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747414

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether all government funded bodies are required to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe guidelines on human rights, and if so who monitors their compliance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Under international law, the United Kingdom has undertaken to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights. The Human Rights Act 1998 gives further effect in domestic law to certain rights and freedoms drawn from the Convention, called the Convention rights. Section 6(1) of the Act makes it unlawful for a public authority to act in a way which is incompatible with a Convention right. Under section 6(3), “public authority” is defined as including a court or tribunal, and “any person certain of whose function are functions of a public nature”; but does not include either House of Parliament or a person exercising functions in connection with proceedings in Parliament. Section 73(2) of the Care Act 2011 additionally specifies that a provider of regulated care and support that has been arranged or paid for by a local authority or Health and Social Care trust is also to be taken as exercising a function of a public nature for the purposes of the Human Rights Act. Any allegation that a public authority has acted incompatibly with a Convention right may be brought to court as specified in section 7 of the Act.</p><p> </p><p>Guidelines produced by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe are not legally binding.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 17/07/2017 15:17:45 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

747378

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to extend the remit of the proposed public advocate in cases of public disaster to other areas of bereavement and its consequences.
	tabling member printed	Lord Eames
	uin	HL342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We will consult in the autumn on detailed proposals as to the Independent Public Advocate’s powers, duties and functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 17/07/2017 15:17:13 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

750750

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days have been lost due to sickness and (b) what the sickness absence rate was in the prison service in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	4439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Latest figures on the number working days lost due to sickness and sickness absence rates since 31 March 2010 can be found in tables 16-18 in the HMPPS Workforce Statistics Bulletin at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:45:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750747

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drones carrying contraband goods were seized within prison grounds in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	4436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not disclose the information requested for reasons of operational security in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We take a zero tolerance approach to smuggling of contraband into prisons and work closely with the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to ensure those caught are prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a range of methods to counter the threat posed by drones are being trialled and evaluated for their effectiveness across the prison estate.</p><p> </p><p>We have already introduced new legislation to further strengthen our powers, making it illegal to land a drone in a prison or to use a drone to drop in contraband.</p><p> </p><p>We have had successful prosecutions due to intelligence led operations and working closely with the local police forces to prevent the use of drones to smuggle contraband into prisons.</p><p> </p><p>To date, there has been a total of 35 arrests and 11 convictions of criminals involved in drone activity – resulting in those convicted being sentenced to a total of more than 40 years in jail.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:50:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750748

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mobile phones were seized in prisons in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	4437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the member to PQ 64325, which was answered on 27 February 2017.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-17/64325/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-17/64325/</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of mobile phones and SIM cards seized continues to be too high. We have purchased better quality detection equipment in larger quantities and equipped all prisons with additional portable detection devices to use across the prison. We are also working with mobile network operators to deliver ground-breaking technology to stop illicit phones working in prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 17:01:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

749684

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in UK prisons were convicted of terrorism-related offences; and how many of those prisoners are scheduled for release in the next (a) six months, (b) year, (c) three years and (d) five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	3663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the attached table. The statistics relate to England and Wales only. Other jurisdictions are not the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:54:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 3663_final_with TACT.xls title Prison Poplation - Terrorism Related Offences
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

750855

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Solicitors: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards the Government has in place to protect donors when appointing professionals as attorneys in the event of the firm such attorneys work for being closed down.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	4380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>When a solicitor’s firm is closed voluntarily, it should make arrangements with its clients regarding any ongoing work, and to arrange for the return of clients' papers and money. If the firm is closed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Authority will appoint Intervention Agents to deal with the firm and contact all of its clients.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of a firm will not of itself invalidate the ongoing appointment of any of its members as an attorney. The appointment of an attorney is personal to that individual. It is a matter for the donor at any time to remove the attorney, if they still have capacity, or for the Court of Protection. If the donor wished, the appointment would remain even if the attorney moved to another firm.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 17/07/2017 17:01:43 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

751431

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that adequate (a) funding and (b) other support is allocated to female prisoners on release from custodial sentences to assist with their reintegration into society.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	4573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Companies are contracted to provide ‘through-the-gate’ support to all female offenders on release from custody, and we are engaging with providers about how we can do more to improve the delivery of resettlement services.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that the complex needs of this vulnerable cohort of offenders are met as they are released from custody, and will provide more details in our strategy for female offenders, which we will publish later this year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 17:00:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

750749

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the street value was of the drugs recovered in prisons in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	4438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not available. Data on drugs recovered in prisons is recorded by suspected drug type and weight. We do not record the street value because the figure could vary significantly depending on the geographical location of the prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:50:13 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750862

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to prison officers to support inmates who (a) are elderly and frail and (b) suffer from dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	4355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Elderly and frail prisoners receive support from NHS clinical services and local authority social care, as well as from prison officers. All staff are trained to appropriate professional standards for their contribution to care. Supporting elderly prisoners is covered in entry-level prison officer training. Prison officers are provided with guidance on dementia and also receive advice and guidance from occupational therapists and social workers at a local level. We are working closely with clinical leaders and social care services to improve our understanding of the impacts of dementia across prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:42:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones