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448733

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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, what costs in each category of expenditure his Department incurred in relation to the proposed tender of criminal legal aid contracts.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/02/2016 17:19:52 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448737

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library the improvement plan developed by South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company in response to the audit conducted by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	24848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The action plan developed by South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company in response to the operational assurance audit last year is commercially sensitive.</p><p>We hold providers rigorously to account for their performance and take action wherever they are falling short. Following an audit by the Ministry of Justice, South Yorkshire CRC has now developed an action plan. We will continue to monitor the CRC’s performance closely.</p><p>Our probation reforms are designed to make sure almost all offenders receive support on release, including, for the first time, those sentenced to less than 12 months.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/02/2016 16:28:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

448738

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation: Family Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases funding has been provided for the first single session of family mediation where one of the participants qualifies for legal aid in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	24670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government wants people to resolve disputes away from court wherever possible, including through mediation which can be less stressful and more efficient. Between 1 October 2014 and 30 September 2015, public funding was provided for the first single session of family mediation where only one of the participants was eligible for legal aid in 6,022 cases. This is the latest 12-month period for which figures are available. Public funding became available on this basis during this period, on 3 November 2014. Figures are only available for cases that have completed and for which the bill has been submitted to the Legal Aid Agency by the mediation provider.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/02/2016 17:17:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

448739

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Departmental Responsibilities
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 review his Department's priorities in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>My Rt Hon friend, the Secretary of State for Justice, has a clear set of priorities for the Ministry of Justice. These priorities are regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/02/2016 16:22:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448740

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many weapons have been confiscated in prisons in each year since 2010; and what the (a) number and (b) proportion of such weapons were firearms.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Data on confiscation of weapons of all types for the period requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of real firearms found in prison over the 5 year period requested. In contrast there were 15 such incidents over the 5 year period from 2006 to 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Firearms reported on the Incident Reporting System (IRS)<sup>1,2</sup>, 2011 to 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Firearm description</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></tr><tr><td><p>Real (Functional)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real (Non-Functional)<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(1) Includes NOMS operated Immigration Removal Centres.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(2) Excludes finds of toy guns or home-made replicas and imitation guns.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(3) “Functional firearms” were: a Taser mistakenly brought into a prison by police; youths shooting rabbits on prison grounds external to the prison; a CS Gas canister discovered in prisoner property sent in from court; a gun discovered in a bag brought in by a visitor.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(4) “Non-functional” firearm was found in a prison building outside the prison walls.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/02/2016 16:14:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448744

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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, in which prisons the 4,568 assaults on staff took place, set out in the Safety in Custody Summary Statistics, England and Wales, deaths to 12 months ending December 2015, assaults and self-harm to 12 months ending September 2015, published in January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Statistics for assaults on staff by prison are published on an annual basis by calendar year in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin annual assaults tables (see table 3.15 at the link below). <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/495430/safety-in-custody-assaults-dec-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/495430/safety-in-custody-assaults-dec-2014.xls</a>. Figures for 2015 are due for publication in April 2016.</p><p>Statistics for serious assaults on staff by prison are due for release on in April 2016 as part of the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin annual assaults tables. This publication will include breakdowns of serious assaults on staff by prison in each calendar year.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 24676 question first answered 02/02/2016 15:10:29 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448745

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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, in which prisons the 595 serious assaults on staff took place, set out in the Safety in Custody Summary Statistics, England and Wales, deaths to 12 months ending December 2015, assaults and self-harm to 12 months ending September 2015, published in January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Statistics for assaults on staff by prison are published on an annual basis by calendar year in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin annual assaults tables (see table 3.15 at the link below). <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/495430/safety-in-custody-assaults-dec-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/495430/safety-in-custody-assaults-dec-2014.xls</a>. Figures for 2015 are due for publication in April 2016.</p><p>Statistics for serious assaults on staff by prison are due for release on in April 2016 as part of the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin annual assaults tables. This publication will include breakdowns of serious assaults on staff by prison in each calendar year.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 24675 question first answered 02/02/2016 15:10:30 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448393

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have taken severance and redundancy packages in each month since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of Band 3 Officers who received severance payments between May and September 2015 is contained in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Prison Officers Taking Severance Payments - May to September 2015</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Severance Leavers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sep<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Information on severance payments received in September 2015 is incomplete.</p><p>Severance payments include payments for voluntary exit, redundancy, and payments as compensation for ill health retirements.</p><p>No Band 3 Prison Officers received redundancy payments during this period.</p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time, to ensure consistency of reporting. However the database itself is dynamic, and where updates to the database are made late, subsequent to the taking of the extract, these updates will not be reflected in figures produced by the extract. For this reason, HR data are unlikely to be precisely accurate, and to present unrounded figures would be to overstate the accuracy of the figures. Rounding to 10 accurately depicts the level of certainty that is held with these figures.</p><p> </p><p>~ denotes suppressed values of 5 or fewer or calculations based on a population of 5 or fewer. Low numbers are suppressed, in conjunction with the rounding policy to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/02/2016 16:13:11 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448396

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Knives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many knives have been confiscated in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Historic data on estimates of the number of knives confiscated in prisons is not collected in a form that can be assured to be of sufficient quality for publication. A new enhanced incident reporting system has recently been introduced which does collect this data and assured data will be available at the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/02/2016 17:25:56 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448397

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mental Health: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Law Society mental health panel accredited representatives there were on the Law Society panel available for First Tier Tribunal (mental health) hearings in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>This information is not recorded.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 01/02/2016 17:11:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger