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935248

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were placed in cells of three prisoners or more in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	161546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Through the Government’s Prison Estate Transformation Programme we are getting the basics right by building decent prisons to improve rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders. Our reforms will see us close down and redevelop ageing prisons and deliver up to 10,000 new places in high-quality, modern establishments fit for today’s demands. We will only transform our prisons into places of rehabilitation if we ensure that we address basic issues such as cleanliness, decency and safety. We keep the prison population and capacity under careful review to ensure that there is always sufficient capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The table below identifies the number of prisoners, as at 30 June in each of the last three years, held in cells or living accommodation certified to hold three or more prisoners. This figure will include prisoners held in dormitories, cells and healthcare units that are certified on both a crowded or uncrowded basis to hold three or more prisoners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of prisoners held three or more in the same location <sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>Total Population</p></td><td><p>Proportion held three or more in the same location <sup>(1)</sup> as a proportion of total population</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June, 2016</p></td><td><p>1394</p></td><td><p>85134</p></td><td><p>1.64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June, 2017</p></td><td><p>1469</p></td><td><p>85863</p></td><td><p>1.71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June, 2018</p></td><td><p>1277</p></td><td><p>82818</p></td><td><p>1.54%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/07/2018 16:08:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

935267

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people applied for the position of Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	161521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>A total of nine applications were received for the Cafcass Chair role; one applicant subsequently withdrew from the campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The competition was undertaken in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Assessment Panel which was agreed by the Secretary of State comprised:</p><p>- Melissa Case (Panel Chair), Director, Family and Criminal Justice Policy, Ministry of Justice;</p><p>- Liz Doherty, Non-Executive Board Member, Ministry of Justice; and</p><p>- Jody Chatterjee, a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission independent panellist, the independent member.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 161524 161526 question first answered 11/07/2018 16:36:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

935270

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the recent application process was for the position of Chair of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	161524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>A total of nine applications were received for the Cafcass Chair role; one applicant subsequently withdrew from the campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The competition was undertaken in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Assessment Panel which was agreed by the Secretary of State comprised:</p><p>- Melissa Case (Panel Chair), Director, Family and Criminal Justice Policy, Ministry of Justice;</p><p>- Liz Doherty, Non-Executive Board Member, Ministry of Justice; and</p><p>- Jody Chatterjee, a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission independent panellist, the independent member.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 161521 161526 question first answered 11/07/2018 16:36:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

935272

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who sat on the interview panel for the position of Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	161526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>A total of nine applications were received for the Cafcass Chair role; one applicant subsequently withdrew from the campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The competition was undertaken in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Assessment Panel which was agreed by the Secretary of State comprised:</p><p>- Melissa Case (Panel Chair), Director, Family and Criminal Justice Policy, Ministry of Justice;</p><p>- Liz Doherty, Non-Executive Board Member, Ministry of Justice; and</p><p>- Jody Chatterjee, a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission independent panellist, the independent member.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 161521 161524 question first answered 11/07/2018 16:36:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

935316

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Small Claims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the settlement rate was in the fast track in the 12 months up to and including May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	161533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The settlement rate for claims allocated to the fast track in England and Wales in the 12 months up to and including March 2018 which are the latest available data, is 52%.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/07/2018 16:36:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

935317

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Small Claims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials occurred in the small claims track in the 12 months up to and including May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	161534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>The number of small claims trials in England and Wales in 12 months up to and including March 2018, which is the latest available information, is:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>9,924</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>10,433</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>10,278</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>Q1(provisional)</p></td><td><p>11,012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> FY 2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>41,647</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly, MoJ</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/07/2018 16:35:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

934797

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the provision of support services for victims of child sexual exploitation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	160694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Government officials meet with representatives of local authorities to ensure that victims of crime receive effective and joined up support. The Ministry of Justice also works closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which holds the relationship with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for supporting victims of crime. We want to ensure that all victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation feel they can come forward to report abuse and have access to the support they need. This is why we have allocated around £7.2m in funding to sexual violence support services to provide specialist support for victims of sexual violence, including victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>We have also allocated Police and Crime Commissioners around £68m in funding to locally deliver or commission support services for victims of crime. £4.7m of this funding has been allocated specifically for services supporting victims of child sexual abuse. This Government has also awarded grant funding to national organisations providing vital services for victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, including telephone and online counselling.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities receive Government funding to deliver local services in their communities, and it is for them to decide how best to direct their funding in line with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2018 15:31:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

934977

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wetherby Young Offender Institution: Education
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 provision of education in HMYOI Wetherby.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	161211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Ofsted are statutorily responsible for assessing the effectiveness of education provision in prisons, and their latest assessment of HMYOI Wetherby can be found at <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/09/Wetherby-Keppel-Web-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/09/Wetherby-Keppel-Web-2017.pdf</a>. Ofsted assessed that the overall effectiveness of learning, skills, and work as required improvement. Whilst education at HMYOI Wetherby is currently being delivered to contractual requirements, we continue to closely monitor providers.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving the education offer and tailoring it to the individual needs of young people. This will include ensuring that there is sufficient time in the day for access to vocational activities, sports, and health and behavioural interventions as well as academic education. We are working with education providers to improve the flexibility of the 30-hour learning week, to drive delivery of a wide range of activities alongside traditional classroom based learning.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/07/2018 16:55:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

934986

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the provisions of the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 to come into force.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	161219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act received Royal Assent in April 2017. The Government remains committed to bringing the Act into force as soon as possible. This depends upon the creation of the necessary secondary legislation and administrative systems in the courts. It also will require the Office of the Public Guardian to define and support the working of the new procedure, with officials drafting the necessary documentation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is not currently able to confirm a date for commencement, but intends to set out its approach to commencement by the Summer Recess.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/07/2018 16:54:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

934987

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution: Education
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 4 July 2018 to Question 159027 on Feltham Young Offender Institution, whether his Department has a mechanism by which to determine whether the legal minimum education requirement is being provided to children in the segregation unit at HMYOI Feltham.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	161220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Monitoring of education provision in Young Offenders Institutions (YOI) is undertaken via regular contract and performance review meetings between the provider, establishment and senior civil servants within the Youth Custody Service. The governance of young people held within care and separation units is set out under YOI rule 49 and managed via Prison Service Orders (PSO 1700 - <a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-17-2006.doc" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-17-2006.doc</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Good education in and out of the classroom is the key to unlocking a secure and stable future for young people. I am determined to drive forward our reforms so that young people are equipped with the skills to live successful, crime-free lives.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/07/2018 16:42:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon