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833696

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether access to justice will be used as a criteria by his Department to assess the performance of (a) PwC and (b) other contractors in the delivery of digital courts reform contracts.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	125455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Court reform is designed to improve our courts, which includes people’s ability to access justice. Various suppliers are enabling the department to deliver against our court reform goals, and contractual arrangements are in place to ensure they deliver our requirements.</p><p>The PwC arrangement does not include any prima facie assessment of performance related to access to justice. There are other performance related measures applied to that contract to enable PwC support the department.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/02/2018 17:52:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

833763

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced to custodial sentences in (a) men's and (b) women's prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	125521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Data on admissions to custody following sentence, covering 2010 to 2016, is published online and can be found in table 2.6 in the following link.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610978/receptions-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610978/receptions-2016.xlsx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/02/2018 09:40:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

833764

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were currently serving or had previously served in HM Armed Forces were sentenced to custodial sentences in (a) men's and (b) women's prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	125522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide a breakdown as requested for those who have served in the armed forces. The Ministry began collecting data on service in the armed forces from 2015. All newly received offenders into custody (convicted or remanded) are now asked on reception if they have served in the armed forces. Latest figures published in October 2017 show approximately 3% of offenders who responded to the question were former members of the armed forces. This has been a similar level to the previous four quarters. Due to the very small number of female ex-armed service personnel in prisons this number is not split by gender.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners who choose to identify as veterans are given access to available specialist support via the armed forces. This includes support for issues such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that may affect them following their service. Additional support can be offered by military service charities working with prisons and rehabilitation services.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2018 14:46:38 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

833777

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of the first women getting the right to vote in 1918.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	125535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has set aside £5m to celebrate this milestone in British democracy.</p><p> </p><p>In the Autumn budget, the Chancellor announced that £1.2million of the centenary fund would go directly to seven centenary cities and towns in England with a strong suffrage history, to strengthen the reach and legacy of regional activity to inspire a new generation with this story.</p><p> </p><p>A further £1.5million will be available to organisations and communities through a grants scheme. Online applications opened in January, and further information can be found at: www.womensvotecentenaryfund.co.uk</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is dedicated to achieving gender equality both in the workplace and in our justice system. The department’s Gender Equality Forum is organising a series of events to celebrate and commemorate the centenary of women’s suffrage as well as International Women’s Day on the 8<sup>th</sup> March.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2018 14:15:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

833778

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on the post-implementation review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	125536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to undertaking a post-implementation review on the impact of the changes brought about by LASPO and publishing it later this year.</p><p>The post-implementation review is an evidence-based assessment of changes brought about by LASPO; this involves analysing evidence and consulting with expert panels and interested parties.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/02/2018 14:01:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

833818

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contracts to outsource facilities management in prisons, signed in 2014 what the agreed charge was for (a) replacing a broken window, (b) replacing a lock, (c) cleaning up a spillage, (d) fixing a toilet seat and (e) screening a shower.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	125576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The facilities management contracts for prisons with Carillion and Amey were signed in 2015. Where repairs are required due to wear and tear costs up to £750 are absorbed by the supplier as part of its fixed fee. Any costs over £750, or any repairs required due to vandalism are payable by the Department. The contract doesn’t contain an agreed charge for these work types due to their heterogenous nature. Instead, in accordance with the NEC3 contract, the Department pays the defined cost of the repair, i.e. the actual cost of the repair. The Department closely reviews defined costs to ensure that they are at open Market value and offer the Department value for money.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2018 14:17:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

833836

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of tribunal appeals against (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment support allowance assessments were successful in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, and (c) the North East in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	125594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>Information about the volumes and outcomes of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p><p> </p><p>(a) The information provided below is a further breakdown of these data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Proportion of Personal Independence Payment[1] appeals decided in favour of the appellant<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>October 2016- September 2017<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jarrow and South Tyneside<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>56%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCTS North East Region</p></td><td><p><em>59%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Personal Independence Payment replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 from 8 April 2013.</p><p><sup>2</sup> % in favour provides the number of appeals where the decision was found in the favour of the appellant as a percentage of the total number of appeals disposed of (this is inclusive of both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need of a Tribunal hearing).</p><p><sup>3</sup> The latest period for which data are available.</p><p><sup>4</sup> Social Security and Child Support data are attributed to the hearing venue nearest to the appellants’ home address. For appellants living in Jarrow and South Tyneside appeals are attributed to the South Shields venue.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/04/2018 09:54:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

833841

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Gender Dysphoria
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 (a) reduce instances of attempted suicide and (b) improve the mental health in respect of prisoners diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 we reviewed the care and management of transgender offenders and a new instruction and guidance for staff was published and became operational in January 2017. Transgender prisoners are viewed as an ‘at-risk’ group in terms of suicide and self-harm. Assessment Care in Custody Team (ACCT) procedures are used for any prisoner at risk of suicide or self-harm. In March 2017 we issued guidance to prison staff about the risks and triggers for self-harm in this group, along with more general advice, to enable them better to support transgender prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>Where a prisoner has a diagnosis of gender dysphoria a local transgender case board will be convened within three days of their reception to agree a tailored approach to their wider care and management, including their health and social care needs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2018 14:13:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

833856

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of apprentices who (a) were employed by Carillion in relation to the prison maintenance contract and (b) will be taken on as apprentices by Gov Facility Services Limited.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	125614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Any apprentices employed by Carillion in relation to the prison maintenance contract will be taken on as apprentices by Gov Facility Services Limited</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2018 14:18:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

833910

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals
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 reduce tribunal waiting times.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	125668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is committed to reducing waiting times across all tribunals wherever possible. Recent initiatives include working with the judiciary to maximise the effectiveness of listing and case management practices as well as the greater use of fee paid judiciary to ensure waiting times are minimised. HMCTS is also working with the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice to recruit additional judges and judicial office holders to provide long-term capacity in the tribunals.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/02/2018 14:14:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore