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1737530

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
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 reduce the waiting time for PIP appeal hearings.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Jayne Kirkham
uin	11504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Reducing outstanding caseloads is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for tribunal hearings.</p><p>HMCTS continues to invest in improving tribunal productivity through the recruitment of additional Judges, deployment of Legal Officers to actively manage cases, the development of modern case management systems and the use of remote hearing technology.</p><p>Data on Tribunals performance is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. Receipts, disposals and the outstanding caseload for individual Chambers in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal can be found at the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 31/10/2024 14:25:41 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5279

1737558

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Members' Constituency Work: Henley and Thame
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will meet the Hon. Member for Henley and Thame to discuss an urgent constituency matter.
tabling member constituency	Henley and Thame
tabling member printed	Freddie van Mierlo
uin	11517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice Ministerial team conducts engagement with Members on their constituency matters on a routine basis and I would encourage the Member to contact the relevant Minister through the usual channels.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 31/10/2024 15:52:47 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	5296

1737578

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Administration of Justice
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 with the Attorney General to speed up the justice system for victims of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
uin	11445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government inherited a record and rising court backlogs which have seen too many victims waiting far too long for justice.</p><p>We are committed to bearing down on the court backlog to speed up the delivery of justice.</p><p>Timely and effective justice is key to increasing the confidence of victims and survivors in the justice system. Strengthening the justice system response to domestic abuse and increasing victim confidence are crucial to achieving this Government’s ambitious commitment to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) this decade.</p><p>The decision on when and where a case is listed is the responsibility of the independent judiciary, although judges do look to prioritise cases involving vulnerable complainants and witnesses, such as victims and survivors of domestic abuse, wherever possible.</p><p>In addition, CPS, NPCC and College of Policing’s Joint Justice Plan aims to transform how the police and the CPS investigate and prosecute domestic abuse cases, including a commitment to improve the timelessness and effectiveness of investigating and charging in domestic abuse cases. I look forward to the publication of this plan in November.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 31/10/2024 15:52:10 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	5195

1737206

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government in order to reduce reoffending and enable rehabilitation what steps they are taking to support women released from custody, including those with additional vulnerabilities such as substance use treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL2018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor has announced the creation of a Women’s Justice Board, with the clear goals of reducing the number of women in prison and addressing the distinct needs of women in the criminal justice system.</p><p>A bespoke resettlement model, with embedded probation pre-release provision, is in place in all women’s prisons. Pre-release teams screen for resettlement needs and signpost to specialist services within the prison, such as Prison Banking Administrators, Healthcare, and Rehabilitative Services. In liaison with the Community Offender Manager, they support pre-release planning activity throughout the period in custody.</p><p>Women-specific Commissioned Rehabilitative Services contracts deliver bespoke and specialist support to women on probation. including assisting physical and mental wellbeing; access to accommodation and employment; support with any finance, benefit and debt needs; maintaining relationships with families; and supporting any dependency and recovery needs.</p><p>We know that treatment is effective in reducing substance misuse, re-offending and other harmful outcomes. The Ministry of Justice works in partnership with the Department of Health &amp; Social Care and NHS England to ensure that continuity of care is in place for all women leaving prison who have continuing drug and or alcohol treatment needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 31/10/2024 12:09:10 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

1737226

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify and support the children of prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Mott
uin	HL2038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently published the first official statistics to estimate the number of children affected by parental imprisonment using administrative government data. It is estimated that between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022 there were around 193,000 children with a parent in prison. We recognise the importance of being able to identify children with a parent in prison to make sure they receive the support they need, which is why our Family Support Workers help to re-establish family ties where appropriate, and help to facilitate visits from prisoners’ children.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working closely with the Department for Education to determine how we can do more to effectively identify these children and provide support for both them and for the parent in prison. The support will be informed by learnings from previous interventions and pilots, and engagement both with those with lived experience and organisations from the Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprise sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL2041 question first answered 31/10/2024 12:11:38 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1737229

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to fulfil their commitment to identify the children of prisoners and break the cycle of crime.
tabling member printed	Lord Mott
uin	HL2041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently published the first official statistics to estimate the number of children affected by parental imprisonment using administrative government data. It is estimated that between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022 there were around 193,000 children with a parent in prison. We recognise the importance of being able to identify children with a parent in prison to make sure they receive the support they need, which is why our Family Support Workers help to re-establish family ties where appropriate, and help to facilitate visits from prisoners’ children.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working closely with the Department for Education to determine how we can do more to effectively identify these children and provide support for both them and for the parent in prison. The support will be informed by learnings from previous interventions and pilots, and engagement both with those with lived experience and organisations from the Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprise sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL2038 question first answered 31/10/2024 12:11:38 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1737043

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to allow victims of crime to express impact statements to convicted people directly.
tabling member constituency	Leeds South West and Morley
tabling member printed	Mark Sewards
uin	11120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Victims’ Code, victims and survivors have the right to make a Victim Personal Statement (VPS) to explain in their own words how a crime has affected them. The judge or magistrate will decide whether and what sections of a personal statement should be read aloud at the sentencing hearing. The judge or magistrate will always take the victim’s preference into account when making their decision, unless there is good reason not to do so. The entitlement to make a VPS at the sentencing hearing is enabled by a Criminal Practice Direction; this provides guidance to judges and specifies that the court will take the VPS into account when determining sentence, as well as additional procedure surrounding the VPS.</p><p>Where the statement is read out and the offender is at the sentencing hearing they will hear the statement directly. We recognise that for some victims and survivors it may be distressing where the offender is not at the hearing and the Government is committed to legislating to require offenders to attend their sentencing hearings, so that criminals hear first-hand the impacts of their crime and victims, survivors and bereaved family members of deceased victims see criminals face the consequences of their actions. This measure will be included in the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill, which the Government intends to introduce in the first parliamentary session.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 31/10/2024 15:54:28 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	5166

1737046

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Bridgwater
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released via the Early Release Scheme on 22 October 2024 are registered as residing in Bridgwater constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	11086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>Data on SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intended for future publication.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 30/10/2024 16:39:58 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	5101

1737071

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	ISG Limited: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether certified payments will be paid to companies who have worked on projects run by ISG Limited on behalf of the Ministry of Justice where there are no funds in the project bank account (PBA); and whether there is a risk that PBAs will have failed to shield some parts of the supply chain from this insolvency event.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL1966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>Since ISG Construction Limited entered administration on 20 September, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has undertaken a range of activity to understand the full impact on the Department and the supply chain in the construction sector. This has included working with EY, the appointed Administrator, to ensure the sums remaining within Project Bank Accounts are correct. The Department is in contact with a large number of subcontractors to ISG to determine what, if any, direct assistance the MoJ is able to provide. The Department remains committed to the timely payment of invoices in line with our obligations to do so.</p><p>The MoJ is undertaking a review of all potential payments arising from ISG entering administration, but given the scale and complexity of the task, this work is not yet complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL1967 HL1968 HL1969 question first answered 30/10/2024 11:47:06 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1737072

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	ISG Limited: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether certified payments owed to suppliers of ISG Limited for contracts undertaken on behalf of the Ministry of Justice will be paid directly to those suppliers when expected monies have not been deposited into project bank accounts; how many suppliers have not yet received certified payments owed to them by the Ministry of Justice; and what is the estimated amount of these certified payments.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL1967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>Since ISG Construction Limited entered administration on 20 September, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has undertaken a range of activity to understand the full impact on the Department and the supply chain in the construction sector. This has included working with EY, the appointed Administrator, to ensure the sums remaining within Project Bank Accounts are correct. The Department is in contact with a large number of subcontractors to ISG to determine what, if any, direct assistance the MoJ is able to provide. The Department remains committed to the timely payment of invoices in line with our obligations to do so.</p><p>The MoJ is undertaking a review of all potential payments arising from ISG entering administration, but given the scale and complexity of the task, this work is not yet complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL1966 HL1968 HL1969 question first answered 30/10/2024 11:47:06 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare