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628174

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres: Travellers
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 26 October 2016 to Question 49053, whether the Youth Justice Board has raised the issue of updating its ethnicity data collection system to include Gypsy and Traveller categories with her in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	51777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>The Youth Justice Board supports a consistent approach to recording the numbers of children and young people from minority groups across the youth justice system. To this end, the YJB are reviewing how they and their partners can update their ethnicity data collection to identify young people from a Gypsy, Romany and Traveller background.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 11/11/2016 12:49:46 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

628176

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of literacy levels among gypsy and traveller children in secure training centres and young offender institutions.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	51837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on literacy levels in the youth secure estate is not held centrally. The YJB and HMIP 'Children in Custody 2014-15’ report, published in December 2015, presents results of surveys completed in under-18 YOIs by young males aged 15 to 17 years that self-identified as Gypsy, Romany, or Traveller compared to young people did not report that they belonged to this ethnic group. The results for 2014/15 were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Under-18 YOIs (2014/15)</p></td><td><p>Gypsy, Romany or Traveller males aged 15-17 years (sample size = 42)</p></td><td><p>Other young males aged 15-17 years (sample size = 510)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Do you understand spoken English?</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Do you understand written English?</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 11/11/2016 11:07:32 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

626690

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will report on the progress of the prison reform programme.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Justice Secretary announced major reforms to the prison system in the Prison Safety and White Paper published on November 3.</p><p> </p><p>The Prison Safety and Reform White Paper can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/11/2016 15:58:21 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

626692

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with leaders of the Crown Dependencies on publicly accessible central registers of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	51448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to implement the agreements concluded with all three Crown Dependencies to provide UK law enforcement and tax authorities with unrestricted and near real time access to beneficial ownership information on corporate and legal entities incorporated in these jurisdictions from a central register or similarly effective system. These measures represent a significant step forward in the ability of law enforcement authorities to investigate bribery and corruption, money laundering and tax evasion and put the Crown Dependencies well ahead of other similar jurisdictions.</p><p>The role of the Ministry of Justice is to manage the constitutional relationship between the UK and the Crown Dependencies which are self-governing Dependencies of the Crown with their own directly elected legislative assemblies, administrative, fiscal and legal systems and their own courts of law. Details of ministerial meetings are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 08/11/2016 16:56:32 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

626070

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's report entitled Our Commitment to Victims, published in September 2014, whether the national roll-out of pre-trial cross-examination for child victims will be completed by March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	51255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>As the Justice Secretary announced in September, we will roll out pretrial cross examination for all vulnerable witnesses, including children, across all Crown Courts by the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/11/2016 13:28:02 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

626076

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
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 28 October 2016 to Question 49615, on Employment Tribunals Service: fees and charges, if she will provide further information on the progress made by the review; and how her Department defines the term in due course.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	51088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>It is important to ensure that full and careful consideration is given to all of the relevant evidence. We will publish the conclusions of the review when that exercise has been completed and the findings collectively agreed by Ministers in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 08/11/2016 16:25:34 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

626078

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time prison officers were employed in (a) England, (b) Cumbria and (c) Copeland constituency in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	51172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the full time equivalent staff in post in in HMP Haverigg, the only prison in Cumbria, is contained in the table below. Information on the number of prison officers in England is published regularly on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Full Time Equivalent Band 3-5 Prison Officers in Post at HMP Haverigg - 31 March 2011 to 2016</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Haverigg</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2011</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2012</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2013</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2014</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2015</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2016</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Safe prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system. Our dedicated prison officers, who support tens of thousands of prisoners every day, are vital to the safe running of our prisons. We have recruited 2,900 staff over the last 12 months and are taking significant action to make sure we have appropriate staffing levels. As the Justice Secretary announced today, we will be investing in an additional 2,500 prison officers across the prison estate.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 03/11/2016 16:15:56 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

626079

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which locations her Department has identified as potential candidates for the first stages of the roll-out of section 28 of the Youth Justice Criminal Evidence Act 1999, announced in her Department's publication, Transforming Our Justice System, published in September 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	51218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that victims and witnesses of crime get the support they need and have the confidence to come forward, which is why we are rolling out recorded pre-trial cross-examination for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses. Roll out of the measure will start in January 2017 in Leeds, Liverpool and Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Courts, the courts where the pilot took place. It will continue to be rolled out in other Crown Courts during 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/11/2016 17:16:46 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

626080

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's publication, Our Commitment to Victims, published in September 2014, what steps she has taken to ensure there are greater opportunities for vulnerable witnesses to give evidence at a location away from court.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	51219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text The Government is committed to supporting and protecting victims and witnesses when they give their evidence. Since last year, we have established over 20 video live-link sites in England and Wales for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses to give their evidence away from the court building should they choose to do so. answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 03/11/2016 13:32:13 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

626081

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice paper, Our Commitment to Victims, published in September 2014, what plans she has made to ensure that all publicly funded advocates involved in serious sexual offences have undertaken approved specialist training on working with vulnerable victims; and whether her Department plans to update that training to take account of national roll-out of pre-trial cross-examination for vulnerable witnesses.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	51202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the process of going to court simpler, easier and more sympathetic to victims. That is why we will roll out recorded pre-trial cross-examination in the Crown Court, to ensure vulnerable victims are spared the trauma of reliving events at trial.</p><p> </p><p>All publicly-funded advocates in sexual offences cases will be required to undertake specialist training on working with vulnerable victims and witnesses. Only advocates who have had the specialist training will be able to be instructed in and undertake sexual offences cases, including those in which video-recording of cross-examination features.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/11/2016 17:39:36 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey