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1205154

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Disability
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 record data on the disability impairment of people participating in (a) physical and (b) virtual court proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	61493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS works closely with disability groups to both understand the challenges that disabled people may face throughout the justice system and to put in place measures that address those challenges and help ensure HMCTS meets its responsibilities in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Under the HMCTS Reform Programme new systems are being developed to improve accuracy and consistency of data in physical and remote proceedings. This includes data on disability and other protected characteristics.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/06/2020 11:37:15 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1204915

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking in response to the publication of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report entitled Inclusive Justice, published on 22 April 2020, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	60668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The government welcomes the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report, Inclusive Justice, the interim findings of which were published on 22 April, and the full report on 11 June 2020. The recommendations made in the report are being carefully considered.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/06/2020 14:17:59 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1204368

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will implement the recommendations of the final report of the Lammy Review - An independent review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the Criminal Justice System; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	59745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to publishing routinely progress on the implementation of the Lammy Review and, as of 16 June 2020, the status of the recommendation are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Out of the 35 recommendations;</p><p>i. 16 have been completed (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 23, 33, 35)</p><p>ii. 17 recommendations are still in progress, of which:</p><ol><li>1 recommendation is in the initial stages (34),</li><li>11 recommendations aim to be completed within 6 – 12 months (15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)</li><li>5 recommendations will take longer than 12 months to be completed (1, 9, 10, 31, 32)</li></ol><p>iii. In the Government’s response to the Review in December 2017, it was stated that two recommendations specific to a target for judicial appointments and appraisal (14, 16) would not be taken forward.</p><p>The Government is committed to advancing each recommendation of the Review in some way and where a recommendation could not be implemented in full or exactly as set out, alternative approaches have been sought to achieve the same aim. The Government’s response also identified actions going beyond the Review’s recommendations. Progress on recommendations and additional actions, and decisions on other areas of disparity where the principle of “explain or change” needs to apply, are overseen by a CJS Race and Ethnicity Board. The Board was created in response to the Review.</p><p>The Government provided a detailed public update on progress against each of the 35 recommendations of the Lammy Review, and the other related activities, in February 2019 in the “Tackling racial disparity in the Criminal Justice System” update: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-racial-disparity-in-the-criminal-justice-system-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-racial-disparity-in-the-criminal-justice-system-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 23/06/2020 09:28:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1204418

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Migrants
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 of extending legal aid to EEA and Swiss nationals to enable them to apply for rights to enter and remain in the UK after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	59916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The legal aid scheme is designed to target legal aid at those who need it most. Publicly-funded immigration legal advice is available to particularly vulnerable individuals such as victims of modern slavery. Legal aid may also be available through the Exceptional Case Funding scheme, subject to the relevant criteria being met.</p><p>Therefore, no estimate has been made as to the cost of extending legal aid to EEA and Swiss nationals to apply for rights to enter and remain in the UK after the transition period.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 23/06/2020 09:30:59 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1203612

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison staff (a) in administrative grades and (b) employed as instructional officers have received (i) a financial incentive or (ii) extra pay since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, by grade; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	59617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>We are making special payments to our hardworking prison staff who continue to go above and beyond the call of duty during these exceptional times.</p><p>As at 31<sup>st</sup> May 2020, 1,843 (33%) of administrative staff and 1,032 (79%) of Instructional Officers working in prisons have received a financial incentive and extra pay.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/06/2020 15:14:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1203648

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Lewes Prison: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report of the Independent Monitoring Report published in June 2020, if he will provide the financial and other resources required to improve the accommodation at HMP Lewes to a decent standard.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>HMPPS and the Governor of HMP Lewes are committed to making improvements to accommodation standards at the prison.</p><p>At HMP Lewes, around £188,000 has been allocated to the plastering of cells in the healthcare wing and around £150,000 has been committed for shower refurbishments on A and K wings levels two and three.</p><p>As was noted in the Independent Monitoring Board report improvements have already been made to the decoration of cells, doors, railings and walls. This was considered to be ‘a very considerable improvement’ by the Board.</p><p>In addition, trained prisoners now work on every residential unit to keep landings decorated, and to repaint vacant cells or those cells highlighted as requiring improvements.</p><p>To tackle cleanliness issues the use of cleaning products has been reviewed, and additional items such as descaling agent, steam cleaners, pressure washers and wet-vacs been ordered to for use in landings, cells, serveries and showers. Significant efforts are being made across all residential units during 2019, including the introduction of daily cleanliness checks by the Heads of Residence and decency checks carried out by the whole Senior Leadership Team, with a focus on décor, graffiti, cleanliness, equipment and facilities. Funds have been allocated for the deep clean completed in December 2019 to be repeated annually.</p><p>Cleanliness remains a particularly key focus in responding to the Covid-19 outbreak, but is limited due to social distancing requirements. Serveries and showers are cleaned before and after use to minimise the spread of infection, and all door handles, handrails, and commonly touched areas are cleaned throughout the day.</p><p>In regard to the Board’s comments on damage to cells or lack of prisoner equipment, any issues are logged and reported to the facilities management provider and repairs are tracked. These are reported to the Governor and senior managers on a daily basis. This includes issues with a lack of furniture, and orders are placed regularly to try to maintain sufficient stock levels to deal with damage or wear and tear to in-cell furniture.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/06/2020 17:00:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1203690

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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, how much energy his departmental buildings have used in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The amount of energy used by the Ministry of Justice in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Energy (MWh)</p></td><td><p>1,434,498</p></td><td><p>1,409,163</p></td><td><p>1,356,100</p></td><td><p>1,367,729</p></td><td><p>1,320,597</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data is not yet available for any part of 2020/21 as this is collated quarterly in arrears.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to reducing its carbon emissions on a trajectory to Net Zero by 2050 or sooner; and has reduced its total emissions by 44% by 2019-20 compared to 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/06/2020 13:59:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203697

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his oral contribution of 11 June 2020 on Probation Services, Official Report, column 426, whether (a) accommodation, (b) employment, training, and education, (c) finance, benefits, and debt, (d) dependency and recovery, (e) family and significant others, (f) lifestyle and associates, (g) emotional wellbeing, (h) social inclusion, (i) cognitive and behavioural change, (j) women, (k) young adults, (l) black, asian, and minority ethnic, (m) restorative justice and (n) service user involvement services are included among the specialist resettlement and rehabilitative services that will be prioritised in order to build a solid foundation that can be delivered within the specified timeframe.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	59403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>In his statement to the House on 11 June 2020, the Lord Chancellor confirmed plans for a Probation Services Dynamic Framework through which the National Probation Service and other public bodies can commission rehabilitative and resettlement services. It opened on 11<sup>th</sup> June for registration by prospective suppliers with an interest in provision of one or more of 14 service categories.</p><p>I want to be clear that registration for the Probation Services Dynamic Framework is open to all organisations that provide accommodation, employment, training, and education, finance, benefits, and debt, dependency and recovery, family and significant others, lifestyle and associates, emotional wellbeing, social inclusion, cognitive and behavioural change, women, young adults, black, Asian, and minority ethnic, restorative justice and service user involvement services.</p><p>Our plans for the first set of contracts to be commissioned through the Framework reflect our assessment of the relative distribution of offender needs, the availability of existing local provision, and the capacity of both the third sector and HMPPS (in light of the impact of COVID-19) to complete call-off competitions and mobilise services in time for the start of future arrangements in June 2021. We initially intend to run competitions for lots which cover the following Probation Services Dynamic Framework service categories:</p><ul><li>Accommodation</li><li>Employment, training, and education</li><li>Family and significant others</li><li>Lifestyle and associates</li><li>Emotional wellbeing</li><li>Social inclusion</li><li>Women</li><li>Young adults (in Wales only)</li></ul><p>We will expect Regional Probation Directors to use their established relationships with local commissioners to secure high quality interventions via other funding means in relation to dependency and recovery and finance, benefits and debt, and to assess the need for services in relation to the additional categories. The Probation Services Dynamic Framework will enable Regional Probation Directors, over a period of time, to secure a suite of services across the range of service categories above which matches their locally-identified needs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/06/2020 14:03:55 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1203795

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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 he is taking to ensure that women eligible for release from prison are denied that release as a result of a lack of suitable accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	59536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that it is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live as a platform to access the services and support needed to during this difficult period.</p><p>In response to the current unprecedented emergency, the Government is releasing risk- assessed prisoners who are within two months of their release date from prison, as part of the national plan to protect the NHS and save lives. Additionally, pregnant women and those with their babies in prison are considered for Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) under the Special Purpose Licence (SPL) provisions, subject to individual risk assessment. Our intention is to make sure that no prisoner will be released without housing and health support being in place.</p><p>Her Majesty Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) have set up seven Homelessness Prevention Taskforces (HPTs) to coordinate the sourcing of accommodation for those offenders released early, in order to ensure no offender is released early without accommodation in place. Approximately £3 to £5m funding has been made available to support the HPTs to secure accommodation for those released through this scheme without suitable accommodation to return to.</p><p>Since our announcement regarding the plans to temporarily release individuals within two months of their planned conditional release date, we have been working hard to create a wider scheme that is deliverable, sustainable and that would provide the best outcomes for prison leavers while ensuring the public is protected.</p><p>Government has now decided that because of public health and public protection considerations, there is a need to provide accommodation for a larger cohort of prison leavers. The Ministry of Justice has secured appropriate funding for a time-limited period to support the provision of accommodation for all individuals released from prison during this period, who are at risk of homelessness.</p><p>Whilst this scheme is an immediate response to support prison leavers at risk of homelessness during this period, the MoJ is keen to utilise the learning gathered from this scheme to help develop longer-term improvements. We will draw on that learning as we develop and roll out our wider reforms to probation services.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/06/2020 09:32:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1203796

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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, how many women serving sentences of one year or less have been recalled to prison since 31 March 2020; and, of those, how many have been recalled for failure to comply with licence provisions only.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	59537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Public protection is our priority. Offenders on licence are subject to strict licence conditions and supervision. When an offender breaches a condition of their licence, their probation officer will undertake a thorough risk assessment to determine whether it is necessary, for the protection of the public, to recall that offender to prison.</p><p>The requested data are not available at this time. Licence recalls data covering April – June 2020 are planned for publication in October 2020.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/06/2020 13:45:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts