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1017476

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
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, how many prisoners were released in December 2017; and how many of those prisoners were released without having a confirmed fixed address.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	197636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Of the 5,860 prisoner releases in December 2017, 3,143 were discharged to settled accommodation. The remaining 2,717 were not known to be released to settled accommodation. A further breakdown is shown in the table below*.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Settled accommodation</p></td><td><p>Bail/probation accommodation</p></td><td><p>Rough sleeping</p></td><td><p>Other homeless</p></td><td><p>Other unsettled accommodation</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3143</p></td><td><p>634</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>625</p></td><td><p>683</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>5860</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note that this cohort consists of offenders released from custody in December 2017, including releases following recall, committal to custody for breach of post sentence supervision, and at sentence or post sentence supervision expiry. Data for offenders released under the supervision of London Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) are excluded due to limited accommodation data information. However, we are taking action to improve recording rates for all CRCs and have seen improvements over the past 12 months. Release on temporary licence (RoTL) and releases where the offender is subject to same-day recall to custody, are not included. Where one offender has had multiple releases over this period, each release and associated accommodation status is counted. All accommodation circumstances are recorded on a ‘first night’ basis; i.e the status that is current to the first night following release from custody.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has launched a £100million initiative to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, rough sleeping across England. Through this work we will invest approximately £6 million over two years in a pilot scheme to support individuals released from three prisons, namely Bristol, Leeds and Pentonville.</p><p> </p><p><em>*Notes:</em></p><ul><li><p><em>Data relating to releases for offenders supervised by London CRC are excluded due to limited accommodation data coverage (London CRC supervised approx. 11% of releases in December 2017).</em></p></li><li><p><em>“Settled accommodation” means:</em></p></li></ul><ul><li><em>any accommodation that provides a permanent independent housing solution including as owner occupier; tenant in a tenancy available for a minimum 3 month period; living as part of a family where the Applicable Person is able to reside in that home permanently and is able to return to that home; living with a friend with a bedroom available for the Applicable Person’s use and access to domestic facilities; a caravan or boat that is viewed by the Applicable Person as his permanent home;</em></li><li><em>supported housing provided by an accredited housing agency that is provided for a minimum 3-month period and includes support for the Applicable Person in relation to moving to a permanent independent housing solution.</em></li></ul><ul><li><p><em>The definition of “settled accommodation” used in this dataset is different from the definition used for CRC Assurance Metric C (Accommodation on Release), which includes some forms of Bail and Probation Accommodation. “Bail/probation accommodation” includes probation Approved Premises, Bail Accommodation Support Services (BASS) accommodation and accommodation provided by the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Service.</em></p></li><li><p><em>“Other homeless” refers to individuals who identify as homeless but have not been identified as sleeping rough. In some cases, it is not recorded whether an individual that is identified as homeless is rough sleeping. These cases have been included in the “other homeless” category.</em></p></li><li><p><em>&quot;Other unsettled accommodation” refers to individuals living in transient/short term accommodation that does not provide a long-term solution to housing need.</em></p></li></ul> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2018 17:43:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1017479

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings
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 number of victims of domestic violence that were cross-examined by their abuser in the family courts in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	197639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the data requested regarding victims of domestic abuse. We are committed to legislating to give family courts the power to prohibit the direct cross-examination of victims by their abusers as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/12/2018 14:20:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1017480

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
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 5 December 2017 to Question 117497 on Prisons: Locks and Keys, if he will publish the latest available figures.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	197640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Since we provided the response to 5 December 2017 to Question 117497 on Prisons: Locks and Keys there has been one further prison relock, which took place at HMP Wandsworth March 2018 at a cost of £441,649 (excluding VAT).</p><p>Notes:</p><p>The figure quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2018 17:44:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1017305

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Care Leavers and Children in Care
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 additional resources required to enable effective implementation of the national protocol on reducing unnecessary criminalisation of looked-after children and care leavers by Youth Offending Teams, the Crown Prosecution Service, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, and local Youth Panels.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	197430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The National Protocol on Reducing Unnecessary Criminalisation of Looked-after Children and Care Leavers does not place any new statutory burdens on local authorities, the police, or other agencies. Positive practice improvements will ultimately see benefits for young people and the services on which they rely.</p><p>The Protocol has been developed with leaders from across the children’s social care, health and criminal justice sectors and endorsed as a positive step forward. We recognise that children who offend are often very vulnerable, with multiple and complex needs and difficulties, and are pleased to have fed into the Protocol.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/12/2018 12:48:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1016270

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the real terms change was in his Departmental Resource Budget, excluding income received in each year since 2010; and what estimate he has made of the real terms change in that budget in each year until 2022.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	196793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the annual change in the Ministry of Justice’s available total resource funding from HM Treasury, including depreciation, in real terms to 2019/20. Budgets for the years 2020/21 and 2021/22 will be set in the next Spending Review. The figures below represent HMT funding received for 2010/11 – 2017/18, and settlements as agreed at Autumn Statement 2016 for 2018/19 – 2019/20 (which are subject to change).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/ 19<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2019/ 20<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Resource DEL<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Resource DEL (restated in 2018/19 prices)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Annual real terms increase/(decrease)</p></td><td><p>-2%</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td><td><p>-9%</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td><td><p>-6%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>-12%</p></td><td><p>-7%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Cumulative real terms decrease</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>-2%</p></td><td><p>-11%</p></td><td><p>-16%</p></td><td><p>-21%</p></td><td><p>-21%</p></td><td><p>-19%</p></td><td><p>-29%</p></td><td><p>-33%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><sup>1</sup> Includes both fiscal and non-fiscal funding from HM Treasury. Excludes capital spend. <sup>2 </sup>Based on the SR15 Settlement, with revisions as agreed at AS16. The Ministry continues to engage with HM Treasury on the department’s funding requirements ahead of the Spending Review in 2019.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2018 12:52:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 89709 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1016274

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate Service: Nottingham
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 effect of the closure of the Probate Service in Nottingham on access to probate services for the bereaved; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	196684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The probate sub registry at Nottingham has not closed and continues to offer a probate service. Access to Probate in Nottingham is directed via other locations and appointments are available for members of the public if required. Probate is currently undergoing significant reform, with services being placed online to make them more accessible for customers. Where customers need extra support to access these services that will be provided in a variety of ways, including face to face support where necessary. Probate Customers can now make personal applications via a statement of truth which removes the need for them to attend a probate office.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/12/2018 16:27:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1016275

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Fees and Charges
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 impact of the increase in probate charges from April 2019 on the (a) personal finances of the bereaved and (b) potential changes in the level of use of probate services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	196685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The cost of the fee and reasonable expenses incurred by the executor are recoverable from the estate. Published HMRC data suggests that on average 25% of an estate’s assets are cash which suggests that these fees are affordable[1]. In exceptional cases where an executor cannot afford to pay the fee, there are safeguards in place, including the Lord Chancellor’s power to remit a fee.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in our published Impact Assessment, it is unlikely that demand will change in response to the planned fee changes.</p><p>[1] Inheritance Tax Statistics, available here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/inheritance-tax-statistics-table-124-assets-in-estates-by-range-of-net-estate-and-tax-due</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/12/2018 18:08:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 89720 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1016281

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Life sentences for killer drivers, published on 15 October 2017, what the timescale is for bringing forward legislation on introducing life sentences for causing death by dangerous or careless driving.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	196794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to Edward Argar’s response of 23 November to Question 193551.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/12/2018 16:15:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1016318

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) median and (b) mean times were for landlords to progress from a claim to possession of a property by a county court bailiff under the accelerated process for the most recent period for which figures are available (i) across England and (ii) by each court circuit.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	196734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The average time taken from issue to repossession (in weeks) in accelerated possession cases in the county court is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Midlands</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Med</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>13.0</p></td><td><p>19.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>13.0</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td><td><p><strong>20.7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>19.6</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p><strong>21.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>27.2</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>13.0</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td><td><p><strong>23.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>29.6</p></td><td><p>19.3</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td><td><p>18.8</p></td><td><p>13.9</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p><strong>24.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>30.8</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td><td><p>16.4</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>19.1</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>17.5</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p><strong>24.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/12/2018 16:32:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1016330

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Integrity Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has (a) funded, (b) awarded contracts to and (c) procured the services of the Integrity Initiative in each financial year since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	196815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has provided no funding, contracts or procured services from the Integrity Initiative.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/12/2018 16:18:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson