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1550966

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date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on their ability to deliver successful policy outcomes.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	109464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>Leaving the EU has provided the UK with the freedom to conceive and implement laws and policies that put the UK first. At the start of this year, the Government set out its plans to maximise the benefits of Brexit across each major sector of the economy and transform the UK into the best regulated country in the world.</p><p>Leaving the EU has also meant that the UK is free to pursue its own independent trade policy and trade agreements. The Ministry of Justice represents the UK legal sector’s interests overseas by improving and maintaining market access for UK lawyers practicing internationally by securing legal services provisions in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Since leaving the EU we have secured legal services provisions in a number of FTAs including with Australia and New Zealand. We will continue to seek world leading provisions on legal services in ongoing and upcoming FTA negotiations where this will deliver benefit to the UK legal services sector.</p><p>I am also actively engaging with key stakeholders in the sector both at home and abroad, including the Law Society of England and Wales, the Law Society of Scotland, the American Bar Association, and law firms across the UK, to understand the sector’s priorities. This is to ensure that we [HMG] are working effectively with the sector to remove barriers to trade in legal services and to increase UK legal services exports globally.</p><p>The UK is a global leader in Private International Law (PIL) and outside the EU we have now regained competence in PIL matters. Private International Law arrangements support the confidence of businesses to trade and invest across borders, underpinning economic growth and access to justice.</p><p>That is why we are taking advantage of new freedoms to sign agreements and seek opportunities to strengthen arrangements with our international partners. The government has published a consultation on whether the UK should be party to the Hague 2019 convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements and in due course we will be publishing the government response to the consultation on whether the UK should sign and ratify the 2018 Singapore Convention on Mediation to support our world-leading mediation sector.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 21/12/2022 09:25:52 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1550996

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses to select an energy supplier include how environmentally friendly that supplier is; and what recent steps their Department has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	109717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s energy is supplied through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Energy Framework. Under this framework, EDF supply electricity and TotalEnergies supply gas.</p><p>The Department’s total carbon emissions for 2021/22 were 248,134 tonnes. The list of Executive Agencies &amp; ALBs &amp; NDPBs in scope for this reporting are: MoJ Headquarters, HM Prison Service, Probation Service, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, Children and Family Court Advisory Services, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Judges Lodgings, Legal Aid Authority, Office of the Public Guardian, Official Solicitor and Public Trustee.</p><p>The Department is not responsible for selecting its energy supplier. It is mandated to use the energy suppliers procured by CCS. CCS is responsible for developing the award criteria used to select and appoint Government’s energy suppliers.</p><p>MoJ has been investing in energy efficiency measures (such as replacing lighting with LEDs and fitting smart meters) and installing renewable technology. This has contributed to the Department reducing its overall carbon emissions by 33% since 2017/18 against a target of 41% by March 2025.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/12/2022 13:43:23 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1551093

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisons in which alcohol was distilled in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>The number of prisons in England and Wales in which alcohol distilling equipment was found in each of the last three years can be seen in our <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1094619/9.__Finds_incidents_data_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">Finds Incidents Data Tool</a>. This tool can be used to see which prisons had incidents of finding distilling equipment in different financial years, and how many incidents of finds there were each year.</p><p>There may be occasions where distilled alcohol has been found, but no equipment. Figures in the table count the number of incidents where equipment was found rather than the number of pieces of equipment.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/01/2023 11:59:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551098

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Firearms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of firearms found in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>We publish the number of incidents where weapons were found in prison in England and Wales in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022" target="_blank">HMPPS Annual Digest</a>, the latest issue covering the period from April 2021 to March 2022. Information beyond this period cannot be included as it would provide an early indication of future National Statistics. The category ‘weapon’ has been formally recorded since October 2015 and prior to this date incidents where weapons were found, including firearms, were not collated centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Incidents where weapons were found in prison custody can include finds of multiple weapons; the figures in the table count the number of incidents where a firearm was found rather than the number of firearms. This incident type records any imitation or real firearms found.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Firearms</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Sources and Quality</p><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2022 11:07:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551117

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Christmas
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 7 December to Question 101736 on Prisoners' Release: Christmas, what the offences were of the prisoners temporarily released from prison on 25 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 25 December 2021, broken down by main offence category, has been published in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI 220830027) and may be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-releases-for-september-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-releases-for-september-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Records show that 8 of the 1,377 individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 25 December 2021 returned late on the date scheduled for their return. None failed to return.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders released on temporary licence are subject to strict conditions and risk assessment. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 109604 question first answered 20/12/2022 11:09:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551118

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Christmas
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 7 December to Question 101737 on Prisoners' Release: Christmas, whether each of the prisoners released on temporary release on 25 December 2021 returned on schedule.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number of individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 25 December 2021, broken down by main offence category, has been published in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI 220830027) and may be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-releases-for-september-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-releases-for-september-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Records show that 8 of the 1,377 individuals recorded as temporarily released from prison on 25 December 2021 returned late on the date scheduled for their return. None failed to return.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders released on temporary licence are subject to strict conditions and risk assessment. Any breaches can result in more time behind bars.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 109603 question first answered 20/12/2022 11:09:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551121

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of compensation to prison staff for assault injuries sustained in prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Prison litigation data prior to 2016-17 could only be obtained by checking local case files and records at each prison, which would incur disproportionate cost. Figures for the total spend on prisoner-on-staff assault claims since 2016-17 are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total spend on prisoner on staff assault claims (including legal costs)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£5.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£3.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£4.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£5.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£4.5m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Violence against our hardworking staff is completely unacceptable and will never be tolerated. Any complaints involving prison staff are always fully investigated.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2022 11:11:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551160

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Centres: Swansea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Residential Women’s Centre in Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	109606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>As announced in May 2022 the investment required for the Residential Women’s Centre is £10million.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2022 16:38:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1551161

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Christmas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long prisoners will spend out of cells on Christmas Day.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	109766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>All prisons will be planning to deliver a regime on Christmas day that allows prisoners to spend time out of their cells. However, information about time out of cell for adult prisoners is not held by the Ministry of Justice, as it would require detailed daily monitoring of out-of-cell activity of each prisoner in each establishment.</p><p> </p><p>As the Christmas Day regime is decided locally, we do not keep central records of what each prison has planned, and it would not be possible to obtain the information requested on a prison-by-prison basis without approaching each prison individually, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2022 11:12:15 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1551162

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Christmas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the recommendations of the Farmer Review, whether prisoners will be able to have a phone call with family members on Christmas Day .
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	109767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the importance that support from families and significant others provides for prisoners in helping to reduce the risk of reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners with in-cell telephony will continue to have normal access to PIN phones during the Christmas and New Year period. For those who do not have in-cell telephones, access to wing-phones will continue to be prioritised in accordance with the regime run by individual establishments each day.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2022 11:13:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves