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155689

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Northumberland Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ministry of Justice advised Sodexo, the contractors managing HM Prison Northumberland at Acklington, not to appear before the Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Northumberland County Council; and, if so, on what basis.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry has not given Sodexo Justice Services any advice on whether to accept an invitation to appear before the committee. It is a matter for the company itself to decide.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 01/12/2014 15:56:59 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

156031

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid in reimbursable expenses to special advisers in his Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	214701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The attached table sets out the total expenses paid to the Special Advisers in the Department in each year from 2010. This is drawn from a search of records held, including the Ministry of Justice online system for claiming travel and subsistence expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>These expenses were necessarily incurred in the course of official business (including accompanying Ministers on visits and other engagements), in line with our policies.</p><p> </p><p>Records of expenses claimed by Special Advisers prior to April 2010 are not held.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 20/11/2014 17:47:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 214701 table.xls title Expenses of Special Advisers
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

156032

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court Orders: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deduction of earning orders for payment of compensation orders have not been placed within the three-month target period in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	214685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial impositions collected over the last three years.</p><p>It is not possible to identify how many deductions from benefits orders or attachment of earnings orders have been used for the recovery of compensation without incurring disproportionate cost as this information can only be obtained by a manual search of all live and closed financial imposition accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/12/2014 13:02:38 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

156033

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court Orders: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deduction of earning orders for payment of compensation orders have been placed on offenders' benefit payments in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	214686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial impositions collected over the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many deductions from benefits orders or attachment of earnings orders have been used for the recovery of compensation without incurring disproportionate cost as this information can only be obtained by a manual search of all live and closed financial imposition accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/11/2014 09:41:21 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

156034

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were charged with a serious crime committed while they were in prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	214662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Police, prisons and CPS work closely together at the local level to ensure that there is an effective criminal justice response to crimes in prison. The recently announced protocol on the appropriate handling of crime in prison is designed to ensure that there is greater consistency in approach across different regions.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify from centrally held data, the number of prisoners proceeded against since 2010 in respect of a serious crime committed whilst in custody. This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by asking individual prisons to liaise with police forces and examine their records for the period in question.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/11/2014 17:57:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

156035

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for private family law cases to be resolved in court where at least one party is a litigant in person in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each year from 2009 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	214606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Parties with no legal representation are not a new phenomenon in our courts. We have taken steps to help people who either want or have to represent themselves in court. The new package of support announced on 23 October is aimed at keeping disputes away from court, while those who end up in court will be provided with better support.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for courts in England and Wales only and the available information is provided in the table below. We do not hold this information prior to 2011 as the case management system “FamilyMan” was not used by all courts until the end of 2010. 2014 data is available up to June, and the full year figures for 2014 will not be published until late March 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average timeliness </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Wales only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>14.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>13.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>13.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014[1]</p></td><td><p><strong>15.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19.1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>Self-representation is determined by the field “legal representation” in FamilyMan being left blank. Therefore, this is only a proxy measure and parties without a recorded representative are not necessarily self-representing litigants in person.</p><br /><p>[1] To end of June 2014</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:51:08 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

156041

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sanctions there are for (a) male and (b) female prisoners for not engaging in education or work programmes.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Both male and female prisoners are expected to engage in education and work, as directed, and those who do not can be dealt with under prisoner discipline procedures. Prisoners who intentionally fail to work properly or, being required to work, refuse to do so can be charged under the Prison Rules 1999 and Young Offender Institution Rules 2000. In addition to the range of punishments that can be incurred for offences against prison discipline, where prisoners attend work or education but fail to sufficiently engage, deductions from prisoners’ pay can be made for poor attendance to an activity place and/or for poor performance.</p><p> </p><p>The revised Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) policy framework came into effect on 1 November 2013 and, under it, adult prisoners are expected to demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, engage in purposeful activity (for example, attend work and/or education), reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others. Prisoners who do not engage sufficiently with these requirements can be placed on the lowest level of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/11/2014 17:50:44 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156042

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department offers to male prisoners who are reluctant to engage with education or work programmes.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are committed to delivering purposeful activity in prisons, so that people have the best chance of not reoffending. Under the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS), resistant learners are offered personal and social development activities. This can increase their confidence and provide the motivation required to progress to formal learning and work activities. Where possible, learning is embedded into other regime activities.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoner Learning Representatives, Peer Mentors and Learning Champions offering help with reading and life skills and providing information, advice and guidance, individualised support and encourage other prisoners to engage in regime activities.</p><p> </p><p>OLASS providers offer individualised programmes of support to prisoners who present with a learning difficulty or disability.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/11/2014 17:50:02 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156044

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid the Director of Legal Aid Casework has (a) granted and (b) refused for adoption cases in (i) Wales and (ii) Newport East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	214609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>In the financial year 2013/14, there were 449 applications for Legal Aid funding for adoption proceedings in Wales. Of these, 439 have been granted, and none have been refused to date. None of these applications were received from the constituency of Newport East.</p><p> </p><p>In determining this response, location has been determined according to the location of the office of the provider of Legal Aid.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 10:03:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

156045

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to answer Questions 210136, 210138 and 210139, tabled by the hon. Member for Bristol North West on 13 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	214512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The three questions were answered on the 18<sup>th</sup> November 2014 and the answers published on http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:38:12 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie