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1000222

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of closed-contact visits in prisons to prevent smuggling.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Visits play an important part of reducing reoffending as good relationships with family and friends is proved to reduce risk of reoffending.</p><p>The management and guidance for the use of closed visits is within Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 15/2011. The PSI specifies that closed visits should be imposed where there is an identified risk of smuggling prohibited items.</p><p>We recognise the benefits that Internet Based Video Services (IBVS) can provide in assisting prisoners with maintaining family ties. At present, however, prisoners are not allowed to use an IBVS as a way of communicating, due to operational concerns about the control measures available to safeguard the use of such communications. Work is currently underway to explore the options for the use of IBVS in establishments with strict safeguards in place, and the possibility of making greater use of such within prisons in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187327 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:14:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000223

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the merits of using video technology to allow relatives and friends to speak to convicted prisoners at appointed times.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Visits play an important part of reducing reoffending as good relationships with family and friends is proved to reduce risk of reoffending.</p><p>The management and guidance for the use of closed visits is within Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 15/2011. The PSI specifies that closed visits should be imposed where there is an identified risk of smuggling prohibited items.</p><p>We recognise the benefits that Internet Based Video Services (IBVS) can provide in assisting prisoners with maintaining family ties. At present, however, prisoners are not allowed to use an IBVS as a way of communicating, due to operational concerns about the control measures available to safeguard the use of such communications. Work is currently underway to explore the options for the use of IBVS in establishments with strict safeguards in place, and the possibility of making greater use of such within prisons in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187326 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:14:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000235

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of applicants to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have had legal representation to assist them with their applications in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	187362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The proportion of applicants that had legal representation to assist them in their applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), since 2010, is outlined in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Applicants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>27.11% (253 out of 933 applications received)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>29.80% (310 out of 1,040)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25.66% (417 out of 1,625)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>20.88% (307 out of 1,470)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>13.63% (218 out of 1,599)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15.00% (222 out of 1,480)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>14.54% (203 out of 1,397)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>12.71% (183 out of 1,439)</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:39:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

999530

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Existing UK residence documents for EU citizens, published on gov.uk, and with reference to the statement in that guidance that permanent residence documents will not be a valid proof of residence after 31 December 2020 and people will still need to apply for settled status to continue living in the UK after June 2021 even if they have a permanent residence document, whether that is planned to still be the case in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	187006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>In either a deal or no deal scenario, permanent residence (and other) documents which confirm a right to reside under Directive 2004/38EC (the Free Movement Directive) will cease to be valid when EU law ceases to apply. However, EU citizens and their family members who have a documented right of permanent residence can exchange this for settled status free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 187008 question first answered 20/11/2018 17:10:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

999534

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reason is for the invalidation of permanent residence documents after 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	187008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>In either a deal or no deal scenario, permanent residence (and other) documents which confirm a right to reside under Directive 2004/38EC (the Free Movement Directive) will cease to be valid when EU law ceases to apply. However, EU citizens and their family members who have a documented right of permanent residence can exchange this for settled status free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 187006 question first answered 20/11/2018 17:10:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

999559

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	North Sea Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the decision to permit the development of the Alligin oil field by BP was taken by (a) the Oil and Gas Authority or (b) the Government.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	186939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2016 which established the Oil and Gas Authority as an independent company to regulate, promote and influence the UK oil and gas sector. The Oil and Gas Authority, in their role to regulate the sector, were responsible for taking the decision to permit the development of the Alligin oil field.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:27:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

999599

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether permanent residence cards for EEA nationals will remain valid if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	187049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>In either a deal or no deal scenario, permanent residence (and other) documents which confirm a right to reside under Directive 2004/38EC (the Free Movement Directive) will cease to be valid when EU law ceases to apply.</p><p>However, EU citizens and their family members who have a documented right of permanent residence can exchange this for settled status free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 187050 question first answered 20/02/2019 13:07:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

999600

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether permanent residence cards will remain valid for people who have those cards on the basis of being the family member of an EEA national if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	187050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>In either a deal or no deal scenario, permanent residence (and other) documents which confirm a right to reside under Directive 2004/38EC (the Free Movement Directive) will cease to be valid when EU law ceases to apply.</p><p>However, EU citizens and their family members who have a documented right of permanent residence can exchange this for settled status free of charge.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 187049 question first answered 20/02/2019 13:07:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

999615

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of staff hours it will take to process applications for settled status by non-UK EU citizens living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	187057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme will make it easy for EU citizens to get the status they need. They will only need to complete three key steps - prove their identity, show that that they live in the UK, and declare any criminal convictions. We will have circa 1,500 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) European Casework staff in post before the end of the year to process applications.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2019 15:14:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens