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804381

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date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	G4S: Electronic Tagging
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 effectiveness of G4S in fulfilling its contract to electronically tag offenders.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	118564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>G4S provide electronic monitoring hardware (tags and home monitoring units) under contract to the Ministry of Justice having ceased delivery of field services and monitoring operations in early 2014 when the contract was transferred to Capita. On 13th November 2017 a new contract with G4S for the supply of next generation electronic monitoring hardware devices was signed. The competition was fully in line with rigorous procurement regulations to ensure best value for the taxpayer. G4S was subject to stringent requirements throughout the process – including quality thresholds and financial standing. The hardware itself met strict technical specifications and was subject to a comprehensive testing regime. Capita continue to provide the field services and monitoring operations. Electronic monitoring is an important tool to improve supervision in the community and support offenders to change their lives. The contracts are subject to stringent specifications and the equipment has been rigorously tested to exacting performance standards. The Department has robust processes in place to monitor and manage contractors and will not hesitate to take action if standards fall short of those expected.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/12/2017 09:53:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

804469

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Police and Crime Commissioners about devolving justice powers locally.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	118672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and junior ministers have had meetings with various Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), including those for North Yorkshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Northumbria and Thames Valley, to discuss matters relating to the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Amongst the topics discussed have been their ambitions for greater devolution in the CJS.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the Home Office, Ministry of Justice officials are exploring how PCCs and Mayors with PCC powers can play a greater role in the wider CJS. The strengths that PCCs currently bring to policing could be of real benefit to the wider CJS, and we are keen to explore this further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/12/2017 09:59:17 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

802585

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff have left his Department since 1 January 2015; and how many of those members of staff were nationals of non-UK EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	118135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of staff that have left the department since 1 January 2015. These figures include all leavers from the department, including (but not limited to) individuals whose contracts have ended, machinery of government transfers, dismissals, retirements, transfers to OGDs, voluntary and compulsory exits. They include leavers from the following business groups: MOJ HQ, HMPPS, HMCTS, LAA, OPG and CICA.</p><p> </p><p><strong>All MOJ Leavers 01.01.2015 to 30.09.2017</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MOJ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HMPPS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01.01.15 - 30.09.17</p></td><td><p>7,021</p></td><td><p>10,709</p></td><td><p><strong>17,730</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are unable to calculate how many of these members of staff were nationals of non-UK EU countries as we do not hold data on employee’s nationality, and have no business requirement to do so.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/12/2017 09:59:42 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

802629

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on earmarking an asbestos removal fund to tackle asbestos in schools.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	118179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department takes the issue of asbestos in schools seriously, and is committed to supporting schools, local authorities and academy trusts to fulfil their duty to manage asbestos safely. It is the aim of the government that, over time, as more school buildings are replaced and refurbished, all asbestos will be removed from schools.</p><p>The Department has invested £4.2 billion in maintenance and improvement across the schools’ estate since 2015, enabling local authorities and multi-academy trusts to maintain their school buildings, and is rebuilding or refurbishing buildings at over 500 schools through the Priority Schools Building Programme - an investment of £4.4 billion. Asbestos is being removed or encapsulated where appropriate as part of these programmes.</p><p>Usage of asbestos in the construction of buildings in Britain, including schools, peaked between 1945 and 1975 before declining until its use was banned in 1999.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently developing an asbestos management assurance process. This process will ask local bodies responsible for management of asbestos in schools to provide information about whether asbestos is present in their schools and how this is being managed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/12/2017 09:43:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

802101

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) Heads of the Valleys Development Company Limited,
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We have not received any representations from Bell Pottinger.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/12/2017 09:59:59 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802198

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the amount of foreign direct investment in the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	117885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Northern Powerhouse (NPH) Investment Taskforce, established in 2016 after consultation with partners in the north, undertakes three primary activities: its 5 sector specialists research and collate the commercial strengths of the north and showcase these to target investors; it briefs DIT’s network in 108 countries on these NPH strengths, through webinars and inward visits, so the network can talk knowledgeably and passionately about the NPH with investors; and it supports existing foreign investors in growing their business in the UK by providing a framework and funding for local partners to key account manage companies which are not already on DIT’s key account management framework.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/12/2017 09:40:19 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy