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1156499

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to tackle recent increases in knife crime.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	900177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is taking action by recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers, by easing restrictions on the use of stop and search, and through supporting the police operational response through the £100 million Serious Violence Fund.</p><p>We are also investing in early intervention and, as announced in the Queen’s speech, we will legislate for a new serious violence duty.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 28/10/2019 16:48:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1156500

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has for the UK’s future immigration system.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	900178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Our vision is for a truly global nation – where we welcome the brightest and best.</p><p>We have been clear that we will introduce an Australian style points-based system, where it is the skills, talent and contribution people bring to the UK that matters – not where they come from.</p><p>That is why we have commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee as the first step in creating our new and fair immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/10/2019 16:51:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1156501

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	900179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that no-one should be criminalised simply for sleeping rough.</p><p>In the Cross-Government Rough Sleeping Strategy published last year we committed to review the Vagrancy Act.</p><p>The review is consulting with stakeholders on all options including retention, repeal, replacement or amendment.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 28/10/2019 16:53:33 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1156502

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that police officers have adequate powers and protection.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	900182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring police have the powers they need to keep themselves and the public safe, that is why we have lifted restrictions on stop and search and committed £10m in ring-fenced funding for Taser.</p><p>We will also introduce a Police Protection Bill to give police the support and protection they need to do their jobs effectively and safely.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 28/10/2019 16:55:54 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1151797

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were sentenced to custody for a sentence of six months or less (a) in total, (b) for sexual offences and (c) for violent offences in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	4334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the sentencing outcomes of court proceedings. Information on the age and ethnicity of those prosecuted, the type of crimes and the sentence given can be found by using the Sentencing data tool available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802321/sentencing-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802321/sentencing-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the Sentencing data tool:</p><p>Use the ‘Age Group’ filter and select juveniles. Use the ‘Custodial Sentence Length’ filter to select ’01: up to and including 1 month’, ’02: over 1 month and up to and including 2 months’, ’03: over 2 months and up to and including 3 months’, ’04: over 3 months to less than 6 months’ and ’05: 6 months’</p><p> </p><p>In the pivot table options remove ‘Offence Type’ from the Rows field and drag ‘Offence Group’ in its place.</p><ul><li>The number of children sentenced for sexual offences, the number of children sentenced for violence against the person offences and the total number of children sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence of 6 months or less can be found in the table.</li></ul> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/10/2019 17:26:30 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151800

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: G4S
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) fines and (b) other financial penalties have been paid to his Department by (i) G4S and (ii) G4S subsidiaries for failures to meet contractual obligations in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	4336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This PQ has been interpreted to mean the level of financial remedies that the Ministry of Justice has been in receipt of from G4S, or G4S subsidiaries, in relation to failure to meet contractual performance obligations since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We manage all of our privately managed prison contracts with G4S, or G4S subsidiaries, robustly and deal with any performance issues in accordance with the mechanisms of the contracts. Privately managed prison providers achieve the majority of their contractual targets; however, we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><p> </p><p>For privately managed prisons the total value of financial remedies imposed for each financial year has been provided and is included in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of Financial Remedy</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p><strong>£257,797</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p><strong>£166,830</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p><strong>£498,510</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p><strong>£990,770</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p><strong>£363,768</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p><strong>£251,872</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p><strong>£679,869</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p><strong>£280,582</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p><strong>£281,102</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020 (Q1 only)</p></td><td><p><strong>£ 6,859</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/10/2019 16:17:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151803

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many witnesses have received support from the court-based witness service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	4339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that both prosecution and defence witnesses receive timely and effective emotional and practical support to help them give their best evidence in criminal courts in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The number of witnesses who have received support from the Ministry of Justice grant funded court based Witness Service since 2010 (data available pre-2013 is rounded data) as reported by the provider is set out in the table below.:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of witnesses supported</p></td><td><p>Provider</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>268,000</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>240,000</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>204,000</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>198,872</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>193,048</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>178,320</p></td><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>156,407</p></td><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>148,592</p></td><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>125,124</p></td><td><p>Citizens Advice</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/10/2019 17:31:55 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151813

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's response to the letter of 24 July 2019 from Church leaders, what assessment the Government has made of (a) which groups in disadvantaged communities will need additional support and (b) what support those groups will require in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	4343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is making all necessary preparations to ensure that we are ready for leaving the EU whatever the circumstances. We want to ensure the country is prepared at every level.</p><p>HM Treasury routinely monitors economic conditions and risks, and the Government has a range of mechanisms available to support vulnerable people. We stand ready to take appropriate action if economic conditions change. Furthermore, officials make estimates of the direct impact of spending decisions on household living standards, and would continue to do so in responding to challenges arising from leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p>We are committed to a strong safety-net for those who need it. This includes a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans as an additional safeguard for those who need them. Additionally, the government has been working with local authorities to understand how a no-deal exit might impact upon their services, including services for vulnerable people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 3773 4261 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:50:56 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151823

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Manufactured Goods: Rules of Origin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to page 7 of the Political Declaration, whether the appropriate and modern rules of origin proposed will apply to UK manufactured goods being exported to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	4244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The revised Political Declaration makes clear that a future ‘ambitious, broad, deep and flexible’ relationship will have a ‘comprehensive and balanced’ Free Trade Agreement at its core.</p><p>Any new Rules of Origin commitments will be a matter for future negotiations, but the Government will work with industry to ensure an outcome is reached that represents business interests across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/10/2019 15:36:26 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1151824

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
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 ending private sector involvement in the prison system.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	4349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We remain committed to a role for the private sector in operating custodial services. I have not made any assessment of the cost associated with the ending of private sector involvement in the prison system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that the private sector has an important role to play in delivering custodial services in England and Wales, and currently runs some high-performing prisons, in the delivery of an estate which is both decent and secure.</p><p>We believe that competition can deliver improvements to service quality, encourage innovation, secure capital investment, and achieve value for money.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/10/2019 17:24:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely