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1038439

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of sexual abuse have had their applications for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme rejected because they had an unspent criminal conviction in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	206870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the Scheme), which was approved by Parliament, sets out that awards will be withheld where the applicant has an unspent conviction of a kind specifically identified by the Scheme. This includes custodial sentences and community orders.</p><p> </p><p>In the calendar year 2018, the number of finalised applications refused because of unspent convictions where the application was made as a result of sexual assault or abuse was 179.</p><p> </p><p>The government recently announced a review of the Scheme which will include the consideration of the rule relating to unspent criminal convictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/01/2019 17:32:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1037230

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Post-mortems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Chief Coroner has plans to issue new guidance on second post-mortems.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	206042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>I understand that the Chief Coroner intends to issue guidance on second post-mortems later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/01/2019 13:26:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1035321

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women in prison who are victims of human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated or held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/01/2019 10:21:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035324

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of sexual abuse have had their applications for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme rejected because they had an unspent criminal conviction in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/01/2019 10:23:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035328

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of children in secure institutions were on average confined to their cells for more than 22 hours a day in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) do not hold the specific information requested centrally but are currently reviewing how segregation data is collected across each establishment in the Youth Estate. However, in answering PQ 141024, we did provide a breakdown of the total number of hours young people spent in segregation in each Young Offender Institution, where data is available, over the last 5 years.</p><p>The safety and welfare of young people in our care is our priority. That is why there are strict safeguards on segregation, which is only used as a last resort when someone is likely to cause harm to themselves or others. We are recruiting more staff and investing in enhanced support units for the most vulnerable offenders, so young people have the support they need to turn away from crime and contribute to society.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/01/2019 18:11:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035333

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many witnesses have received support from the court-based witness service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that both prosecution and defence witnesses receive timely and effective emotional and practical support to help them give their best evidence in criminal courts in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The number of witnesses who have received support from the Ministry of Justice grant funded court based Witness Service in the last five years as reported by the provider is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of witnesses supported</p></td><td><p>Provider</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>198,872</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>193,048</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>178,320</p></td><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>156,407</p></td><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>148,592</p></td><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/01/2019 13:24:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035335

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost has been of each consultation conducted by his Department since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/01/2019 17:33:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1029354

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	204552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>In MoJ, staff data is collected monthly at month-end, as such we have provided data at the nearest available snapshot dates below:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>70,227 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) - as at 30 November 2018</p></li><li><p>63,364 FTE – as at 30 June 2016</p><p> </p><p>The increase noted is almost exclusively in HMPPS (6,311 FTE) and predominantly in the operational line.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/01/2019 17:54:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1028648

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has entered into in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	203847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The MoJ does not centrally hold information on non-disclosure agreements as there is no legal or business requirement to do so.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/01/2019 19:05:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1028722

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2018 to Question 200698 on Prisons: Staff, if he will place in the Library a copy of the new model for key workers for women in custody.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	203942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We are planning to roll out key work in the women’s estate during 2019. The Women’s Policy Framework which has recently been published will be amended early in 2019 to include the model for delivering key work in the women’s estate. We will place a copy of the document in the library when it is finalised.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/01/2019 16:58:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon