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1042357

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Zimbabwean counterpart on that country's obligations under international human rights and international law in relation to the treatment of independent Trades Unions.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	209373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>I summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador on 17 January to highlight our concern at the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe.</p><p>I call on the Government of Zimbabwe to ensure its security forces act professionally, proportionately and at all times with respect for human life and constitutional rights. We further call on the Government of Zimbabwe to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and abuses. We also urge the reinstatement of full internet access, consistent with citizens' constitutional right to freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/01/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

448402

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents relating to safety of children in secure training centres and young offender institutions have been raised by Barnardo's advocates with (a) Youth Justice Board monitors and (b) local children's safeguarding boards in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	24386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Although youth offending is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young offenders is custody is not good enough.</p><p>That is why the Justice Secretary has asked Charlie Taylor to conduct a review of youth justice. He will report back later this year with recommendations on how to improve the treatment of young people in our care.</p><p> </p><p>The Table below is based on quarterly information provided to the Youth Justice Board by Barnardo’s and includes all safeguarding issues raised with a Barnardo’s advocate. When a safeguarding issue is raised with a Barnardo’s advocate, they will make a referral through the establishment’s safeguarding process, which is agreed with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). The YJB monitors continually check whether referrals are being made when they should be. Cases can also be directly referred to the LADO by any member of staff, a Barnardo’s advocate, or a YJB monitor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of safeguarding incidents reported to Barnardo’s advocates in STCs and under-18 YOIs: July 2013-June 2015</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>July 2013 to June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014 to June 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STCs</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under-18 YOIs</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The July 2014 to June 2015 data include Hassockfield STC and Hindley YOI which were decommissioned part way through this period</li></ul> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/03/2016 14:36:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

752515

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Young People: Cardiff Central
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18 to 25-year olds in Cardiff Central constituency were recorded (a) in the latest census estimate and (b) on the electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	5291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/07/2017 13:09:40 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ5291 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ5291
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1022839

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in (a) young offenders institutes and (b) juvenile wings of prisons in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	200673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>All establishments holding young offenders (either “young adults”, who are aged 18-21, or “young people”, who are aged 15 to 17) are designated as young offender institutions. In 2017 there were three self-inflicted deaths of young adults, and no self-inflicted deaths of young people.</p><p> </p><p>There are no ‘juvenile wings of prisons’, as any site with a population that includes both adults and young people is designated as both a prison and a young offender institution. The only such establishment in the estate at this time is HMP/YOI Parc, where there were no self-inflicted deaths of young people (or of adults) in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of every young person in custody is our priority. That is why we are already investing in more front-line staff and building on our reforms to youth custody. We are expanding front-line staff capacity in public-sector YOIs by 20%, equating to over 120 new recruits. Since the creation of our youth justice reform programme last year, inspection reports have highlighted improvements in all the under-18 sites they have inspected, and we continue to drive forward these vital reforms so that we have safer, more rehabilitative young offender institutions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2018 16:07:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

693359

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Prisoners' Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of children were on the basic level of the incentive and earned privileges scheme in (i) Feltham Prison, (ii) Werrington Prison, (iii) Cookham Wood Prison, (iv) Wetherby Prison and (v) Parc Prison on the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	64965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is available in the Annual NOMS Digest 2015 to 2016 on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/02/2017 16:19:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

747760

	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
	hansard heading	Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many under-18 year olds have been starred up in each prison in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	2539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Starring up is the term used to define the early transition process whereby young people under the age of 18 can be moved into the young adult estate prior to their eighteenth birthday. The starring up process can be used for a range of reasons, but past usage has mainly been in relating to the management of disruptive or violent behaviour or transfers to Mother and Baby Units.</p><p> </p><p>In practice, the starring up process is rarely used and then only in exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Data in relation to the number of young people who were starred-up into the young adult estate in each of the last three years (by the establishment they were starred-up from) is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMPPS under 18 YOI</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To date, the data for the current year (2017) is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMPPS under 18 YOI</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 06/07/2017 10:37:29 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1020415

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in Young Offenders Institutes.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	199437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on deaths in prison custody and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths in each establishment, including each young offender institution, can be seen in table 1.16 in Deaths in Prison Custody 1978 to 2017. However, as many establishments are designated as both prisons and young offender institutions, this does not reveal how many of the deaths were of young offenders.</p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths by age can be seen in table 1.6 of the same spreadsheet.</p><p>There were three self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 18 to 21 in 2017, the lowest number since 2012, and there have been no self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 15 to 17 since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the incidence of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm across the estate. This is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/12/2018 15:46:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

452092

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 23824, whether any staff in young offender institutions are (a) qualified speech and language therapists, (b) registered with the Mental Health and Care Professions Council and (c) qualified social workers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	26792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p>The Youth Justice Board is responsible for the commissioning and oversight of the secure youth estate. The Youth Justice Board funds dedicated social workers at each under-18 Young Offender Institution (YOI). All young people undergo a health and education assessment upon arrival into custody, whilst all staff undergo training in child and adolescent development and safeguarding.</p><p>Under-18 YOI providers should ensure that they meet the needs of all detained persons including those with Special Education and Needs (SEN) requirements, and that all staff are suitably qualified to support young people and make referrals to other specialist support where this is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/02/2016 17:42:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

919204

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made on the submission of agreed trade schedules with the World Trade Organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	151212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>It is the Government’s intention to have our own independent World Trade Organization (WTO) schedules ahead of leaving the EU. Our transition at the WTO continues to move forward.</p><p> </p><p>The appropriate legal mechanism for our goods transition remains rectification. We want to minimise disruption to existing trade and we will act in accordance with WTO rules and procedure. The joint letter we sent with the EU to the WTO membership in October 2017 provides the detail of our proposal.</p><p> </p><p>On services, the UK continues to engage on the detail of our draft schedule. We are committed to retaining our existing commitments. We have also begun the process to independently accede to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) by formally submitting a market access offer.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/06/2018 11:35:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

809866

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Working Hours: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of the full-time workforce choose to opt out of the Working Time Directive.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	120486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect comprehensive information about how many workers opt-out of the 48 hour maximum working week.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department conducted a review of the impact of the Working Time Regulations in 2014. The review reports roughly one third (32 per cent) of British workplaces had at least one employee who had signed an opt-out agreement in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>Labour Force Survey analysis shows that the proportion of employees usually working over 48 hours a week has also declined over time. 13 per cent of all employees worked over 48 hours a week in 2013, compared to 18 per cent in 1997.</p><p> </p><p>More information can be found in the Department’s review of the impact of the Working Time Regulations:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389676/bis-14-1287-the-impact-of-the-working-time-regulations-on-the-uk-labour-market-a-review-of-evidence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389676/bis-14-1287-the-impact-of-the-working-time-regulations-on-the-uk-labour-market-a-review-of-evidence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/01/2018 16:09:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens