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1001986

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the average amount of time taken for (a) probation officers and (b) other public sector employees to reach the top of the pay scale.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	188252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Our probation staff do a vital and challenging job reforming offenders and protecting the public.</p><p>In 2017, HMPPS benchmarked the pay ranges within the NPS and found them appropriate and in alignment with other public sector workforces. The time taken for new staff to reach the top of their probation pay scale is judged against them acquiring the unique and necessary skills and competencies to be a proficient probation officer. This is not comparable to the time taken to progress in other public sector roles.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:30:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1001987

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Probation Service for England and Wales: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the allocation of funds to the probation service since the probation service was combined with the prison service.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	188253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) is responsible for the delivery of prison and probation services in England and Wales. These services were first brought together with the creation of the National Offender Management Service in 2004, which became HMPPS in 2017.</p><p>In respect of determining how much money is spent and how funding is determined for prisons/probation, it should be noted that annual budget allocations are set as part of the Ministry of Justice’s annual budget allocation process and subject to any in year movements or organisation restructure changes. These allocations are made on the basis of need and according to Departmental priorities. The allocation of funds for the services provided by HMPPS is carefully planned and prioritised on a regular basis in order to ensure HMPPS is able to continue to deliver its services for all offenders sentenced by the courts for either supervision in the community or custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:12:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

964799

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the conclusions of the review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; and whether he has plans to undertake a review of the effect of legal aid reform since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	169817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to publishing the findings of the Post-Implementation Review by the end of the year. Whilst it is important to consider the impact of changes introduced since 2000, the review is focused on the impact of the legal aid changes made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p><p>The Government plans to use the evidence gathered as part of the review to inform its wider consideration on the future of legal support in the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/09/2018 16:57:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

964800

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the (a) adequacy of support for and (b) capacity of legal aid solicitors to represent people with complex asylum cases.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	169818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency monitors capacity across legal aid contracts on a regular basis and takes action to ensure there is ongoing availability of legal advice for the public. At a local level, engagement generally takes place through the LAA’s local contract management team, although wider strategic concerns can also be raised by the profession’s representative groups through the regular engagement meetings the LAA holds with those organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency requires that all providers who deliver legal aid to asylum seekers comply with the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme, with such work being overseen by an appointed supervisor of legal aid work for immigration and asylum cases at each firm.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/09/2018 16:28:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

964801

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that women claiming asylum who have experienced forms of violence that may be difficult to disclose have adequate access to legal representation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	169819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear that legal aid is available to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to statutory means and merit tests, applications and appeals for asylum generally remain in scope for civil legal aid and advice can be accessed without the need to evidence any the specifics of the violence that an applicant may have experienced. The LAA procures immigration and asylum providers who are specialists in this area and are expected to be alert and aware of all issues relating to refugee and asylum status including any possible gender dimensions.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that it may be difficult to disclose sensitive information. The Home Office has taken steps to make this process sensitive by, for example, providing gender-specific interviewers and interpreters on request.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to delivering an asylum process which supports claimants in providing information relevant to their claim to facilitate fair and sustainable asylum decisions. This includes a commitment to ensuring that those who have suffered forms of violence feel able to disclose their experiences early in the asylum process so that decision-makers can consider that evidence and grant protection where needed without undue delay. At the point of claim, the Home Office provides information to asylum claimants including on legal advice. This includes details of support organisations that may be relevant for those who have experienced gender-based violence, torture, trafficking and modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 169820 169821 question first answered 06/09/2018 16:35:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

964802

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that women seeking asylum who have experienced forms of violence that may be difficult to disclose have adequate access to legal representation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	169820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear that legal aid is available to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to statutory means and merit tests, applications and appeals for asylum generally remain in scope for civil legal aid and advice can be accessed without the need to evidence any the specifics of the violence that an applicant may have experienced. The LAA procures immigration and asylum providers who are specialists in this area and are expected to be alert and aware of all issues relating to refugee and asylum status including any possible gender dimensions.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that it may be difficult to disclose sensitive information. The Home Office has taken steps to make this process sensitive by, for example, providing gender-specific interviewers and interpreters on request.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to delivering an asylum process which supports claimants in providing information relevant to their claim to facilitate fair and sustainable asylum decisions. This includes a commitment to ensuring that those who have suffered forms of violence feel able to disclose their experiences early in the asylum process so that decision-makers can consider that evidence and grant protection where needed without undue delay. At the point of claim, the Home Office provides information to asylum claimants including on legal advice. This includes details of support organisations that may be relevant for those who have experienced gender-based violence, torture, trafficking and modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 169819 169821 question first answered 06/09/2018 16:35:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

964803

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum who have experienced forms of violence that may be difficult to disclose have adequate access to legal representation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	169821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear that legal aid is available to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to statutory means and merit tests, applications and appeals for asylum generally remain in scope for civil legal aid and advice can be accessed without the need to evidence any the specifics of the violence that an applicant may have experienced. The LAA procures immigration and asylum providers who are specialists in this area and are expected to be alert and aware of all issues relating to refugee and asylum status including any possible gender dimensions.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that it may be difficult to disclose sensitive information. The Home Office has taken steps to make this process sensitive by, for example, providing gender-specific interviewers and interpreters on request.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to delivering an asylum process which supports claimants in providing information relevant to their claim to facilitate fair and sustainable asylum decisions. This includes a commitment to ensuring that those who have suffered forms of violence feel able to disclose their experiences early in the asylum process so that decision-makers can consider that evidence and grant protection where needed without undue delay. At the point of claim, the Home Office provides information to asylum claimants including on legal advice. This includes details of support organisations that may be relevant for those who have experienced gender-based violence, torture, trafficking and modern slavery.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 169819 169820 question first answered 06/09/2018 16:35:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

946946

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
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 ensure that legal aid solicitors have the capacity to meet the demand for their services in relation to complex asylum cases.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	167396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency monitors capacity across legal aid contracts on a regular basis and takes action to ensure there is ongoing availability of legal advice for the public. At a local level, engagement generally takes place through the LAA’s local contract management team, although wider strategic concerns can also be raised by the profession’s representative groups through the regular engagement meetings the LAA holds with those organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency requires that all providers who deliver legal aid to asylum seekers comply with the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme, with such work being overseen by an appointed supervisor of legal aid work for immigration and asylum cases at each firm.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/09/2018 15:11:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937444

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake a comprehensive review of legal aid provision.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country, and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.</p><p>The Government is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the impact of the legal aid changes made under Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and remains committed to publishing the findings by the end of this year.</p><p>The Government plans to use the evidence gathered as part of the review to inform its wider consideration on the future of legal support in the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/07/2018 16:17:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

922438

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Hostels: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of beds available in probation hostels in West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	152863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>We have undertaken an examination of demand for Approved Premises places across England &amp; Wales, taking account of existing demand and potential future demand. The results of this work will feed into our planning for future provision.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/06/2018 16:39:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel