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1088508

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Private Sector
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 Minister of State for Justice of 4 March 2019, Official Report, column 698 on the Privatised Probation System, when he plans to meet with the hon. Member for Sefton and the family of Sam Cook.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	232002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>My private office has contacted the hon. Member’s office and will arrange a meeting in due course.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/03/2019 16:05:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1056890

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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 hon. Member for Sefton Central on 5 February 2019 Official Report column 159, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the system of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder courts used in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	218300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>My Department has not previously made an assessment of adopting the system of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder courts used in Manitoba.</p><p> </p><p>Courts already make special arrangements for defendants with learning disabilities by adapting the trial process to address their specific communication and other needs. We take this approach for defendants with a variety of special needs; it is generally preferable to specialised courts which create inflexibility in the system, slow down court processes and can negatively impact other court users facing different challenges and vulnerabilities. We are working with NHS England and others to ensure that needs are identified early in the criminal justice process and offenders have access to the right treatment and support once they have been through the courts.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/02/2019 15:42:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 101489 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

782847

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to support the UK legal services sector before and after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	111142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in the provision of legal services and English law has a reputation for excellence across the world. The reputation of the UK’s Courts, Judiciary and legal services sector will continue after we leave the EU, and we will build on this to make the most of the opportunities of post-Brexit global Britain. We also continue to promote our excellent legal services overseas, and launched our ‘Legal Services are GREAT’ campaign last month, to highlight the UK’s position as a premier legal centre.”</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/11/2017 14:48:45 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758276

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	9010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry has several statutory obligations to provide interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings. This includes a contract for the provision of British Sign Language, which is made available wherever required across the Ministry, its executive agencies and arm length bodies, and other organisations in the justice sector who use the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 15/09/2017 13:11:13 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

433270

registered interest
date	30/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Standards
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 30 November 2015 to Question 17450, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	18177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has improved its performance in recent years from closing 947 cases in 2010/11 to closing 1,632 cases in 2014/15. The CCRC has also recently undertaken a review of working practices that is expected to lead to further improvements.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/12/2015 13:57:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

432026

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	James Thompson
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make representations to the Criminal Cases Review Commission to open an investigation into the case of James Thompson.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	17450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>As I stated in response to Questions 14066 and 16560, although the Criminal Cases Review Commission is funded by my Department, it is entirely independent of Government, and Ministers cannot, and should not, attempt to intervene in its reviews or decisions.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 30/11/2015 13:16:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

428710

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
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 3 November 2015 to Question 14066, what accountability mechanisms are in place for the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Sefton Central to discuss the case of James Thompson.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	16560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>As I stated in response to Question 14066, although the Criminal Cases Review Commission is funded by my Department, it is entirely independent of Government, and Ministers cannot, and should not, intervene in its reviews or decisions. Since there is no action I can take, I do not believe a meeting with the Hon. Member would be helpful.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/11/2015 10:55:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

424983

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	James Thompson
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make representations to the Criminal Cases Review Commission on reviewing the case of James Thompson.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	14066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Criminal Cases Review Commission is independent, and it would not be appropriate for Ministers or officials to intervene in individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/11/2015 17:05:53 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176542

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	222522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a central record of staff employed through Recruitment agencies.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/02/2015 16:57:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

91526

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the contribution by the Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims of 9 September 2014, Official Report, column 748, on victims of crime, if he will publish the notes of his meeting with the Parole Board Group.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	208890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>On 4 September 2014, the Secretary of State for Justice met the Chairman of the Parole Board, Sir David Calvert-Smith, and Claire Bassett, Chief Executive of the Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>One of the issues that the meeting discussed was victim personal statements. It was agreed that victim personal statements play an important role in the parole process and can be used, by the panel, to assess whether the offender understands the full impact of their crimes on the victim.</p><p> </p><p>The meeting also noted that the independent Parole Board will prepare guidance to victims about the role of victim personal statements in the parole process.</p><p> </p><p>Victims of crime need and deserve the best possible support. It is right that victims of such horrific crimes are able to submit a Victim Personal Statement to the Parole Board considering the offender’s case, setting out how the offence has affected them and the impact that the offender’s release would have.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 13/10/2014 12:21:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson