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998904

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what overnight allowance is paid to jurors in trials in the High Court who have to stay overnight in London to attend a trial.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The High Court has not conducted a jury trial since 2016. Use of juries in High Court trials is rare. When juries are used, the jurors are called from within Greater London through the Jury Central Summonsing Bureau. No overnight allowance is payable and the need for overnight accommodation is not envisaged.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/11/2018 14:51:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

999381

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the new prisons planned to be built at (a) Glen Parva and (b) Wellingborough will be (a) operated and (b) managed by a private company.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	186403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places to replace old, expensive and unsuitable accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor set out in the budget on 30 October, we intend to build the first two prisons through public capital at Wellingborough, which is due to open in 2021 and Glen Parva, which we expect to open in 2022. We are planning to launch a competition later this year to establish a framework from which the operators of the new prisons will be chosen.</p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service will not take part in the prison competition. We will provide a ‘public sector benchmark’ against which operators’ bids can be assessed and will take on the provider role if bids do not meet quality or value for money thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/11/2018 17:37:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

999388

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the ministerial responsibilities of Edward Argar are not listed on the relevant Ministry of Justice web page.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	186404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>An administrative oversight led to the responsibilities of Justice Minister Edward Argar not being displayed on his Gov.UK profile page. His responsibilities are in line with those of his predecessor and the webpage has now been updated to show this.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/11/2018 16:51:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

999414

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing
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 11 September 2017 to Question 7193, what progress he has made on the review of the maximum penalties for driving offences resulting in death and or serious injury.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	186150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The government response to the consultation on driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury was published on 16 October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We will bring forward proposals for changes in the law as soon as parliamentary time allows. These proposals will take account of, and incorporate, all of government’s proposals for safer roads, including any arising from the Department of Transport’s review of cycle safety.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/11/2018 17:02:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

997550

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times his Department has (a) received a request for and (b) suggested the voluntary downgrading of an employee; when that request or suggestion took place and for what reason; for what reason voluntary downgrading was (i) applied and (ii) rejected; and whether his Department (A) applied and (B) declined pay protection in the three years prior to 3 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	185601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice’s employee information is maintained by a Shared Services function, however the Shared Services function does not maintain a detailed record of the reason/s for downgrading in their system, whether voluntary or business led. Shared Services would also not hold details for a rejected voluntary downgrade. Therefore, to locate and collate the information requested would require a manual check of all employee files across the Ministry of Justice and its Arm’s Length bodies, which would exceed the cost limit.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/11/2018 17:16:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

997552

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
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 potential cost of not taking into account jointly-owned homes when assessing the eligibility of victims of domestic violence for legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that victims of domestic abuse must have access to the help that they need, including access to legal aid. Legal aid remains available for victims of domestic violence and child abuse where objective evidence of this abuse can be provided, subject to means and merits test.</p><p>We are determined to improve the treatment of domestic abuse victims and have recently consulted on how best to build on the recent improvements we have made in this area. We are examining responses received to the consultation, ahead of publishing a formal Government response later this year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/11/2018 12:21:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997553

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Per Capita Costs
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 cost per prison place of a prison built with (a) with private finance and (b) funds from the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places to replace old, expensive and unsuitable accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>In the Budget 2018 it was announced that we now intend to build the second prison at Glen Parva through public capital. This will enable the prison to open earlier than originally planned to meet the needs of the growing and complex prison population. The redevelopment will be subject to value for money and affordability tests. While we cannot comment at this stage on the anticipated cost, the newest prison in the estate, HMP Berwyn in North Wales, cost £220 million when it was built in 2015-16. Only PF2 is being retired. We will continue to explore funding routes for the delivery of the remainder of the new places, including through private investment.</p><p> </p><p>The average cost per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales are routinely published by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year in the Prison and Probation Performance Statistics pages on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing tens of millions extra in prisons to ensure they remain places of rehabilitation and safe for prisoners and staff. A breakdown on cost details per prison place in respect of public sector prisons and those operated under contract (which includes privately financed prisons) can be found within the link under the file named: Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner 2017-18: supplementary information. Our investment includes the recruitment and training of over 3,500 new prison officers in the last two years which has increased our spending on prisons. This investment ensures prisoners have a genuine chance to turn their lives around and ultimately protects the public from crime.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 185677 185685 185686 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:06:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997554

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of his Department's contracts which are open for tender have been subject to bids from companies that are under Serious Fraud Office investigation for overcharging his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The tendering of any new requirement, or retender of an existing contract, are subject to the Public Contracts Regulations and will be published in accordance with standard practice.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011 details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000, including details of suppliers to whom contracts have been awarded, are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search”.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/11/2018 17:04:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997569

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Glen Parva Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of building the new prison at Glen Parva.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places to replace old, expensive and unsuitable accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>In the Budget 2018 it was announced that we now intend to build the second prison at Glen Parva through public capital. This will enable the prison to open earlier than originally planned to meet the needs of the growing and complex prison population. The redevelopment will be subject to value for money and affordability tests. While we cannot comment at this stage on the anticipated cost, the newest prison in the estate, HMP Berwyn in North Wales, cost £220 million when it was built in 2015-16. Only PF2 is being retired. We will continue to explore funding routes for the delivery of the remainder of the new places, including through private investment.</p><p> </p><p>The average cost per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales are routinely published by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year in the Prison and Probation Performance Statistics pages on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing tens of millions extra in prisons to ensure they remain places of rehabilitation and safe for prisoners and staff. A breakdown on cost details per prison place in respect of public sector prisons and those operated under contract (which includes privately financed prisons) can be found within the link under the file named: Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner 2017-18: supplementary information. Our investment includes the recruitment and training of over 3,500 new prison officers in the last two years which has increased our spending on prisons. This investment ensures prisoners have a genuine chance to turn their lives around and ultimately protects the public from crime.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 185675 185685 185686 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:06:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997570

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of legal aid for bereaved families for inquests under the exceptional case funding scheme in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the annual cost to the public purse of legal aid for bereaved families for inquests under the exceptional case funding scheme in the last five years could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong>Costs for inquests under the exceptional case funding scheme in the last five years:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Value (£'000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>761</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Applications and grants for ECF inquest over the last 5 years:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Applications granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>222</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Breakdown of refused and rejected ECF inquests applications, over the last five years</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Costs increase refusal</p></td><td><p>ECF Merits</p></td><td><p>Means</p></td><td><p>Means &amp; ECF Merits</p></td><td><p>Means &amp; Merits (both)</p></td><td><p>Normal &amp; ECF Merits</p></td><td><p>Normal Merits</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Rejected</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>In Scope</p></td><td><p>Incomplete</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>Premature</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 185679 question first answered 07/11/2018 14:56:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon