.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/07/2014 16:54:15 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

62980

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Islam
	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 provide support for and protect the rights of Muslim women in unrecognised marriages in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the protection and promotion of the rights of women, families and children. This includes raising awareness of the legal consequences of 'religious only' marriages and encouraging mosques to register in order to be able to carry out legally recognised marriages in their various facilities.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 25/06/2014 14:42:51 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

62981

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Muslim Institute, (b) the Muslim Council of Great Britain and (c) the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain on the legal status of Islamic marriages in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	201473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>I have not discussed the legal status of Islamic marriages with any of the organisations listed.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change the law to recognise in English law Muslim marriages and divorces which do not conform to the Marriage Act 1949.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 25/06/2014 14:45:57 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

48295

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will introduce legislative proposals to protect police dogs by recognising them as an extension of their handler as a police officer.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees that attacks of any sort on police dogs, horses or any other police animal should be dealt with severely under the criminal law. However, it is not necessary to create a new offence in order to do this.</p><p> </p><p>An attack on a police dog can be treated as animal cruelty under s4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The maximum penalty is six months imprisonment, or a fine of up to £20,000, or both.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48330

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	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 January 2014, Official Report, columns 649-50W on judges: housing, when he expects the review of the spend on judges' lodging to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We expect the review of spend on judges' lodgings to conclude before the summer.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

76507

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will replicate for victims and survivors of Northern Ireland-related acts of terrorism in Great Britain the support services available in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	204452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I can confirm that in 2013 the Government published a revised Code of Practice for Victims of Crime which sets out the entitlements of victims to support including enhanced support for victims of more serious crime including families bereaved by crime.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is making available more funding than ever before to support all victims of crime, almost doubling current funding with a potential budget of up to £100m to help them cope and where possible recover from the impact that crime has had on their lives.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Ministry of Justice has provided funding to Victim Support to run the national Homicide Service which provides tailored and intensive support to families bereaved by homicide after 2010 based on need. This includes practical support such as help funeral arrangements, bank accounts, forming employers and schools, preparing bereaved families to attend court and the provision of legal services. From October 2014, Victim Support will run a newly enhanced national Homicide Service for those bereaved after 2010 which in addition to providing of existing services will incorporate specialist trauma and bereavement counselling for both adults and children and for the first time peer support.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice also provides separate funding to a number of peer support and specialist therapy organisations which can support those bereaved by homicide.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 is available to compensate blameless victims of violent crime. The Scheme is available for people injured in Great Britain and focuses on paying compensation to direct victims of a crime of violence. Northern Ireland has its own scheme, as do many other countries.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 October 2014, the majority of support services for victims of crime will be locally commissioned by Police and Crime Commissioners. With their knowledge of local victims' needs and priorities, PCCs are uniquely placed to ensure that funding is targeted according to need.</p><p> </p><p>Individual victims and survivors of Northern-Ireland related acts of terrorism who are resident in England and Wales are able to apply for funding from the Victims and Survivors Service (VSS) in Northern Ireland. The VSS is the main funder of victims' groups in Northern Ireland and provides a tailored package to meet the individual needs of victims and survivors including counselling, physiotherapy and the purchase of equipment such as wheelchairs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 14:15:32 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

76508

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research the Government has commissioned on the educational, psychological, welfare, justice and related needs of victims and survivors of Northern Ireland-related acts of terrorism in Great Britain; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	204451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Government has not commissioned specific research into victims and survivors of Northern Ireland-related acts of terrorism who reside inGreat Britain. In 2012 the Ministry of Justice commissioned and published an Evidence and Practice Review which looked in depth at the needs of victims inEngland andWales. This has informed both the commissioning approach to national services for victims such as the Homicide Service and the development of an outcomes-based commissioning framework to be drawn upon by Police and Crime Commissioners when commissioning local services for victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that victims of the most serious crimes should receive enhanced entitlements to support from the Criminal Justice organisations in England and Wales, and this is set out in the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime published in October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 204450 question first answered 15/07/2014 16:42:25 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey