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1386953

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date	10/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to begin recording data on prisoners' family circumstances and caring responsibilities as set out in the Prisons Strategy White Paper; and what data will be recorded.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	90858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>We know that supporting and maintaining positive family relationships is an important factor in reducing reoffending, and positive family relationships have been identified as a protective factor in the desistance from crime.</p><p>The Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCST) is completed in the first few days following entry to prison, which includes information concerning a prisoner’s parental responsibilities. We intend to amend the BCST questions in the first quarter of next year to enable the recording of data on prisoners’ family circumstances and caring responsibilities. Once those changes have been made, we will be able to access this information centrally.</p><p>As part of the work delivering on the recommendations arising from Lord Farmers reports into strengthening family ties and intergenerational offending, we will work with other government departments to commission updated research to improve our collective understanding of the overall number of children affected by parental incarceration and the likelihood of those children becoming offenders themselves. We are currently in the process of scoping this research project and will be looking to take this work forward next year. Once we have the research planned, we will then be able to advise regarding when this may be published.</p><p>We appreciate that circumstances of an individual’s background or the nature of their offending might mean it is inappropriate or impossible for a prisoner to engage with their family. As part of the work taken forward through the auspices of implementing Lord Farmers recommendations, Governors are empowered to investigate alternative options, which will support those individuals, ensuring that they receive the same benefits towards rehabilitation.</p><p>A pilot led by the Innovations Unit is starting in the New Year in HMP Brinsford initially, before moving to HMP Swinfen Hall. It is funded by the Local Leadership and Innovations fund and looks to adapt the Life Long Links Initiative, which is run in some local authorities, for those in custody. This initiative involves identifying people who were a significant and a positive influence on the young person in prison and then inviting them to pledge support through their time in custody and after they have been released.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 90859 90861 question first answered 16/12/2021 17:17:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1386955

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the planned publication date is for the collection of research into the numbers of children affected by parental incarceration as referred to in the Prisons Strategy White Paper; and what steps his Department is taking to address the specific needs of that group of children.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	90859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>We know that supporting and maintaining positive family relationships is an important factor in reducing reoffending, and positive family relationships have been identified as a protective factor in the desistance from crime.</p><p>The Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCST) is completed in the first few days following entry to prison, which includes information concerning a prisoner’s parental responsibilities. We intend to amend the BCST questions in the first quarter of next year to enable the recording of data on prisoners’ family circumstances and caring responsibilities. Once those changes have been made, we will be able to access this information centrally.</p><p>As part of the work delivering on the recommendations arising from Lord Farmers reports into strengthening family ties and intergenerational offending, we will work with other government departments to commission updated research to improve our collective understanding of the overall number of children affected by parental incarceration and the likelihood of those children becoming offenders themselves. We are currently in the process of scoping this research project and will be looking to take this work forward next year. Once we have the research planned, we will then be able to advise regarding when this may be published.</p><p>We appreciate that circumstances of an individual’s background or the nature of their offending might mean it is inappropriate or impossible for a prisoner to engage with their family. As part of the work taken forward through the auspices of implementing Lord Farmers recommendations, Governors are empowered to investigate alternative options, which will support those individuals, ensuring that they receive the same benefits towards rehabilitation.</p><p>A pilot led by the Innovations Unit is starting in the New Year in HMP Brinsford initially, before moving to HMP Swinfen Hall. It is funded by the Local Leadership and Innovations fund and looks to adapt the Life Long Links Initiative, which is run in some local authorities, for those in custody. This initiative involves identifying people who were a significant and a positive influence on the young person in prison and then inviting them to pledge support through their time in custody and after they have been released.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 90858 90861 question first answered 16/12/2021 17:17:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1386958

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Rehabilitation
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 ensure prisoners who lack family or other support are being helped to form relationships to support their rehabilitation with people outside or peers inside.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	90861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>We know that supporting and maintaining positive family relationships is an important factor in reducing reoffending, and positive family relationships have been identified as a protective factor in the desistance from crime.</p><p>The Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCST) is completed in the first few days following entry to prison, which includes information concerning a prisoner’s parental responsibilities. We intend to amend the BCST questions in the first quarter of next year to enable the recording of data on prisoners’ family circumstances and caring responsibilities. Once those changes have been made, we will be able to access this information centrally.</p><p>As part of the work delivering on the recommendations arising from Lord Farmers reports into strengthening family ties and intergenerational offending, we will work with other government departments to commission updated research to improve our collective understanding of the overall number of children affected by parental incarceration and the likelihood of those children becoming offenders themselves. We are currently in the process of scoping this research project and will be looking to take this work forward next year. Once we have the research planned, we will then be able to advise regarding when this may be published.</p><p>We appreciate that circumstances of an individual’s background or the nature of their offending might mean it is inappropriate or impossible for a prisoner to engage with their family. As part of the work taken forward through the auspices of implementing Lord Farmers recommendations, Governors are empowered to investigate alternative options, which will support those individuals, ensuring that they receive the same benefits towards rehabilitation.</p><p>A pilot led by the Innovations Unit is starting in the New Year in HMP Brinsford initially, before moving to HMP Swinfen Hall. It is funded by the Local Leadership and Innovations fund and looks to adapt the Life Long Links Initiative, which is run in some local authorities, for those in custody. This initiative involves identifying people who were a significant and a positive influence on the young person in prison and then inviting them to pledge support through their time in custody and after they have been released.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 90858 90859 question first answered 16/12/2021 17:17:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1174379

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle alcoholism.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	9646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling health harms from alcohol and supporting the most vulnerable at risk from alcohol misuse.</p><p>We continue to support and deliver programmes at both national and local levels to address harms including establishing Alcohol Care Teams (ACTS) in the hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol related admissions, a commitment in the Prevention Green paper to encourage drinking habits towards low and no alcohol products, a £6 million investment to support children with alcohol dependent parents and the provision of capital Grant funding awarded to 23 projects enabling local authorities to invest in better meeting the needs of people that require alcohol treatment, including parents who are dependent drinkers.</p><p>The Licensing Act 2003 also continues to provide a robust framework for regulating the sale and supply of alcohol.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/02/2020 16:56:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1174382

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Government's alcohol strategy.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	9648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to reduce alcohol-related harms with the NHS long-term plan, the prevention Green Paper, support for children of alcohol-dependent parents and action to tackle alcohol-related violent crime. Together, this work constitutes an effective package to address alcohol abuse. We are not planning a stand-alone strategy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/07/2020 16:17:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

937446

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Cheshire East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to address effect of the shortage of planning inspectors on the progress of road developments in Cheshire East.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	162047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The shortage of planning inspectors is being dealt with by a substantial and on-going recruitment programme. The Planning Inspectorate is working to increase the number of specialist inspectors with training and mentoring support, against a demanding background of increasing levels of work in nearly all areas of the business.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2018 15:41:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

933872

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Marriage Guidance: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether new voluntary sector organisations are eligible to access the £39 million of funding provided by her Department for relationship support services in local communities.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	159575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Reducing Parental Conflict Programme is funded by up to £39m, and will encourage councils across England to integrate evidence-based services and approaches to addressing parental conflict that work for their local families.</p><p>Just over a quarter of the programme budget will be used to build the evidence base for which interventions work to reduce parental conflict, and provide access to face-to-face support to reduce parental conflict in 30 local authorities across England. The procurement process for the delivery of the face-to-face interventions will be open to any interested party as an open competition.</p><p>To help potential suppliers to prepare for these opportunities, we recently published a Prior Information Notice which outlined the timescales for the procurement. This notice advised suppliers that we will be launching an opportunity in July for expert organisations to bid to deliver the face-to-face interventions which DWP will be funding, with these contracts in place by January 2019. Full details of this process will be available when the Invitation to Tender is published. Organisations interested in bidding for the face-to-face contracts will be able to access the procurement opportunities on Contracts Finder, and can register their interest on Bravo.</p><p>In addition to the procurement of face-to-face services, we have also announced £6m of joint funding with the Department of Health and Social Care, aimed at improving the outcomes of children of alcohol-dependent parents, and we expect that there will be opportunities for voluntary sector organisations to participate in this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/07/2018 14:44:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce