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1126567

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	254076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has had officials take sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months. However, we are not in a position to release this data, as due to the small size of the office this could lead to individuals becoming identifiable.</p><p>The AGO is highly committed to the health and wellbeing of its staff, and works to help them to manage stress in the workplace. The AGO offers a range of guidance and services in place to support staff, including launching its own wellbeing statement and strategy, and receiving the commitment of the Executive Board to wellbeing. The staff volunteer led wellbeing group has organised numerous events for colleagues to help improve wellbeing and manage stress. The AGO also offers free counselling services for staff members.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/05/2019 14:47:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126592

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2019 to Question 249931 on Prosecutions: West Midlands, what the average time was for the CPS to reach a decision in the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	254257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), provide data showing the average time (in calendar days) from receipt of the pre-charge case to the decision to charge.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average number of days from the date a charging decision is requested by the police to the date the decision to charge is taken for the West Midlands Area in each year from 2013/14 to 2017/18.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>10.54</p></td><td><p>10.95</p></td><td><p>11.65</p></td><td><p>14.41</p></td><td><p>17.31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</em></p><p> </p><p>During this period there has been a shift in the type of pre-charge decisions referred to the CPS. For example, in the period between 2013/14 and 2017/18, there was an increase of over 26% in rape flagged pre-charge decisions referred to CPS West Midlands. Rape and serious sexual offences investigations can be highly complex in nature and typically involve the review of a large quantity of evidence resulting in an increase in the amount of time required for the CPS to come to a charging decision.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/05/2019 10:24:38 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1126054

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Former Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department has paid to hon. Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	253623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has made no payments to Honourable Members under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Since 13 July 2016, two Ministers have left office, both were as a result of a Ministerial reshuffle and as such no severance payments were made.</p><p> </p><p>Reports of any Ministerial severance pay are published in the audited annual report and accounts for HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor and can be found on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/05/2019 13:50:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1126136

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff of his Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other Departments and (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU have since returned to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	253465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office had one employee who joined DExEU on loan to support work on preparations for the UK to leave the EU. The employee subsequently moved permanently to another department and will not return to the Attorney General’s Office.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/05/2019 08:06:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125592

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on victims of rape of CPS rape and sexual offence legal guidance in relation to disclosure of medical records and counselling notes.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	252498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>All complainants are entitled to protection from unnecessary and unjustified invasion of their private lives. Medical records and counselling notes will routinely engage an individual’s Article 8 ECHR right to privacy.</p><p> </p><p>CPS guidance is clear that where it is a reasonable line of enquiry in the investigation, the police should obtain the complainant’s informed consent to gain access to these records and, in the limited circumstances where it is appropriate, to enable disclosure of material to the defence. Where records amount to unused material, prosecutors will robustly apply the relevant statutory provisions when deciding whether such material should be disclosed to the defence.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS is working with the police and stakeholders to ensure complainants are aware of why their records are required and how they will be used to allow them to make an informed decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/05/2019 14:49:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1125154

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	251305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>There have been no recorded cases of bullying and harassment in the Attorney General’s Office in any of the last five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/05/2019 09:59:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1124525

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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 prisoners sentenced under an imprisonment for public protection sentence remain in custody.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	250483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The information you ask for is available in the public domain; however, I have provided it below for ease of reference.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 March 2019, there were 2,403 unreleased prisoners in custody serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences. In addition, a further 1,063 prisoners were serving an IPP sentence following recall from the community.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the tariff-expired, unreleased population of prisoners serving IPP sentences by original tariff length and time over tariff, as at 31 March 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Time over tariff</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Original Tariff length</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than 2 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2 years to less than or equal to 4 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater than 4 years to less than or equal to 6 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater than 6 years to less than or equal to 10 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater than 10 years </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1 year</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>118</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 1 year to less than 2 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>139</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 2 years to less than 3 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>148</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 3 years to less than 4 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>181</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 4 years to less than 5 years</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>205</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 5 years to less than 6 years</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>245</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 6 years to less than 7 years</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>229</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 7 years to less than 8 years</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>232</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 8 years to less than 9 years</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>271</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 9 years to less than 10 years</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>190</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years or more</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>375</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>978</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>527</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>312</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,198</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of those prisoners serving an IPP sentence who have completed their tariff period. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community under supervision.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst HM Prison and Probation Service is focused on giving all prisoners serving IPP sentences opportunities to progress towards release, public protection must remain our priority.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 250484 question first answered 09/05/2019 16:35:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1124528

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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 IPP prisoners sentenced under an imprisonment for public protection sentence have been in prison over their tariff for more than (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven and (h) eight or more years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	250484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The information you ask for is available in the public domain; however, I have provided it below for ease of reference.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 March 2019, there were 2,403 unreleased prisoners in custody serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences. In addition, a further 1,063 prisoners were serving an IPP sentence following recall from the community.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the tariff-expired, unreleased population of prisoners serving IPP sentences by original tariff length and time over tariff, as at 31 March 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Time over tariff</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Original Tariff length</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than 2 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2 years to less than or equal to 4 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater than 4 years to less than or equal to 6 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater than 6 years to less than or equal to 10 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Greater than 10 years </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1 year</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>118</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 1 year to less than 2 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>139</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 2 years to less than 3 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>148</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 3 years to less than 4 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>181</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 4 years to less than 5 years</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>205</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 5 years to less than 6 years</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>245</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 6 years to less than 7 years</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>229</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 7 years to less than 8 years</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>232</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 8 years to less than 9 years</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>271</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>From 9 years to less than 10 years</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>190</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years or more</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>375</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>978</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>527</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>312</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,198</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of those prisoners serving an IPP sentence who have completed their tariff period. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community under supervision.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst HM Prison and Probation Service is focused on giving all prisoners serving IPP sentences opportunities to progress towards release, public protection must remain our priority.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 250483 question first answered 09/05/2019 16:35:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1124563

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on training prison officers in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	250497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service central accounting system does not separate out specific costs, in respect of costs related to training prison officers, from other overall training costs. The information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/05/2019 16:41:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1124565

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many bids his Department has received to operate (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	250498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The individual competitions for Wellingborough and Glen Parva have yet to commence – it is therefore not yet possible to submit bids to operate these prisons.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/05/2019 16:37:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain