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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138145/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The LAA commissions services on a \u2018Procurement Area\u2019 basis. Procurement Areas align to one or a number of combined local authority areas and have been developed based on various local factors.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Individuals are not limited to accessing legal advice providers in the Procurement Area where they live and may access services from providers located in neighbouring local authorities, or at other contracted legal advice providers located locally.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The LAA has recently tendered for new face-to-face housing contracts across the 134 housing and debt procurement areas across England and Wales. As of 30 June 2019, there is at least one provider offering housing and debt services in all but 4 procurement areas, and the LAA is considering how to secure provision in these areas and will set out next steps shortly.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Legal advice is still available in these areas through the Civil Legal Advice telephone service and irrespective of a client\u2019s location in England and Wales, legal advice for housing remains available through a telephone service as well.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The following table shows the number of providers in each of the locations enquired about, and the number of procurement areas which fall within each.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Legal Aid Agency keeps availability of legal support under constant review and takes urgent action whenever it has concerns.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Geographical Location<\/p><\/td><td><p># of Procurement Areas<\/p><\/td><td><p># of Providers<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>London<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>235<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Wales<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other<\/p><\/td><td><p>96<\/p><\/td><td><p>212<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>This government spent £1.6 billion on legal aid last year and in addition to the Civil Legal Advice Telephone service, we are investing £5m in innovative technologies to help people access legal support wherever they are.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136586", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136586/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All Prison Officers complete the Prison Officer Entry Level Training which includes sessions on mental heallth, self-harm and suicide and personality disorder. There has very recently been the development of a new course specifically for the female estate called POWER \u2013 Positive Outcomes for Women: Empowerment &amp; Rehabilition. This is a two-day programme and is due to be rolled out shortly across the estate. One of the modules specifically refers to mental health in the female estate, with an aim to ensure delegates gain an overview of the mental health needs of female offenders and how this impacts on offending \u2013 including understanding the main disorders found in women in prison; the challenges caused by psychosis and schizophrenia; and explores the personality disorder pathway and personality disorder services.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of training for prison officers working with women with a mental health need.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134167/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Since 2014 there have been zero prison admissions for those aged over 75 for non-payment of fines associated with the use of television equipment without a licence.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Television Licences: Older People"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2019 to Question 264316 on Television Licensing, how many of the people committed to prison since 2014 for non-payment of the fine associated with the use of television equipment without a licence were over the age of 75.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134173/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes monthly individual prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>As at 31 May 2019, 72 prisons operated with a population above their Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) but not above their operational capacity. There are no prisons operating above their operational capacity in England and Wales. The operational capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by the Prison Group Director on the basis of operational judgement and experience.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service\u2019s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that the Service aspires to provide all prisoners.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Where the operational capacity of a prison is higher than the CNA it will be classed as having the potential to be 'crowded', which can mean prisoners share cells. In the financial year 2017/18, 24.2% of the prison population was being held in crowded conditions, down from 24.5% in the previous year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Reducing crowding is a central aim of our modernisation of the prison estate. Our plan for reducing prison crowding is to replace prisons that are operating over their certified normal accommodation levels with new accommodation that is safe, decent, and uncrowded and close current (crowded or partially crowded) capacity. The first steps in this direction have already been taken with the opening of 2,100 uncrowded prison places at HMP/YOI Berwyn; 206 uncrowded places in a houseblock at Stocken; and a commitment to construct modern, decent, uncrowded prisons at the former HMP Wellingborough and HMP Glen Parva sites, which are due to open in 2021 and 2023 respectively.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134174/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes monthly individual prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>As at 31 May 2019, 72 prisons operated with a population above their Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) but not above their operational capacity. There are no prisons operating above their operational capacity in England and Wales. The operational capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. It is determined by the Prison Group Director on the basis of operational judgement and experience.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service\u2019s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that the Service aspires to provide all prisoners.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Where the operational capacity of a prison is higher than the CNA it will be classed as having the potential to be 'crowded', which can mean prisoners share cells. In the financial year 2017/18, 24.2% of the prison population was being held in crowded conditions, down from 24.5% in the previous year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Reducing crowding is a central aim of our modernisation of the prison estate. Our plan for reducing prison crowding is to replace prisons that are operating over their certified normal accommodation levels with new accommodation that is safe, decent, and uncrowded and close current (crowded or partially crowded) capacity. The first steps in this direction have already been taken with the opening of 2,100 uncrowded prison places at HMP/YOI Berwyn; 206 uncrowded places in a houseblock at Stocken; and a commitment to construct modern, decent, uncrowded prisons at the former HMP Wellingborough and HMP Glen Parva sites, which are due to open in 2021 and 2023 respectively.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132022", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132022/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Failure to pay television licence fees is not an imprisonable offence. However, courts have power to commit to prison for failure to pay criminal fines, which can be imposed for non-payment of television licence fees.<\/p><p>The number of committals to prison imposed in the last five years for failure to pay fines imposed for non-payment of the BBC licence fee can be viewed in the table.<\/p>"}
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