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	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) hearings that were due to be heard in the last twelve months have been cancelled, broken down by the age of each young person concerned.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	10019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>In the First-tier Tribunal (Special Needs and Disability) (SEND), all appeals are listed for hearing on the next available date, on receipt. If the hearing date allocated is unsuitable for whatever reason, the cancellation of the original hearing date is counted as a postponement in the SEND tribunal’s case-handling system – GAPS2. If that second hearing is cancelled and the case re-listed, that is counted as another postponement in the system. Examples of the reasons why a hearing might be postponed include that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the date is unsuitable for one or both of the parties involved;</li><li>a key witness is unavailable;</li><li>the child or young person who is the subject of the appeal is unwell;</li><li>the case isn’t ready for hearing because evidence has not been produced; and</li><li>the tribunal is unable to constitute a panel to hear the case.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of hearings postponed in the last 12 months (i.e. from 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022) by age of the young person concerned is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age of child/young person*</p></td><td><p>No. of hearings postponed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1-2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2-3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3-4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4-5</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5-6</p></td><td><p>406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6-7</p></td><td><p>322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7-8</p></td><td><p>397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8-9</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9-10</p></td><td><p>379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10-11</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11-12</p></td><td><p>781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12-13</p></td><td><p>981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13-14</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19-20</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20-21</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21-22</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22-23</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-24</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24-25</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The age range is determined by the date of birth of the child or young person subject of the appeal.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/06/2022 09:33:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1241443

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising Humanist Marriages in law following the 2014 Ministry of Justice review into marriages by non-religious belief organisations and the 2020 High Court ruling that a failure to recognise humanist marriages is discriminatory.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	100274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission's recommendations.</p><p>The Law Commission published a consultation paper on 3 September 2020 as part of its review and will welcome responses from all.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 100275 question first answered 16/10/2020 10:27:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1241444

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the proposals from the Law Commission on Humanist Marriages, what steps he will take to recognise humanist marriages while a comprehensive reform of marriage law is undertaken.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	100275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission's recommendations.</p><p>The Law Commission published a consultation paper on 3 September 2020 as part of its review and will welcome responses from all.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 100274 question first answered 16/10/2020 10:27:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1241330

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Marriage: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he enable local registry offices to permit wedding ceremonies to be held outdoors in the grounds of approved premises if covid-19 social distancing regulations cannot be complied with inside the premises.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	100283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced in June 2019 that the Law Commission will conduct a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. This is an important and complex social policy reform and requires careful thought and consideration.</p><p>The Law Commission published its consultation paper on 3 September 2020 and the Government, following the final report, will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission’s recommendations.</p><p>In parallel, the Government made clear when it announced the Law Commission project that it would also, as an interim measure, undertake work to allow more civil weddings and civil partnerships to take place outdoors through secondary legislation. This work is ongoing.</p><p>The Government has published guidance on planning COVID-19 secure marriages and civil partnerships at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/10/2020 11:23:54 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1241361

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions; and if he will set out his Department's step by step sign off procedure before Ministerial approval is given to answers.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	100315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>This government values the ongoing work of MPs and Peers whose scrutiny, whether through written Parliamentary Questions or other methods, is an invaluable part of our democratic process.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice’s internal guidance for answering parliamentary questions was updated and published on the Department’s intranet in April 2020. I will arrange for a copy of the attached guidance to be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This may be found on the gov.uk website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary questions are cleared by Senior Civil Servants in the relevant policy area, then Special Advisers, before receiving final sign off from Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/10/2020 10:33:24 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name parliamentary-questions-guidance (1).doc title parliamentary questions guidance
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1241370

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the biggest pay rise given to someone in his Department was in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	100320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Between the period of 01/07/19 - 30/06/2020 the biggest pay rise given to someone in the Department was (a) 7.6 in percentage terms and (b) £7,059 in cash terms.</p><p>This pay increase, determined through the independent Prison Service Pay Review Body process and calculated as a percentage increase, was for Prison Service staff. HMPPS received the highest pay rise.</p><p>Figures are based on staff in post as at 30 June who received their pay awards in September which were backdated to 1 April. Figures do not include annual pay increases for staff in the National Probation Service which have yet to be confirmed and paid and excludes pay award for SCS grades as not yet implemented.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/10/2020 10:39:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1682883

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Animal welfare: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many pet owners (a) have been convicted of and (b) served prison sentences for offences against their pets under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	10034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions and sentence outcomes in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a7e44aed27ca001327b161/outcomes-by-offence-june-2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2023</a> including offences as set out in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a7e16aed27ca000d27b149/offence_group_classification_june_2023.xlsx" target="_blank">Offence Group Classification</a>. The total number of individuals convicted and sentence outcomes for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, can be obtained by selecting the following HO codes: 10829, 10830, 10831, 10832, 10833, 10834, 10835, 10836, 10837, 10838, 10839, 09701, 09702, 09703, 09704, 09705.</p><p>However, whether the offence was committed by a pet owner against their pet is not held centrally in the Court Proceedings Database. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 22/01/2024 14:36:02 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1241180

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection in each prison in (a) England and (b) Wales for the most recent period for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	100342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The number of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) in each prison in (a) England and (b) Wales as at 30 June 2020 is set out in Table 1. The figures are a subset of those published in Offender Management Statistics Quarterly: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p>A prisoner serving an IPP sentence will be released only when the independent Parole Board concludes that the risk s/he presents to the public is capable of being safely managed in the community on licence.</p><p>IPP prisoners continue to have a high chance of a positive outcome from Parole Board hearings. In 2019/20 72% of Parole Board hearings resulted in either a recommendation for a transfer to an open prison or release. As of 30 June 2020, the number of unreleased IPP prisoners who have completed their minimum tariff was 1,856. This is down from 2,136 on 30 June 2019.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences in England, as at 30 June 2020</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>N</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1905</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Spring Hill</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint (North and South)</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Male)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Table 2: Prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences in Wales, as at 30 June 20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>N</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Note</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>An asterisk (*) has been used to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/10/2020 16:22:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1241181

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ten longest lengths of time have been that a prisoner has served longer than their original tariff as a result of serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection; and what the ethnicity was of each of those prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	100343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>As at 30 June 2020, the ten longest lengths of time post tariff and before first release which a prisoner on a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) has served are set out in the table below. The same table shows the recorded ethnicity of each of the ten prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>Our primary responsibility is to protect the public. A prisoner serving an IPP sentence will be released only when the independent Parole Board concludes that the risk to the public is capable of being safely managed in the community on licence. A prisoner serving an IPP sentence is statutorily entitled to a review of his/her detention by the independent Parole Board at least once every two years.</p><p> </p><p>Ten Longest Lengths of Time Post Tariff and before First Release for IPP prisoners (As of 30 June 2020)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Days Post Tariff</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5223</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5092</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5087</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4961</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4911</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4889</p></td><td><p>Black / Black British</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4849</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4824</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4806</p></td><td><p>White</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4802</p></td><td><p>Asian / Asian British</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/10/2020 16:23:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1241215

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the use of in-cell technology in prisons for (a) education, (b) rehabilitation, (c) communication and (d) other purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	100350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The department’s technology priority since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak has been focused on enabling communication between prisoners and their families and friends.</p><p>Since the beginning of March, this has resulted in the deployment of over 1000 secure mobile phones to complement existing in-cell telephones and wing phones.</p><p>We have deployed nearly 250 tablets for compassionate calls across all public prisons in England and Wales and most significantly we have deployed video calls across 105 sites to enable an interim alternative whilst face-to-face meetings were suspended. There are still 7 sites which are yet to have fully operational video visits, these are being worked on by our teams as a priority. Over 27,000 video calls have been made so far.</p><p>As announced in June, £20m was secured to increase technology infrastructure across the estate. This work is enabling additional video-conferencing facilities and the extension of in-cell technology across sites with existing network infrastructure.</p><p>This complements existing work to install technology across the entire youth estate, which will support education and rehabilitation by providing secure access to appropriate content on laptops via our Content Hub. The Content Hub provides access to education materials such as maths exercises, books supporting people learning to read, and specific vocational learning materials (including customer service skills, food safety awareness, and Khan Academy materials to support people learning to be electricians).</p><p>During the COVID-19 crisis, additional education services have been added to the Content Hub, including mindfulness tools, in-cell exercises, and audio books to support the residents during longer periods in cells. National Prison Radio shows have also been used to keep residents calm and to reduce frustration.</p><p>The use of secure technology to enable the safe delivery of education in-cell is a key part of our strategy to improve rehabilitation, get more prisoners ready for jobs on release and reduce reoffending. We continue to consider the recommendations of the Farmer Review when prioritising future deployment of technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 100351 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:25:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1241216

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to increase the use of in-cell technology in prisons for education since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	100351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The department’s technology priority since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak has been focused on enabling communication between prisoners and their families and friends.</p><p>Since the beginning of March, this has resulted in the deployment of over 1000 secure mobile phones to complement existing in-cell telephones and wing phones.</p><p>We have deployed nearly 250 tablets for compassionate calls across all public prisons in England and Wales and most significantly we have deployed video calls across 105 sites to enable an interim alternative whilst face-to-face meetings were suspended. There are still 7 sites which are yet to have fully operational video visits, these are being worked on by our teams as a priority. Over 27,000 video calls have been made so far.</p><p>As announced in June, £20m was secured to increase technology infrastructure across the estate. This work is enabling additional video-conferencing facilities and the extension of in-cell technology across sites with existing network infrastructure.</p><p>This complements existing work to install technology across the entire youth estate, which will support education and rehabilitation by providing secure access to appropriate content on laptops via our Content Hub. The Content Hub provides access to education materials such as maths exercises, books supporting people learning to read, and specific vocational learning materials (including customer service skills, food safety awareness, and Khan Academy materials to support people learning to be electricians).</p><p>During the COVID-19 crisis, additional education services have been added to the Content Hub, including mindfulness tools, in-cell exercises, and audio books to support the residents during longer periods in cells. National Prison Radio shows have also been used to keep residents calm and to reduce frustration.</p><p>The use of secure technology to enable the safe delivery of education in-cell is a key part of our strategy to improve rehabilitation, get more prisoners ready for jobs on release and reduce reoffending. We continue to consider the recommendations of the Farmer Review when prioritising future deployment of technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 100350 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:25:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1149864

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy Supply
	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 2 October 2019 to Question 291004 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if he will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason his Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Government departments are mandated to use Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Energy frameworks for the supply of electricity. EDF is the current supplier and the current arrangement lasts until March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring with CCS how to increase the percentage of energy sourced from renewables. This includes the feasibility of changing the current percentage mix, the costs of securing matched renewable energy through obtaining Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origination (REGOs), and the timescales for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>To date the Department has prioritised energy efficiency and spend to save investment on its estate. But as part of the MoJ’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner, the Department is exploring options for increased on-site renewable energy generation, and low and no carbon energy supply.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:46:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1241289

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	100427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Data showing the trends for and levels of violence in prisons is published in the quarterly in the government’s Safety in Custody statistics publication:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a></p><p>The most recent data shows a decrease in assault incidents in the 12 months to March 2020, which are down 8% from the previous year. This included a 5% decrease in assaults on staff and a 7% reduction in serious assault from the previous 12 months. Assaults have now fallen for the last three published quarters.</p><p>Despite the progress made, the level of violence in prisons remains too high and we continue to work hard to address this. We are giving staff the tools and training to help them reduce violence including embedding the Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan to support those at risk of violence, the roll-out of PAVA incapacitant spray and implementing key work across the prison estate. We are also increasing staffing numbers, and investing in £100 million in tough security measures to keep the illicit items which fuel violence out of prisons.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/10/2020 16:27:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1401449

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2021 to Question 90879, on Prisoners' Release, how many prisoners released in error had been convicted of rape; and for how long those prisoners remained at large before being returned to custody.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>A prisoner is released in error if they are released earlier than their correct release date, they will be unlawfully at large until and unless they are subsequently released correctly or returned to custody. If the person released is not aware of the error and makes no attempt to evade arrest, then they have committed no offence and, in that sense, they may not be at fault.</p><p> </p><p>Releases in error are monitored closely to analyse the frequency across the estate and identify any trends nationally, while taking into consideration the management of risk to the public.</p><p> </p><p>(i) How many prisoners released in error had been convicted of rape; and for how long these prisoners remained at large before being returned to custody</p><p> </p><p>If a request is made for information where very small numbers are involved, the MoJ must consider whether this could lead to the identification of individuals. Since the total number of prisoners released in error where their main offence was rape is two or fewer, we are not able to give further details either by year or for the whole period.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/01/2022 17:22:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401520

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	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 average number of cases (a) crown courts and (b) magistrates courts have heard in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals in the Crown Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Crown Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>99,654</p></td><td><p>78,195</p></td><td><p>48,018</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals of criminal cases in the Magistrates’ Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Magistrates’ Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,441,778</p></td><td><p>1,040,308</p></td><td><p>590,065</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/01/2022 18:16:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401569

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 98316, if he will publish the eligibility criteria for early release under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR) operated between April and August 2020. Full eligibility details were published at the time. These included minimising the risk to public protection, with those assessed as a high risk of serious harm or convicted of sexual or violent offences excluded; only those who were already close to release and had already served at least half of their time in prison were eligible. In order to comply with contemporaneous Government directions on Covid-19 prisoners would have to have suitable accommodation and healthcare provision available outside of custody.</p><p> </p><p>When considering who would be eligible for the scheme, establishments assessed their entire populations to find those potentially eligible based on sentence length, and offence type among other factors. Those who met the initial criteria were then assessed based on their behaviour in custody and healthcare needs among other factors prior to deciding if they were suitable for release. Data on the number of prisoners who reached the final stages of risk assessment for the ECTR could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 100560 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:08:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401571

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 98316, how many risk assessments of inmates were carried out under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR) operated between April and August 2020. Full eligibility details were published at the time. These included minimising the risk to public protection, with those assessed as a high risk of serious harm or convicted of sexual or violent offences excluded; only those who were already close to release and had already served at least half of their time in prison were eligible. In order to comply with contemporaneous Government directions on Covid-19 prisoners would have to have suitable accommodation and healthcare provision available outside of custody.</p><p> </p><p>When considering who would be eligible for the scheme, establishments assessed their entire populations to find those potentially eligible based on sentence length, and offence type among other factors. Those who met the initial criteria were then assessed based on their behaviour in custody and healthcare needs among other factors prior to deciding if they were suitable for release. Data on the number of prisoners who reached the final stages of risk assessment for the ECTR could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 100559 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:08:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401539

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the backlog of employment tribunal claims.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	100579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 5 January 2022 to Parliamentary Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-16/94448" target="_blank">94448</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 18/01/2022 17:07:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1682950

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	First-tier Tribunal: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were (a) submitted to and (b) completed by the residential property division of the First-Tier Tribunal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Philip Dunne
	uin	10064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>HMCTS information about the annual number of appeals received and disposed in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), Residential Property Division, is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2023" target="_blank">Tribunals statistics quarterly: July to September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/01/2024 14:53:00 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1401456

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, what estimate he has made of the current capacity of the prison system.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	100650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As at 7 January 2022, the total operational capacity of prisons in England and Wales was 81,291.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes weekly prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics-2022</a></p><p> </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 for a range of reasons, including 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. 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 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, is due to open in February and work is also well underway at Glen Parva, Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100652 question first answered 18/01/2022 17:08:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1401457

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, which prisons are being (a) built and (b) refurbished as at January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	100651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As of January 2022, the only prison currently being built in England and Wales is Glen Parva (Leicestershire), due to open in spring 2023. Minor post-completion work is being carried out at HMP Five Wells (Wellingborough) which is due to open in early 2022. Each will provide c.1,680 modern prison places. We have started enabling work in preparation for the construction of a new prison next to HMP Full Sutton after receiving full planning permission. It is due to open in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>As of January 2022, a major programme of refurbishment is underway at HMP Liverpool.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/01/2022 17:10:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1401458

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, what estimate he has made of potential prison capacity in (a) five and (b) ten years' time.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	100652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As at 7 January 2022, the total operational capacity of prisons in England and Wales was 81,291.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes weekly prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics-2022</a></p><p> </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 for a range of reasons, including 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. 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 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, is due to open in February and work is also well underway at Glen Parva, Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100650 question first answered 18/01/2022 17:08:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1241700

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in Birmingham at the point of their original sentencing are serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection; and as a proportion of that number, what the (a) ethnicity and (b) diagnosed (i) mental and (ii) physical health conditions are of those prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	100926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold centrally a record of those IPP prisoners who were residing in Birmingham at the point they were sentenced to their IPP.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice does hold the number of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) and (a) their ethnicity in England and Wales, and I have provided the proportions as requested in the table below.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold centrally a record of the diagnosed mental and physical condition of serving IPP prisoners.</p><p>Every prison in England and Wales must adhere to the Equality Act 2010. This includes support for those with mental and physical health conditions, such as the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons, in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p>Since April 2018, a National Partnership Agreement on Prison Healthcare has been in place, to deliver safe, decent, effective healthcare for offenders.</p><p>Our primary responsibility is to protect the public. Prisoners serving IPP sentences will be released only when the independent Parole Board concludes that the risk to the public is capable of being safely managed in the community under probation supervision.</p><p>IPP prisoners continue to have a high chance of a positive outcome from Parole Board hearings. In 2019/20 72% of Parole Board hearings resulted in either a recommendation for a transfer to an open prison or release. As of 30 June 2020, the number of unreleased IPP prisoners who have completed their minimum tariff was 1,856. This is down from 2,136 on 30 June 2019.</p><p>Proportion of IPPs in prison by ethnicity as at 30 June 2020</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>Proportion of IPP prisoners</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian / Asian British</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black / Black British</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese / Other</p></td><td><p>less than 1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Stated/Missing</p></td><td><p>less than 1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The figures in this table has been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 100927 question first answered 13/10/2020 16:43:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1241701

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales are subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences; and as a proportion of that number, what the (a) ethnicity and (b) diagnosed (i) mental and (ii) physical health conditions are of those prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	100927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold centrally a record of those IPP prisoners who were residing in Birmingham at the point they were sentenced to their IPP.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice does hold the number of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) and (a) their ethnicity in England and Wales, and I have provided the proportions as requested in the table below.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold centrally a record of the diagnosed mental and physical condition of serving IPP prisoners.</p><p>Every prison in England and Wales must adhere to the Equality Act 2010. This includes support for those with mental and physical health conditions, such as the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled persons, in accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p>Since April 2018, a National Partnership Agreement on Prison Healthcare has been in place, to deliver safe, decent, effective healthcare for offenders.</p><p>Our primary responsibility is to protect the public. Prisoners serving IPP sentences will be released only when the independent Parole Board concludes that the risk to the public is capable of being safely managed in the community under probation supervision.</p><p>IPP prisoners continue to have a high chance of a positive outcome from Parole Board hearings. In 2019/20 72% of Parole Board hearings resulted in either a recommendation for a transfer to an open prison or release. As of 30 June 2020, the number of unreleased IPP prisoners who have completed their minimum tariff was 1,856. This is down from 2,136 on 30 June 2019.</p><p>Proportion of IPPs in prison by ethnicity as at 30 June 2020</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>Proportion of IPP prisoners</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian / Asian British</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black / Black British</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese / Other</p></td><td><p>less than 1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Stated/Missing</p></td><td><p>less than 1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The figures in this table has been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 100926 question first answered 13/10/2020 16:43:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1547450

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022, (ii) 1 March to 31 May 2022 and (iii) 1 June to 31 August 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
	tabling member printed	Greg Clark
	uin	100929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 12:38:31 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1547368

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	County Courts: Judgements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including claimant data for county court judgments on the public Registry of Judgments, Orders and Fines.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	100959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is considering the proposal that has been made by Registry Trust Ltd to include information about the claimant on entries about judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. We are discussing the benefits and risks of this proposal with Registry Trust Ltd to inform an assessment of whether to make reforms in this area.</p><p>We recognise that this proposal could reduce the number of enquiries about claimant data that are received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). We do not, however, hold data to allow us to estimate the number of enquiries that are received by HMCTS asking for information about claimant data.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 100960 100961 100962 question first answered 06/12/2022 12:30:34 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1547370

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	County Courts: Judgements
	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 assessment of the potential merits of including claimant data for County Court Judgments on the public Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	100960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is considering the proposal that has been made by Registry Trust Ltd to include information about the claimant on entries about judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. We are discussing the benefits and risks of this proposal with Registry Trust Ltd to inform an assessment of whether to make reforms in this area.</p><p>We recognise that this proposal could reduce the number of enquiries about claimant data that are received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). We do not, however, hold data to allow us to estimate the number of enquiries that are received by HMCTS asking for information about claimant data.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 100959 100961 100962 question first answered 06/12/2022 12:30:34 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1547371

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Telephone Services
	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 number of calls received by the Courts Service on claimant data information.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	100961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is considering the proposal that has been made by Registry Trust Ltd to include information about the claimant on entries about judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. We are discussing the benefits and risks of this proposal with Registry Trust Ltd to inform an assessment of whether to make reforms in this area.</p><p>We recognise that this proposal could reduce the number of enquiries about claimant data that are received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). We do not, however, hold data to allow us to estimate the number of enquiries that are received by HMCTS asking for information about claimant data.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 100959 100960 100962 question first answered 06/12/2022 12:30:34 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1547372

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service
	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 reduce the number of enquiries seeking information on claimant data to the Courts Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	100962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is considering the proposal that has been made by Registry Trust Ltd to include information about the claimant on entries about judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. We are discussing the benefits and risks of this proposal with Registry Trust Ltd to inform an assessment of whether to make reforms in this area.</p><p>We recognise that this proposal could reduce the number of enquiries about claimant data that are received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). We do not, however, hold data to allow us to estimate the number of enquiries that are received by HMCTS asking for information about claimant data.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 100959 100960 100961 question first answered 06/12/2022 12:30:34 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1547373

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	County Courts: Judgements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of (a) the number of judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines for which payment in full had been received and (b) making it mandatory for the register to be updated when payment in full is received.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	100963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>If a county court judgment is paid after one month, defendants can get the record of the judgment marked as satisfied in the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines, by providing the court with proof of payment from the person or business that they owed money to. Guidance on this process is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/county-court-judgments-ccj-for-debt/ccjs-and-your-credit-rating" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/county-court-judgments-ccj-for-debt/ccjs-and-your-credit-rating</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 12:39:40 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1547316

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners have been wrongly released from (a) custody and (b) prison as a result of technical errors on the Common Platform.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 100988 question first answered 08/12/2022 12:40:15 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1547319

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Official Report, column 133, on 22 November 2022, on the Common Platform, whether any individuals were released from prison earlier than their release date due to the Common Platform.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 100987 question first answered 08/12/2022 12:40:15 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1547320

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Official Report, column 133, on 22 November 2022, on the Common Platform, whether any prisoner case files have been misplaced.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>There is no evidence to suggest that prisoner information has been misplaced as a result of Common Platform. All case data is held securely on Common Platform, and processes and safeguards are in place to ensure cases are not lost.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 12:40:55 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1547365

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Police Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate (a) the total number of police cells used during Operation Safeguard and (b) the cost to the public purse of each police cell used during Operation Safeguard.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has made provision to fund approximately 400 places from within the overall departmental budget. The use of police cells is part of normal business: recently, however, there has been a significant increase in demand, prompting the formal request to implement Operation Safeguard.</p><p>An initial £14 million has been allocated, based on a three-month forecast requirement.</p><p>The total cost to the Ministry of Justice will depend on the number of cells occupied under Operation Safeguard and how long they are occupied for.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 100991 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:08:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1547392

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Police Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department has made available for Operation Safeguard.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has made provision to fund approximately 400 places from within the overall departmental budget. The use of police cells is part of normal business: recently, however, there has been a significant increase in demand, prompting the formal request to implement Operation Safeguard.</p><p>An initial £14 million has been allocated, based on a three-month forecast requirement.</p><p>The total cost to the Ministry of Justice will depend on the number of cells occupied under Operation Safeguard and how long they are occupied for.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 100990 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:08:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1241772

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Nightingale Courts are planned by region; and for how long his Department plans to operate each such court.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	100998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>18 Nightingale Courts, totalling 36 courtrooms, have been announced with sites in each region. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service continue to review capacity requirements across the estate and where necessary we will consider additional temporary court provision. Plans for any further courts will be announced in due course.</p><p>We will continue to operate each site on a rolling basis as need requires.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 15:58:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1241773

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) is planning to take to ensure courts and tribunals remain open in the event that an individual on the premises tests positive for covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	100999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of all members of its staff, and takes its duty of care towards members of the judiciary, contractors and to court and tribunal users extremely seriously. In the event of any person testing positive for Covid-19, prompt action is taken, in line with public health guidance, to minimise the risk of further transmission within our buildings and maximise our ability to keep the site open and operational.</p><p>Since the start of the pandemic, HMCTS has increased its cleaning regime significantly with additional cleaners regularly cleaning frequently touched areas throughout the day, and to undertake deep cleans where an individual either shows symptoms or has tested positive.</p><p>Detailed guidance is available to all staff and is subject to continuous review to ensure it remains consistent with advice from Public Health organisations and HM government.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 16:12:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1241774

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) is planning to take to ensure courts and tribunals can continue to work in the event that there is a local outbreak of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	101000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS is committed to ensuring the health and safety of everyone working in and using the courts and tribunals; and to ensuring access to the justice system is maintained despite the public health crisis. Since the start of the pandemic, it has taken a number of steps to ensure that courts and tribunals can remain operational, including in the event of a local outbreak.</p><p>Steps being taken include significantly increasing the cleaning regime, with additional cleaners brought in to sanitise frequently touched surfaces, making hand wash and sanitiser available to anyone within the buildings, and using visible queues to ensure that people adhere to social distancing. HMCTS has also introduced measures including plexiglass screens and the requirement (unless exempt) to wear face coverings in all public areas of courts and tribunals across England and Wales.</p><p>Court and tribunal staff are following central government guidance and a significant number continue to work from home. Those whose roles require them to work in a physical office are working in risk assessed Covid-secure conditions. But HMCTS and the judiciary are working hard to ensure access to justice can be facilitated in new and innovative ways, too. The number of hearings being held virtually has increased substantially throughout the pandemic, helping to reduce the number of people required to work in or attend physical buildings.</p><p>Dealing with local outbreaks must be managed on a case by case basis, working with local health officials and following public health guidance to ensure the most effective measures to control and limit transmission of the virus.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 16:16:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1241775

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff were employed by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	101001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS was formed on the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2011. I have provided two sets of figures for each of the past (i) calendar years and (ii) financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>HMCTS</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2011</p></td><td><p>21,198</p></td><td><p>18,979.64</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>255.30</p></td><td><p>21,198</p></td><td><p>19,234.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2012</p></td><td><p>19,498</p></td><td><p>17,409.24</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>762.70</p></td><td><p>19,498</p></td><td><p>18,171.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2013</p></td><td><p>18,983</p></td><td><p>16,935.04</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>799.03</p></td><td><p>18,983</p></td><td><p>17,734.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2014</p></td><td><p>17,880</p></td><td><p>15,932.26</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>890.26</p></td><td><p>17,880</p></td><td><p>16,822.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2015</p></td><td><p>16,907</p></td><td><p>15,044.77</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,042.02</p></td><td><p>16,907</p></td><td><p>16,086.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2016</p></td><td><p>15,772</p></td><td><p>13,998.30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,513.23</p></td><td><p>15,772</p></td><td><p>15,511.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2017</p></td><td><p>15,501</p></td><td><p>13,775.45</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2,140.89</p></td><td><p>15,501</p></td><td><p>15,916.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2018</p></td><td><p>15,904</p></td><td><p>14,194.15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,844.52</p></td><td><p>15,904</p></td><td><p>16,038.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-2019</p></td><td><p>15,753</p></td><td><p>14,081.70</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2,049.04</p></td><td><p>15,753</p></td><td><p>16,130.74</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>HMCTS</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2012</p></td><td><p>20,653</p></td><td><p>18,499.34</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>461.94</p></td><td><p>20,653</p></td><td><p>18,961.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2013</p></td><td><p>19,397</p></td><td><p>17,311.49</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>829.30</p></td><td><p>19,397</p></td><td><p>18,140.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2014</p></td><td><p>18,819</p></td><td><p>16,783.38</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>819.79</p></td><td><p>18,819</p></td><td><p>17,603.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2015</p></td><td><p>17,758</p></td><td><p>15,825.29</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>992.16</p></td><td><p>17,758</p></td><td><p>16,817.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2016</p></td><td><p>16,696</p></td><td><p>14,844.27</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1193.92</p></td><td><p>16,696</p></td><td><p>16,038.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2017</p></td><td><p>15,780</p></td><td><p>13,992.33</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1773.67</p></td><td><p>15,780</p></td><td><p>15,766.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2018</p></td><td><p>15,848</p></td><td><p>14,115.86</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2205.13</p></td><td><p>15,848</p></td><td><p>16,320.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2019</p></td><td><p>15,730</p></td><td><p>14,041.28</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2171.00</p></td><td><p>15,730</p></td><td><p>16,212.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-2020</p></td><td><p>15,832</p></td><td><p>14,163.20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2014.81*</p></td><td><p>15,832</p></td><td><p>16,178.01*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures have been extracted from data which is already published in the public domain. The weblink is as follows: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-management-information-moj" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-management-information-moj</a></p><p>The latest available data published on the internet (via the previous weblink) only goes up to January 2020.</p><p>*The HMCTS headcount and FTE will be correct, however, the agency FTE and total FTE for March 2020 may not be the total figure. This figure is only from one set of internal HR data (Brook Street agency data), as we do not have the figures for contractors, therefore the end figure could be higher, as per similar results on the table.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 16:27:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1241776

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all planned Nightingale Courts are (a) open and (b) being used to full capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	101002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The following 13 Nightingale Courts have opened</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Site </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Opening date </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Former county court at Telford</p></td><td><p>17/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Former Magistrates court Fleetwood</p></td><td><p>24/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prospero House, London</p></td><td><p>03/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire Development Centre</p></td><td><p>17/08/2020 Ended 28/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester, East Pallant House</p></td><td><p>20/07/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough Town Hall</p></td><td><p>17/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds, Cloth Hall Court</p></td><td><p>24/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea Council Chambers</p></td><td><p>17/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>102 Petty France - London</p></td><td><p>24/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knights' chamber and visitor centre Peterborough Cathedral</p></td><td><p>28/08/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester, The Lowry Theatre</p></td><td><p>28/09/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York, Hilton Hotel</p></td><td><p>29/09/2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough – Jury’s Inn</p></td><td><p>30/09/2020</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Nightingale courts are scheduled to open at the following locations during October</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Site </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>An additional Nightingale court in Cirencester will open in due course.</p><p>These additional hearing venues are being rapidly set up to alleviate the pressure on courts and tribunals resulting from the pandemic and as such we are aiming to list cases to the maximum capacity.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/10/2020 16:30:25 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1241778

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Video Conferencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons in England and Wales have a prison video link.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	101003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>101 sites across the men’s, women’s and youth custody estate have at least one prison video link. Work is in hand with the aim of equipping all prisons with video links by the end of this financial year, subject to any unforeseen impacts of Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/10/2020 11:27:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1547487

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Contact Centres: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the funding arrangements for this year's grants for child contact centres.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	101013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government values the work of child contact centres and acknowledges the important role they play in providing neutral places for contact between children and their family members.</p><p>The arrangements for this small value grant funding are changing this year. The Ministry of Justice is appointing the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) as the administrators of the grant for this financial year. We are working with NACCC to formalise this arrangement and information will be communicated to contact centres soon.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/12/2022 12:41:32 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1241831

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has undertaken a children’s rights impact assessment for recent changes to custody time limits in the crown court set out in the Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	101042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Whilst a separate Child Rights Impact Assessment was not carried out, data on children was considered as a part of the Equalities Impact Statement. The Equalities Impact Statement is publicly available on gov.UK: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/953/pdfs/uksipes_20200953_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/953/pdfs/uksipes_20200953_en.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2020 16:47:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1547397

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a)- how many and (b) what proportion of prison cells were not in use due to disrepair or poor estate conditions at (i) HMP Berwyn, (ii) HMP Cardiff, (iii) HMP Parc, (iv) HMP Prescoed, (v) HMP Swansea and (vi) HMP Usk as of 30 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	101072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The capacity of each prison and the overall capacity of the prison estate is reviewed on a weekly basis. A table summarising places out of use for maintenance, refurbishment or repair at each of the requested prisons on 30/11/2022 is provided below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Baseline operational capacity</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Places out for maintenance, refurbishment or repair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc (Adult)</p></td><td><p>1639</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc (Youth Custody Service)</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/12/2022 14:50:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1547398

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Police Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his oral statement of 30 November 2022, Official report, column 915, on Prison Capacity, whether specific police stations have been identified for the 400 police cells required for temporary use.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	101073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>At the time of writing, Operation Safeguard places are not in use. His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and police forces are in the process of jointly planning how and where these places will be accessed if needed.</p><p>Police forces across the country already use police cells occasionally to hold prisoners overnight, for example due to late sitting courts. The triggering of Operation Safeguard expands this practice and is not an unprecedented move, having already been triggered in 2007. It is an established procedure that has been used before to ensure that our prison system can operate effectively and safely during periods of high demand.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/12/2022 14:51:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1682957

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Solicitors: Insolvency
	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 support clients of solicitors who fall into administration who (a) are being misinformed and (b) cease to be informed.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	10135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. The responsibility for regulating the sector sits with the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board (LSB). The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of solicitors, as well as most law firms in England and Wales. The SRA’s role involves protecting clients and the public.</p><p>The SRA works closely with firms to ensure that consumers’ interests are protected. Their website provides clear guidance for firms that are falling into administration and warns that they will intervene if consumers’ interests are at risk:<a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/closing-down-your-practice/" target="_blank"> https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/closing-down-your-practice/.</a></p><p>The SRA also provides guidance for consumers affected by their law firm’s closure: <a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/solicitor-closed-down/intervention/" target="_blank">https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/solicitor-closed-down/intervention/</a>.</p><p>The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is also able to support consumers with concerns about law firms who are no longer operational. Their website provides information with regards to the different routes available for consumers depending on their personal circumstances <a href="https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/for-consumers/factsheets/complaining-about-closed-service-providers/" target="_blank">https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/for-consumers/factsheets/complaining-about-closed-service-providers/</a>.</p><p>Firms that fall into administration have a duty to make former clients aware. Notably, there are requirements in respect of the advertising and publication of an insolvency so that creditors and other interested parties are made aware. Further detail on this can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/technical-guidance-for-official-receivers/4-publication-of-insolvency-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/technical-guidance-for-official-receivers/4-publication-of-insolvency-information</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 22/01/2024 16:28:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1682959

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Discretionary Trusts
	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 prevent the practice of intermediaries selling mismanaged Family Protection Trusts to clients.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	10136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. The responsibility for regulating the sector sits with the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board (LSB). Lawyers involved in setting up trusts are subject to regulation by independent regulators.</p><p>The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of solicitors, as well as most law firms in England and Wales. The SRA’s role involves protecting clients and the public, which means they have powers to prevent solicitors in breach of their standards and regulations from practising.</p><p>Complaints about solicitors’ poor behaviour and conduct can be made via their website at <a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/" target="_blank">https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/</a>. If found in breach of said standards and regulations, the SRA has the power to impose a disciplinary sanction against a firm or individual. Further information on the type of sanctions that can be imposed can be found here: <a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/solicitor-check/sanctions/#:~:text=We%20may%20impose%20a%20disciplinary,of%20all%20firms%20we%20authorise." target="_blank">SRA | Sanctions | Solicitors Regulation Authority</a></p><p>According to the Legal Services Act (LSA) 2007, setting up a trust is not a reserved legal activity. HM Treasury may be better placed to respond to any questions about financial intermediaries and their role in setting up trusts.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 22/01/2024 16:29:54 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1682945

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
	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 8 January 2024 to Question 7583 on Prisons: Drugs, how many random mandatory drug tests carried out between 2018 and 2023 were positive.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	10147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Between April 2018 and March 2023, there were 25,323 positive rMDT tests for both traditional drugs and psychoactive substances. Data for April to December 2023 will be published as part of the 2023-24 Annual Digest.</p><p>No new Official Statistics on rMDT positivity have been published since the year to March 2020, because since the start of the COVID pandemic testing levels and the number of prisons with sufficient testing have been too low to provide robust data.</p><p>The range of drugs tested in the rMDT panel is subject to change in response to new emerging drug types and new patterns of drug use. This is necessary to ensure our testing approach is targeting the right substances. These limitations mean no robust rate of positive tests can be calculated from the above data and this number of positive tests should not be compared to the number of tests.</p><p><em>Care is taken when processing and analysing returns, but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</em></p><p><em>This does not include tests that were spoilt or lost in transit on the way to the laboratory.</em></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/01/2024 08:43:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1401765

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has held (a) any financial or consultancy contracts and (b) meetings with representatives of (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	101601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/01/2022 17:46:39 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401836

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Telelvision Licences: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) people in total and (b) women were sent to prison for the non-payment of a magistrates’ court fine arising from a conviction for evasion of payment of TV licence fees in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	101629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of people admitted to prison for failing to pay magistrates’ court fines in respect of the non-payment of a TV licence in 2019 was two or fewer (the actual number has not been released in order to protect against personal identification), none of whom were women.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 14:43:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman