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828316

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve support for prisoners with mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	903499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>All prisoners are assessed by clinical staff when they arrive in prison. If mental health needs are identified, prisoners are referred for treatment or follow up assessment.</p><p>Safety and security are crucial to supporting better mental health in prisons. We committed to an increase of 2,500 prison officers by the end of 2018, and have recruited 1,255 to date, putting us on track.</p><p>Additional staff will enable us to provide dedicated officers for offenders who will be better placed to recognise and react to changes in behaviour or mental well-being.</p><p>All staff in prisons will receive revised mental health awareness training and, so far, 11,000 have started this training.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 903502 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:23:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

828317

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases in which people are repeatedly compelled to appear in a family court due to action by a former partner.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	903500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Using court processes to further abuse is completely unacceptable. Family courts have the power to act if they see evidence of this.</p><p>The court can strike out any action it views as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant’s ability to continue with further applications or claims.</p><p>New family court rules were introduced in November to make sure vulnerable court users get the support they need in the courtroom.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2018 17:31:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

828318

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of victim support officers.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Fiona Onasanya
uin	903501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Victim Liaison Officers play a key role in supporting victims of crime.</p><p>The National Probation Service recently reviewed the number of Victim Liaison Officers. The work was completed in November 2017.</p><p>The review we have conducted on the impact of probation reform on the Victim Liaison Officer service has allowed us to robustly assess demand and has led to an increase from 169 to 189 Victim Liaison Officers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:21:28 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4629 label Biography information for Fiona Onasanya

828319

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help treat prisoners with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	903502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>All prisoners are assessed by clinical staff when they arrive in prison. If mental health needs are identified, prisoners are referred for treatment or follow up assessment.</p><p>Safety and security are crucial to supporting better mental health in prisons. We committed to an increase of 2,500 prison officers by the end of 2018, and have recruited 1,255 to date, putting us on track.</p><p>Additional staff will enable us to provide dedicated officers for offenders who will be better placed to recognise and react to changes in behaviour or mental well-being.</p><p>All staff in prisons will receive revised mental health awareness training and, so far, 11,000 have started this training.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 903499 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:23:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

828320

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of reforms to the National Probation Service on the operation of the victim contact scheme.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	903504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Victim Contact Scheme is a fundamental part of the government’s commitment to victims of crime.</p><p>The National Probation Service continue to monitor the impact of probation reform on its services. As part of this it reviews Victim Liaison Officer resource levels.</p><p>All victim contact was allocated to the National Probation Service following reforms to probation: the remit and scope of the Victim Liaison Officers remained the same.</p><p>The review we have conducted on the impact of probation reform on the Victim Liaison Officer service has allowed us to robustly assess demand and has led to an increase from 169 to 189 Victim Liaison Officers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:24:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

828321

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to modernise the courts system.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	903505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to our £1b modernisation programme, which has already started improving life for those who use and need our courts.</p><p>There are already a number of active pilots, including trialling the online filing of applications, which are saving applicants significant time.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/01/2018 17:49:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

828322

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence and self-harm in young offenders institutions.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	903506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The safety of young people in custody is our highest priority.</p><p>Current levels of violence and self-harm within the youth estate are too high. That is why we are investing £64 million to reform youth custody, to reduce violence and improve outcomes for young people upon their release.</p><p>This includes expanding frontline staff capacity in public-sector Young Offender Institutions by 20%, introducing a new youth justice specialist role, creating Enhanced Support Units for young people with the most complex needs and developing two secure schools – one in the North West and one in the South East of England.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 23/01/2018 17:24:50 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

827290

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department has used Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being when formulating policy; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national well-being.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	903437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department uses a range of statistics in its policy making, including ONS wellbeing data, for example in the evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme.</p><p>Our renewed focus to deliver more homes and build strong communities with sustainable local services across England will increase wellbeing for all parts of our society.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2018 17:56:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

827946

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people who are affected by the gap between receiving existing benefit payments and receiving their first instalment of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>In order to manage this transition, claimants migrating from legacy benefits will be offered a Universal Credit Benefit Transfer Advance.</p><p>This is a one-off recoverable advance of 100 per cent of a claimant’s expected Universal Credit entitlement. Claimants are not required to demonstrate financial need in order to receive the advance and it is recovered in equal instalments, interest-free, over a period of up to twelve months through deductions in the claimant’s monthly award. Exceptionally, this period can also be extended by up to three months.</p><p>From April 2018, all claimants already receiving Housing Benefit will also receive two weeks worth of additional Housing Benefit payments at the beginning of their Universal Credit claim. This is in addition to their Universal Credit support for housing costs.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/01/2018 12:14:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

827947

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Productivity: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to boost regional productivity in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Autumn Budget 2017 and the Industrial Strategy White Paper, the Government will drive productivity in every region of the UK by investing in infrastructure, developing skills, and supporting business. To date, the Yorkshire and Humber region has received more than £1.3 billion from the Local Growth Fund. The Autumn Budget announced a number of further measures which will benefit the region: an £840 million Transforming Cities Fund, which cities such as Leeds and Bradford will be able to bid into for funding to invest in productivity improving transport projects; up to £35 million to trial cutting-edge technology across the rail network, including along the Trans-Pennine route between Manchester, Leeds and York; and two new Tech Nation Hubs in Leeds and Sheffield, linking local tech businesses into a UK-wide network of hubs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2018 12:52:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel