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1002534

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date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) number and (b) outcome of appeals against decisions by local authorities on special educational needs, and their preceding education health and care plans, there were (i) in each local authority area and (ii) for each condition in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such appeals in that same period.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	188821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Due to the volume of data required to answer the question in respect of appeals against special education needs decisions made by local authorities, I will arrange for this information, broken down by local authority, to be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the cost to the public purse for these appeals prior to the 2015/16 Financial Year is not available at this time, but I can confirm that the total cost of the operation of the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) (FtT SEND) was:</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 - £2,983,418</p><p>In 2016/17 - £3,347,986</p><p>In 2017/18 - £4,008,647</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:34:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1002549

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Costs: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of sponsors to meet legal costs related to applications for refugee family reunion.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the private legal costs of individuals to assist with a refugee family reunion application.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1002592

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
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 in criminal cases were refused in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	188740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The answer to this PQ is available within the LAA published Stats on gov.uk at tables 3.1 and 3.2 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2018</a>. Please see table below which was extracted from the published stats.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:34:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1002596

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law Centres: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many law centres have offered legal aid in each region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	188788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p><strong>Numbers of recorded Law Centres as at March of each year by LAA Regional Office:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LAA Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>83</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ul><li>The location provided is based on the LAA office closest to where the law centre office resides based on its postcode.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ul><li>Legal aid contracts are held across a broad base of providers, including Law Centres. Under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract, only 2% of the contracts issued are with Law Centres. A complete list of firms (including both Law Centres and those in private practice) which hold a legal aid contract, and categories of law is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers. This shows which other firms may provide legal aid services in those regions where a law centre does not operate.</li></ul></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:33:18 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1001915

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes have been made to his Department's capital expenditure plans as a result of Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	188116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In Budget 2018, the Ministry of Justice received £52m additional funding, for which the allocation between resource and capital will be confirmed within the Supplementary Estimate.</p><p> </p><p>This will fund £30m of further improvements to safety, security and decency, £15 million on the maintenance and security of our court buildings, and another £6.5 million to be invested across the wider justice system, including a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury have also committed to funding the cost of building a new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187364 187365 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001928

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish its map of women's centres and rape crisis centres.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	188123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Women’s centres and rape support centres are independent organisations. The MoJ has provided funding to both, but does not oversee their work and bears no responsibility for maintaining records of them. Maps have been produced in the past showing snapshots of their number and location at that point in time. The women’s centres map was published in guidance for the police on working with vulnerable women, alongside the female offender strategy in June 2018; the rape support centres map has been shared with various stakeholders, but has not been published and there are no plans at present to publish it.</p><p>Our female offender’s strategy sets out a programme of work to improve outcomes for female offenders, based on our vision of seeing fewer women entering the justice system and serving short custodial sentences, and better conditions for those women in custody. We are keen to work in partnership with women’s centres and other local organisations to deliver this vision.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:20:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001931

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions the illegal use of drones in the vicinity of the prison estate has resulted in convictions in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	188007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are taking decisive steps to tackle the use of drones as a supply route for criminals to bring contraband, including drugs and mobile phones, into prisons. Last year we launched Operation Trenton, a specialist team of Prison Service and Police investigators, to work together to intercept drones and track down the criminals behind them.</p><p>It is not possible to identify from centrally held data which convictions secured under the Prison Act 1952 relate specifically to drones. However, we believe that at least 45 people have been convicted of illicit drone activity, with those sentenced serving a total of more than 140 years in prison. On 26 October, following the largest investigation of its kind, an organised criminal gang of 15 were collectively sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for using drones to drop drugs into a number of prisons. The ringleader, Lee Anslow, received a sentence of 10 years, the highest single sentence for drone-related activity to date.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1001932

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children under the age of 15 were convicted in youth courts in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	188008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on convictions, by age, is contained within the ‘Outcomes by offence data tool’ within the annual publication: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>The pivot contains an age range drop down box from which 10-11 and 12-14 can be selected to represent those under 15. Centrally held information does not record whether or not the conviction occurred in the Youth Court.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1001986

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the average amount of time taken for (a) probation officers and (b) other public sector employees to reach the top of the pay scale.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	188252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Our probation staff do a vital and challenging job reforming offenders and protecting the public.</p><p>In 2017, HMPPS benchmarked the pay ranges within the NPS and found them appropriate and in alignment with other public sector workforces. The time taken for new staff to reach the top of their probation pay scale is judged against them acquiring the unique and necessary skills and competencies to be a proficient probation officer. This is not comparable to the time taken to progress in other public sector roles.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:30:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1001987

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the allocation of funds to the probation service since the probation service was combined with the prison service.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	188253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) is responsible for the delivery of prison and probation services in England and Wales. These services were first brought together with the creation of the National Offender Management Service in 2004, which became HMPPS in 2017.</p><p>In respect of determining how much money is spent and how funding is determined for prisons/probation, it should be noted that annual budget allocations are set as part of the Ministry of Justice’s annual budget allocation process and subject to any in year movements or organisation restructure changes. These allocations are made on the basis of need and according to Departmental priorities. The allocation of funds for the services provided by HMPPS is carefully planned and prioritised on a regular basis in order to ensure HMPPS is able to continue to deliver its services for all offenders sentenced by the courts for either supervision in the community or custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:12:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel