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1029354

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>In MoJ, staff data is collected monthly at month-end, as such we have provided data at the nearest available snapshot dates below:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>70,227 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) - as at 30 November 2018</p></li><li><p>63,364 FTE – as at 30 June 2016</p><p> </p><p>The increase noted is almost exclusively in HMPPS (6,311 FTE) and predominantly in the operational line.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/01/2019 17:54:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1104952

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what speech and language therapy representation there is on the group working on revision of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	236264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Review Working Group is made up of professionals with expertise on mental capacity from across Government, the health, social care, legal and charity sectors. While there is no specialist expertise on speech and language therapy within the group, the Review has received responses from the profession as part of a Call for Evidence. These views are being fully considered as we begin to update the Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>There will be further opportunities for all those with an interest in the Code of Practice to provide feedback when we consult on the updated Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/04/2019 12:59:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1138503

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former armed service personnel who have declared their membership of those services are serving a sentence in each prison in Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	276194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice published Experimental Statistics in October 2018, which estimated the numbers of former service personnel in the prison population. The department is due to release the next estimate in October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This new analysis indicated that as at 30 June 2018, 2032 prisoners had declared as ‘ex-service personnel’ when they were first received into custody between January 2015 and June 2018. The attached table shows the number of ex-service personnel serving a prison sentence in all prisons in Yorkshire as at 30 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that those who have served in the Armed Forces and who find themselves in the Criminal Justice System are able to access support, whether they are serving their sentence in custody or in the community.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/07/2019 17:38:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Table - PQ 276194 - Armed Forces in Yorkshire.xlsx title Table for 276194
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1143549

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Repossession Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's publication, Mortgage and landlord possession statistics in England and Wales, April to June 2019 (provisional), published on 8 August 2019, which large mortgage provider has driven up the number of home repossessions to their highest level since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	284958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The organisation was required to provide its details to enable the court to process its possession claims. It would be inappropriate to release such information where it would be likely to prejudice an organisation’s commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/09/2019 15:52:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1607120

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Pre-sentence Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his Department's policy to encourage the use of Standard Delivery formats in Pre-Sentence Reports.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	173091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Probation Service is responsible for producing Pre-Sentence Reports (PSRs) when they are requested by the Court. A PSR includes a sentencing recommendation based on an offender's individual circumstances and consideration of public protection concerns, alongside suitable rehabilitative and punitive requirements.</p><p>A PSR can be delivered to Courts in a range of formats including the longer written Standard Delivery Report (SDR), and the Short Format Report (SFR) which can be delivered in written or oral format.</p><p>The key principles for decisions on the format of report delivery to Court are:</p><ol><li>What information is available to the PSR author and the Court on the day of sentence. Access to information regarding risk from other agencies does inform the risk assessment and so can affect proposals to the court. Where this information is not available on the day, the impact of this needs to be assessed to determine whether a longer adjournment is needed.</li><li>Complexity of the risk assessment. The presence of factors that require additional assessment, professional discussion, and / or multiple enquiries to aid risk assessment has an important bearing on whether reports should be delivered on the day of request or adjourned for further assessment.</li></ol><p>As a general rule all report types are suitable for use across the sentencing thresholds. Guidance is available for probation staff to assist them in determining when to request for a longer adjournment to facilitate an SDR report.</p><p>The Probation Service is working on a range of initiatives to increase the number of cases in which the Courts receive written reports. These are:</p><ul><li>A pilot scheme across fifteen courts, aimed at targeting written reports at specific cohorts where a more detailed exploration of complex issues relating to trauma, maturity and the loss of liberty may be needed.</li><li>Rolling out across England and Wales a scheme to provide PSRs on committal from magistrates’ courts to the Crown Court, following a successful pilot in Bristol. The Probation Service continues to utilise a PSR before plea process, which enables PSRs to be prepared on cases ahead of the first hearing if an indication of an intended guilty plea is given.</li><li>Supporting case progression in appropriate cases with PSRs prepared in advance of first hearing at both Crown and Magistrates’ Courts.</li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/03/2023 16:45:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

991162

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Universal Credit
	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 (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	181609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Members of staff apply for universal credit in a personal capacity and there are a number of different factors which determine whether or not an individual is eligible. The Department has no central record from which to determine the number and proportion of its staff in receipt of universal credit therefore it is not be possible for the Secretary of State for Justice to make an estimate of numbers, or a statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/10/2018 15:10:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1149377

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) findings, (b) conclusions and (c) recommendations of the report entitled, Duty of care: midwives' experience of the NHS charging regime, published on 9 September 2019 by Maternity Action; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to suspend The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations in relation to charges for maternity care, as recommended in the report ‘Duty of care?: The impact on midwives on NHS charging for maternity care.’</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to considering evidence it receives in relation to the Regulations, including evidence set out in the report. The Department also works closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement to support NHS providers in the delivery of the charging regime; and to ensure that providers understand the guidance and how it should be properly and consistently implemented. This includes ensuring NHS Trusts fully understand that all maternity treatment must be provided to any chargeable woman, regardless of her ability to pay, and that they must not be discouraged from receiving it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/10/2019 13:54:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1168437

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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	NHS: Standards
	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 individual targets for (a) cancer treatment, (b) A&E waiting times, (c) eliminating infection, (d) elective waiting times and (e) any other NHS treatment targets.
	tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
	uin	64
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>There are acute operational waiting time standards relating to cancer treatment, accident and emergency (A&amp;E) and elective care which the National Health Service reports against on a monthly basis. These are outlined in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cancer</p></td><td><p>Target</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two week wait from urgent general practitioner (GP) referral to see a specialist where cancer is suspected</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 day wait from diagnosis to first definitive treatment</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>62 day wait from urgent GP referral to first definitive treatment</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Two week wait from referral to see a specialist for investigation of breast symptoms, even if cancer is not initially suspected</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>62 day wait from a national screening service to a first treatment for cancer</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 day wait from a decision to treat to a subsequent treatment for cancer (radiotherapy)</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 day wait from a decision to treat to a subsequent treatment for cancer (surgery)</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 day wait from a decision to treat to a subsequent treatment for cancer (anti-cancer drug regimen).</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A&amp;E</p></td><td><p>Target</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Patients admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival in A&amp;E.</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elective care (referral-to-treatment)</p></td><td><p>Target</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Patients with incomplete pathways waiting 18 weeks or less to start consultant-led treatment.</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition to the acute operational standards mentioned, there are also mental health waiting times targets which are published on either a monthly or a quarterly basis:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Measure</p></td><td><p>Target</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)</p></td><td><p>75% of people referred to IAPT services should start treatment within 6 weeks of referral and 95% should start treatment within 18 weeks of referral</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eating disorder services for children and young people</p></td><td><p>By 2020/21, 95% of children with an eating disorder will receive treatment within one week for urgent cases and within four weeks for routine cases</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early intervention in psychosis</p></td><td><p>By 2020/21, at least 60% of people experiencing a first episode of psychosis commence a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)-recommended package of care within two weeks of referral</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom’s five-year national action plan for antimicrobial resistance includes a strengthened focus on infection prevention and control and sets an ambition to halve levels of healthcare associated Gram-negative blood stream infections by 2023-2024. The draft NHS Standard Contract for 2020/21 includes a proposal for annual targets for trust and clinical commissioning group-level reductions in <em>E. coli</em>, Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella and Pseudomonas bloodstream infections. The draft contract is out for consultation until 31 January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Standard Contract will continue to include targets for both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (CDI). The zero-tolerance approach for MRSA bacteraemia will continue, and all acute providers submit monthly data on all positive MRSA bacteraemia specimens. CDI thresholds are published annually by NHS England and NHS Improvement and all acute providers must report positive CDI specimens.</p><p>National targets for vaccine preventable disease/immunisation are 95% national coverage for key vaccines, and 50% coverage for the childhood flu vaccine. The UK has also committed to meeting the World Health Organization elimination targets for hepatitis C, hepatitis B and Tuberculosis (TB) ahead of 2030, and is committed to eradicating HIV transmission in England by 2030 (Public Health England’s infectious disease strategy).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/01/2020 12:20:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1172020

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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	NHS: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to devolve increased employer pension contributions to local clinical commissioning groups.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	5429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>We intend in due course to devolve funding for the increased employer contribution rate in the NHS Pension Scheme although a date has not yet been set. For 2019/20, the Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the NHS Business Services Authority agreed a transitional arrangement to distribute the pensions revaluation funding following an increase to the employer contribution rate from 14.38% (inclusive of the 0.08% administration levy) to 20.68% from 1 April 2019.</p><p>The employer contribution cost arrangements for 2020/21 will be confirmed in the 2020/21 Operational Planning Guidance document which will be released towards the end of January 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/01/2020 12:10:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1182209

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2020
	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	NHS: Migrant Workers
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of waiving the NHS surcharge for new staff coming from abroad to work in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	uin	24443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the contribution that international professionals make to the United Kingdom and we remain committed to ensuring that this country still attracts highly skilled people to work here, including for the National Health Service. That is why we have set out plans to introduce a new NHS visa, which will offer an attractive package for NHS staff. The details of the NHS visa will be announced in due course by the Home Secretary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/03/2020 16:17:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans