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1125601

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons had issued Dynamic Purchasing System contracts for education provision by (a) 1 April 2019, and (b) 1 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	252593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We want prisons to be places of hope and aspiration that propel offenders into employment, and ultimately help to reduce the number of victims of crime in the future. Our new education programme will improve the quality of prison education by ensuring that it meets the needs of prisoners, making it more likely to lead them to a positive employment outcome on release, and break the cycle of reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We issued the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) contracts to the following prisons below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>(a) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st May 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>Gartree</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>Highpoint</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>The Mount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>Bedford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>Littlehey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>Ford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>Frankland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>Garth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WhattonLong Lartin</p></td><td><p>Whatton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>Hindley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Risley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northumberland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rochester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Woodhill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wayland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total value of all DPS contracts for prison education issued from 1 January to 10 May 2019 is £3,731,294.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252594 question first answered 14/05/2019 16:27:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125602

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value is of all Dynamic Purchasing System contracts for prison education issued in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	252594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We want prisons to be places of hope and aspiration that propel offenders into employment, and ultimately help to reduce the number of victims of crime in the future. Our new education programme will improve the quality of prison education by ensuring that it meets the needs of prisoners, making it more likely to lead them to a positive employment outcome on release, and break the cycle of reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We issued the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) contracts to the following prisons below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>(a) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st May 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>Gartree</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>Highpoint</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>The Mount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>Bedford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>Littlehey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>Ford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>Frankland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>Garth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WhattonLong Lartin</p></td><td><p>Whatton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>Hindley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Risley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northumberland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rochester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Woodhill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wayland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total value of all DPS contracts for prison education issued from 1 January to 10 May 2019 is £3,731,294.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252593 question first answered 14/05/2019 16:27:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125603

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the educational courses on offer to offenders at each prison (a) before and (b) after 1 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	252595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education publishes data on prison education participation and completion rates and details on the academic years 2010/11 to 2017/18 can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/05/2019 16:00:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125604

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many education staff have been placed at risk of redundancy at each prison since the introduction of new commissioning arrangements on 1 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	252596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>It is for the new education providers to determine how many staff they need to deliver the requirements of the contracts let under the Prison Education Framework and the Dynamic Purchasing System.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/05/2019 16:03:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125605

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: 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 effect of new prison education commissioning arrangements on the effectiveness of Through The Gate services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	252597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The new prison education commissioning arrangements are at a very early stage. It is not possible to provide an assessment of progress at this point.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/05/2019 15:58:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125622

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Funerals: Children
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 (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) Welsh Government ministers and (c) Scottish Government ministers on the implementation of the children's funeral fund in England.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	252503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p><br>I have had discussions on implementation of the Children’s Funeral Fund with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance and the Minister of State for Immigration. I have not had discussions with Welsh or Scottish Government ministers. However, Ministry of Justice officials have had detailed discussions with officials in these Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/05/2019 16:52:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1125651

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken in days from application submission to decision for compensation applications from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	252546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the average time taken in days from the date an application for compensation was submitted to the date a first decision was made in each year since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average time taken in days from the date an application was submitted to the date a first decision was made</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/05/2019 16:53:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1125670

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more young people to become magistrates.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	252556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We are taking a number of steps to encourage younger people to join the magistracy, including through the use of social media to advertise recruitment campaigns and collaborative work with Universities and employers, providing talks and information to raise the profile of the role amongst a younger audience.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/05/2019 15:02:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

1125702

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many notices were granted by the courts under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	252630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/05/2019 15:27:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1125246

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police Cautions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is provided to police forces on the procedure for administering cautions to ensure that the person involved understands the legal consequences of accepting that caution.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	251905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Out of Court Disposals (OOCDs) are measures which allow police to deal quickly and proportionately with low-level offending without recourse to the courts. Simple and Conditional Cautions exist currently for adult offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice published guidance on Simple Cautions for Adult Offenders, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simple-cautions-guidance-for-police-and-prosecutors</p><p> </p><p>Section 3 of the guidance states police officers must ensure the offender understands the implications of accepting a simple caution, and consents to receiving the disposal before it can be administered. The implications which must be explained are set out in paragraphs 62-76 of the guidance. This includes the significance of the admission of guilt and the retention and disclosure of criminal record information for future legal proceedings or criminal record checks. Guidance also states police officers should ensure offenders are given the opportunity to receive free and independent legal advice before accepting a simple caution.</p><p> </p><p>Similar points are made in the Ministry of Justice Guidance for Conditional Cautions for Adult Offenders (also in Section 3 of the guidance) which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-for-adult-conditional-cautions</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 13/05/2019 16:28:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn