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758809

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date	07/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted and convicted under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (a) in total and (b) for offences involving nitrous oxide since the commencement of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	9455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, there were 28 convictions in England and Wales under the Psychoactive Substances Act. Data on Psychoactive Substances prosecutions can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</a>.</p><p>The information requested for those offences involving nitrous oxide is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/10/2017 14:38:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

758272

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
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 cost to the public purse of reimbursing people who have paid employment tribunal fees.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	9269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Fees in Employment Tribunals raised around £32m after their introduction in 2013. We are now putting in place arrangements to refund those who have paid the fees, which we will be announcing shortly.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 11/09/2017 16:48:30 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

758273

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) staff and (b) vacancies there were in each community rehabilitation company in each quarter since those companies were established.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	9270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Ownership of Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) transferred to new providers in 2015. Contracts with CRCs require each CRC to ensure that it employs a sufficient level of staff, and that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. We no longer routinely collect and publish CRC workforce numbers.</p><p>We closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2017 16:26:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

758277

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	G4S: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place the documents relating to the contract signed in 2017 between the Government and G4S for the electronic tagging of offenders in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	9216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>A redacted version of the new contract between the Ministry of Justice and G4S for electronic monitoring hardware equipment will be published on Contracts Finder in line with current transparency regulations. We are currently planning to sign the contract by the end of October 2017. I will write to the Honourable gentleman when the contract has been published.</p><p>The field monitoring services including fitting and removal of tags and the monitoring provision is provided by Capita Business Services Limited.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2017 16:09:41 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

758278

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have chosen to represent themselves in Crown Court since the implementation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	9217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Maintaining access to justice remains absolutely vital and continues to be at the heart of our reforms. Our legal aid reforms are reducing costs to taxpayers whilst still providing legal help to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the number of defendants with no advocate or unknown representation can be found in table AC11 of the annual Criminal Courts Statistics Quarterly publication (main tables) at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 11/09/2017 16:44:56 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

754184

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Death
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 the Prison Officers Association on recent trends in the number of deaths among prison officers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	6048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Since his appointment in June 2017, the Justice Secretary has met with the POA and discussed a wide range of topics, including his priorities in respect of prison safety and violence reduction. We are committed to making our prisons safe, decent and secure places to work and the government has taken steps with the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure that any offender who assaults a member of our staff is dealt with through appropriate legal channels.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/09/2017 18:30:05 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

754185

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prisoners: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specific medical provision has been put in place for prisoners who are over 60 years of age.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	6049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning all healthcare services for prisoners (including drug and alcohol services) in England. Services are commissioned for individual prisons by NHS England’s local commissioners, based on a local health needs assessment which informs the provision required.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of the primary and secondary healthcare commissioned services, there are national specifications to which patient specific services can be added. For those prisons which have predominantly elderly patient cohorts, these additions will ensure that age related conditions are specifically assessed and provided for.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions specific dementia care service, end of life and palliative care provision, supports the prisons’ approach to the local authorities’ assessment and management of social care, and ensures that elderly patients are supported in accessing healthcare services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/09/2017 13:24:58 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

754186

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to commission an independent review of the implementation and effectiveness of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	6047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The reforms to the scope of civil legal aid were designed to refocus funding on those who need it most and on the most serious cases in which legal advice and representation are justified.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to commission an independent review of the implementation and effectiveness of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/09/2017 12:10:51 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

753551

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the 2016-17 annual report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>We are grateful to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for his annual report which identifies important areas for improvement in our prison system. We take these issues extremely seriously.</p><p>We have regular, constructive discussions with the Ombudsman and we shall continue to do so.</p><p>We have created a new unit within HM Prison and Probation Service to ensure relevant recommendations from the Ombudsman are being taken forward in a timely manner and to track how they are being implemented by prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/09/2017 18:31:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

753552

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review urgently the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority guidelines to ensure that compensation reflects the law around child sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Child sexual abuse is abhorrent, and victims can apply for taxpayer-funded compensation awards through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme).</p><p>The Scheme is made by the Secretary of State under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 having been approved by each House of Parliament. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) administers the Scheme and decides all claims independently of ministers and Parliament. The CICA sets guidelines to assist them in administering the Scheme.</p><p>The CICA guidelines are intended to make sure that controlling and abusive behaviour is taken into account when handling compensation applications for child sexual abuse. The CICA are urgently reviewing their guidelines to ensure they are robust enough to deal with cases where grooming may be a factor.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/09/2017 15:25:13 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon