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931396

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Voting Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent changes the Government has made to prisoners’ voting rights; and what guidance has been issued on that subject to (a) prison governors and (b) prisoners in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	157787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>In November, the Government set out to Parliament the administrative changes it proposed to make to address the 2005 <em>Hirst</em> judgment on prisoner voting rights, while maintaining the general bar on convicted prisoners in custody from voting. These changes addressed an anomaly in the previous guidance where offenders released back into the community on licence using an electronic tag under the Home Detention Curfew scheme could vote, but those who were in the community following Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) could not. Under the new guidance, those on ROTL will no longer be barred from voting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance was recently issued to prison governors in England and Wales to inform them of this policy change. This was accompanied by a leaflet for prisoners informing them of their voting rights.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/07/2018 16:36:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

917358

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of young offenders of (a) BAME and (b) other ethnic groups who have been detained in youth custody in the last 8 years.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	150175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Nobody should face discrimination in the criminal justice system, or anywhere else. We have accepted the recommendations of the Lammy Review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system and are committed to driving out discrimination wherever it exists.</p><p> </p><p>Supplementary table 7.18 to the <em>Youth Justice Annual Statistics</em> contains comparative information on the average monthly youth custody population by region and ethnicity for those in custody during each year from 2012 to 2017. It relates to young people under 18:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676069/youth_justice_statistics_2016_to_2017_supplementary_tables.zip" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676069/youth_justice_statistics_2016_to_2017_supplementary_tables.zip</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Youth Custody Service has developed an Equality Plan which outlines a set of strategic objectives that are consistent with the aims of the Lammy Review to target disproportionality in youth custody. We will be commencing delivery of those objectives in due course.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/06/2018 14:57:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

802089

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Voting Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on voting rights for prisoners with short sentences.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	117776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Our policy on prisoner voting is well established – this Government will not allow convicted offenders behind bars to vote.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, we are addressing an anomaly which allows those offenders on Home Detention Curfew to vote but not offenders who are released on temporary licence.</p><p> </p><p>Under the changes, up to a hundred offenders on short sentences, released on temporary licence into the community within twelve months of sentencing will be eligible to vote if an election is called during that period.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/12/2017 11:15:40 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee previous answer version 30114 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

759611

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Elections: ICT
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 an electronic system for the delivery, receipt and return of the Writ at UK parliamentary elections.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	10235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no immediate plans to do so. The process for serving election Writs is set out in the Representation of the People Act 1983. However, the Government continues to work with the Law Commissions, as well as other stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission, to streamline the electoral process.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/09/2017 15:47:27 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

756678

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Voting Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Council of Europe on the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights that a blanket ban against prisoner voting contravenes Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	7704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that convicted prisoners in custody should not vote. At the same time, we are addressing an anomaly which allows those offenders on Home Detention Curfew to vote but not offenders who are released on temporary licence</p><p> </p><p>We believe these administrative proposed measures address the points raised in the 2005 <em>Hirst </em>judgment on prisoner voting rights by the European Court of Human Rights. The measures will be considered by Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers at their meeting in Strasbourg in December.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 30/11/2017 19:26:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

674355

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Stun Guns: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for the possession, purchase or acquisition without authority of (a) stun guns and (b) tasers under the Firearms Act 1968 in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	60284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>This specific information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/01/2017 17:27:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

670307

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the review on the care and management of transgender offenders, published in November 2016 on the safeguarding of transgender prisoners on the prison estate.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	59161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service’s new Instruction ‘The Care and Management of Transgender Offenders’, published on 9 November 2016, drew on the conclusions of the Ministry of Justice Review of transgender offenders. It both replaced the earlier Prison Service Instruction and extended its scope to include transgender offenders in the community. The new Instruction was fully implemented on 1 January 2017, following a transitional period of operation. Staff are being supported in the implementation of the new arrangements through guidance and training.</p><p> </p><p>Our top priority is the welfare of those in our custody and following a thorough review, we have taken action to improve the way we manage and support transgender offenders.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making prisons places of safety and reform and have invested in specialist mental health training for prison officers as well as launching a suicide and self-harm reduction project.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/01/2017 12:07:30 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

450433

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of personal independence payment appeals were successful in (a) Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency and (b) the UK in each month in 2014 and 2015,
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	25821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>Appeals lodged with the Tribunal are not recorded on a constituency basis, but by the office which dealt with the case. Appellants living in the Lancaster and Fleetwood<sup>1</sup> constituency have their appeals heard in one of three SSCS hearing venues: Lancaster, Barrow or Blackpool.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information on the proportion of PIP appeals which were decided in favour of the appellant in Lancaster, Barrow and Blackpool venues and Great Britain<sup>2</sup> each month from January 2014 to September 2015 (the latest period for which figures are available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Percentage of PIP appeals heard by a tribunal found in favour of the appellant<strong><sup>3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lancaster, Barrow, Blackpool</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p><sup>~</sup></p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p><sup>~</sup></p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Note: SSCS data are recorded by the office that dealt with the case, and if the case went to oral hearing, the location of the Tribunal hearing is normally the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. Data cannot be retrieved based on the appellant’s actual address but can be produced detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of our Regional centres or heard at a specific venue.</p><p>[2] HMCTS administer appeals received from appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. The Appeals Service, part of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, administers appeals from appellants living in Northern Ireland.</p><p>[3] Some of the percentages for Lancaster, Barrow and Blackpool are based on very low volumes and so can be volatile and should be treated with caution. The symbol ~ advises no appeals cleared at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>Note: Cleared at tribunal hearing excludes those cases disposed of without the need of a hearing (i.e. decisions retrospectively superseded by the First-Tier Agencies and those stuck out or withdrawn prior to hearing)</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as these data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/02/2016 14:17:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

442381

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Care and Management of Transgender Offenders Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that its review of the care and management of trans prisoners consults trans stakeholders; and which trans stakeholders his Department plans to consult during that review.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	20833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The terms of reference for the review of the care and management of transgender offenders were published on 8 December. The review is in its early stages. We are in the process of identifying a wide range of stakeholders with whom to engage and are keen to hear from all those with an interest. A copy of the terms of reference are available at:</p><br /><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/review-into-the-care-and-management-of-transgender-offenders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/review-into-the-care-and-management-of-transgender-offenders</a>).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 20834 question first answered 07/01/2016 17:12:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

442382

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Care and Management of Transgender Offenders Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department has not included a trans woman as an advisor to its review on trans prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	20834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The terms of reference for the review of the care and management of transgender offenders were published on 8 December. The review is in its early stages. We are in the process of identifying a wide range of stakeholders with whom to engage and are keen to hear from all those with an interest. A copy of the terms of reference are available at:</p><br /><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/review-into-the-care-and-management-of-transgender-offenders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/review-into-the-care-and-management-of-transgender-offenders</a>).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 20833 question first answered 07/01/2016 17:12:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith