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749472

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the savings to the public purse of out-sourcing electronic tagging for ex-offenders.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	3567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Electronic Monitoring is an important tool to improve supervision in the community and support offenders to change their lives. The Electronic Monitoring service has always been delivered using a contracted infrastructure. Estimating the cost of a public sector delivery model could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/07/2017 13:41:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

749473

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many electronic tags used by the Electronic Monitoring Service to monitor ex-offenders have been reported (a) faulty and (b) lost.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	3566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>In March 2016, G4S became the sole provider of Personal Information Devices (PIDs) – commonly referred to as tags after taking over the contract to supply electronic monitoring equipment from the previous joint provider Serco. The contractual arrangements entered into with G4S and Serco in 2014 were different, the Ministry of Justice purchased equipment from G4S while the equipment was leased from Serco. The data recording requirements were therefore different and there is no comparable data of sufficient quality available for Serco equipment.</p><p> </p><p>The answer provided refers to lost and broken PIDs for all individuals subject to a curfew requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Lost G4S Personal Identification Devices (tags) [1]</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year 2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Net Losses</strong></p></td><td><p>5,236</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Broken G4S Personal Identification Devices (tags) [2]</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year 2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sent for repairs</strong></p></td><td><p>11,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>PIDs are deemed to be lost if they are not recovered within four weeks of the end of the electronic monitoring order. Therefore, none of the lost tags relate to individuals who are still subject to electronic monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The data applies to Radio Frequency (RF) Personal Identification Devices (tags) only.</p><p> </p><p>[2] The data applies to Radio Frequency (RF) Personal Identification Devices (tags) only.</p><p>‘Broken’ indicates the RF tag was sent for repair. There are a variety of reasons why PIDS can be sent for repair including (but not restricted too) low battery life, damage, (including that caused by the subject), and faults. The need for a repair can be determined at any time, thus not all PIDS sent for repair will have been fitted to a subject. A fault may be established during the installation process hence there should not be assumed to be a relationship between the numbers of repairs and the actively monitored caseload. Damage is most often caused by the subjects wearing the PID, so it should not be assumed that damage is the result of a manufacturing issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/07/2017 13:41:12 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

634145

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for immigration tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	52569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First-tier and Upper Tribunal are administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS). HMCTS has provided an additional 4,500 First-tier tribunal sitting days for this financial year compared to 2015/16. Clearance times for statutory appeal applications and judicial review applications in the Upper Tribunal have decreased from June 2015 to June 2016 .HMCTS keeps performance and resource levels under close review. The Government has also recently published a consultation on expediting appeals from immigration detainees.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 21/11/2016 17:51:28 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

634167

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the level of violence in youth offender institutes in addition to making extra staff available for adult prisons.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	52650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The welfare of young people in custody is extremely important and the Justice Secretary has been very clear that we need to do more to improve safety and help offenders turn their lives around.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to create a safer, more secure prison estate which better protects everyone from violence and gives young people a chance to turn away from crime. We are currently developing a strategy which aims to improve safety across the youth estate, and we will set out our plans in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The youth estate will also benefit from the investments in prison safety and security being taken forward as part of the wider prison reforms.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/11/2016 13:44:16 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

620020

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps her Department has taken to stop rogue solicitors and legal advisers from offering immigration advice.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Immigration advisers must be registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) or a member of an approved professional body, for example, the Law Society. The OISC protects customers by setting robust standards for registration, ensuring advisers are fit and competent and act in the best interests of their clients. It is responsible for investigating complaints about registered advisers and investigating and prosecuting those who are providing immigration advice illegally.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 01/11/2016 17:53:58 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

620034

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle the rise in incidents of violence in male prisons.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Prisons should be places of safety and reform. Improving safety and decreasing violence is an urgent priority for the Government.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier in October the Justice Secretary announced that funding of £14million will be given to 10 prisons with some of the highest rates of violence. This will provide for additional staff to implement new offender management arrangements, including dedicated prisoner contact time.</p><p> </p><p>We will be setting out our plans for prison safety and reform in a White Paper in the coming weeks, including our plans to reduce prison violence.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 15:27:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

620036

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the living conditions in young offender institutes.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>We are considering the adequacy of young offender institutions as part of our plans to transform the prison estate. We are investing £1.3 billion to reform and modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting prisoner rehabilitation.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 28/10/2016 12:12:00 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

600745

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the number of ex-offenders who (a) left prison with no fixed address and (b) became homeless after leaving prison in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	48419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for working with and supporting an individual in order to assist them into securing settled accommodation. However, as part of our probation reforms, all offenders get targeted support when they leave prison to help them reintegrate into society. This includes working with local partners to help them find accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Up until 2014/15 prisons were responsible for collecting information on accommodation outcomes for prisoners on release. The figures are based on prisoners self-reporting. Figures for the percentage of prisoners released into settled accommodation for the financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 May 2015 Community Rehabilitation Companies became responsible for helping offenders obtain suitable accommodation as part of their Through the Gate resettlement services. Information on what proportion of prisoners left prisons with settled accommodation for the financial year 2015-2016 and monthly information since April 2016 is not available centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 48318 question first answered 20/10/2016 13:47:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

600748

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support her Department provides to people who leave prison in London without having somewhere to live.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	48318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for working with and supporting an individual in order to assist them into securing settled accommodation. However, as part of our probation reforms, all offenders get targeted support when they leave prison to help them reintegrate into society. This includes working with local partners to help them find accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Up until 2014/15 prisons were responsible for collecting information on accommodation outcomes for prisoners on release. The figures are based on prisoners self-reporting. Figures for the percentage of prisoners released into settled accommodation for the financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 May 2015 Community Rehabilitation Companies became responsible for helping offenders obtain suitable accommodation as part of their Through the Gate resettlement services. Information on what proportion of prisoners left prisons with settled accommodation for the financial year 2015-2016 and monthly information since April 2016 is not available centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 48419 question first answered 20/10/2016 13:47:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

487170

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contribution his Department is making to Government steps to reduce the incidence of serious youth violence.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	32649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>We continue to play an active role in cross-Government work to tackle gangs and prevent youth violence.</p><p> </p><p>Youth reoffending is too high which is why the justice Secretary has asked Charlie Taylor to conduct a review of youth justice. He will report back later this year with recommendations.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/04/2016 16:43:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft