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1194956

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date	12/05/2020
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) guidance issued to care homes in relation to the covid-19 outbreak since the start of 2020 and (b) the dates on which that guidance was issued.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>We have published a range of guidance to care homes, as well as other care providers, unpaid careers and local authorities on how to continue giving care during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>A list of the guidance we have published for care homes in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak since the start of 2020 is attached.</p><p>Further relevant guidance on adult social care can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-social-care-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-social-care-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/05/2020 15:11:16 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194966

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to ascertain the views of (a) victims of crime and (b) the general public on sentencing policy.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring victims of crime and the general public have confidence in the criminal justice system and there are a number of routes where the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system is regularly tested.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics has published data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales on confidence in the criminal justice system, for several years. This data can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/adhocs/008964dataonconfidenceinthecriminaljusticesystemyearsendingmarch2008tomarch2018crimesurveyforenglandandwales" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/adhocs/008964dataonconfidenceinthecriminaljusticesystemyearsendingmarch2008tomarch2018crimesurveyforenglandandwales</a></p><p>with additional information here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/adhocs/010292confidenceinthecriminaljusticesystemyearsendingmarch2008tomarch2018crimesurveyforenglandandwales/finaltable.xls" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/adhocs/010292confidenceinthecriminaljusticesystemyearsendingmarch2008tomarch2018crimesurveyforenglandandwales/finaltable.xls</a></p><p>and separately in tables S13 and S27 here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualsupplementarytables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualsupplementarytables</a></p><p> </p><p>The independent Sentencing Council also has a statutory duty to have regard to the need to promote public confidence in the criminal justice system when developing the sentencing guidelines and monitoring their impact. The Council has interpreted this duty more widely as an obligation to take direct steps to promote public confidence in the criminal justice system, and sentencing in particular.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 the Council published research to consider what drives public confidence in the criminal justice system with the aim of understanding the public’s knowledge of and attitudes towards sentencing, sentencing guidelines and the criminal justice system. As part of this research, interviewers also carried out in-depth interviews with victims of crime. The report on the findings of the research can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Public-Knowledge-of-and-Confidence-in-the-Criminal-Justice-System-and-Sentencing.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Public-Knowledge-of-and-Confidence-in-the-Criminal-Justice-System-and-Sentencing.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 15:21:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194967

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences were committed by people sentenced to terms of imprisonment of between 18 months and four years, in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Information up to December 2018 on the offences committed by offenders sentenced to imprisonment for between 18 months and four years has been published in the ‘Sentencing data tool’, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To obtain the information requested, in the pivot table, filter the Custodial Sentence Length field to the following:</p><ul><li>10: Over 18 months and up to and including 2 years</li><li>11: Over 2 years and up to and including 3 years</li><li>12: Over 3 years to less than 4 years.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Then, click on the table to open the field list and remove ‘Offence Type’ from the Rows field and drag ‘Offence’ into that field. The table will populate with offences which received custodial sentences of between 18 months and four years.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing data up to December 2019 is due to be published on 21 May 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 15:23:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194969

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent equality impact assessment he has undertaken on the application of the prison uniform policy to male and female prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>In October 2018, following a comprehensive equality analysis, an interim policy change was introduced to ensure that both male and female convicted prisoners were subject to the same national policy on prison-issue clothing. This was confirmed in the Incentives Policy Framework launched on 13 January 2020. The Policy Framework requires all convicted prisoners to wear prison-issue clothing, unless the governor allows them to wear their own clothes as a privilege under their prison’s local incentive arrangements.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/05/2020 14:13:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194971

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against the Administration of Justice: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted for (a) perverting the course of justice and (b) wasting police time in relation to false allegations of domestic abuse in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of prosecutions against domestic abuse complainants for perverting the course of justice and/or wasting police time. Obtaining this information would therefore require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service takes cases of domestic abuse extremely seriously and is determined to bring perpetrators to justice and ensure victims are protected from repeated offending. The Crown Prosecution Service has specific guidance for prosecutors on how to approach cases where a complaint alleging a false allegation is made. When reaching a prosecution decision Crown Prosecutors apply the two stage test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. There must be sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it must be in the public interest for a prosecution to be brought.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/05/2020 09:09:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194975

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to introduce an escalation route for complex benefits cases referred to her Department by Macmillan Cancer Support and other advice services so that urgent benefits cases can be resolved more swiftly.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>We already have escalation routes in place. We have had assurance from Area Directors that escalation routes are open and working and have sufficient capacity. We are exploring alternatives to further refine the process.</p><p>We have previously advised Macmillan if they could provide specific examples of where a Jobcentre has not been able to support them or has not had capacity, that these could be shared with their National Account Manager within National Employer &amp; Partnership Team in DWP.</p><p>In addition, we have now mobilised 10 senior safeguarding leaders who between them will cover all our regions, these roles are temporary and will be reviewed in 3 months. These leaders don’t replace any of our existing routes into DWP where there is a concern about a customer, but they are there to be the region’s escalation point if a solution cannot be found locally, or it is a serious and complex case. These leaders will also be active members of multi-agency boards in their geography.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2020 14:55:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194645

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of each category of offence people released on Home detention curfew committed who had received sentences of imprisonment of (a) up to 18 months and (b) 18 months to up to four years in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested in your first question can be found in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in your second and third questions could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 45069 45070 question first answered 18/05/2020 14:57:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 45068 final.xlsx title PQ 45068 Table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194646

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of each category of offence people on home detention curfew committed after being released before the halfway point in their sentences in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested in your first question can be found in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in your second and third questions could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 45068 45070 question first answered 18/05/2020 14:57:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 45068 final.xlsx title PQ 45068 Table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194647

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released early from prison on home detention curfew in the latest year for which information is available had previously committed (a) zero, (b) between one and four (c) between five and nine, (d) between 10 and 15, (e) between 16 and 25, (f) between 26 and 50, (g) between 51 and 75, (h) between 76 and 100, (i) between 101 and 150, (j) between 151 and 200 and (k) 200 or more other offences.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested in your first question can be found in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in your second and third questions could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 45068 45069 question first answered 18/05/2020 14:57:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 45068 final.xlsx title PQ 45068 Table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1194648

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the Home Secretary on the proposal to extend the time that can be spent on release on home detention curfew from four and a half months before the halfway automatic early release point to six months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>In answer to your first question, the Secretary of State for Justice wrote to colleagues in the Domestic Affairs and the Union Committee on 11 March 2020 to inform them of the proposed changes to Home Detention Curfew (HDC).</p><p> </p><p>In answer to your second question, HDC is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. The proposed legislation did not make any change to who was eligible for HDC nor to the way in which the police are involved in the HDC process. It solely extended the maximum period a prisoner could be released on HDC and the impact on the police would have been minimal. However, we did notify the National Police Chiefs’ Council when planning to introduce the change.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor has decided that now is not the right time to proceed with the changes to HDC in the Statutory Instrument, given the department’s focus on the rapidly changing and unpredictable situation created by Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 45072 question first answered 18/05/2020 15:01:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies