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994124

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	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, what recent assessment he has made of the level of performance of Community Rehabilitation Companies compared with their predecessors.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Our reforms to probation mean we are now monitoring around 40,000 offenders who would previously have been released with no supervision at all. We have seen a reduction of two percentage points in the reoffending rates of those supervised by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). We have been clear, however, that overall performance of CRCs needs to improve across a range of areas. We have taken decisive action to stabilise and improve the delivery of probation services, including by investing £22m per year to enhance ‘Through The Gate’ services and introducing minimum standards so that all providers offer monthly face-to-face meetings with offenders during their first 12 months of supervision. In September, we concluded a public consultation on proposals to end current CRC contracts early and introduce new arrangements for delivering probation services that will better integrate public, private and third sector probation providers and improve outcomes. We will bring forward more detailed plans early next year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/11/2018 17:26:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994127

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alternatives to Prison
	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 increase public confidence in non-custodial sentences.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The sentencing framework gives courts the flexibility to select community order requirements which are a robust alternative to custody, and are tailored to address the specific issues that contribute to reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>Probation services are vital to the effective delivery of community sentences. In July we published the consultation <em>Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence </em>setting out the Government’s vision for improving probation including proposals to promote meaningful unpaid work schemes which both make reparation to communities and equip offenders with employment-related skills and experience. The action we propose to take will ensure that courts and the public can be confident that offenders sentenced to community and suspended sentence orders will be properly supervised, receive the rehabilitative support they need and that appropriate action is taken if offenders fail to comply with requirements.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to actively explore many other options to improve non-custodial sentences, including better electronic tagging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/11/2018 17:05:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994109

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Divorce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the planned timescale is for the consultation on no-fault divorce.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The consultation on the reform of legal requirements for divorce was launched on 15 September 2018. Proposals include removing the requirement for couples to evidence either the other spouse’s conduct (often called “fault”) or the couple’s separation, in order to reduce conflict within the divorce process and help families make arrangements for the future. The consultation is running for 12 weeks and closes on 10 December 2018. The Government will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/11/2018 16:08:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994088

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Farmers: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the equitable funding for farmers throughout the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has pledged to protect the amount we allocate to farming support, in cash terms, until the end of this Parliament. We will be working closely with HM Treasury and the devolved administrations to deliver this commitment and on the longer term funding arrangements for agriculture.</p><p>On 16 October the Government announced a review of the intra-UK allocation of domestic farm support funding until the end of this Parliament. The independent review will be chaired by Lord Bew of Donegore and will look at what factors should be taken into account to ensure an equitable intra-UK allocation of domestic farm support funding between 2020 and 2022. This review will help to ensure fair funding for farmers in the UK as we leave the EU and will consider a range of factors reflecting the unique circumstances of each of the four parts of the UK.</p><p>The Government has ruled out simply applying the Barnett Formula to Defra’s replacement CAP funding beyond this Parliament. This means that farmers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will not just be allocated funding according to the population size of each nation, which are in each case significantly smaller than England.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/11/2018 17:33:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994122

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will ensure that only the Crown Prosecution Service is able to make decisions on the charging of individuals.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales.</p><p>The statutory framework that determines by whom an offence is charged is set out in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.</p><p>The CPS determines the appropriate charges in more serious or complex cases. Minor offences are charged by the police.</p><p>The CPS advises the police on cases for possible prosecution, and reviews cases submitted by the police for prosecution in accordance with the principles set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/11/2018 12:39:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994125

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Dogs: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Dogs Trust report entitled Puppy smuggling - when will this cruel trade end?, whether he plans to shorten the tapeworm treatment period for dogs before entry to the UK from 120 hours to 48 hours after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra takes the risk of the notifiable disease caused by the tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis, very seriously because of the profound impact this could have on public health if it were to become established in the United Kingdom (UK).</p><p> </p><p>Since harmonising our domestic pet travel rules with those of the EU in January 2012, we ensured that tapeworm controls were maintained, with a treatment period which was expected to increase traveller compliance, while still presenting a very low risk of disease incursion. Those measures have been sufficient to keep the UK free of Echinococcus multilocularis.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has no plans to amend the tapeworm controls for pet animals entering the UK but continues to monitor the disease situation through routine surveillance measures and will undertake a further, formal risk assessment, if evidence indicates that one is warranted.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/11/2018 17:27:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994100

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Trees: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support tree health and (b) prevent the spread of infectious diseases in trees.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra is committed to protecting our trees from pests and diseases and building the resilience of our trees and plants. In May we published a new Tree Health Resilience Strategy. The strategy sets out plans to protect England’s trees from pests and diseases.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has robust controls in place to protect against tree pest and disease threats. These include being the most prolific user of the EU Protected Zone system, comprehensive official inspections and surveillance and a statutory notification scheme for certain tree species imported from the EU. Horizon scanning for new and emerging threats associated with tree imports is carried out continuously and the results are considered monthly by all UK Plant Health Authorities, facilitated by Defra’s Plant Health Risk Group. The UK Plant Health Risk Register is the principal screening tool used for this purpose and all outputs are published. The Register now has over 1000 entries, informing decision making and prioritisation in relation to tree health threats. Our approach is updated on a frequent basis, to protect against new and revised threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/11/2018 17:30:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord