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1131696

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date	12/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential long-term (a) economic and (b) social merits of ensuring that refugees' command of English enables them to be ready to work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the cross-government Integrated Communities Action Plan in February 2019. In the action plan we have committed to ensuring all refugees are empowered to integrate and rebuild their lives in the UK, focusing on improving support for English language, employment, mental health, and orientation to life in the UK.</p><p><br>The Government recognises that learning English is essential to empowering refugees to rebuild their lives and move towards self-sufficiency and integration. We are working across government to develop a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages in 2019. The strategy will provide a shared vision for all publicly funded English language provision and this will include addressing the needs of refugees.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/06/2019 15:47:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1131708

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Wilton Park statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>DFID has reviewed and assessed the Wilton Park Statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises. Policy Teams will investigate how to incorporate the recommendations into their policy plans. We will continue to regularly challenge our partners to demonstrate that they are doing all they can to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people, including those from religious minorities.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/06/2019 15:46:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1131711

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents have there been of pregnant women being transported in cellular vehicles since the introduction of the Women’s Policy Framework in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contract is specifically designed for the movement of prisoners in cellular vehicles that meets MOJ standards.</p><p> </p><p>A total of 191 pregnant women have been transported since December 2018, with 1 being moved by a cellular vehicle because she did not declare her pregnancy before the move.</p><p> </p><p>Below is a table showing the number of instances when both women and men have been transported in the same vehicle. PECS contracts include a Contract Delivery Indicator which requires women to be separated from men for at least 97% of all journeys made. The current national performance is 99.93% of total journeys made.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of instances OF failure to separate females</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 YTD</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Contracts also include a requirement that individuals should not remain on a cellular, or any other vehicle, overnight and there have been no instances where women have been held in such circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate. We will continue to closely the performance of all providers and we will not hesitate to take action where</p><p>standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 263853 263854 263856 question first answered 27/06/2019 12:19:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1131712

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances there have been of women being transported to prison in the same prison transport vehicle as men in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contract is specifically designed for the movement of prisoners in cellular vehicles that meets MOJ standards.</p><p> </p><p>A total of 191 pregnant women have been transported since December 2018, with 1 being moved by a cellular vehicle because she did not declare her pregnancy before the move.</p><p> </p><p>Below is a table showing the number of instances when both women and men have been transported in the same vehicle. PECS contracts include a Contract Delivery Indicator which requires women to be separated from men for at least 97% of all journeys made. The current national performance is 99.93% of total journeys made.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of instances OF failure to separate females</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 YTD</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Contracts also include a requirement that individuals should not remain on a cellular, or any other vehicle, overnight and there have been no instances where women have been held in such circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate. We will continue to closely the performance of all providers and we will not hesitate to take action where</p><p>standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 263852 263854 263856 question first answered 27/06/2019 12:19:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1131713

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service prison transport contract specifies that women and men should be transported to prison separately.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contract is specifically designed for the movement of prisoners in cellular vehicles that meets MOJ standards.</p><p> </p><p>A total of 191 pregnant women have been transported since December 2018, with 1 being moved by a cellular vehicle because she did not declare her pregnancy before the move.</p><p> </p><p>Below is a table showing the number of instances when both women and men have been transported in the same vehicle. PECS contracts include a Contract Delivery Indicator which requires women to be separated from men for at least 97% of all journeys made. The current national performance is 99.93% of total journeys made.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of instances OF failure to separate females</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 YTD</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Contracts also include a requirement that individuals should not remain on a cellular, or any other vehicle, overnight and there have been no instances where women have been held in such circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate. We will continue to closely the performance of all providers and we will not hesitate to take action where</p><p>standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 263852 263853 263856 question first answered 27/06/2019 12:19:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1131715

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents there have been of women being held in a cellular vehicle overnight until prison reception opens in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contract is specifically designed for the movement of prisoners in cellular vehicles that meets MOJ standards.</p><p> </p><p>A total of 191 pregnant women have been transported since December 2018, with 1 being moved by a cellular vehicle because she did not declare her pregnancy before the move.</p><p> </p><p>Below is a table showing the number of instances when both women and men have been transported in the same vehicle. PECS contracts include a Contract Delivery Indicator which requires women to be separated from men for at least 97% of all journeys made. The current national performance is 99.93% of total journeys made.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of instances OF failure to separate females</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 YTD</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Contracts also include a requirement that individuals should not remain on a cellular, or any other vehicle, overnight and there have been no instances where women have been held in such circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate. We will continue to closely the performance of all providers and we will not hesitate to take action where</p><p>standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 263852 263853 263854 question first answered 27/06/2019 12:19:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1131716

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Employment
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 December 2018 to Question 196156 on Prisoners: employment, for each of the figures given to provide the proportion of (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The figures used to answer question 196156 were taken from data collected on the pre-imprisonment status employment status of individuals within 72 hours of them entering custody using the Basic Custody Screening Tool (BCS) and covered the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. The corresponding breakdown by gender can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>BCS Q B4.12: Were you working before you came to custody?</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count of Assessments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employed</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>1010</p></td><td><p>0.99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employed</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>21151</p></td><td><p>20.78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employed</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>6513</p></td><td><p>6.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>55024</p></td><td><p>54.05%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0.01%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unavailable for work</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2265</p></td><td><p>2.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unavailable for work</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>8519</p></td><td><p>8.37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0.07%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1097</p></td><td><p>1.08%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>0.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>6045</p></td><td><p>5.94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>Not disclosed</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Count:</p></td><td><p>101808</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Slight discrepancies in the figures from those published in response to question 196156 are likely to be due to the deletion of offender records and/or BCS responses from the OASys application since those figures were published.</p><p>As was stated in the earlier answer, these figures are compiled from information the prisoners have provided the assessor to enter into the BCS and include not only prisoners sentenced in respect of a criminal offence, but also those received into custody on remand. Given the information is provided by the prisoners themselves and is not assessed, there will always be a margin of error in the figures. A proportion of prisoners will enter custody multiple times each year and may provide different answers to these questions over time.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons must be places of rehabilitation, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We have overhauled the prison education system and we implemented our new prison education contracts. Governors control their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners. We are engaging with employers to take on ex-prisoners via the New Futures Network (NFN) and have consulted on proposals to increase the opportunities available to prisoners to gain experience in real workplaces through ROTL.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 24/06/2019 15:55:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1131803

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons NHS England has ceased printing and distributing hard copies of the How to register with a doctor leaflets for asylum seekers and refugees.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	263891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing the information provided to patients. The “How to register with a doctor” leaflets remain available online and can be printed as necessary from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/doctors/Documents/how-to-register-with-a-gp-leaflet.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/doctors/Documents/how-to-register-with-a-gp-leaflet.pdf</a></p><p>The process of registering with, and gaining access to, primary medical care services is the same for all patients, whether they are gypsies, travellers, homeless or vulnerable migrants. People do not need to provide proof of address to register with a general practitioner (GP).</p><p>The free NHS 111 service can assist anyone who has faced difficulty finding a GP or accessing other services in their local area.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 21/06/2019 10:25:29 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1130046

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
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 progress in reducing the women’s prison population since June 2018 publication of the Female Offender Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	260621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Female Offender Strategy, we set out our vision to see fewer women in custody, particularly on short custodial sentences and to see more women supported in the community. The strategy launched an ambitious programme of work which will take several years to deliver. So far, we have published a new Women’s Policy Framework, Lord Farmer’s Review for Women and invested £5m to support community provision for female offenders and women at risk of offending</p><p>We are committed to monitoring progress over time and taking action to deliver the outcomes we set out to achieve. The latest published statistics show that the total female prison population increased slightly (by 1%) between March 2018 and 2019, but that female first receptions have decreased by 10% over the past year, (from 2,036 between October and December 2017 to 1,840 over the same period in 2018).</p><p>The published data setting out the current and previous female prison population can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 15:38:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1130047

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Centres: Finance
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 allocate funding to the network of specialist women’s centres offering holistic support to women affected by the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	260622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Female Offender Strategy recognises the role that holistic community services can play in supporting vulnerable women in contact with or at risk of entering the justice system. These services work to support women to address the often complex needs that underlie their offending behaviour.</p><p>This is why, as part of the Female Offender Strategy, we have invested £5 million of funding over two years in community provision for women. This funding will help to sustain and enhance existing services, and create new services where there is currently a gap. This is in addition to the £1 million invested between 2016 and 2020 to support local areas to respond to the needs of female offenders by adopting a multi-agency approach.</p><p>Services such as women’s centres receive funding from a range of sources. We will continue to look at the scope to increase the sustainability of the sector as we take forward the delivery of the Strategy in its second year.</p><p>In the strategy we also committed to develop a ‘residential women’s centre’ pilot in at least five sites across England and Wales. The aim of the pilot will be to develop an evidence base for how we might reduce the numbers of women entering and re-entering custody for short periods. We want to make sure the models we take forward are sustainable, scalable and appropriate for the local context of each site. We have recently concluded our first phase of consultation with stakeholders, partners and providers to inform our scoping. We will continue to consult with partners as we refine the design and delivery of the pilot.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2019 12:31:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green