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433785

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Protection
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 implications for his policies on child protection of the recommendations of HM Inspectorate of Prisons' thematic report on Behaviour management and restraint of children in custody, published in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	18445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Restraint is only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.</p><p>The recent report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons welcomed our new arrangements, which are designed to limit the use of physical restraint on young people in custody as far as possible.</p><p>The report does raise some concerns over how the new system is operating and we will carefully consider its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 18446 question first answered 08/12/2015 12:22:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

433844

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children in (a) Burnley and (b) Lancashire have mothers who are serving prison sentences.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	18466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not held. However, the Ministry of Justice has recently published statistics on child dependents of female offenders. These statistics can be located at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/female-offenders-and-child-dependents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/female-offenders-and-child-dependents</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/12/2015 10:40:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

433845

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter sent in response to Question 6758, answered on 16 July 2015, what offences were committed by the 291 prisoners in the violence against the person category released on temporary licence on 25 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	18438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2016 answer text <p>We have tightened the rules on temporary release, particularly in relation to those with a serious offending history and, in 2014, the number of breaches of temporary release fell by 39%. This is the lowest failure rate since 2002. Release on Temporary Licence is not automatic. Release must be justified in terms of the offender’s sentence plan and particular care is taken in considering applications for temporary release at Christmas. Last year, 98% of prisoners remained in prison on Christmas Day.</p><br /><p>The offences committed by the 291 prisoners with a principal offence in the violence against the person category of offences, and who were on temporary release on 25 December 2014, were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Violence against the person</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Attempted murder</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Making threats to kill</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Conspire, aid or incite murder</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Manslaughter</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Death by reckless driving</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Wounding (inflicting GBH)</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Assault occasioning ABH</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other assault</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Possess firearms with intent</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Other violence against the person</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. An asterisk (*) has been used to denote where there are 5 or fewer prisoners. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/01/2016 10:40:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

433846

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
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 implications for his policies of the recommendations of HM Inspectorate of Prisons' thematic report on Behaviour management and restraint of children in custody, published in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	18446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Restraint is only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.</p><p>The recent report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons welcomed our new arrangements, which are designed to limit the use of physical restraint on young people in custody as far as possible.</p><p>The report does raise some concerns over how the new system is operating and we will carefully consider its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 18445 question first answered 08/12/2015 12:22:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

433847

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	18506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, civil servants, including special advisers, may routinely accompany their Ministers on official visits.</p><p><br> All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Code.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/12/2015 16:09:26 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

433848

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on maintaining former Magistrates' Courts in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014 and (f) 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	18476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/12/2015 10:47:35 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

433849

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Fines
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 30 November 2015 to Question 17720, if he will take steps to ensure that magistrates' courts seek confirmation of income by means of P60s, payslips, certified accounts or letters confirming benefit entitlement when assessing the level of fines on the basis of income.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	18492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Defendants before the magistrates’ court are already required to complete a “Statement of Assets and other Financial Circumstances” form which the court takes into account when deciding the amount of any fine or other financial imposition. Defendants are also advised to bring copies of any supporting documentation with them on the day of their hearing, as the court may ask to see evidence of their financial circumstances. The form makes it clear that it is an offence to make a false statement or withhold information.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/12/2015 10:35:36 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

433850

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of magistrates has resigned in each month since January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	18537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Resignations</p></td><td><p>Proportion of total in post*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>0.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>0.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>0.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>0.33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>* There are approximately 19,000 magistrates in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/12/2015 17:57:10 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

433851

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
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 prisoners with mental health problems; how many and what proportion of such prisoners are (a) men and (b) women; and how many and what proportion of such prisoners identify as LGBT.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	18596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government has carried out a survey of prisoners assessing levels of mental health problems within the male and female estate. A link to that report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220060/gender-substance-misuse-mental-health-prisoners.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220060/gender-substance-misuse-mental-health-prisoners.pdf</a></p><br /><p>We do not hold data on the proportion of the prison population who suffer from mental health problems and identify as LGBT.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 07/12/2015 17:48:29 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

435932

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to modernise the courts and tribunals system.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Nicola Blackwood
uin	902614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>We have secured over £700m of funding to invest in our courts and tribunals. We have worked closely with the senior judiciary to develop a plan to reform our courts system so it delivers swifter, fairer justice for everyone in England and Wales at a lower cost. This is a once in a generation opportunity to create a modern, user focused and efficient courts and tribunals service.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/12/2015 14:46:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford