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1178005

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Southport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Senior Coroner at the Southport office plans to make a decision on reopening the investigation into the death of Laura Higginson; and whether a Middleton type inquest will be part of that consideration.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	1168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Coronial investigation decisions are entirely a matter for coroners as independent judicial office holders; it is therefore inappropriate for the Government to comment on those decisions.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/02/2020 17:40:58 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1109363

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve case supervision as a result of the HM Inspectorate of Probation inspection of Cheshire and Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company report published in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	240511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) report into Cheshire and Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) awarded the service a rating of ‘requires improvement’. The Ministry of Justice takes the findings of HMIP in relation to CRCs very seriously and will work with the provider to ensure that an appropriate plan is in place to address the identified areas for improvement.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that probation services need to improve and are taking decisive action to stabilise and improve the delivery of probation services, We are investing an additional £22m a year to ensure that CRCs deliver an enhanced Through the Gate service to offenders leaving prison. This will include sustained support to find accommodation and employment on discharge.</p><p> </p><p>We want to see a more stable and resilient probation system which better integrates public, private and voluntary providers, so they work more effectively together to protect the public and reduce re-offending. We have taken decisive action by ending current Community Rehabilitation Company contracts early and last year, conducted a consultation on future arrangements. We are considering the feedback received and will set out detailed plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/04/2019 16:28:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

890095

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Halton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in the Borough of Halton were prosecuted for illicit drugs offences in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	137145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for drugs offences, in the Cheshire Police Force area, from 2010 to 2016, can be viewed in the table. All prosecutions, including those for indictable drugs offences, commence in a magistrates’ court.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2017 are planned for publication in May 2018.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for drugs offences, Cheshire Police Force Area, 2010 to 2016 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Force/Local Justice Area</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>857</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>888</p></td><td><p>997</p></td><td><p>1,014</p></td><td><p>949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Cheshire <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>'-' Nil</p><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p> </p><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p> </p><p>(3) Halton Local Justice Area merged into North Cheshire Local Justice Area from 1 January 2013</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/04/2018 15:37:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

622094

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to update the safety in custody statistics.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	50371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Safety in Custody statistics are published quarterly. The latest bulletin was published on 27 October 2016 and can be found on gov.uk</p><p> </p><p>Each bulletin contains the date of publication for the next update.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 31/10/2016 16:43:44 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

605983

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent prison officers there were in England and Wales; and what the ratio of prison officers to prisoners was in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	49558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of prison officers employed and on the prison population are available on gov.uk. The published workforce information covers public sector prisons only and so is not directly comparable to the headline population information.</p><p> </p><p>Safe prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system. Our dedicated prison officers, who support tens of thousands of prisoners every day, are vital to the safe running of our prisons. We have recruited 2,900 staff over the last 12 months and are taking significant action to make sure we have appropriate staffing levels.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2016 16:39:32 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

167548

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
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 timeliness of the provision of toxicological analysis by LGC Forensics to coroners in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	216866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Operational responsibility for coroner services lies with local authorities and any assessment of the timeliness of toxicological analysis by LGC Forensics is a matter for them. The Ministry of Justice has responsibility only for coroner law and policy. It has not made, and would not make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 08/12/2014 15:05:49 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg