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1156143

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2019
	date	24/10/2019
	date tabled	24/10/2019
	ddp created	24/10/2019 17:58:52
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	28/10/2019 14:05:08 29/10/2019 18:10:02
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Homicide
	house id	1
	identifier	4922
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/10/2019 17:38:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that families whose loved ones are murdered abroad have access to criminal injuries compensation.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 4922
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4922
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring effective support to families bereaved by murder and manslaughter. To ensure that these families are appropriately supported, whether the homicide takes place at home or abroad, we have provided up to £3.4m per annum in funding to deliver the Homicide Service.</p><p> </p><p>Families bereaved by violent crime can access the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme where the crime was committed in Great Britain, or the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme where the crime was a terrorist attack committed overseas. Further, where the crime was committed in an EU member state, it may be possible for families to access any compensation scheme that the member state has under the EU Compensation Directive or the Council of Europe Convention on Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime.</p><p> </p><p>A review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is underway, looking at its scope, and eligibility rules and requirements. The recommendations of the Victims’ Commissioner in her report on the entitlements and experiences of bereaved families following homicide abroad will be considered carefully as part of this review.</p> question first answered 29/10/2019 17:38:11
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1148187

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/10/2019
	date	03/10/2019
	date tabled	03/10/2019
	ddp created	03/10/2019 16:59:19
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	04/10/2019 12:35:06 08/10/2019 16:19:03
	hansard heading	Probation: Reform
	house id	1
	identifier	294094
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/10/2019 15:47:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on plans for probation reform.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 294094
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	294094
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In May, we announced plans to strengthen probation by ending Community Rehabilitation Company contracts early and streamlining responsibilities for public, private and voluntary sector partners.</p><p> </p><p>This means the National Probation Service taking on supervision of all offenders, the private sector continuing to drive innovation in interventions, and greater voluntary sector involvement in rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>In July we published a Draft Operating Blueprint setting out further detail on our plans. We are continuing to test and refine the design for the future model with partners and stakeholders as plans for the transition take shape. In Wales we are proceeding with plans to move the responsibility for supervision of all offenders into the NPS by the end of 2019. Our experience there will help inform the approach to transition in England.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to drive improvements in service delivery under existing arrangements, including investing £22m per year to support an additional 500 CRC staff in prisons delivering sustained support for offenders to find accommodation and employment on release.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/10/2019 15:47:47
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1147874

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/10/2019
	date	02/10/2019
	date tabled	02/10/2019
	ddp created	02/10/2019 19:03:11
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	02/10/2019 19:15:06 07/10/2019 16:48:02
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	identifier	293450
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/10/2019 16:16:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle legal advice deserts.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 293450
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	293450
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>People across England and Wales should be able to access the right legal support in the right way for them and in February the government set out a range of proposals in the Legal Support Action Plan to ensure this remains the case. The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.</p><p>Wherever you are in England and Wales legal advice remains available through the Civil Legal Advice telephone line. Additionally, we are investing up to £5m to fund innovative new services, and we have recently published a consultation outlining new proposals for the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme ensuring the sustainability of this vital service for anyone at risk of losing their home</p> question first answered 07/10/2019 16:16:12
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1145862

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/09/2019
	date	25/09/2019
	date tabled	25/09/2019
	ddp created	25/09/2019 18:35:09
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	27/09/2019 11:45:12 30/09/2019 17:29:06
	hansard heading	Prisons: Violence
	house id	1
	identifier	290639
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/09/2019 16:57:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence in prisons.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 290639
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	290639
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on violence in prison, and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-march-2019. The relevant link is ‘Assaults in prison custody 2000 to 2018’ and the information can be found in table 3.1: Prison assaults summary statistics by calendar year, England and Wales, 2000-2018.</p><p> </p><p>There are clear challenges at many of our prisons, with levels of violence unacceptably high.</p><p> </p><p>That’s why we are investing £100m to bolster security and stability in prisons, in addition to £70 million announced previously. This will fund tough airport-style security, including X-ray scanners and metal detectors to clamp down on the drugs, weapons and mobile phones that increase the risk to our officers and hinder rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>It will take time for improvements to be seen across the estate but we remain determined to make progress and will continue to prioritise this important work.</p> question first answered 30/09/2019 16:57:11
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1145863

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/09/2019
	date	25/09/2019
	date tabled	25/09/2019
	ddp created	25/09/2019 18:35:13
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	30/09/2019 10:45:08 30/09/2019 17:30:03
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Retirement
	house id	1
	identifier	290640
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/09/2019 16:58:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of reducing the retirement age for prisons officers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 290640
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	290640
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>There has been no assessment undertaken on the merits of reducing the retirement age for prison officers. The retirement age within the Civil Service Pension Scheme (which Prison Officers are members of) is set by Cabinet Office and not the service.</p> question first answered 30/09/2019 16:58:03
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1145870

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/09/2019
	date	25/09/2019
	date tabled	25/09/2019
	ddp created	25/09/2019 18:35:38
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	25/09/2019 18:59:33 30/09/2019 17:29:04
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	identifier	290641
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/09/2019 16:57:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of violent incidents against prison officers in prisons in each of last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 290641
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	290641
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on violence in prison, and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-march-2019. The relevant link is ‘Assaults in prison custody 2000 to 2018’ and the information can be found in table 3.1: Prison assaults summary statistics by calendar year, England and Wales, 2000-2018.</p><p> </p><p>There are clear challenges at many of our prisons, with levels of violence unacceptably high.</p><p> </p><p>That’s why we are investing £100m to bolster security and stability in prisons, in addition to £70 million announced previously. This will fund tough airport-style security, including X-ray scanners and metal detectors to clamp down on the drugs, weapons and mobile phones that increase the risk to our officers and hinder rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>It will take time for improvements to be seen across the estate but we remain determined to make progress and will continue to prioritise this important work.</p> question first answered 30/09/2019 16:57:11
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1145079

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/09/2019
	date	05/09/2019
	date tabled	05/09/2019
	ddp created	05/09/2019 17:19:05
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	05/09/2019 17:28:10 25/09/2019 17:15:10
	hansard heading	Hate Crime
	house id	1
	identifier	287449
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/09/2019 16:43:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the review of hate crime legislation in England and Wales.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 287449
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	287449
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Law Commission were invited to review the law on hate crime and to make recommendations for its reform. The review began in March 2019 and will also consider which characteristics (for example gender, age, disability) deserve enhanced protection by the criminal law and on what basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission plan to issue a consultation on this matter in early 2020. Further information on the review can be found on the Law Commission webpage at: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/hate-crime/</a></p> question first answered 25/09/2019 16:43:33
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1142004

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2019
	date	25/07/2019
	date tabled	25/07/2019
	ddp created	25/07/2019 17:10:37
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	26/07/2019 15:45:09 03/09/2019 15:26:02
	hansard heading	Prisons: Radicalism
	house id	1
	identifier	282183
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/09/2019 14:54:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the system for collating statistics on extremist behaviours in prisons.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 282183
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	282183
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Extremist behaviours in prison are identified and monitored through a robust case management process reviewing Terrorism Act (TACT) and TACT-related prisoners throughout their sentence. Information and statistics relating to extremist behaviours are routinely collected at local, regional and national levels. Related statistics for persons in custody and released from custody are routinely provide as part of Home Office Official Counter Terrorism statistics, published quarterly as statistical bulletins [see link below]. These statistics present details regarding the number of persons in custody for terrorism-related offences in Great Britain, including details of ethnicity, nationality, ideology and religion.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/counter-terrorism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/counter-terrorism-statistics</a></p> question first answered 03/09/2019 14:54:56
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1140287

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/07/2019
	date	22/07/2019
	date tabled	22/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 16:59:56
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	22/07/2019 09:25:09 23/07/2019 16:52:01
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	278907
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 16:20:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for an appeal for universal credit by a tribunal for people with a disability in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278907
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278907
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Waiting times for appeals against decisions made about Universal Credit (UC) are published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>The specific information requested is not held: Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not record whether UC appeals have been made by people with a disability.</p> question first answered 23/07/2019 16:20:25
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1140295

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/07/2019
	date	18/07/2019
	date tabled	18/07/2019
	ddp created	18/07/2019 17:00:18
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	22/07/2019 13:45:08 23/07/2019 16:49:13
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	278908
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 16:17:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce targets for the waiting time for a universal credit appeal case to be heard by a tribunal.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 278908
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	278908
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We do not have targets for waiting times. The listing of appeals, including consideration of whether a hearing should be expedited, is a judicial function.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, MoJ are working to reduce waiting times for appeals by increasing judicial resource. This includes recruiting up to 250 judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability qualified members and up to 230 medical members. Once this is completed we expect more cases to be listed, improving the throughput in the Tribunal.</p> question first answered 23/07/2019 16:17:04
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham