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	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) assaults and (b) serious assaults on staff were recorded in each prison in each quarter from 2010 to 2018 by the type of injury inflicted.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Data for the numbers of assaults and serious assaults in each prison, broken down by type of weapon and type of injury, is set out in the attached tables. The figures are presented by calendar year rather than by quarter. This is because analysis at the level of detail requested produces many results of 5 or fewer. Disclosure-proofing to reduce the risk of identification, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, requires such low numbers to be suppressed. Even at the annual level, some such values have had to be suppressed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search teams to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 247719 question first answered 28/06/2019 15:17:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1129183

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Reviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list all (a) ongoing and (b) planned reviews (i) conducted by and (ii) initiated by his Department; when those reviews will finish; and when they are scheduled to report.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	259338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is currently undertaking a Tailored Review of the Parole Board which was launched on 4th February 2019. The report of the review is due to be published in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>No other Tailored Reviews, which are reviews of Arms Length Bodies, are currently underway and there are no plans to conduct any other reviews as part of the current programme which concludes at the end of 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a central record of reviews commissioned by the department. Reviews that have been carried out by the department can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/07/2019 16:17:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1129887

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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 prisoners serving IPP sentences have been released from each prison in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	260076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of first releases from IPP sentences by establishment, England and Wales, 2015 – 2018. Please note that the releasing prison is not necessarily where risk reduction interventions have been undertaken. In many cases, prisoners may be transferred to participate in risk reduction work or other interventions, or moved nearer to their home area before release.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>562</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>576</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>616</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>506</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blantyre House</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Spring Hill</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint (North and South)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holloway</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Male)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside (Sheppey cluster)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*An asterisk has been used to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the identification of individuals. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to remember that prisoners serving IPP sentences have committed serious sexual or violent offences and remain in prison because the independent parole board have assessed their risk of serious harm to the public to be too great to warrant their release. Prisoners who have served their minimum tariff have their suitability for parole reviewed by the Parole Board at least every 2 years</p><p> </p><p>Due to improvements in IT systems, detailed statistics are available from 2015 only and therefore</p><p>pre-2015 figures for releases from IPP sentences broken down by establishment have not been included.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that:</p><p>HMP Blantyre House was temporarily taken out of use from January 2015</p><p>HMP Downview reopened in May 2016 after a period of refurbishment.</p><p>HMP Holloway closed in May 2016</p><p>HMP Kennet closed in December 2016</p><p>HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017</p><p> </p><p>HMP Peterborough is a dual purpose prison for men and women.</p><p> </p><p>'..' Indicates that the establishment was not in use during the entire period</p><p> </p><p>As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>Data provided is a further breakdown from table A3.1 of the Annual Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796917/releases-2018.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796917/releases-2018.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>The total number of first releases from IPP sentences for the years 2011 to 2014 are provided in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>419</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/07/2019 16:00:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1130046

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
	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 progress in reducing the women’s prison population since June 2018 publication of the Female Offender Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	260621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Female Offender Strategy, we set out our vision to see fewer women in custody, particularly on short custodial sentences and to see more women supported in the community. The strategy launched an ambitious programme of work which will take several years to deliver. So far, we have published a new Women’s Policy Framework, Lord Farmer’s Review for Women and invested £5m to support community provision for female offenders and women at risk of offending</p><p>We are committed to monitoring progress over time and taking action to deliver the outcomes we set out to achieve. The latest published statistics show that the total female prison population increased slightly (by 1%) between March 2018 and 2019, but that female first receptions have decreased by 10% over the past year, (from 2,036 between October and December 2017 to 1,840 over the same period in 2018).</p><p>The published data setting out the current and previous female prison population can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 15:38:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1130685

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the overall budget for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	261492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the overall budget (excluding capital) for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each year since 2010-11. This comprises the budget received from the Ministry of Justice, income received from Scottish Government and income received through the victim surcharge.</p><p> </p><p>The reforms in 2012 and the current review are focused on protecting payments to those most seriously affected by their injuries, and ensuring the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is affordable and sustainable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£305,323,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£462,445,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£316,734,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£192,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£151,700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£136,650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£138,073,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£160,778,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/07/2019 16:49:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1131281

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying the same exemption for back payments of employment support allowance from the capital means test for legal aid eligibility as was applied for payments made under the Windrush compensation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	263194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>In its Legal Support Action Plan published on 7 February 2019, the Government announced a review of Legal Aid Means Testing, which will look at the thresholds for legal aid entitlement and their interaction with wider criteria.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this review, the Government will study the income and capital thresholds for legal aid entitlement, including the range of exemptions and disregards, which apply to both the civil and criminal legal aid means assessments.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/07/2019 16:48:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1131835

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total spending was on (a) academic research and (b) public consultations undertaken by his Department to inform the HMCTS reform programme in each financial year since 2011-12.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	263790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMCTS and the Ministry of Justice have undertaken a number of formal written consultation exercises since the Reform Programme began in 2016. This included the Ministry of Justice consultation on the Reform Programme entitled Transforming our Justice System, which set out the Government’s broad approach to reform and sought views on three specific sets of proposals: the assisted digital strategy; automatic online conviction and statutory standard penalty; and tribunal panel composition.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has spent the following amounts on academic research for evaluation of reform:</p><p> </p><p>2016/17: £220,000 for research on the Citizen user Experience</p><p>2017/18: £50,000 for research on the Professional User Experience</p><p>2017/18: £40,000 for a survey of SSCS appellants digital capability</p><p>2018/19: £49,000 for LSE evaluation of video hearings in tax</p><p>2018/19: £47,976 for research on Flexible Operating Hours</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS undertakes public consultation when reorganising estate or closing a tribunal building. This work is conducted by civil servants alongside other duties and it is not possible to capture an accurate assessment of the time and cost spent on this.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2019 15:36:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1132395

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	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 average length of time for probate to be granted in the last (a) three months and (b) financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	265484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>Official statistics are not published on the average length of time from receipt of the application to the issue of a grant of probate. Internal management information, which is not subject to the rigorous quality assurance processes of official statistics, however shows that in the last financial year (2018/2019) the average time was three weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst timeliness data are not yet available for the last three months, it is clear that waiting times have increased. Urgent action has been taken to address these temporary delays, staffing has been increased and the digital service further improved, and as a result waiting times are starting to reduce.</p><p> </p><p>There are no prescribed target times for dealing with probate applications. The recent increase in waiting times has been caused by a combination of an increased volume of incoming work and the transition to a new case management IT system. The move to the new system meant that staff had to spend time being trained and familiarising themselves with the system – which also had some initial performance issues that have been addressed.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2019 15:38:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

1132402

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, since 2010 how many claims have been rejected by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority because the application was made more than two years following the criminal incident.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	265569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the Scheme), which was approved by Parliament, sets out the time limits in which applications must be received by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The CICA publishes data about the number of claims rejected for being out with the time limit in its annual reports and accounts at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&amp;parent=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&amp;parent=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority</a></p><p> </p><p>In the 2017-18 annual report and accounts, this data was presented as a proportion of all refusal reasons used. The number of cases refused for being submitted out with the time limit was 1252.</p><p> </p><p>The figures published in the annual reports and accounts show the number of times each rejection reason was used. For some applications there will have been more than one reason for rejection. This means that the total number of reasons for rejection is higher than the actual number of claims refused.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 15:44:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1132642

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Preventive Mechanism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 4 June (HL15680), what is their response to the recommendations on the National Preventive Mechanism, made in the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee against Torture following its most recent periodic review of the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL16420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to comply with its obligations under the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, under which we established the independent National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>We note the recommendations made by the UN Committee Against Torture in relation to the NPM. We expect to provide a response on those issues as part of the next periodic report to the Committee Against Torture in May 2023.</p><p> </p><p>We will explore with the NPM how the issues raised by the Committee may be addressed. The department facilitates the laying in Parliament of the annual report of the NPM and acknowledges the helpful recommendations that it contains. The latest Written Ministerial Statement to this effect was laid before Parliament on 29 January 2019 (HLWS1249).</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/07/2019 16:53:13 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett