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828316

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve support for prisoners with mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	903499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>All prisoners are assessed by clinical staff when they arrive in prison. If mental health needs are identified, prisoners are referred for treatment or follow up assessment.</p><p>Safety and security are crucial to supporting better mental health in prisons. We committed to an increase of 2,500 prison officers by the end of 2018, and have recruited 1,255 to date, putting us on track.</p><p>Additional staff will enable us to provide dedicated officers for offenders who will be better placed to recognise and react to changes in behaviour or mental well-being.</p><p>All staff in prisons will receive revised mental health awareness training and, so far, 11,000 have started this training.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 903502 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:23:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

828317

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases in which people are repeatedly compelled to appear in a family court due to action by a former partner.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	903500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Using court processes to further abuse is completely unacceptable. Family courts have the power to act if they see evidence of this.</p><p>The court can strike out any action it views as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant’s ability to continue with further applications or claims.</p><p>New family court rules were introduced in November to make sure vulnerable court users get the support they need in the courtroom.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2018 17:31:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

828318

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of victim support officers.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Fiona Onasanya
uin	903501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Victim Liaison Officers play a key role in supporting victims of crime.</p><p>The National Probation Service recently reviewed the number of Victim Liaison Officers. The work was completed in November 2017.</p><p>The review we have conducted on the impact of probation reform on the Victim Liaison Officer service has allowed us to robustly assess demand and has led to an increase from 169 to 189 Victim Liaison Officers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:21:28 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4629 label Biography information for Fiona Onasanya

828319

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help treat prisoners with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	903502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>All prisoners are assessed by clinical staff when they arrive in prison. If mental health needs are identified, prisoners are referred for treatment or follow up assessment.</p><p>Safety and security are crucial to supporting better mental health in prisons. We committed to an increase of 2,500 prison officers by the end of 2018, and have recruited 1,255 to date, putting us on track.</p><p>Additional staff will enable us to provide dedicated officers for offenders who will be better placed to recognise and react to changes in behaviour or mental well-being.</p><p>All staff in prisons will receive revised mental health awareness training and, so far, 11,000 have started this training.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 903499 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:23:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

828320

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of reforms to the National Probation Service on the operation of the victim contact scheme.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	903504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Victim Contact Scheme is a fundamental part of the government’s commitment to victims of crime.</p><p>The National Probation Service continue to monitor the impact of probation reform on its services. As part of this it reviews Victim Liaison Officer resource levels.</p><p>All victim contact was allocated to the National Probation Service following reforms to probation: the remit and scope of the Victim Liaison Officers remained the same.</p><p>The review we have conducted on the impact of probation reform on the Victim Liaison Officer service has allowed us to robustly assess demand and has led to an increase from 169 to 189 Victim Liaison Officers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:24:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

828321

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to modernise the courts system.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	903505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to our £1b modernisation programme, which has already started improving life for those who use and need our courts.</p><p>There are already a number of active pilots, including trialling the online filing of applications, which are saving applicants significant time.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2018 17:49:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

828322

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence and self-harm in young offenders institutions.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	903506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The safety of young people in custody is our highest priority.</p><p>Current levels of violence and self-harm within the youth estate are too high. That is why we are investing £64 million to reform youth custody, to reduce violence and improve outcomes for young people upon their release.</p><p>This includes expanding frontline staff capacity in public-sector Young Offender Institutions by 20%, introducing a new youth justice specialist role, creating Enhanced Support Units for young people with the most complex needs and developing two secure schools – one in the North West and one in the South East of England.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:24:50 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

825752

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Liverpool Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were occupying the 172 cells referred to in Action Plan: HMP Liverpool, published on 19 January 2018, as being in an unacceptable condition prior to those cells being closed.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	123819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The action plan for HMP Liverpool refers to 172 places [for prisoners] taken out of use at the prison. As these places were taken offline over a period of time and in consultation with the Governor at HMP Liverpool the capacity of the prison has been reduced since the Inspection.</p><p> </p><p>These changes were managed as part of business as usual activity in the prison over a short period of time, this was possible due to the nature of HMP Liverpool’s role as a local prison with their high level of turnover of prisoners. There has been no increase in two or more prisoners sharing cells at the prison since the inspection, either in terms of number of individuals or in terms of percentage of the prison’s total population.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 123828 123845 question first answered 29/01/2018 17:37:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

825760

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Former Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former Conservative Members of Parliament who were defeated at the 2017 general election and who now work in his Department were appointed after a publicly advertised and open recruitment process.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	123827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no former Conservative Members of Parliament, who lost their seats at the 2017 General Election, working within the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 29/01/2018 15:17:38 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

825761

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Liverpool Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to where those prisoners occupying the 172 cells referred to in Action Plan: HMP Liverpool, published on 19 January 2018, as being in an unacceptable condition were moved; and whether there has been an increase in two or more prisoners sharing cells at that prison since the inspection which provided the basis for that action plan.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	123828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The action plan for HMP Liverpool refers to 172 places [for prisoners] taken out of use at the prison. As these places were taken offline over a period of time and in consultation with the Governor at HMP Liverpool the capacity of the prison has been reduced since the Inspection.</p><p> </p><p>These changes were managed as part of business as usual activity in the prison over a short period of time, this was possible due to the nature of HMP Liverpool’s role as a local prison with their high level of turnover of prisoners. There has been no increase in two or more prisoners sharing cells at the prison since the inspection, either in terms of number of individuals or in terms of percentage of the prison’s total population.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 123819 123845 question first answered 29/01/2018 17:37:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden