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1253771

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date	19/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release of 4 November 2020, Coronavirus preparedness in prisons, whether classroom-based education is permitted in the adult estate under the new guidance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	118061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>Our priority is to limit the spread of the virus and to protect the lives of those who live and work in our prisons. Throughout the pandemic we have acted on public health advice, and we will continue to do so. The nature of prisons as closed environments and the demographics of the prison population pose particular challenges in managing the risk of outbreaks and heightened transmission. As a result, classroom-based education provision is currently not available across the adult prison estate. We have, though, been working with all Prison Education Framework (PEF) and Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) providers in England to support prisons, which has allowed learning to continue via in cell activity, distraction material and learning packs.</p><p>The Exceptional Delivery Model (EDM) directs staff responsible for education, provider staff, key workers and prison staff, such as the Learning and Skills Managers, to engage with learners. The EDM structure is in place to take a risk-based approach to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections being introduced and spread. Under the EDM guidance, provider staff are able to access wings with the aim of enabling in cell learning and facilitating one to one activities. This includes the pick up and drop off of in cell learning packs and also completion of learner enrolment.</p><p>Within the Youth Secure Estate the delivery of education remains a particular priority as we seek to mirror the position taken for vulnerable children in the community, where it is possible to do so. It is our desire to continue to provide ‘face to face’ classroom-based education, notwithstanding local variations and the impact of potential outbreaks amongst staff or children.</p><p>We recognise the impact restrictions brought in to control the spread of infection have on services in prisons and that these restrictions must be proportionate to the risk posed. We will continue to keep them under active review. Our plan for easing restrictions in prisons, or re-introducing them where necessary, continues to be guided by public health advice alongside an operational assessment of what can be safely implemented, ensuring that we can keep staff and prisoners safe.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 118062 question first answered 24/11/2020 14:42:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1253772

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's guidance, COVID-19: National Framework for Prison Regimes and Services, which prisons are permitted to run classroom-based education while operating under Exceptional Delivery Model level 3; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	118062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>Our priority is to limit the spread of the virus and to protect the lives of those who live and work in our prisons. Throughout the pandemic we have acted on public health advice, and we will continue to do so. The nature of prisons as closed environments and the demographics of the prison population pose particular challenges in managing the risk of outbreaks and heightened transmission. As a result, classroom-based education provision is currently not available across the adult prison estate. We have, though, been working with all Prison Education Framework (PEF) and Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) providers in England to support prisons, which has allowed learning to continue via in cell activity, distraction material and learning packs.</p><p>The Exceptional Delivery Model (EDM) directs staff responsible for education, provider staff, key workers and prison staff, such as the Learning and Skills Managers, to engage with learners. The EDM structure is in place to take a risk-based approach to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections being introduced and spread. Under the EDM guidance, provider staff are able to access wings with the aim of enabling in cell learning and facilitating one to one activities. This includes the pick up and drop off of in cell learning packs and also completion of learner enrolment.</p><p>Within the Youth Secure Estate the delivery of education remains a particular priority as we seek to mirror the position taken for vulnerable children in the community, where it is possible to do so. It is our desire to continue to provide ‘face to face’ classroom-based education, notwithstanding local variations and the impact of potential outbreaks amongst staff or children.</p><p>We recognise the impact restrictions brought in to control the spread of infection have on services in prisons and that these restrictions must be proportionate to the risk posed. We will continue to keep them under active review. Our plan for easing restrictions in prisons, or re-introducing them where necessary, continues to be guided by public health advice alongside an operational assessment of what can be safely implemented, ensuring that we can keep staff and prisoners safe.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 118061 question first answered 24/11/2020 14:42:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1253275

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS: Coronavirus
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 the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the effectiveness of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	117323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>As an essential public service, Cafcass continues to work hard to maintain its service to children and families during very challenging circumstances. This is a tribute to its leadership and staff at all levels.</p><p> </p><p>At the beginning of the first national lockdown, Cafcass closed all its offices to the public and conducted its work with children, families and the family courts remotely and continued as far as possible to file welfare reports, attend remote hearings and progress cases accordingly. In the summer, Cafcass published protocols setting out how and when its staff attend court in person and on the use of remote video technology and in-person visits to speak with children in their home, in outside spaces such as parks, or at a re-opened Cafcass office from late July.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 November Cafcass published new guidance setting out its approach to working with children and families during the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic. It is Cafcass’ priority to see children and families in person when it is in their best interest to do so, and this will depend on the particular circumstances in each case. From the end of November all Cafcass offices and touchdown locations will be open to provide Covid-secure places to work and to meet children and families while keeping safe. Cafcass will continue to review and ensure that all these measures are in accordance with government and public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the impact of remote hearings on Cafcass, research by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory published in October shows that most professionals, including Cafcass staff, feel that overall the courts are now working more effectively and that there are even some benefits from remote working. However, the report also highlights some areas of concern that need to be addressed. There are clearly circumstances where more support is required to enable parents and young people to take part in remote hearings effectively, and this is under consideration by the senior family judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass continues to experience high levels of demand for its services while managing a rise in the number of open cases due to a reduction in case disposals. The Ministry of Justice has allocated an additional £3.4m this year to help Cafcass meet these challenges. Cafcass has put in place a protocol to enable it, where necessary, to prioritise cases in local service areas so that it can continue to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and families.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 117324 question first answered 23/11/2020 15:33:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1253277

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional resources he has allocated to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	117324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>As an essential public service, Cafcass continues to work hard to maintain its service to children and families during very challenging circumstances. This is a tribute to its leadership and staff at all levels.</p><p> </p><p>At the beginning of the first national lockdown, Cafcass closed all its offices to the public and conducted its work with children, families and the family courts remotely and continued as far as possible to file welfare reports, attend remote hearings and progress cases accordingly. In the summer, Cafcass published protocols setting out how and when its staff attend court in person and on the use of remote video technology and in-person visits to speak with children in their home, in outside spaces such as parks, or at a re-opened Cafcass office from late July.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 November Cafcass published new guidance setting out its approach to working with children and families during the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic. It is Cafcass’ priority to see children and families in person when it is in their best interest to do so, and this will depend on the particular circumstances in each case. From the end of November all Cafcass offices and touchdown locations will be open to provide Covid-secure places to work and to meet children and families while keeping safe. Cafcass will continue to review and ensure that all these measures are in accordance with government and public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of the impact of remote hearings on Cafcass, research by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory published in October shows that most professionals, including Cafcass staff, feel that overall the courts are now working more effectively and that there are even some benefits from remote working. However, the report also highlights some areas of concern that need to be addressed. There are clearly circumstances where more support is required to enable parents and young people to take part in remote hearings effectively, and this is under consideration by the senior family judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass continues to experience high levels of demand for its services while managing a rise in the number of open cases due to a reduction in case disposals. The Ministry of Justice has allocated an additional £3.4m this year to help Cafcass meet these challenges. Cafcass has put in place a protocol to enable it, where necessary, to prioritise cases in local service areas so that it can continue to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and families.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 117323 question first answered 23/11/2020 15:33:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1253278

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding required to maintain the effectiveness of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service over the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	117325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is in discussion with the Treasury about the department’s overall settlement, including funding for Cafcass in 2021/22. No decisions have yet been made.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass when established in 2001 was the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor’s Department. That responsibility transferred to the former Department for Education and Science in 2004 before transferring in 2014 to the Ministry of Justice. The Government’s assessment in 2014 was that the work Cafcass does in supporting vulnerable children, and ensuring their voice is heard in court proceedings, is essential and that bringing Cafcass into the Ministry of Justice would be of great benefit to the family justice system.</p><p> </p><p>There is no evidence that a further transfer of responsibility for Cafcass is necessary, nor that it would have any benefits. Indeed, it would likely be an unhelpful distraction. The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Department for Education in relation to Cafcass and the role of local authority children’s services in public law children proceedings. Ministers in both departments have oversight of the performance of the wider family justice system and agree key priorities through the national Family Justice Board.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 117327 question first answered 23/11/2020 15:39:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1253279

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (a) management, (b) staff, (c) trade union representatives, (d) users and (e) other stakeholders on maintaining the effectiveness of that service.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	117326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice monitors the effectiveness of Cafcass thorough a partnership relationship which includes regular contact between Departmental officials and senior Cafcass executives. The Ministry of Justice is represented on a weekly Programme Board held by Cafcass to monitor the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on its performance, staff and users. The Permanent Secretary, as Principal Accounting Officer, has also been in regular communication with the Chief Executive and Chair of Cafcass to discuss how services to users can be effectively maintained, and how Cafcass staff are being supported, during current restrictions. Ministers have oversight of the performance of the wider family justice system and agree key priorities through the national Family Justice Board which includes Cafcass and relevant stakeholders in the family justice area.</p><p>Cafcass, as an Arms’ Length Body (ALB) of the MoJ, employs and regulates relations with its staff independently of the Ministry of Justice. As an ALB, discussions with trade union representatives are a matter for Cafcass only.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 23/11/2020 15:43:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1253280

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
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 the potential effect of moving responsibility for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to the Department for Education on the effectiveness of that service.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	117327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is in discussion with the Treasury about the department’s overall settlement, including funding for Cafcass in 2021/22. No decisions have yet been made.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass when established in 2001 was the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor’s Department. That responsibility transferred to the former Department for Education and Science in 2004 before transferring in 2014 to the Ministry of Justice. The Government’s assessment in 2014 was that the work Cafcass does in supporting vulnerable children, and ensuring their voice is heard in court proceedings, is essential and that bringing Cafcass into the Ministry of Justice would be of great benefit to the family justice system.</p><p> </p><p>There is no evidence that a further transfer of responsibility for Cafcass is necessary, nor that it would have any benefits. Indeed, it would likely be an unhelpful distraction. The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Department for Education in relation to Cafcass and the role of local authority children’s services in public law children proceedings. Ministers in both departments have oversight of the performance of the wider family justice system and agree key priorities through the national Family Justice Board.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 117325 question first answered 23/11/2020 15:39:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1252771

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric cars have been purchased in each NUTS region in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	116607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Data for vehicle purchases are not available. However, the following table shows the number of battery electric cars registered for the first time in the UK, by NUTS 1 region, during the first 6 months of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Data covering all of 2020 are scheduled to be published in April 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NUTS 1 Code</p></td><td><p>NUTS 1 Region</p></td><td><p>New registrations of battery electric cars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom*</p></td><td><p>31,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKC</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKD</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKE</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>3,617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKF</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKG</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKH</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>2,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKI</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKJ</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>7,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKK</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKL</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKM</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKN</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>339</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The UK total includes 4 new registrations that could not be assigned a region due to an incomplete or invalid postcode.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/11/2020 16:51:34 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1251792

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on Farrukh Sair and his application for indefinite leave to remain; and what estimate she has made of the number of NHS workers who have been refused indefinite leave to remain in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	114984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>It is not appropriate for me to comment on individual cases.</p><p>The Home Office has no published data to answer this question. The information is not readily available nor held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/11/2020 14:24:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1251823

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Community Orders
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 9 November 2020 to Question 111584 on Remand in Custody: Community Orders, how many people are on remand for breach of community orders, by nationality.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	114985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the previous response to PQ 111584.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders who fail to comply with the requirements of their orders can be returned to court for breach of their community orders. As a sanction, the courts can then amend the CO so as to impose more onerous requirements or revoke the order and resentence. In some instances, where an offender has breached his community order, a magistrates court may commit him to custody until he can be brought or appear before the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to the number of offenders who are committed to custody for breaching a CO could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/11/2020 17:18:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts