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1057005

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205364 on Army: Recruitment, when he plans to place a copy of the Capita brief in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	218835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>A copy of the brief has been placed in the Library of the House, with a small number of redactions for commercial reasons. I attach a copy to this response for your convenience.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/02/2019 17:13:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20190212-Army_2019-20_Campaign_Brief_Final_Redacted.pdf title Campaign Brief 2019-20
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1055941

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK seafarers can continue to work on EU flagged vessels in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a Technical Notice in September on the recognition of seafarer certificates of competency if there’s no deal with the European Union <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a> .</p><p> </p><p>This outlined how the government is providing continuity for EU trained seafarers working on board UK flagged vessels. The notice also explained the action we are taking to encourage other Member States – in the event of no deal - to initiate the well- established process of third country recognition for UK certificates of competency (CoCs). It confirmed the advice from the European Commission that in all circumstances current CoCs will remain valid until their expiry date.</p><p> </p><p>I will be meeting Nautilus and the Chamber of Shipping shortly to discuss whether further advice to seafarers on CoCs would be helpful at this time.</p><p>The action that the UK is taking on EU trained seafarers has been welcomed by employers and trade unions. The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the European Transport Workers Federation have urged Member States to follow the UK’s lead to ensure continuity for UK trained seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to work with the European institutions and Member States to ensure that UK and EU trained seafarers can continue to serve on EU and UK flagged vessels as they do now.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 217664 217665 217668 217669 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:25:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1055943

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to the European Maritime Safety Agency on UK seafarers continuing to work on EU flagged vessels in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a Technical Notice in September on the recognition of seafarer certificates of competency if there’s no deal with the European Union <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a> .</p><p> </p><p>This outlined how the government is providing continuity for EU trained seafarers working on board UK flagged vessels. The notice also explained the action we are taking to encourage other Member States – in the event of no deal - to initiate the well- established process of third country recognition for UK certificates of competency (CoCs). It confirmed the advice from the European Commission that in all circumstances current CoCs will remain valid until their expiry date.</p><p> </p><p>I will be meeting Nautilus and the Chamber of Shipping shortly to discuss whether further advice to seafarers on CoCs would be helpful at this time.</p><p>The action that the UK is taking on EU trained seafarers has been welcomed by employers and trade unions. The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the European Transport Workers Federation have urged Member States to follow the UK’s lead to ensure continuity for UK trained seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to work with the European institutions and Member States to ensure that UK and EU trained seafarers can continue to serve on EU and UK flagged vessels as they do now.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 217663 217665 217668 217669 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:25:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1055944

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on UK seafarers continuing to work on EU flagged vessels in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a Technical Notice in September on the recognition of seafarer certificates of competency if there’s no deal with the European Union <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a> .</p><p> </p><p>This outlined how the government is providing continuity for EU trained seafarers working on board UK flagged vessels. The notice also explained the action we are taking to encourage other Member States – in the event of no deal - to initiate the well- established process of third country recognition for UK certificates of competency (CoCs). It confirmed the advice from the European Commission that in all circumstances current CoCs will remain valid until their expiry date.</p><p> </p><p>I will be meeting Nautilus and the Chamber of Shipping shortly to discuss whether further advice to seafarers on CoCs would be helpful at this time.</p><p>The action that the UK is taking on EU trained seafarers has been welcomed by employers and trade unions. The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the European Transport Workers Federation have urged Member States to follow the UK’s lead to ensure continuity for UK trained seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to work with the European institutions and Member States to ensure that UK and EU trained seafarers can continue to serve on EU and UK flagged vessels as they do now.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 217663 217664 217668 217669 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:25:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1055949

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that certificates of competency for UK seafarers will be recognised by EU member states in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a Technical Notice in September on the recognition of seafarer certificates of competency if there’s no deal with the European Union <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a> .</p><p> </p><p>This outlined how the government is providing continuity for EU trained seafarers working on board UK flagged vessels. The notice also explained the action we are taking to encourage other Member States – in the event of no deal - to initiate the well- established process of third country recognition for UK certificates of competency (CoCs). It confirmed the advice from the European Commission that in all circumstances current CoCs will remain valid until their expiry date.</p><p> </p><p>I will be meeting Nautilus and the Chamber of Shipping shortly to discuss whether further advice to seafarers on CoCs would be helpful at this time.</p><p>The action that the UK is taking on EU trained seafarers has been welcomed by employers and trade unions. The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the European Transport Workers Federation have urged Member States to follow the UK’s lead to ensure continuity for UK trained seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to work with the European institutions and Member States to ensure that UK and EU trained seafarers can continue to serve on EU and UK flagged vessels as they do now.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 217663 217664 217665 217669 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:25:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1055950

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of encouraging UK seafarers to renew EU members state endorsements attesting to their recognition before 29 March 2019 in order to mitigate the effect on UK seafarers working on EU flagged vessels in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published a Technical Notice in September on the recognition of seafarer certificates of competency if there’s no deal with the European Union <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/recognition-of-seafarer-certificates-of-competency-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a> .</p><p> </p><p>This outlined how the government is providing continuity for EU trained seafarers working on board UK flagged vessels. The notice also explained the action we are taking to encourage other Member States – in the event of no deal - to initiate the well- established process of third country recognition for UK certificates of competency (CoCs). It confirmed the advice from the European Commission that in all circumstances current CoCs will remain valid until their expiry date.</p><p> </p><p>I will be meeting Nautilus and the Chamber of Shipping shortly to discuss whether further advice to seafarers on CoCs would be helpful at this time.</p><p>The action that the UK is taking on EU trained seafarers has been welcomed by employers and trade unions. The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the European Transport Workers Federation have urged Member States to follow the UK’s lead to ensure continuity for UK trained seafarers.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to work with the European institutions and Member States to ensure that UK and EU trained seafarers can continue to serve on EU and UK flagged vessels as they do now.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 217663 217664 217665 217668 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:25:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1056005

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training his Department provides to members of the Parole Board on interviewing serving prisoners at hearings.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The training provided to Parole Board members is entirely a matter for the independent Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Parole Board provides full training and mentoring to all its members to ensure they can carry out their role effectively. All new members appointed are supported and trained throughout their time at the Parole Board by mentors, fellow members, and the office staff. This will include training on the questioning of witnesses, including serving prisoners. All members must attain the relevant accreditation before commencing their role in full.</p><p> </p><p>The Parole Board has a Standards Committee that advises the Management Committee with regards to accreditation, competence, support, and training of Parole Board members, in order to develop and promote high standards of practice across the whole of the Parole Board.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:11:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1056006

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole
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 trends in the level of defence lawyers (a) commissioning and (b) presenting psychology reports in relation to their clients at parole hearings.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Neither the Secretary of State nor the Parole Board records centrally the number of parole reviews in which the prisoner's legal representative (a) commissions or (b) presents a report from a psychologist on behalf of the prisoner. To produce such a record would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 14:52:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1056007

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board: Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serving prisoners have taken the Parole Board to a Judicial Review in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The numbers of all legal challenges and complaints made against the Parole Board in the years 2013/14 to 2017/18 can be found in the Parole Board’s Annual Report &amp; Accounts for 2017/18 published on 18 July 2018. All judicial review claims except one in 2017/18 were made by prisoners: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Judicial reviews brought by prisoners:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>30 (31 in total for the year)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>The Parole Board has adopted a litigation strategy which reflects its role as a court like body. When a challenge is made to the merits of a decision, and the Parole Board does not think a new referral is needed, the Board will take a neutral stance in the judicial review. If the challenge is given permission to proceed, the High Court will then review the decision on its own merits. The Secretary of State announced on 4 February 2019 that, following a public consultation, the Government intends to create a reconsideration mechanism to allow for Parole Board decisions in certain circumstances to be looked at again if they appear to be fundamentally flawed. A prisoner will be able to apply for their case to be reconsidered if they think the decision was unlawful. The reconsideration mechanism, which will also be accessible by victims via the Secretary of State, will allow for legally flawed decisions – in the rare cases that may occur – to be corrected without the need to pursue a costly and time-consuming judicial review.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:31:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1056008

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for the introduction of the right of a victim to make representations in relation to a Parole Board decision.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>On 4 February 2019 the Government published its review of the Parole Board Rules and the response to the public consultation on the reconsideration of parole decisions. These publications confirmed our intention to introduce a new reconsideration mechanism that will enable parole decisions to be challenged without the need to resort to costly and time-consuming judicial review proceedings. Victims will be able to ask officials in Her Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service to consider challenging a decision on their behalf. Before it can be implemented, provision must be made in the Parole Board Rules by secondary legislation to establish the legal power needed for decisions to be reconsidered. It will also be necessary to put in place the resources needed to operate the new mechanism and the associated guidance, training, documentation and electronic systems. We expect to be able to lay the new Rules before parliament and implement the new scheme by the summer.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:28:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts