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576746

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of eviction possession hearings that took place in respect of (a) private and (b) social landlords in the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	45186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The number of possession hearings that took place in respect of (a) private and (b) social landlords are available on GOV.UK using the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-april-to-june-2016</a></p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 14/09/2016 15:43:54 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

576901

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what restrictions the Government has put in place to prevent threatening and intimidating behaviour on the part of bailiffs.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	45098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear that aggressive enforcement action is not acceptable. In April 2014 reforms were introduced to protect people from threatening and intimidating behaviour by enforcement agents. The reforms introduced, amongst other things, safeguards to prevent the use of force against debtors, mandatory training and a certification process for enforcement agents to ensure that they are the right people for the job.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 14/09/2016 11:41:33 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

576902

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of whether the level of tribunal fees acts as a disincentive to women pursuing a sex discrimination claim.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	45124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>We will publish the outcome of our review into Employment Tribunal Fees in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 12/09/2016 15:48:33 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

576903

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bill of Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that any future UK Bill of Rights covers all of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	45168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>We will set out our proposals for a Bill of Rights in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 14/09/2016 11:57:23 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

576904

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what requirements are in place to ensure that the mental health of a defendant is fully considered before sentencing.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	45166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>Under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, before passing sentence, the Court must obtain a pre-sentence report unless it considers it unnecessary to do so in any individual case. The pre-sentence report covers all circumstances which are relevant to the offender and highlights any links to his offending behaviour, including mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p>Under the same Act, the Court is required to obtain and consider a medical report on a defendant who is or appears to be mentally disordered, before passing a custodial sentence.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 13/09/2016 13:17:38 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

576905

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal hearings were cancelled in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) the first eight months of 2016 at the (i) First-tier Tribunal and (ii) Upper-tier Tribunal due to documents from the Home Office not being submitted before the hearing date.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	45321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chambers) are administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS).</p><p> </p><p>The number of appeal hearings adjourned at the hearing, or postponed prior to the hearing, due to documents from the Home Office not being submitted before the hearing date was:</p><p>(i) First-tier Tribunal: (a) 2014 – 833 and (b) 2015 – 739</p><p>(ii) Upper Tribunal: (a) 2014 – 17 and (b) 2015 – 8</p><p> </p><p>The number of appeal hearings either adjourned at the hearing, or postponed prior to the hearing due to documents from the Home Office not being submitted before the hearing date in the first six months of 2016, which are the latest figures available, was:</p><p>(i) First-tier Tribunal – 269</p><p>(ii) Upper Tribunal – 1</p><p> </p><p>Data provided are internal Management Information and not subject to the same quality checks as Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 12/09/2016 17:00:17 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

576907

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Care and Management of Transgender Offenders Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Written Statement WS368 of 8 December 2015, when the review into the care and management of transgender offenders will be published.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	45328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The review into the care and management of transgender prisoners will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/09/2016 12:00:18 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

576908

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Law: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to (a) improve public awareness of the law and (b) make it easier for the law to be understood by people without legal expertise.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	45310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Information is provided on the ‘crime, justice and the law’ section of the GOV.UK website to help the public be aware of their rights and the law. In addition, the legal services regulators have a duty to promote public understanding of citizens’ legal rights and duties. The regulators have established the “Legal Choices” website, which provides information to help with decisions on whether and how to seek legal advice and the available services the public might choose.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 12/09/2016 15:52:25 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

576278

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Ministers of Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the publication of the review of Islamist extremism in prisons and the probation and youth justice services, in what ways they plan to change the vetting of prison chaplains and build on existing good practice, including vetting to counter-terrorism level.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Rochester
uin	HL1518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Prison chaplains of all faiths make a valuable contribution to offender management, both in the provision of pastoral care and theological education, and as a safeguard against the spread of extremist ideologies. There are established pre-appointment checks in place for all prison chaplaincy positions, including Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance and the scrutiny of professional credentials.</p><p> </p><p>The Government response to the review into Islamist Extremism included a commitment to strengthen the due diligence process for the recruitment of prison chaplains. This policy is still being developed, and will supplement rather than replace existing arrangements. The checks can be applied to all prospective prison chaplains, of any faith, before a final offer of employment is made.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 15/09/2016 11:24:54 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4318 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Rochester

576321

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 2 December 2014 (HL2982) about young offender institutions, what progress has been made in providing more than 12 hours a week of purposeful activity since new education contracts came into operation in spring 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
uin	HL1561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>Since the new education contracts came into operation in public sector under-18 Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) in August 2015, young people have accessed an average of more than 12 hours education per week.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to continually improving the youth custodial system in England and Wales. We are considering the recommendations of Charlie Taylor’s Review of the Youth Justice System and will publish his review and our response later this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Mobarik question first answered 21/09/2016 15:33:31 answering member 4335 label Biography information for Baroness Mobarik
tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk