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1150843

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation: Coroners
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 greater equality between the amount spent on legal representation by (a) families who are publicly funded and (b) mental health trusts at inquests following the death of a relative in a mental health unit.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Legal aid is available for advice and assistance for all inquests, subject to a means and merits test. Inquests follow an inquisitorial process and legal aid support for representation is not typically applicable. Exceptional Case Funding may be available where certain inquests require legal representation. The Government wants to ensure that the bereaved are placed at the heart of the inquisitorial process and is taking forward a number of measures announced in the recent Review of Legal Aid for Inquests to make the inquest process more sympathetic to the needs of bereaved families; the Government also has work underway looking at the prevention of deaths of people who are in the care of the state.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/10/2019 15:22:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1150860

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Carmarthenshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what interest his Department has in Ystradffin Farm, Rhandirmwyn, Llandovery SA20 0PG; and what use is intended for that land.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	2741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice provides a range of estates management services to other government departments, including the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>A lease, in the name of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has been taken, on behalf of the Home Office, to accommodate infrastructure for the new Emergency Services Network (ESN).</p><p> </p><p>The site at Ystradffin Farm was identified by the ESN Programme as a suitable location for a 22.5m Extended Area Service (EAS) Communications Tower (lattice mast). Planning for the site has been submitted but not yet granted.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 13:53:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1150880

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which public appointments he is responsible for.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	2671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>As set out in Article 2(2) Bodies and Offices Regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments of the Order in Council 2019, the Secretary of State for Justice is responsible for the following appointments:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace</strong></p><p><strong>Advisory Council on Conscientious Objectors (This is an MoD Public Body - It was established in 1970 but its history can be traced back to the tribunals set up by the National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The 1970 arrangements included an agreement that, to make sure of the independence of the committee, these appointments should be made by the Lord Chancellor). </strong></p><p><strong>Chair of the National Council of Prisoner Escort and Custody Services Lay Observers</strong></p><p><strong>Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)</strong></p><p><strong>Civil Justice Council (CJC)</strong></p><p><strong>Civil Procedure Rule Committee</strong></p><p><strong>Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses</strong></p><p><strong>Court Examiners</strong></p><p><strong>Court of Protection Visitors</strong></p><p><strong>Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)</strong></p><p><strong>Criminal Procedure Rule Committee</strong></p><p><strong>Family Procedure Rule Committee</strong></p><p><strong>Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales</strong></p><p><strong>Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Probation</strong></p><p><strong>Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody</strong></p><p><strong>Independent Monitoring Board of any prison or young offender institution (IMBs)</strong></p><p><strong>Insolvency Rules Committee (This is a BEIS Public Body. However, legislation explains that the Lord Chancellor is responsible for making the public appointments).</strong></p><p><strong>Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman (JACO)</strong></p><p><strong>Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC)</strong></p><p><strong>Judicial Pension Board, independent Chair and independent members only</strong></p><p><strong>Law Commission, except for the Chair</strong></p><p><strong>Legal Services Board (LSB)</strong></p><p><strong>Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements Lay Advisers (MAPPA)</strong></p><p><strong>National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB)</strong></p><p><strong>National Mental Capacity Forum, Chair Only</strong></p><p><strong>Non-Judicial Members of Disciplinary Panels of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO)</strong></p><p><strong>Parole Board for England and Wales, except for judicial members</strong></p><p><strong>Persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid Agency: Funding and Costs Appeals Review Panel Members and Very High Cost Cases Appeals Panel Members)</strong></p><p><strong>Prisoner Escort and Custody Services Lay Observers (PECS)</strong></p><p><strong>Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO)</strong></p><p><strong>Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB)</strong></p><p><strong>Sentencing Council for England and Wales</strong></p><p><strong>Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC)</strong></p><p><strong>Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB)</strong></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 13:46:29 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150329

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Domestic Abuse
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 men in prison who have been victims of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	1635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/10/2019 14:21:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1150330

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Domestic Abuse
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 women in prison have been perpetrators of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	1636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:04:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1150332

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
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 assaults on prison staff were (a) dealt with by the prison and (b) charged as an offence in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	1638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has been working closely with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure they understand the impact of crimes committed within prison. HMPPS published the revised Crime in Prison Referral Agreement in May 2019. This Agreement sets out how crimes in prison will be referred, investigated and prosecuted and aims to provide a more consistent approach to managing crimes committed within prison. The Crime in Prison Referral Agreement specifies that all assaults against members of staff, unless there is little or no injury should be referred to the police.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify the proportion of assaults on prison staff has been charged as an offence in each of the last five years as this information is not held centrally. Detailed information may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:40:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1150337

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of recalls to prison have been 28 day fixed-term recalls in the latest year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	1643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of 28 day fixed term recalls to prison in England and Wales for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 was <strong>4,665, </strong>this equates to <strong>19</strong>% of the total number of recalls for the period which was <strong>24,268</strong>.</p><p>Public protection is our priority. Offenders on licence are subject to strict licence conditions and supervision.</p><p>Where offenders are eligible for a fixed-term recall, they may be recalled to prison on a fixed-term basis, where that is a necessary and proportionate response to a breach of licence conditions. If not, they will receive a standard recall, which is the only type of recall available for those offenders ineligible for a fixed-term recall (such as those on a life licence). Where they receive a standard recall, they are liable to serve the rest of their sentence in prison, unless the Parole Board or the Secretary of State executively re-releases them.</p><p>The decision to recall is taken on the professional advice of senior probation staff.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:43:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1150354

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to produce a Green Paper on a presumption against shorter sentences.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Protecting the public will always be our priority. Community sentences will continue to be an important part of punishing and rehabilitating offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Following the urgent internal review of sentencing, the Government has recently announced a Sentencing Bill. This Bill will contain a range of measures targeted at serious violent and sexual offenders, but will also contain proposals for community penalties that offer an appropriate level of punishment, while tackling the underlying drivers of re-offending. Before the Sentencing Bill is introduced the Government intends to publish a White Paper setting out proposals for reform.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 13:49:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150355

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many band 3 to 5 prison officers were employed in each male local prison in (a) March 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of prison officers that were employed in male local prisons as at 31 March 2010 to 30 June 2019 is provided in the accompanying excel file.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/10/2019 16:36:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 1741 prison officers in male local prisons final file.xlsx title Prison Officers in Male local prisons table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150357

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many repairs were outstanding in each prison in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010, and PQ 291005 for repair work orders from September 2018 to August 2019</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1743 1744 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:40:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon