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535897

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provisions are being made at HM Prison Berwyn to meet the reasonable requirements of Welsh-speaking prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>It is a requirement that all staff at HMP Berwyn must show an understanding of the importance of the Welsh language.</p><p>All prisoners at HMP Berwyn will have access to welsh speaking staff and all material will be bilingual. To help support this, we are currently arranging courses for our staff to ensure they have a good understanding of Wales and working in the Welsh context, which includes a section on language.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/07/2016 14:51:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

536179

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Self-inflicted Deaths in Custody of 18-24 Year Olds Independent Review
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 implementation of the recommendations of the Harris Review.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 19 April (PQ 34222).</p><p> </p><p>The government’s response to the Harris Review was published in December 2015 and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486564/gov-response-harris-review.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486564/gov-response-harris-review.pdf</a></p><p>Work continues on implementation of those recommendations which the Government accepted which have not already been implemented.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/07/2016 15:04:41 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

536180

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to publish the sentencing guidelines for Part 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	42669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>Sentencing Guidelines are issued by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, a body independent of Government.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 22/07/2016 10:47:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

536181

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims have been made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since those regulations came into force.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	42650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>There have been no claims made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since its introduction on 11 January 2016 to 31 March 2016. Data from April 2016 onwards will be published in due course at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 22/07/2016 11:22:24 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

536182

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications have been issued in England and Wales for financial provision for the children of unmarried parents under schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	42645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>A parent is entitled to apply for an order under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 regardless of marital status. Information on marital status is not collected in relation to Schedule 1 applications. Applications can also be made by a person who is a special guardian for the child or by a person with whom the child is living under a child arrangements order. The number of all applications issued under Schedule 1 over the period is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>702</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>588</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 22/07/2016 12:35:12 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

535559

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is not a statutory body.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are carefully considering options for future legislation on prisons, including the role of the current Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and will announce proposals in due course.</p><p>Previous governments have made unsuccessful attempts to secure a statutory status for the Ombudsman. We are confident that the Ombudsman has been able to operate effectively with full functional independence without statutory status but note the arguments for statutory footing to strengthen their current position.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 42524 question first answered 18/07/2016 11:39:59 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535560

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the report entitled Quality, safety and management assurance review at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust, published by Capsticks Solicitors LLP on 22 March 2016; and what discussions her Department has had with the National Offender Management Service on the findings of that report on prisoner health services.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>NHS Improvement is establishing an independent investigation into the failings reported by Capsticks at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust. We await the investigation report and will consider its findings carefully. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is committed to learning from these investigations alongside NHS England. When it became evident that prison healthcare services at HMP Liverpool needed improvement, NOMS officials worked closely in risk summits with NHS England, and from January 2015 Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust with Lancashire Foundation NHS Trust replaced Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust as the health service provider at HMP Liverpool.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 18/07/2016 11:27:20 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535561

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will include provision in the planned Prisons and Courts Reform Bill to make the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman a statutory body.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are carefully considering options for future legislation on prisons, including the role of the current Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and will announce proposals in due course.</p><p>Previous governments have made unsuccessful attempts to secure a statutory status for the Ombudsman. We are confident that the Ombudsman has been able to operate effectively with full functional independence without statutory status but note the arguments for statutory footing to strengthen their current position.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 42525 question first answered 18/07/2016 11:39:59 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535564

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the sentencing review of motoring offences and penalties.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	42554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Both the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Transport are aware of concerns about a number of issues relating to serious driving offences and the maximum penalties those offences carry. The Government are committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p><p>The new Justice Secretary will meet the new Transport Secretary to discuss further in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 42553 42555 42556 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:57:26 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

535565

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the results of the sentencing review of motoring offences and penalties will be published.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	42555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Both the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Transport are aware of concerns about a number of issues relating to serious driving offences and the maximum penalties those offences carry. The Government are committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p><p>The new Justice Secretary will meet the new Transport Secretary to discuss further in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 42553 42554 42556 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:57:26 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones