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748533

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged, (b) found guilty and (c) sentenced under the Equality Act 2010 for mental health discrimination in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Mental health discrimination is not a prosecutable offence. Discrimination cases are heard by civil courts and employment tribunals. The available data on those proceedings does not distinguish between different types of disability.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 10/07/2017 15:05:21 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

746860

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were heard at (a) Liverpool Crown Court and (b) Liverpool Magistrates' Court in each of the last six years; of those cases how many related to (i) murder, (ii) rape, (iii) assault by penetration, (iv) sexual assault, (v) sexual offences against children, (vi) child rape, (vii) grievous bodily harm with intent, (viii) grievous bodiy harm, (ix) assault and battery, (x) assault occasioning actual bodily harm, (xi) female genital mutilation, (xii) child abduction, (xiii) robbery, (xiv) theft, (xv) offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1991, (xvi) offences relating to the possession of a gun or knife, (xvii) terrorism, (xviii) fraud, (xix) illegal entry and deception and other immigration offences, (xx) offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and (xxi) burglary; and of those cases in each of those categories how many resulted in (A) conviction, (B) an acquittal, (C) a caution and (D) a mistrial.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	2175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The information available centrally, on volumes dealt with by the Crown Court, is in the attached table. Information about receipts by offence at magistrates’ courts could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. It should be noted that, from September 2016, changes were made to the sending paths through which the Crown Court receives its cases, impacting its caseload. It is not possible to show from centrally held information how many of these Crown Court cases resulted in conviction, acquittal or mistrial because this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. A caution is an out of court disposal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2017 15:46:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 2175 Table 1.xlsx title Trial Case Receipts by Offence type
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

733113

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount of time was that the Prison and Probation Ombudsman spent on an investigation into a self-inflicted death in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The PPO is able to quantify the time spent on an investigation into self-inflicted deaths by looking at the time it takes to issue an initial report. For self-inflicted death investigations, there is a timeliness target of 26 (working) weeks from the point of notification until when the initial report is issued.</p><p>The following table presents, for each calendar year, the average number of working weeks that a self-inflicted case took from the start of the investigation to the initial report being issued.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Working weeks</strong></p></td><td><p>46.2</p></td><td><p>40.8</p></td><td><p>38.1</p></td><td><p>28.9</p></td><td><p>25.7</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of initial reports issued</strong></p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 03/07/2017 14:56:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732680

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish a draft Courts Bill.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing legislation to modernise the courts system, as set out in the Queen’s Speech. There are no current plans to publish the Bill in draft.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 29/06/2017 13:07:36 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732681

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions of the Courts Bill, as introduced, will include a legal duty on him to report to Parliament on progress made on reforming and rehabilitating offenders.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Prison Safety and Reform White Paper published in November set out a clear plan for reform and is achievable without legislation. To that end there will be no prison measures in the Courts Bill.</p><p> </p><p>We remain absolutely committed to continuing to reform our prisons, delivering our white paper to make them places of reform and rehabilitation. We are already making good progress against that plan: for example, we are transforming our prison estate by closing old and dilapidated prisons and creating 10,000 new places through a £1.3 billion investment.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1177 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:20:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732686

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions of the Courts Bill as introduced will simplify the criminal justice system for offenders.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to providing alternative ways for all users of the courts system, including defendants, victims and witnesses, to access our services. We will introduce legislation to modernise the courts system. Our provisions will reform the courts system in England and Wales to ensure it is more efficient and accessible, and in doing so utilise more modern technology. In our criminal courts, we are already investing in new digital technology.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 29/06/2017 13:10:07 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732689

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions of the Courts Bill as introduced will include a legal duty on prisons to reform and rehabilitate offenders.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Prison Safety and Reform White Paper published in November set out a clear plan for reform and is achievable without legislation. To that end there will be no prison measures in the Courts Bill.</p><p> </p><p>We remain absolutely committed to continuing to reform our prisons, delivering our white paper to make them places of reform and rehabilitation. We are already making good progress against that plan: for example, we are transforming our prison estate by closing old and dilapidated prisons and creating 10,000 new places through a £1.3 billion investment.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 1191 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:20:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732368

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions of the Courts Bill as introduced will include measures to provide targeted and supportive care to prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains absolutely committed to continuing to reform our prisons, delivering the commitments set out in our white paper to make them places of safety and reform.</p><p>These priorities can be delivered through operational changes, without legislation, and so will not be in the Courts Bill.</p><p> </p><p>An example of what this means in terms of targeted and supportive care to prisoners is the introduction of a new offender management model. One aspect of this is the new keyworker role; every residential officer will responsible for supervising and supporting a small caseload of offenders. Key Workers will motivate, challenge and encourage individuals to use their time in custody to the best effect, assisting them to access the support and assistance they require to turn their lives around.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners are also far more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the general population, which is why we’re investing in specialist mental health training for prison officers to help reduce the worrying levels of self-harm and suicide in our prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We are also increasing support to those at risk of self-harm or suicide, especially in the first 24 hours when we know offenders are at their most vulnerable, and working with the Health Secretary to increase the use of community sentences with mental health requirements so prison is not used as a last resort.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/06/2017 15:33:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732370

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions of the Courts Bill as introduced will include measures on (a) new standards and league table for prisons, (b) a new commissioning structure for prisons and (c) new powers for prison governors.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains absolutely committed to continuing to reform our prisons, delivering the commitments set out in our white paper to make them places of safety and reform.</p><p>The most pressing priorities can be delivered through operational changes, without legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The white paper set out new standards, performance tables and a new commissioning structure for prisons, as well as new powers for prison governors. All these measures can be delivered without primary legislation and so these measures will not be in the Courts Bill.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/06/2017 15:35:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

732371

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the provisions of the Courts Bill as introduced will include measures to strengthen the (a) Inspectorate of Prisons and (b) Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Robust, independent scrutiny is an essential part of our prison system. We take reports from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) extremely seriously and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are further committed to strengthening the role of HMIP and the PPO. This can be taken forward without primary legislation and so will not be in the Courts Bill. We will take opportunities where Parliamentary time allows to introduce measures to improve safety and security.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/06/2017 15:37:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger