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1019368

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of custodial sentences given for non-payment of the BBC licence fee in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The maximum penalty for television license fee evasion is a Level 3 fine, so a custodial sentence may not be imposed for this offence. In 2017 fines accounted for 99.5% of sentencing outcomes for television license fee evasion.</p><p> </p><p>Where offenders fail to pay fines, the courts have a range of enforcement powers, including, in the last resort, imprisonment of the offender.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/12/2018 11:46:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1017476

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released in December 2017; and how many of those prisoners were released without having a confirmed fixed address.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	197636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Of the 5,860 prisoner releases in December 2017, 3,143 were discharged to settled accommodation. The remaining 2,717 were not known to be released to settled accommodation. A further breakdown is shown in the table below*.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Settled accommodation</p></td><td><p>Bail/probation accommodation</p></td><td><p>Rough sleeping</p></td><td><p>Other homeless</p></td><td><p>Other unsettled accommodation</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3143</p></td><td><p>634</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>625</p></td><td><p>683</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>5860</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note that this cohort consists of offenders released from custody in December 2017, including releases following recall, committal to custody for breach of post sentence supervision, and at sentence or post sentence supervision expiry. Data for offenders released under the supervision of London Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) are excluded due to limited accommodation data information. However, we are taking action to improve recording rates for all CRCs and have seen improvements over the past 12 months. Release on temporary licence (RoTL) and releases where the offender is subject to same-day recall to custody, are not included. Where one offender has had multiple releases over this period, each release and associated accommodation status is counted. All accommodation circumstances are recorded on a ‘first night’ basis; i.e the status that is current to the first night following release from custody.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has launched a £100million initiative to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, rough sleeping across England. Through this work we will invest approximately £6 million over two years in a pilot scheme to support individuals released from three prisons, namely Bristol, Leeds and Pentonville.</p><p> </p><p><em>*Notes:</em></p><ul><li><p><em>Data relating to releases for offenders supervised by London CRC are excluded due to limited accommodation data coverage (London CRC supervised approx. 11% of releases in December 2017).</em></p></li><li><p><em>“Settled accommodation” means:</em></p></li></ul><ul><li><em>any accommodation that provides a permanent independent housing solution including as owner occupier; tenant in a tenancy available for a minimum 3 month period; living as part of a family where the Applicable Person is able to reside in that home permanently and is able to return to that home; living with a friend with a bedroom available for the Applicable Person’s use and access to domestic facilities; a caravan or boat that is viewed by the Applicable Person as his permanent home;</em></li><li><em>supported housing provided by an accredited housing agency that is provided for a minimum 3-month period and includes support for the Applicable Person in relation to moving to a permanent independent housing solution.</em></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>The definition of “settled accommodation” used in this dataset is different from the definition used for CRC Assurance Metric C (Accommodation on Release), which includes some forms of Bail and Probation Accommodation. “Bail/probation accommodation” includes probation Approved Premises, Bail Accommodation Support Services (BASS) accommodation and accommodation provided by the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Service.</em></p></li><li><p><em>“Other homeless” refers to individuals who identify as homeless but have not been identified as sleeping rough. In some cases, it is not recorded whether an individual that is identified as homeless is rough sleeping. These cases have been included in the “other homeless” category.</em></p></li><li><p><em>&quot;Other unsettled accommodation” refers to individuals living in transient/short term accommodation that does not provide a long-term solution to housing need.</em></p></li></ul> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2018 17:43:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1017479

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of victims of domestic violence that were cross-examined by their abuser in the family courts in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	197639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the data requested regarding victims of domestic abuse. We are committed to legislating to give family courts the power to prohibit the direct cross-examination of victims by their abusers as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/12/2018 14:20:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1017480

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
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 5 December 2017 to Question 117497 on Prisons: Locks and Keys, if he will publish the latest available figures.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	197640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Since we provided the response to 5 December 2017 to Question 117497 on Prisons: Locks and Keys there has been one further prison relock, which took place at HMP Wandsworth March 2018 at a cost of £441,649 (excluding VAT).</p><p>Notes:</p><p>The figure quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2018 17:44:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1017305

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Care Leavers and Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the additional resources required to enable effective implementation of the national protocol on reducing unnecessary criminalisation of looked-after children and care leavers by Youth Offending Teams, the Crown Prosecution Service, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, and local Youth Panels.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	197430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The National Protocol on Reducing Unnecessary Criminalisation of Looked-after Children and Care Leavers does not place any new statutory burdens on local authorities, the police, or other agencies. Positive practice improvements will ultimately see benefits for young people and the services on which they rely.</p><p>The Protocol has been developed with leaders from across the children’s social care, health and criminal justice sectors and endorsed as a positive step forward. We recognise that children who offend are often very vulnerable, with multiple and complex needs and difficulties, and are pleased to have fed into the Protocol.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/12/2018 12:48:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1017354

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
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 Tailored Review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	197344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to PQ 191870 on 23 November 2018.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/12/2018 13:57:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1017374

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have made to address the issue of overcrowding in prisons.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
uin	HL11934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>As part of prison reform, the long-term goal is to reduce crowding, while maintaining sufficient capacity in the prison estate to manage the demands of the courts and the sentenced population as efficiently as possible. This level is kept under constant review, considering fluctuations in the prison population and useable capacity across the estate. Prison governors ensure that the level of operational capacity is set to reflect the provision of safe and decent accommodation and the operation of suitable regimes and that levels of crowding in prisons are carefully managed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to delivering up to 10,000 decent uncrowded prison places providing the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitative outcomes. We will reform and modernise our prison estate, starting with the construction of two new 1,680-place prisons at the former HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Glen Parva and former HM Prison Wellingborough as well as a new houseblock at HM Prison Stocken which will create 206 modern prison places and is expected to open in early 2019. In July 2018, The Verne, a former HM Prison and Probation Service operated immigration removal centre in Dorset, reopened as a prison and can hold up to 580 offenders.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/12/2018 15:48:28 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3733 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington

1016270

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the real terms change was in his Departmental Resource Budget, excluding income received in each year since 2010; and what estimate he has made of the real terms change in that budget in each year until 2022.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	196793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the annual change in the Ministry of Justice’s available total resource funding from HM Treasury, including depreciation, in real terms to 2019/20. Budgets for the years 2020/21 and 2021/22 will be set in the next Spending Review. The figures below represent HMT funding received for 2010/11 – 2017/18, and settlements as agreed at Autumn Statement 2016 for 2018/19 – 2019/20 (which are subject to change).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/ 19<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2019/ 20<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Resource DEL<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Resource DEL (restated in 2018/19 prices)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Annual real terms increase/(decrease)</p></td><td><p>-2%</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td><td><p>-9%</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td><td><p>-6%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>-12%</p></td><td><p>-7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Cumulative real terms decrease</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>-2%</p></td><td><p>-11%</p></td><td><p>-16%</p></td><td><p>-21%</p></td><td><p>-21%</p></td><td><p>-19%</p></td><td><p>-29%</p></td><td><p>-33%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><sup>1</sup> Includes both fiscal and non-fiscal funding from HM Treasury. Excludes capital spend. <sup>2 </sup>Based on the SR15 Settlement, with revisions as agreed at AS16. The Ministry continues to engage with HM Treasury on the department’s funding requirements ahead of the Spending Review in 2019.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2018 12:52:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 89709 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1016275

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Fees and Charges
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 impact of the increase in probate charges from April 2019 on the (a) personal finances of the bereaved and (b) potential changes in the level of use of probate services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	196685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The cost of the fee and reasonable expenses incurred by the executor are recoverable from the estate. Published HMRC data suggests that on average 25% of an estate’s assets are cash which suggests that these fees are affordable[1]. In exceptional cases where an executor cannot afford to pay the fee, there are safeguards in place, including the Lord Chancellor’s power to remit a fee.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in our published Impact Assessment, it is unlikely that demand will change in response to the planned fee changes.</p><p>[1] Inheritance Tax Statistics, available here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/inheritance-tax-statistics-table-124-assets-in-estates-by-range-of-net-estate-and-tax-due</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/12/2018 18:08:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 89720 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1016333

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judgements
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 on the UK's participation in the (a) Brussels and (b) Lugano Conventions on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	196740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK and EU negotiation teams have agreed the terms of an implementation period running from 29 March 2019 until 31 December 2020, which will mean that the UK will continue to participate in the Brussels Ia Regulation and the 2007 Lugano Convention until the end of the period. The UK also remains committed to future civil judicial cooperation with the EU, recognising that it is in both our interests, as well as continued cooperation with our international partners.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, it is only right for a responsible government to prepare for a ‘no deal’ scenario. and in September of this year we published a Technical Notice dedicated to civil judicial cooperation, detailing how the existing rules will change in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/12/2018 18:04:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn