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605980

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Risley Prison: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of violence against prison staff at HMP Risley have been recorded in each year from 2010 to the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	49400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Statistics for assaults on staff by prison are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2016</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2016 16:39:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

605981

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Troubled Families Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding her Department has allocated to the Troubled Families programme for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	49378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>There is no MoJ funding allocated to the Troubled Families programme for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>MOJ works with DCLG to encourage Troubled Families teams to co-operate with offender management services to identify families for the programme. MoJ is also supporting the evaluation of the programme through data matching with administrative data sets such as the Police National Computer.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 24/10/2016 16:50:22 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

605983

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent prison officers there were in England and Wales; and what the ratio of prison officers to prisoners was in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	49558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of prison officers employed and on the prison population are available on gov.uk. The published workforce information covers public sector prisons only and so is not directly comparable to the headline population information.</p><p> </p><p>Safe prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system. Our dedicated prison officers, who support tens of thousands of prisoners every day, are vital to the safe running of our prisons. We have recruited 2,900 staff over the last 12 months and are taking significant action to make sure we have appropriate staffing levels.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2016 16:39:32 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

604875

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the law on use of complainants' previous sexual history as evidence in rape cases; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	49066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making sure that victims of sexual abuse and rape get the support they need and have the confidence to come forward. The Justice Secretary will be meeting rape support groups later this month to discuss what more we can do to support victims.</p><p> </p><p>Section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 is intended to protect complainants of rape and other serious sexual offences by making clear that evidence of previous sexual history is inadmissible in court unless a strict set of criteria is met. It is right that applications to admit such evidence are determined by the independent judiciary on a case-by-case basis to protect complainants whilst maintaining a defendant’s right to a fair trial.</p><p> </p><p>The Justice Secretary and Attorney General will be looking at how the law is working in practice.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 22/11/2016 14:54:37 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

604877

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review the effect on access to justice and protection of human rights of civil legal aid reforms introduced under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	49049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 within three to five years of its implementation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 48967 48968 49060 question first answered 25/10/2016 15:16:34 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

604878

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will ensure that in any review of civil legal aid children and young people's entitlement to legal aid will be considered.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	49060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 within three to five years of its implementation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 48967 48968 49049 question first answered 25/10/2016 15:16:34 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

604923

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Gypsy, Traveller and Roma young people were held in (a) secure training centres, (b) secure children's homes and (c) young offenders' institutions in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	49052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) and HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) publish an annual report on ‘Children in Custody’ that monitors the number of gypsy, traveller and Romany (GRT) children in youth offenders’ institutions (YOIs) and secure training centres (STCs). The reports are available on the HMIP website.</p><p> </p><p>The survey does not cover young people in Secure Children’s Homes (SCH). This is because Ofsted are responsible for inspecting SCHs, not HMIP.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 26/10/2016 16:41:54 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

604924

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendation of the findings paper of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons, People in prisons: Gypsies, Romany and Travellers, published in February 2014, on recording the number of young people of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma background in secure training centres.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	49053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Youth Justice Board currently records the ethnicity of young people in Secure Training Centres (STC) using the 2001 Census categories.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board commissions HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) to carry out an annual survey, ‘Children in Custody’, to monitor Gypsy, Romany and Traveller children in youth offenders’ institutions (YOIs) and secure training centres (STCs).</p><p> </p><p>The YJB keep their data collection systems, including on ethnicity, under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 26/10/2016 16:49:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

604925

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to assist families who are in a position to lose their homes as a result of county court judgements.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>If a person finds that a county court judgment has been entered against them and they did not owe the money, they can apply to the court to have the judgment ‘set aside’. The Ministry of Justice is working with other government departments to check that creditors are using accurate address details when making money claims.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government is responsible for housing policy. Under the homelessness legislation (Part 6 of the Housing Act) any family with dependent children will be provided with accommodation. Homelessness teams will often be able to help families with debt advice or assist them to obtain that advice<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 26/10/2016 15:08:12 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

604927

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Emergency Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many 999 calls were made over the last three calendar years from HM prisons.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	49097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 21/10/2016 10:50:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron