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751129

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to prepare a strategy for older prisoners; and if so, when it will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>At the end of March this year, there were just over 13,000 prisoners over the age of 50 in England and Wales, being 16% of the total prison population. This represents a 5% increase since March 2016 and 40% since March 2012.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working to enhance our knowledge about the particular health and social needs of older prisoners so we can determine how we might meet these requirements. We have therefore set up a working group to explore this issue. This work will include taking on expert advice on what changes we might need to make to the estate or to the regime.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2017 13:46:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

751188

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that procedures for complaints are made known in full to all prisoners held in Private Managed Prisons.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Privately managed prisons (PMPs) are required to comply with Prison Service Instruction 2/2012 (Prisoner Complaints). This policy requires each establishment to have in place an accessible complaints system that is an effective outlet for dealing with complaints and concerns fairly and humanely. PMPs are also required to comply with PSI 15/2015 (Adult Social Care) in relation to complaints about healthcare provision.</p><p> </p><p>The complaints process in each of the PMPs is advertised and widely used by prisoners. If a prisoner remains unsatisfied with the response within the prison to concerns raised through local procedures, they can also raise a complaint with the Prison and Probation Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>The complaints process is closely monitored by HMPPS Controllers to ensure compliance.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2017 13:45:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

751424

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the maximum compensation payment is under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme for (a) loss of limb and (b) loss of life.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	4612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) is a government funded scheme designed to compensate victims injured in terrorist incidents outside the UK on or after 27 November 2012. The rules of the scheme and the value of the payments awarded are set by Parliament and are calculated by reference to a tariff of injuries. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) administer the Scheme on behalf of the Government and decide the amounts awarded for claims independently of ministers and Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Scheme can be found at the link below and the tariff of injuries can be found at Annex C to the Scheme: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/243508/9780108512124.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/243508/9780108512124.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>There are two categories of payments under the Scheme:</p><ul><li>injury payments for survivors of a terrorist incident, including physical and mental injuries</li><li>where there is loss of life in a terrorist incident, bereavement awards can be made to certain defined close relatives</li></ul><p> </p><p>The maximum amount payable under the Scheme for</p><p>a) loss of limbs (upper or lower body) is £110,000.</p><p>b) loss of life is £11,000 for a single qualifying relative, or £5,500 each where there is more than one qualifying relative.</p><p> </p><p>Where a victim has been injured, additional payments, such as loss of earnings or special expenses incurred as a direct result of the incident, may also be paid to qualifying claimants.</p><p>Where there is a loss of life additional payments, such as child payments, dependency payments and funeral payments may also be paid to qualifying relatives.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/07/2017 15:26:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

751425

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sex Offender Treatment Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's report, Impact evaluation of the prison-based Core Sex Offender Treatment Programme, published on 30 June 2017, when the decision was made to halt that programme.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	4604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The HM Prison and Probation Service Executive Committee took the operational decision to cease delivery of the Core and Extended Sex Offender Treatment Programmes and accelerate transition to the Horizon and Kaizen programmes in February 2017 following receipt of the peer reviewed evaluation report and advice from the independent Correctional Services Accreditation and Advisory Panel.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2017 16:57:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

751426

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sex Offender Treatment Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the report, entitled Impact evaluation of the prison-based Core Sex Offender Treatment Programme, published on 30 June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	4605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers were informed of the outcomes of the evaluation and the planned operational response in February 2017. The report was published on 30 June, shortly after the pre-election period.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2017 16:57:27 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

751427

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Sunderland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a decision has been made on the future of Sunderland Court Estate.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	4663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is considering options to improve its court and tribunal estate in Sunderland and a decision will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The put option currently runs until March 2019 and enables HMCTS to carefully consider all options before a decision is made. No costs have been paid to Sunderland City Council to extend this option since the contract was made.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are in contact with Sunderland City Council and its partners regarding land owned by HMCTS at Farringdon Road to explore the future potential of the land including for the delivery of a public sector hub. HMCTS met with Sunderland City Council and Siglion Developments at noon on 20 December 2016, 11:00 on 15 February 2017 and 10:00 on 21 March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4714 4715 4716 question first answered 18/07/2017 16:43:09 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

751428

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many tribunal claims the claimant was successfully classed as a worker in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	4677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Employment Tribunal does not record information on the number of successful claimants that are classed as a worker, or an employee, as defined in the Employment Rights Act 1996.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 14:31:51 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

751431

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
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 that adequate (a) funding and (b) other support is allocated to female prisoners on release from custodial sentences to assist with their reintegration into society.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	4573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Companies are contracted to provide ‘through-the-gate’ support to all female offenders on release from custody, and we are engaging with providers about how we can do more to improve the delivery of resettlement services.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that the complex needs of this vulnerable cohort of offenders are met as they are released from custody, and will provide more details in our strategy for female offenders, which we will publish later this year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 17:00:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

751432

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Repetitive Strain Injury: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest amount paid in compensation has been for a case of repetitive strain injury in a public sector workplace.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	4475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 16:08:54 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

751433

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on whether a person should be permitted repeatedly to order goods and services for another person for the purposes of causing distress, anxiety or disrupting that person's daily life in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 makes it an offence for someone to pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another and which they know, or ought to know, amounts to harassment of the other.</p><p>Harassment is generally understood to involve improper, oppressive and unreasonable conduct that is targeted at an individual and calculated to alarm them or cause them distress. Depending on the circumstances, repeatedly sending letters or unwanted 'gifts' or other objects to someone or arranging for others to deliver unwanted items to them could constitute harassment.</p><p>Where such behaviour is reported to the police, it would be for them to investigate, for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether a prosecution should be brought, and for the court to determine whether the elements of the offence are made out.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 14:32:03 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts