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1171867

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Disability and Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that facilities in prisons in (a) Wales and (b) England are accessible to (i) elderly people, (ii) elderly disabled people and (iii) disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	5485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that prisoner mobility is a challenge and all prisons have individual needs based on its circumstances and population. Governors are required to identify improvements that may be needed in their sites to enable improved access to facilities for elderly or disabled prisoners. Where building work is required as part of this work, it is carried out through facilities maintenance contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, every prison in England and Wales must adhere to the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons. Support is also provided for all prisoners with a disability in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, the ‘Model for Operational Delivery for Older Prisoners’ was published to support the development of all policies, approaches and plans focussed on older people in prisons. This is currently being reviewed by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2020 11:58:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1171868

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Disability and Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that (a) elderly people and (b) elderly disabled people have access to high-quality social care in prisons in (i) Wales and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	5486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 and the equivalent Welsh legislation, the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, clarified that local authorities in England and Wales are responsible for undertaking assessments and making arrangements to meet eligible needs for social care for those people residing in prisons, approved premises and bail accommodation within their geographical boundary. Under the legislation, the threshold for eligibility for care and support services in prisons in both England and Wales is the same as for people who are living in the community, and this applies whether or not they are disabled. Local authorities need to have processes in place to respond to referrals, undertake assessments and deliver care for those in prison settings. Prison custodial services, healthcare services and individuals with needs can all make a referral for assessment.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the Care Quality Commission carried out a joint thematic report on Social Care in Prisons in England and Wales. The review identified several examples of good practice but also wide variations in the provision of social care to prisoners across the prison estate. In response, HMPPS published an action plan in December 2018, setting out its response to the recommendations in the joint thematic report. A programme of work is underway to deliver this response. For example, memoranda of understanding have been put in place between many prisons and local authorities. Work is progressing towards establishing a national partnership social care board for prisons, which is expected to sit later this year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/01/2020 13:55:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1172007

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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, if his Department will include women unable to afford a divorce without access to legal aid as part of his Department's review of the financial eligibility thresholds for people seeking legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Legal Support Action Plan (published in February 2019) announced a review of the legal aid means tests for England and Wales, which is currently underway and expected to conclude in Summer 2020 with a public consultation on potential policy changes to follow.</p><p>The Means Test Review is considering the thresholds for legal aid entitlement and their interaction with the wider eligibility criteria and is assessing the effectiveness with which the civil and criminal means tests protect access to justice, particularly for those who are vulnerable, such as victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>Divorce proceedings are not usually in scope for legal aid, other than when there is evidence of domestic abuse or child abuse. The Means Test Review is not considering changes to what is in scope for legal aid, however some divorce cases may qualify for legal aid under the existing Exceptional Funding Scheme, where there is a breach (or a risk of breach) of the individual’s human rights.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, The Family Legal Team at Royal Courts of Justice Advice provide free and confidential legal advice to anyone in England and Wales who is not able to afford a solicitor. Litigants who feel they cannot afford the tribunal fee for their divorce proceeding may apply to the Ministry of Justice fee remissions scheme: Help with Fees.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/01/2020 13:41:39 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172008

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will provide additional support for victims of crime post-appeal decision to ensure continuity of service from support workers and counsellors rather than being transferred over to NHS-based services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring better service integration between statutory services like the NHS and the third sector to provide joined-up care and support victims need to cope and recover. As part of our current review of the Victims’ Code, we will ensure that support services are better tailored to meet the needs of victims. This includes raising awareness that victims can continue to access support services at the conclusion of their case and any appeals.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/01/2020 13:44:48 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172011

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Security Staff
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 adequacy of the number of security staff at family courts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service keeps the security arrangements at its court and tribunal buildings under close review and we are satisfied that appropriate provision is in place to ensure that all of our sites are safe for our users.</p><p> </p><p>We have re-procured our security contract from April this year, which will enhance the day to day security provision at courts and tribunals. The new contract will allow for improved monitoring of security in our sites and will provide opportunities to enhance the training of security staff.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/01/2020 13:52:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1172038

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of steel procured by his Department was produced in the UK, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	5368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to supporting the UK steel industry.</p><p>MoJ collates information about steel spend for projects with the largest steel requirements, including origin where known. This information is published annually on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/steel-public-procurement</p><p>The data was first published in January 2019, with the next iteration due to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/01/2020 17:22:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1172093

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Czechia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with his Czech Republic counterpart on the criminal justice system in that country.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	5318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Whilst the Lord Chancellor and UK Justice Ministers regularly meet counterparts from around the world, there has been no recent bilateral meeting or discussion with the Czech Republic Justice Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/01/2020 17:08:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1171591

registered interest
date	17/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown court sitting days there were in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	4764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The table below is comprised of unpublished management information sourced from internal reports belonging to Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunal Service (HMCTS) and provides the number of <em>Crown Court sitting days</em> there were in each of the last available 10 financial years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HMCTS “Crown Court sitting days”</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>108,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>109,263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>106,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>103,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>101,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>106,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>109,321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>107,863</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>102,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>97,293</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sitting days are based on the number of cases we expect the court to hear and, with fewer cases making it to the Crown Court, were reduced to allow judges to carry out work in the civil and family courts, where demand is higher. This approach has enabled us to reduce the number of outstanding Crown Court cases by almost 40% since 2014.</p><p>We keep sitting days under constant review and in November allocated an extra 700 days to the Crown Court for this financial year, in response to an increase in cases coming to court.</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>The above data covers the number of days in which a Crown Court room was sat by any number of judges.</li><li>In some circumstances, judges will ‘share’ a courtroom to conduct judicial business; in most instances this will involve a returning judge for sentencing purposes only. These figures may therefore differ from the number of <em>judicial sitting days</em> at Crown Court as published in MoJ official statistics (which can, for example, also include days sat in chambers).</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/01/2020 15:16:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1171616

registered interest
date	17/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Segregation of Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many episodes were recorded of segregation of (a) women and (b) men in custody in England in each of the past three years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	4730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require each prison to obtain the information through their Separation Unit records.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/01/2020 17:25:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1171307

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many custodial sentences were handed down at (a) York Magistrates' court and (b) York Crown court in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	4411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The number of custodial sentences imposed at a) York Magistrates’ court and b) York Crown Court from 2010 – 2018 can be found in the accompanying table.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/01/2020 15:27:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ4411 Response Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell