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1487903

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date	11/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Carbon Emissions
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 potential cost of decarbonising the prison estate in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	33785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the potential cost of decarbonising the prison estate in England and Wales.</p><p>We will be publishing our net zero carbon strategy later this year and this will inform the level of investment required to decarbonise the prison estate.</p><p>This will build on the progress previously made in reducing MoJ’s carbon emissions by 50% to 2021 since 2009/10.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/07/2022 16:48:50 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1487999

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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, with reference to Legal aid statistics England and Wales bulletin January to March 2022 published on 30 June 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the legal system of trends in the level of completed workload in legal help and controlled legal representation between April 2010 and March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	33915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The department continues to engage with representative bodies and providers within the sector to increase our understanding of the challenges civil legal aid providers currently face.</p><p>We are currently considering our next steps on reviewing the civil legal aid market more widely and we will announce more on this shortly.</p><p>In the interim, we are injecting more than £10 million a year into housing legal aid through our reforms to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme and £8 million a year into immigration legal aid through the Nationality and Borders Act. Both reforms will lead to increased volumes of work for providers.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 14/07/2022 16:50:37 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1488004

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question on Criminal Proceedings, when his Department plans to publish the research on defendants' engagement with the courts' process carried out by Revolving Doors on behalf of the Crime Reform Programme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	33777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The research was published on HMCTS GOV.UK pages on Wednesday 13 July and is publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/research." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/research.</a></p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 14/07/2022 16:48:31 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1488010

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an estimate of the costs of unemployment among ex-offenders.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	33787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>We know that the economic and social cost of reoffending is approximately £18 billion per year. Evidence also shows that prison leavers who get a job within a year after release are up to nine percentage points less likely to reoffend compared to those who do not.</p><p>The proportion of prisoners released from custody employed at six months from their release rose by almost two thirds between April 2021 and March 2022.</p><p>We are committed to delivering a presumption in favour of offering offenders the chance to work in prison, on Release on Temporary Licence and on release, including by building stronger links with employers. We are on track to roll out Prison Employment Leads, Employment Hubs and Employment Advisory Boards across all 92 resettlement prisons by April 2023. We are also developing a £21m Employability Innovation Fund to enable more employers to work with prisons and deliver jobs on release.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/07/2022 14:38:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1488108

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Periodic visit to the United Kingdom carried out by the CPT from 8 to 21 June 2021 and the Government response, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) all prisoners can benefit from at least one hour of outdoor exercise per day and (b) cells in all prisons in England and Wales measuring less than 8 m² excluding the space taken by the in-cell sanitary annexe are only used for single-occupancy.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	33745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>HMPPS is committed to promoting prisoner welfare and wellbeing. This is ensured through a number of procedures and mandatory policies.</p><p>In relation to Time in the Open Air, subject to weather conditions and the need to maintain good order and discipline, all prisoners are afforded a minimum of 30 minutes in the open air daily. However, many prisoners may regularly benefit from more, including through participation in activities.</p><p>Prison cell occupancy in prisons in England and Wales is certified by the Prison Group Director (PGD) in accordance with the Certified Prisoner Accommodation Framework, which provides guidelines for determining cell capacities. Cells are only shared where a PGD has assessed them to be of an adequate size and condition.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/07/2022 14:33:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1488111

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Periodic visit to the United Kingdom carried out by the CPT from 8 to 21 June 2021 and the Government response, when his Department last reviewed the capacity of (a) each prison and (b) the prison estate overall in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	33746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The capacity of each prison and the overall capacity of the prison estate is reviewed on a weekly basis to ensure there are sufficient places for all offenders. Prison numbers can fluctuate, which is why we have a robust set of plans in place to ensure we will always have enough places for offenders sent to custody by the courts.</p><p>We are committed to building as many prison places as we need. Over the next ten years, additional capacity will come in to use through new build prison accommodation, existing accommodation returning to use following the completion of essential maintenance or places coming into use following a change in function.</p><p>We are investing £3.8 billion to deliver 20,000 additional, modern prison places including 2,000 temporary prison places across England and Wales. This includes refurbishing and building additional houseblocks across existing prison sites and creating four new prisons over the next six years and expanding another four prisons over the next three years. The first of these, HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire, opened in February and work is also well underway at HMP Fosse Way, Leicestershire (on the former HMP Glen Parva site).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/07/2022 16:45:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1488112

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Periodic visit to the United Kingdom carried out by the CPT from 8 to 21 June 2021 and the Government response, what steps he will take to help reduce the length of time that prisoners in England and Wales diagnosed with a serious mental illness and who have already been assessed as requiring treatment in a psychiatric hospital remain in prison before being transferred.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	33747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to working with health partners to improve the timeliness of transfers from prison to hospital under the Mental Health Act.  As stated in the Government’s response to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’s report, we recognise that in some cases this currently takes far too long.</p><p>That is why last month the Government published a draft Mental Health Bill which introduces a new statutory time limit of 28-days for transfers from prisons to hospital. This time limit, together with operational improvements, will help reduce unnecessary delays and ensure people in the criminal justice system receive swift access to treatment.</p><p>The draft Bill will also end the use of prison as a ‘place of safety’. This will end the practice of courts diverting offenders or defendants requiring assessment and treatment in an inpatient setting to prison when there are no hospital beds available, ensuring vulnerable offenders are able to access the right support in the right environment.</p><p>The draft Bill will now be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/07/2022 14:36:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1487622

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Crimes of Violence and Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is taking steps to improve (a) the availability of and (b) access to legal aid for victims of violence and domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	32998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is an abhorrent crime and this Government is determined to better protect and support the victims of abuse and their children. On 29 April the Domestic Abuse Act was signed into law, bringing in a wide range of measures to help protect victims and their families.</p><p>We want to support victims of domestic abuse for whom legal proceedings can be both traumatic and costly. The proposals put forward in the Means Test Review consultation will make it easier for domestic abuse victims to access legal aid, by making the means test more generous and by excluding disputed assets from the means test where they are the subject of the case. These changes will significantly widen access to legal aid, and we estimate that 2 million more people will have access to legal aid in civil cases) including for victims of domestic abuse, and will make any contributions more affordable.</p><p>We also intend to lay secondary legislation in Autumn 2022 to increase the flexibility with which medical professionals can provide supporting evidence to victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/07/2022 17:12:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1487624

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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, what steps his Department is taking to tackle legal aid deserts.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	32999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency keeps market capacity under constant review, ensuring access across England and Wales and taking immediate action where required. Wherever you are in England and Wales, legal advice is available through the CLA telephone service, which provides specialist telephone advice in housing as well as on other civil and family matters within the scope of legal aid.</p><p>In addition we are taking several priority actions to ensure the sustainability of civil legal aid. We are injecting more than £10 million a year into housing legal aid through our reforms to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme and £8 million a year into immigration legal aid through the Nationality and Borders Act. We are also launching an early legal advice pilot this summer to test its impact in resolving social welfare problems earlier.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 13/07/2022 15:49:18 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1487625

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal legal aid firms have offered the Legal Aid Agency back-up advocacy since 11 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	33000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The number of contacts registered with the Legal Aid Agency’s Crown Court Representation helpline is subject to fluctuation. The number of registered contacts as of 11 July is seven. The helpline does not require higher court advocates to be registered individually. Therefore, some of the registered contacts may have multiple higher court advocates available to provide advocacy services in the Crown Court.</p><p>The Crown Court Representation Helpline is in place to make the process of identifying higher court advocates easier for providers who may be impacted ongoing disruptive action by the Criminal Bar. Providers are not limited to instructing higher court advocates registered with the helpline. The <a href="https://publicdefenderservice.org.uk/" target="_blank">Public Defender Service</a> may also be able to provide advocacy support where cases have been impacted by disruptive action.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 13/07/2022 15:47:56 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan