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931327

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Centres: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on improving the provision of women’s centres to reduce the number of short-term prison sentences given to women in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	157627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>On 27 June we published our female offender strategy, which sets out the Government’s commitment to a new programme of work for female offenders. We want to see fewer women in custody, especially on short-term sentences, and a greater proportion of women managed in the community successfully.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that short custodial sentences do not deliver the best results for all offenders, particularly female offenders, and that there is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences of less than 12 months are less effective in reducing reoffending than community penalties.</p><p> </p><p>That is why, as part of the strategy, we have committed to working with local and national partners to develop a pilot for ‘residential women’s centres’ in at least five sites across England and Wales. The aim of the pilot will be to develop a robust evidence base about what could be effective, sustainable and scalable models for improving outcomes for female offenders and reducing the numbers and frequency of women entering and re-entering custody on short custodial sentences. We will take a consultative approach to identifying the most suitable sites, and designing and delivering the pilot models.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing £5m over two years in community provision for women. As part of this, we have launched an initial £3.5m grant competition for 2018/19 and 2019/20 for community services and multi-agency, whole system approaches across England and Wales. The grant competition for 2018/19 will close on 29 August this year. We recognise that the availability and sustainability of women-specific provision, such as women’s centres, is essential for ensuring that we can deliver the vision we have outlined in the strategy.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/07/2018 16:46:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

929374

registered interest
date	22/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	First Offenders: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of short-term prison sentences on the long-term mental health of first-time offenders.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	156606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>Public protection is our priority. Custody should be a last resort, to protect the public and to punish and rehabilitate offenders. Short-term sentences offer limited public protection, and can fail to offer time for meaningful rehabilitative activity.</p><p> </p><p>There is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences of less than 12 months are less effective in reducing reoffending than community penalties and we will be looking at what more we can do to emphasise that short custodial sentences should be viewed as a last resort. We want to ensure that the public and judiciary have confidence in non-custodial sentences - such as effective community orders - which directly tackle the causes of reoffending, including alcohol or drug abuse.</p><p> </p><p>Providing the right interventions at the right time is vital to improving outcomes for people with mental health issues and there is ongoing work to divert offenders away from custody where appropriate. We continue to support NHS England’s roll out of Liaison and Diversion services, which are currently operating at over 80% of the country and full rollout is expected by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England to develop a Community Sentence Treatment Requirement (CSTR) Protocol. This aims to increase the use of community sentences with mental health, drug and alcohol treatment requirements as an alternative to custody.</p><p> </p><p>For individuals who are sentenced to custody, it is crucial that we work to create healthy, supportive prison environments. We already know that prisoners are more likely to have poor physical and mental health than the general population and that being in prison can exacerbate these issues. That is why we have ensured that over 3,100 new staff are in post to enable us to implement the key worker role, allowing staff dedicated time to provide support to individual prisoners. We have also recently updated our suicide and self-harm prevention training and, since April 2017, it has reached over 15,500 new and existing staff. The ACCT process is also being revised to make the documents easier to use and to ensure the focus is on the support the prisoner needs. These initiatives and others mean that we will be able to better support individuals with mental health needs regardless of the length of their sentence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/06/2018 16:47:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

928724

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: West Midlands
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 support prisoners on release in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	156330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>We have given providers the flexibility to innovate and do what works to tailor rehabilitative support to the particular needs of offenders. Through-the-gate (TTG) resettlement services delivered by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) mean that virtually all prisoners have access to targeted support to help them find accommodation and employment on release, and advice on finance, benefits and debt. For the West Midlands in particular, Staffordshire and West Midlands CRC have put in place joint case conferencing with partners to determine TTG services in the most complex cases. This ensures continuity of service for the individual leaving prison.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders who are assessed as posing a higher risk of serious harm receive support and supervision from the National Probation Service and may be required to reside in Approved Premises on release from custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/06/2018 09:24:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

926700

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of criminal duty solicitors available to provide legal aid in Coventry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	154591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) monitors capacity across criminal legal aid contracts on a regular basis and takes action to ensure ongoing availability of advice to the public by working closely with its existing providers to ensure adequate provision.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA was recently notified by West Midlands Police of its decision to close Solihull Custody Suite for a period of 6 months from Monday 16th July 2018. West Midlands Police have confirmed that most of those arrested and previously taken to Solihull will generally be taken either to Coventry or Perry Barr, depending on the location of the arrest.</p><p> </p><p>Following this announcement, the LAA has concluded a consultation with duty scheme members of the Solihull, Birmingham and Coventry Scheme Areas. As a result of that consultation the LAA has decided to implement the approach that the majority of respondents favoured, namely the merging of the Solihull and Coventry duty schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The LAA anticipates that these arrangements will ensure that current levels of advice provision remain in place for those that need it in Solihull and Coventry, but will continue to monitor to ensure adequate provision.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/06/2018 16:12:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

923341

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been heard by Coventry Magistrates Court in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	153184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Cases listed for Hearing at Coventry Magistrates’ Courts, 1 January 2010 - 31 December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases dealt with</strong></p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>26,593</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>22,568</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>20,445</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>18,600</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>9,670</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>8,676</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>10,538</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>9,184</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><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="7"><p><em>1 Source: HMCTS management information</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" rowspan="3"><p>Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that the data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when data are used.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The data provided is the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>The data supplied is based on a count of all Cases listed for Hearing in Coventry Magistrates’ Courts during the period 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2017, rather than a count of defendants, and may therefore include Criminal, Civil and Enforcement cases.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>Where a case is listed for hearing more than once during the life of the case, each separate hearing will be counted separately in the tables above.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Data has not been cross referenced with case files.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/06/2018 16:44:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

923342

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been heard by Coventry Crown Court in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	153185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Cases listed for Hearing at Coventry Crown Court, 1 January 2010 - 31 December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases dealt with</strong></p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>1,248</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>898</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>17</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><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> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><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="7"><p><em>1 Source: HMCTS management information</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" rowspan="3"><p>Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that the data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when data are used.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The data provided is the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="2"><p>The data supplied is based on a count of all Cases listed for Hearing in Coventry Crown Court during the period 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2017, rather than a count of defendants, and includes cases committed/sent for trial, committed for sentence and appeals against decisions of magistrates' courts.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Where a case is listed for hearing in different years it has been counted separately in the tables above.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Data has not been cross referenced with case files.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/06/2018 16:44:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

921915

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Justice and Security Act 2013
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 135211, whether a person has been appointed to conduct the review of the operation of sections 6 to 11 of the Justice and Security Act 2013; and when that review is scheduled to begin.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	152051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>As I indicated in my answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 135211, the review should cover the period from 25 June 2013 to 24 June 2018. It will therefore need to take into account the 5<sup>th</sup> annual report to Parliament on the use of closed material procedure under the Justice and Security Act 2013, which the Government aims to submit in the Autumn. A reviewer has not been appointed yet. Discussions between officials are ongoing and an announcement will be made in due course</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/06/2018 16:24:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

918397

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, how many people convicted in each year since 2010 have been sentenced to less than 12 months in prison.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	150565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>This information is available in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 150566 150567 150569 150570 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:57:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 150565 150566 150567 150569 150570 tables.xlsx title Table
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

918398

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, how many people convicted in each year since 2010 have been sentenced to less than six months in prison.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	150566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>This information is available in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 150565 150567 150569 150570 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:57:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 150565 150566 150567 150569 150570 tables.xlsx title Table
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

918399

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, how many people convicted in each year since 2010 have been sentenced to less than three months in prison.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	150567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>This information is available in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 150565 150566 150569 150570 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:57:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ 150565 150566 150567 150569 150570 tables.xlsx title Table
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham