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1138105

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Solicitors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the reform of legal aid on average annual earnings of legal aid solicitors.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	275783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>On 7 February 2019, the Government published the Post Implementation Review (PIR) of Part 1 of The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo</a></p><p> </p><p>The review did not look at the earnings of individual solicitors, but reported instead on the impact on legal aid providers, including solicitors firms and individual barristers.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:01:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1138106

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on defendants of the introduction of an upper limit on disposable income for people claiming legal aid for Crown Court representation.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	275784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>On 7 February 2019, the Government published the Post Implementation Review (PIR) of Part 1 of The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 which included an assessment of the impact of the £37,500 disposable income threshold introduced at the Crown Court: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Alongside the PIR, the Government also published its Legal Support Action Plan in which it announced a comprehensive review of the wider legal aid eligibility regime; this will include the Crown Court thresholds. The review is expected to conclude by Summer 2020 after which we will publish a full consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals in this area. We will seek to implement any final recommendations as soon as practicable following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:26:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1166738

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have taken their own life whilst serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The most recent published data about self-inflicted deaths in custody includes figures up to the end of the 2018, broken down by type of sentence. It is in table 1.11 of <em>Deaths in prison custody 1978 to 2018</em>, which can be seen at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-september-2018</a>. However, we have recently identified possible errors in the published data. I will write to the Hon Member with updated figures when they are available, and ensure that the next issue of data includes corrected figures.</p><p> </p><p>Every death in custody is a tragedy, and we are committed to learning lessons from these deaths wherever possible. Most of the deaths were from natural causes but some were self-inflicted, and the Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons, including redoubling our efforts to prevent such deaths. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. This is allowing us to implement the key worker role, providing staff dedicated time to support individual prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We are improving support for prisoners in their early days in custody and developing a new version of the multi-disciplinary ACCT case management process for those at risk of suicide. We have rolled out a revised and improved Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention course. This is being completed by all new staff and as refresher training by all existing staff. Nearly 25,000 staff have already begun this training and over 14,000 have completed all six modules.</p><p> </p><p>While we are focused on giving all prisoners serving IPP sentences opportunities to progress towards release, public protection must remain our priority. A range of initiatives are in place, as part of the joint action plan, co-owned by HM Prison and Probation Service and the Parole Board, which are having a positive impact on the progression of those serving an IPP sentence.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 31/10/2019 17:41:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1166742

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners that were recalled to prison to serve a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have taken their own life since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>I regret that it is not yet possible to answer this question, because we have recently found that some indeterminate sentences for public protection may have been wrongly recorded as determinate. This may require amendments to the published data. I will write to the Hon Member with updated figures when they are available, and ensure that the next issue of data includes corrected figures.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/11/2019 14:26:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1166745

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Mentally Disordered Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have served (a) all and (b) part of their sentence at (i) Ashworth, (ii) Broadmoor and (iii) Rampton High Security Psychiatric Hospitals in each of the year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide the information requested, as it could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The number of transferred prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection who were detained under sections 47/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983 at each of the High Secure Hospitals as at 31 December 2013 to 31 December 2018 is set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>IPPs detained under the MHA as of 31st Dec</p></td><td><p>Ashworth</p></td><td><p>Broadmoor</p></td><td><p>Rampton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 31/10/2019 17:42:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1171090

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Profession: UK Relations with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the status of legal services in the future UK-EU relationship.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	3779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>These questions have been passed to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as the Minister responsible for legal services.</p><p> </p><p>Government has a shared vision for a broad, deep and flexible partnership with the EU, including ambitious arrangements for services and investment, outlined in the Political Declaration. The Ministry of Justice is working closely with the rest of government on planning for negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have extensive, frequent and varied engagement with representatives from the legal services sector on a range of issues, including UK and EU relations and future trade. Part of this engagement includes sponsoring the Brexit Law Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a magnet for talent and home to innovative and successful new companies, and the Government is committed to ensuring that UK legal services, courts, and English law remain world-leading, and a competitive choice for business. This includes supporting the growth of the UK lawtech sector. To this end the Ministry of Justice launched and sponsors the industry-led LawTech Delivery Panel, and recently awarded a £2m grant to Tech Nation to drive innovation in the legal sector and create an environment that allows the UK’s lawtech sector to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 3780 3781 question first answered 20/01/2020 16:45:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1171091

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Profession: UK Relations with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the legal services sector on the future relationship between the UK and the EU in relation to legal services.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	3780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>These questions have been passed to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as the Minister responsible for legal services.</p><p> </p><p>Government has a shared vision for a broad, deep and flexible partnership with the EU, including ambitious arrangements for services and investment, outlined in the Political Declaration. The Ministry of Justice is working closely with the rest of government on planning for negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have extensive, frequent and varied engagement with representatives from the legal services sector on a range of issues, including UK and EU relations and future trade. Part of this engagement includes sponsoring the Brexit Law Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a magnet for talent and home to innovative and successful new companies, and the Government is committed to ensuring that UK legal services, courts, and English law remain world-leading, and a competitive choice for business. This includes supporting the growth of the UK lawtech sector. To this end the Ministry of Justice launched and sponsors the industry-led LawTech Delivery Panel, and recently awarded a £2m grant to Tech Nation to drive innovation in the legal sector and create an environment that allows the UK’s lawtech sector to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 3779 3781 question first answered 20/01/2020 16:45:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1171092

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Profession: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK remains a world leader in lawtech after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	3781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>These questions have been passed to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as the Minister responsible for legal services.</p><p> </p><p>Government has a shared vision for a broad, deep and flexible partnership with the EU, including ambitious arrangements for services and investment, outlined in the Political Declaration. The Ministry of Justice is working closely with the rest of government on planning for negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have extensive, frequent and varied engagement with representatives from the legal services sector on a range of issues, including UK and EU relations and future trade. Part of this engagement includes sponsoring the Brexit Law Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a magnet for talent and home to innovative and successful new companies, and the Government is committed to ensuring that UK legal services, courts, and English law remain world-leading, and a competitive choice for business. This includes supporting the growth of the UK lawtech sector. To this end the Ministry of Justice launched and sponsors the industry-led LawTech Delivery Panel, and recently awarded a £2m grant to Tech Nation to drive innovation in the legal sector and create an environment that allows the UK’s lawtech sector to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 3779 3780 question first answered 20/01/2020 16:45:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1176451

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for the return of their child to the UK from another country under the 1980 Hague Convention in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	13011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of cases where the return application under the 1980 Hague Convention was made through the Central Authority in England and Wales for the years 2014 - 2018 is set out in the table. This information is published by the Royal Courts of Justice at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/829393/2018_RCJ_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/829393/2018_RCJ_tables.xlsx</a>. The England and Wales figures for 2019 are expected to be published in July 2020. The numbers of cases reported from Scotland and Northern Ireland in the table have not been published separately.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Applications for 1980 Hague Convention returns</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/02/2020 17:38:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1176455

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are waiting for the return of their child to the UK from another country under the 1980 Hague Convention.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	13013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of current open cases where the return application under the 1980 Hague Convention was made through, and recorded by, the Central Authorities of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is set out in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Open applications for return under the 1980 Hague Convention</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 February 2020</p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are not available for cases where the application was made direct to the Central Authority or the court in the country where the child was taken or retained. There is no obligation on parents to inform the Central Authorities when the child is returned, so the figures may include cases which have been resolved by a return without notification to the relevant UK Central Authority.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/02/2020 17:39:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens