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1383125

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of relations between trade unions and (a) HMPPS and (b) HMCTS.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	83449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The MoJ has well-established, robust employee relations frameworks in place within HMPPS and HMCTS to ensure regular and meaningful engagement with all our recognised trade unions at the appropriate level, both nationally and regionally.</p><p> </p><p>Relations between both HMPPS and HMCTS and its recognised trade unions continue to be professional and constructive; a strong example of this is the continuing collaborative working to support safe operational delivery during the pandemic in prisons, probation and courts. The size and complexity of the HMCTS Reform Programme presents some challenges, but both sides continue to work together to seek swift resolution to issues.</p><p> </p><p>I have recently had positive introductory meetings with representatives of their respective recognised trade unions as has the Minister for Probation. Additionally, both the MoJ Permanent Secretary and Chief People Officer have also had positive introductory meetings with the relevant senior HMCTS national trade union officials.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 02/12/2021 17:37:19 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1419588

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of routinely publishing disaggregated justice data for Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	117858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice agrees that there is merit in disaggregating and publishing data for Wales. We already publish data that includes tools to allow users to disaggregate for Wales and other parts of the UK and we are looking at whether there are further data sets that could usefully be disaggregated.</p><p> </p><p>Material is published by the MoJ in line with the code of practice for statistics. Many of our outputs are accredited as National Statistics, which means they meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/02/2022 16:20:42 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1535721

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to implement the reforms to the Welsh justice system proposed in the Report of the Commission on Justice in Wales published in October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	71199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Whilst the UK Government disagrees with the Commission’s principal recommendation that justice should be devolved to Wales, we are working with the Welsh Government to consider other recommendations that might be taken forward.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 02/11/2022 10:11:57 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1669190

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Wales
	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 devolving (a) probation services and (b) youth justice to Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	1373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has considered the question of the devolution of justice to Wales and is clear that it is in the interests of the people of Wales for justice to remain a reserved matter, including in respect of probation services and youth justice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/11/2023 14:10:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1612927

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Approved Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Approved Premises in England house (a) women and (b) men with a home address in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	182035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.</p><p> </p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.</p><p> </p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 182036 182037 182038 question first answered 25/04/2023 10:29:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1612928

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Approved Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men with a home address in Wales are housed in Approved Premises.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	182036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.</p><p> </p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.</p><p> </p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 182035 182037 182038 question first answered 25/04/2023 10:29:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1612930

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Approved Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average distance between the Approved Premises and home address for (a) women and (b) men currently housed in Approved Premises in England with a home address in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	182037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.</p><p> </p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.</p><p> </p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 182035 182036 182038 question first answered 25/04/2023 10:29:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1612931

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Approved Premises: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the capacity of each Approved Premises in Wales; and how much of this capacity is in use as of 20 April 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	182038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The 105 Approved Premises (AP) in England and Wales all accept offenders from either country. As there is no AP for women in Wales, any female offender from Wales requiring an AP placement would be accommodated in an AP in England.</p><p> </p><p>We endeavour to accommodate offenders who need an AP placement as close as possible to their home, but since a range of factors, including protection of victims, need to be taken into account, this is not always possible.</p><p> </p><p>When at full capacity, the four APs in Wales can accommodate 103 residents. As refurbishments are being undertaken, 14 places are currently unavailable. As of 20 April 2023, 78 offenders were resident in AP in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>As information about the home addresses of AP residents is not held centrally, it would not be possible to obtain figures on the number of residents with a home address in Wales or their average distance from home without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 182035 182036 182037 question first answered 25/04/2023 10:29:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1132942

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Occupational Health
	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 13 June 2019 to Question 260703 on Prisons: Occupational Health, how many occupational health assessments have been carried out in HMP Bedford in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	266238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>Wincester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>226</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>246</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>306</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These data have been collated from all Occupational Health Assessments, including</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 266239 266240 266241 266242 question first answered 24/06/2019 15:56:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1041707

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been engaged in work at Commercial Prison Industries' (a) DHL Workshop, (b) LMB Workshop, (c) Census Data Workshop and (d) Ink2Work Workshop in HMP Berwyn in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	208916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>At HMP Berwyn, alongside the DHL workshop, Interserve provide a variety of prison industry workshops to the prisoners. Upon arrival to HMP Berwyn, prisoners are offered the opportunity to engage in educational or vocational courses whilst they are in custody to gain skills and qualifications that better equip them for life once they are released.</p><p> </p><p>The DHL Workshop – Offers a capacity of 75 workspaces with the full offering allocated, on average 69 prisoners attend on a sessional basis. This equates to 1864 hours on average a week.</p><p> </p><p>Interserve currently provide employment opportunities in the below workshops:</p><ul><li><p>The LMB Workshop offers 50 allocated work spaces to prisoner’s with an average of 36 attending on a sessional basis. This equates to 1017 hours on average a week.</p></li><li><p>The Census Data Workshop offer 51 allocated work spaces to prisoners with an average of 39 attending on a sessional basis. This is an average of 1101.75 hours on average a week.</p></li><li><p>The Ink2Work Workshop currently offers a capacity 30 workspaces with an average of 26 attending on a sessional basis. This equates to 847.50 hours on average a week.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>HMP Berwyn is still increasing its numbers of workspaces provided within the Prison Industry compound and progress is being made throughout 2019 for these to come online.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 208917 question first answered 21/01/2019 18:49:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts