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536511

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for reform of the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>We will set out our proposals for a Bill of Rights in due course. We will fully consult on our proposals.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 15:58:07 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

536512

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish its review of employment tribunal fees.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>We expect to announce the conclusion of the review of Employment Tribunals fees in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 16:15:58 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

536513

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judicial Review: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for reform of judicial review.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	42838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The government remains clear that judicial review, when used properly, is a crucial component of the rule of law.</p><p> </p><p>But too often the system is open to abuse, and that is why we have taken forward reform. These changes include creating the Planning Court, in which significant challenges are considered by judges with planning expertise to time targets, and sections of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, such as allowing appeals of national significance to more often move direct to the Supreme Court, reducing the potential for delay.</p><p> </p><p>A number of the outstanding reforms will take effect in due course, and the government is currently seeking further views on proposals for providing the courts with information on how judicial review applications are being funded.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 15:45:53 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

536179

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Self-inflicted Deaths in Custody of 18-24 Year Olds Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress her Department has made on implementation of the recommendations of the Harris Review.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 19 April (PQ 34222).</p><p> </p><p>The government’s response to the Harris Review was published in December 2015 and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486564/gov-response-harris-review.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486564/gov-response-harris-review.pdf</a></p><p>Work continues on implementation of those recommendations which the Government accepted which have not already been implemented.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/07/2016 15:04:41 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535559

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is not a statutory body.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are carefully considering options for future legislation on prisons, including the role of the current Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and will announce proposals in due course.</p><p>Previous governments have made unsuccessful attempts to secure a statutory status for the Ombudsman. We are confident that the Ombudsman has been able to operate effectively with full functional independence without statutory status but note the arguments for statutory footing to strengthen their current position.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 42524 question first answered 18/07/2016 11:39:59 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535560

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the report entitled Quality, safety and management assurance review at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust, published by Capsticks Solicitors LLP on 22 March 2016; and what discussions her Department has had with the National Offender Management Service on the findings of that report on prisoner health services.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>NHS Improvement is establishing an independent investigation into the failings reported by Capsticks at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust. We await the investigation report and will consider its findings carefully. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is committed to learning from these investigations alongside NHS England. When it became evident that prison healthcare services at HMP Liverpool needed improvement, NOMS officials worked closely in risk summits with NHS England, and from January 2015 Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust with Lancashire Foundation NHS Trust replaced Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust as the health service provider at HMP Liverpool.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/07/2016 11:27:20 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535561

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will include provision in the planned Prisons and Courts Reform Bill to make the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman a statutory body.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are carefully considering options for future legislation on prisons, including the role of the current Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and will announce proposals in due course.</p><p>Previous governments have made unsuccessful attempts to secure a statutory status for the Ombudsman. We are confident that the Ombudsman has been able to operate effectively with full functional independence without statutory status but note the arguments for statutory footing to strengthen their current position.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 42525 question first answered 18/07/2016 11:39:59 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535577

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have been granted in a claimant's favour following an assessment prior to a transfer from disability living allowance to personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	42537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Between April 2013, when the Personal Independence Payment was introduced, and March 2016, there were 9,774 reassessment appeals which found in favour of the appellant.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 16:32:04 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

535274

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) who holds responsibility for training magistrates and (b) how many magistrates have received training on the use of (i) slavery and trafficking risk orders and (ii) slavery and trafficking prevention orders.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Judicial training is the responsibility of the Lord Chief Justice and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>To fulfil their judicial decision making responsibilities magistrates, their legal advisers and District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) receive comprehensive induction and continuation training in across the jurisdictions, which includes new legislation.</p><p> </p><p>It is not however possible to identify where magistrates have received standalone or direct training on the use of slavery and trafficking risk orders or slavery and trafficking prevention orders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/07/2016 16:15:50 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

535293

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many coroners' reports in the last five years have cited over-prescribing by online pharmacies as a (a) cause and (b) contributory cause of death; and what action the Government has taken as a result of those reports.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	42440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Until 31 March 2013 the Ministry of Justice published twice yearly updates on coroners’ reports to prevent future deaths. The relevant information can be found in the links below to the four reports which cover the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--10" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--10</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules-1984" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules-1984</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--12" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--12</a></p><p> </p><p>Reports since 1 April 2013 are posted on the Chief Coroner’s website at <a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/pfd-reports/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/pfd-reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>Any review of the law relating to the operation of on-line prescribing would be the responsibility of the Department of Health.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 42441 question first answered 14/07/2016 16:26:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones