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1246654

registered interest
date	26/10/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to give humanist marriages legal recognition in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
uin	HL9522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 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 printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 09/11/2020 15:49:36 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

1246656

registered interest
date	26/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current level of intergenerational transmission of criminal offending, broken down by gender.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL9526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Families and friends can be a positive influence on reducing reoffending. Strengthening the ties individuals have with their families and friends is one of the many important factors to successful rehabilitation and reducing intergenerational crime.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working collaboratively with the Department for Education and the Welsh Government to ensure that effective support is available within the community for children of prisoners to reduce the likelihood of intergenerational offending.</p><p>The specific information you have requested is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. We do not collect data on the criminal conviction status of the parents or children of those who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System. Therefore, it would not be possible to do any analysis on either the proportion of offenders who had parents with a criminal conviction, or offenders with children who have a conviction.</p><p>In the absence of holding this data ourselves, we rely on estimates from research studies, such as the MoJ SPCR survey in 2005/6 which found that 37% of prisoners reported having family members who had been convicted of a non-motoring criminal offence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 09/11/2020 16:48:22 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1246657

registered interest
date	26/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average distance from home that (1) adult prisoners, (2) imprisoned young offenders, and (3) imprisoned juvenile and child prisoners were held each year since 2009, broken down by gender.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL9527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could not be collated without incurring disproportionate cost, as individual records would need to be analysed.</p><p> </p><p>We acknowledge that distance from home can be a real challenge for the maintenance of family ties, and that this is particularly acute in the female estate. HM Prison and Probation Service is committed to ensuring that prisoners are accommodated as close as possible to their resettlement communities and families. We have introduced a range of measures to minimise the impacts of any suspension to visits, due to local restrictions. The Help with Prison Visits Scheme is also available for assistance where close relatives on a low income are able to apply for financial assistance on a means tested basis to facilitate visits to relatives in custody.</p><p> </p><p>This included introducing almost 1,500 secure mobile PIN phone handsets to contact family, provided additional pin credit for calls, and introduced video calls which are currently operating in over 100 prisons across England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Close proximity of is one of the key factors considered when choosing where to place prisoners, particularly for those on short sentences or nearing release, where they need to rebuild family ties, secure housing and health services and look for work. In the female estate, this is inevitably more challenging, as the smaller population means there are significantly fewer establishments more widely spread.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to tackling domestic abuse and to supporting vulnerable individuals, such as female offenders who have experienced domestic abuse, to ensure they can rebuild their lives. We also acknowledge the need for improved collection and transparency of data on primary carers in prison and their dependents in the community. Information on a prisoner’s caring responsibilities and children living in the community is monitored locally by prison Governors and Directors to ensure the appropriate support can be provided to women and their families.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to provide additional support to enable prisoners to maintain contact and support where prison regimes are restricted and will keep this under regular review especially for offenders and families with vulnerability issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL9528 HL9530 HL9531 question first answered 09/11/2020 16:47:41 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1246579

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Nottingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date (a) protective screens installed and (b) other covid-19 protective measures were introduced at Nottingham Crown Court.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	108219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS has in place a range of measures, developed in line with, and validated against, relevant public health standards, to help to prevent the transmission of Covid 19 across the court and tribunal estate. Details can be found in the published Organisational Risk Assessment, and in the site-specific risk assessments undertaken and reviewed regularly at each building, which are available on request. These measures have enabled HMCTS to run its vital public services, and so maintain access to justice, throughout the pandemic emergency.</p><p>Nottingham Crown Court had screens installed on the 25<sup>th</sup> September 2020 into two jury deliberation rooms and two court rooms.</p><p>Furthermore, as well as requiring anyone in public spaces within our buildings to wear a face covering (unless exempt), a series of other measures have been put into place since the 16<sup>th</sup> March 2020 to ensure that the building operates in a Covid secure way, including introducing revised entry and search procedures for all court users, the provision of hand sanitiser at convenient points across the building, and public concourses marked out with socially distanced floor markings and appropriate guidance signage. In addition, all work assessed as suitable by the judiciary can be managed by way of remote/virtual hearings, and staff who can work remotely are doing so to reduce footfall and ensure social distancing can be adhered to.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/11/2020 13:20:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1246320

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal cases brought against a member of the armed forces received funding from the public purse on legal representation for the complainant from 2010 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	107589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 107590 107591 question first answered 06/11/2020 11:50:16 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1246321

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Legal Represtation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil cases relating to allegations of wrongdoing by a member of the armed forces received funding from the public purse for legal representation for the complainant from 2010 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	107590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 107589 107591 question first answered 06/11/2020 11:50:16 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1246322

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent from the public purse on legal representation for complainants on (a) criminal and (b) civil cases in relation to allegations of wrongdoing by members of the armed forces since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	107591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 107589 107590 question first answered 06/11/2020 11:50:16 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1246348

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Security Guards
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 adequacy of court security staffing.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	107638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service keeps the security arrangements at its court and tribunal buildings under close review and we are satisfied that appropriate provision is in place to ensure that all of our sites are safe for our users.</p><p>In April 2020, OCS became the sole national provider for security services across the HMCTS estate, enhancing the day to day security provision at courts and tribunals. The new contract enables improved monitoring of security in our sites, provides enhanced training of security staff and delivers an improved experience for all users of our courts and tribunals.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/11/2020 13:00:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1246349

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
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 he has taken to prioritise cases dealt with by the courts during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	107639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The prioritisation of cases is a matter for the judiciary.</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has assisted the judiciary by providing analyses of caseload and case types for the most time-critical and sensitive cases.</p><p>HMCTS are investing record amounts, with £153m to improve court and tribunal buildings, as well as more than £80m on a range of emergency measures to tackle the impact of Covid-19, including the recruitment of 1,600 additional staff.</p><p>To enable judicial prioritisation HMCTS has rapidly rolled out technology to support far more remote hearings than could have been supported before the pandemic, set up Nightingale courts, conducted detailed risk assessments, and completed physical building works to enable hearings to take place safely where cases are prioritised for an in-person hearing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/11/2020 13:14:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1246351

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Residential Property Tribunal Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many residential property tribunal decisions were made under the sub category of Rents - Market rent (assured shorthold tenancy) in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	107647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>During the Calendar year of 2019 there were 248 Residential Property decisions made under the category of Rents – Market Rents (assured shorthold tenancy).</p><p>Data source: Operationally Sourced Case Management Data</p><p>The above data was generated on a different date to the information contained in quarterly published statistics and was produced specifically for this enquiry.</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system and is the best data that is available at the time of this publication.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/11/2020 13:16:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham