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1691188

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Probate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the contribution of the preservation of original probate documents to cultural heritage.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has recently concluded a consultation on storage and preservation of wills. We will be publishing the response later this year, and this will address these issues and consider possible options for reform.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 01/03/2024 12:13:14 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1674437

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Constitutional Reform Act 2005
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will (a) repeal the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and (b) re-establish the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 provided for the Supreme Court to assume the jurisdiction of the Appellate Committee, established the independent Judicial Appointments Commission, and shared responsibilities for the administration of justice between the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice. The Act is therefore the statutory basis of a broad sweep of constitutional matters, and it continues to underpin relationships with the judicial branch of the state.</p><p> </p><p>It is not a current priority to review the arrangements that resulted from the 2005 Act or to assess whether further legislative changes might be necessary. The Supreme Court is rightly held in high esteem not just within the UK but also overseas, and the Lord Chancellor remains committed to maintaining an effective partnership with the judiciary within the legal framework the Act created.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2023 14:15:29 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670050

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cemeteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will have discussions with the organisers of the Letters to Heaven project launched in Derry and Strabane cemeteries on the potential merits of expanding that project (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is responsible for law and policy relating to burial in England and Wales only. It does not have day-to-day operational responsibility for burial grounds, which is matter for local authority and private burial authorities.</p><p>I understand this initiative has been implemented in Derry and Strabane by the local authority and has previously been taken up in other parts of the UK. It would be a matter for individual burial authorities to decide whether they wish to implement the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 22/11/2023 13:53:32 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1627590

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: 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 his Department is taking to help reduce attacks on prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	184906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers – staff must be able to expect a safe work environment. Prisoners who are violent towards staff will face the full consequences of their actions and will be dealt with swiftly and effectively. As of 28 June 2022 the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act has doubled the maximum penalty to up to two years’ imprisonment for those who assault emergency workers, including prison officers.</p><p> </p><p>To protect staff and prisoners in very serious assaults, we are rolling out PAVA – a synthetic pepper spray – for use by prison officers in the adult male estate. Staff are able to use the PAVA spray where there is serious violence or an imminent or perceived risk of it.</p><p> </p><p>We have rolled out a next generation Body Worn Video Camera solution which has increased the availability across public sector prisons from 6,000 to over 13,000 cameras, enabling every band 3-5 officer on shift to wear one. The cameras will provide high-quality evidence to support prosecutions against prisoners who commit assaults.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/05/2023 15:23:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1627591

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on implementing the key findings from the 2016 Farmer Review on cutting the cycle of re-offending.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	184907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The report of Lord Farmer’s review, <em>The Importance of Strengthening Prisoners Family Ties to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime,</em> commissioned in 2016, was published on 10 August 2017. It made 19 recommendations designed both to improve and to standardise the provision of family services across the prison estate in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>All of the recommendations have been actioned and all but one linked to new training already embedded as part of our core business.</p><p> </p><p>The changes we have implemented include the introduction of a secure social video calling service in all prisons; a Families Performance Metric for prisons; and additional HMPPS funding to strengthen prisons’ communication with prisoners’ families</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/05/2023 15:26:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1608673

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Prisons
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 tackle illegal drug use within the prison system.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	176671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>As part of the cross-government Drugs Strategy, MoJ received up to £120m funding to get more offenders into treatment. We work closely with NHS England to ensure that all those who need drug treatment in prison have access to a full range of high-quality treatment, with a focus on abstinence-based recovery.</p><p>To do this we are rolling out up to 18 new Drug Recovery Wings, providing a dedicated space for prisoners to focus on achieving abstinence from illicit drugs and prescribed substitutes such as methadone. We are also opening 100 Incentivised Substance Free Living Wings, recruiting Drug Strategy Leads in all male category C and women's prisons to coordinate a whole system approach to tackling drugs, as well as Health and Justice Coordinators nationwide to ensure continuity of care for prison leavers.</p><p>We have also invested £100m in prison security to prevent drugs from entering prison in the first place through our Security Investment Programme, including reducing the conveyance of illicit items such as drugs and mobile phones.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/04/2023 08:20:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1433781

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Channel Islands: World War II
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the deportations in 1942 from the then German-occupied Channel Islands, how many of the citizens who were deported (a) were British, (b) served as military personnel officers in WW1 and (c) were killed by the German occupied authorities.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	126565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/03/2022 17:23:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1305606

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Females
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 improve access to support services for women suffering from domestic violence in east London boroughs.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	174745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting victims of domestic abuse and ensuring that that they receive the support they need when they need it. In 2020/21, the Ministry of Justice provided around £12.2m to the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to commission victim support services, including services for victims of domestic abuse. Further in 2020, given the impact of the Covid-19, two rounds of emergency funding were provided to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to specifically support victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse. MOPAC received around £4.5m. For 2021/22, the Ministry of Justice has committed to match the same levels of core funding for PCCs to ensure that victims continue to receive the support they need.</p><p>In addition, as part of an extra £40m package, £9.7m will be available for community-based services for domestic abuse and £16m to recruit more independent sexual violence and domestic abuse advisers (ISVAs/IDVAs). On 15 February, a further £11m was announced for the ISVA/IDVA fund meaning a total of £27m will be available. All of this funding will be distributed through PCCs including MOPAC.</p><p>Finally, on 12 February, it was announced that £125m would be provided to fund the new statutory duty, as part of the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill, for local authorities to provide safe accommodation for women and their children. This will ensure that women continue to be able to access vital support such as therapy, advocacy and counselling in safe accommodation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2021 13:58:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1222514

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each Police Force area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	71680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on convictions at offence level up to December 2019. The number of convictions for offences under the Dangerous Dog Act 1991 at all courts can be found in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool’, available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the pivot table, filter the Offence code field to include the following Home Office offence codes:</p><p> </p><p><strong> 11112, 11113, 11114, 11115, 11116, 11117, 11118, 11119, 11120 and 11125: </strong>Summary offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991</p><p><strong> 00821:</strong> Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place injuring any person</p><p><strong> 00822</strong>: Owner or person in charge allowing dog to enter a non-public place and injure any person</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the pivot table fields menu, drag ‘Police Force Area’ from the filters section to the rows section underneath ‘Values’. Convictions for each Police Force Area can be found in rows 77 to 120.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/07/2020 09:57:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1169598

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Romford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) applied for and (b) were granted civil legal aid in Romford constituency in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) provides services on the basis of procurement areas not by constituencies, and we capture data on this basis. The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. It may be useful to know that the LAA produces statistics that are updated quarterly and published on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/01/2020 16:58:03 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell