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999680

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Automatic Number Plate Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful (a) fines and (b) prosecutions have been made as a result of evidence obtained from ANPR cameras in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	186966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/11/2018 14:43:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

994585

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence and Self-harm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference the report, Offender management statistics quarterly: April to June 2018, published by his Department on 25 October 2018, what assessment he has made of the factors that have contributed to the increase in recorded (a) assaults, (b) assaults on wardens, and (c) instances of self-harm in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	183874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The causes of self-harm and violence in prisons are complex. They include “imported factors”, such as the characteristics of the population coming into prison, and “custodial factors”, such as the nature of the prison environment and regime.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep staff and prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the incidence of self-harm, suicide and violence across the estate. This is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody.</p><p> </p><p>Our prison staff work incredibly hard and we are under no illusions about the challenges they face. Assaults on our staff will never be tolerated. That is why we are working with the Police and Crown Prosecution Service to ensure successful prosecutions of those who assault them. It is also why the Government supported the recently passed Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act, which increases sentences for those who attack emergency workers, including prison officers. We are taking further measures to protect our staff, including investing in 5,600 body-worn cameras and in rigid-bar handcuffs. Early next year we will begin to equip every prison officer in the adult male prison estate with PAVA incapacitant spray. PAVA can help to prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners alike, as well as being a tool to persuade prisoners in the act of violence to stop.</p><p> </p><p>But the key to this must be consistent management of prisoner behaviour with clear expectations.</p><p>We have invested in over 3,000 additional staff in order to deliver consistent, purposeful regimes. We have also introduced the new key worker role, under which staff can give prisoners more effective challenge and support. We are taking action in a number of ways to identify and support prisoners at risk, including:</p><ul><li>rolling out revised and improved training for staff in assessing and managing the risk of suicide and self-harm amongst prisoners (this has already reached more than 17,000 staff);</li><li>improving support for prisoners in their early days in custody;</li><li>revising the ACCT case management process for those identified as being at risk; and</li></ul><p>renewing our partnership with the Samaritans by confirming a further three years' grant funding for their valuable Listeners Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2018 17:52:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

971732

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Welsh-speaking staff were employed in each prison in Wales in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	173527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on Welsh-speaking staff in prisons is not, and has never been, collected and so the data requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Our Welsh Language Scheme is currently under review, and we will continue to work with the Welsh Language Commissioner to ensure that the linguistic needs of Welsh speaking prisoners are met.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2018 16:29:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

971734

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons in England and Wales have operated at a level above their certified normal accommodation in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	173528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes monthly individual prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The following table identifies each prison in England and Wales which has operated with a population above its Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) on the last working Friday in any month in each of the last seven years.</p><p> </p><p>CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. It represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that the Service aspires to provide all prisoners. CNA differs to the Operational Capacity of a prison which is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. Although CNA is ideal in practice it has in many cases not been possible for the last two decades due to the significant population growth.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Operational Capacity of a prison is higher than the CNA it will be classed as having the potential to be crowded, which can mean prisoners share cells. In the financial year 2017/18, 24.2% of the prison population was being held in crowded conditions, down from 24.5% in the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>We have an ambitious plan to reduce prison crowding by introducing new places that are safe, decent, and uncrowded. In February 2017 HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Berwyn was opened which, when full, will provide 2,100 uncrowded prison places. The government has also committed to building up to 10,000 decent prison places which will provide the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitative outcomes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2018 16:02:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

922482

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals: Costs
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 average cost to the public purse of administering a (a) social security and child support tribunal and (b) a PIP appeal tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	152665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The cost of personal independence payment hearings is included in the overall cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2018 13:41:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

917177

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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, if he will place in the Library a copies of the (a) guidance and (b) procedures his Department has issued to tackle long waiting times for personal independence payment appeal tribunal dates.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	149621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>I will place a copy of the general listing guidance, together with supplementary guidance issued in relation to case management “triage” sessions (introduced with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination), in the Library. Listing is the responsibility of the independent Judiciary and the guidance is issued in support of this.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling long waiting times in response to increased volumes of appeals is achieved through additional capacity. In order to achieve this we have recruited extra fee paid judicial office holders: 250 Judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability qualified members and 230 medical members (subject to confirmation of appointment) and are developing a new digital system which enables speedier processing of appeals and a better service for all parties to the tribunal.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/06/2018 14:03:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

911265

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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 estimate he has made of the average waiting time for personal independence payments appeals at tribunal in (a) Caernarfon County Court and Family Court, (b) Prestatyn Justice Centre, (c) Chester Magistrates' Court, (d) Chester Civil and Family Justice Centre and (e) Welshpool County Court and Family Court.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	147818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td colspan="4"><p><sup>.</sup> Average time (weeks) receipts HMCTS to Outcome<sup>1 </sup>Personal Independence Payment Appeals<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>April - June (Quarter 1)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>July- September (Quarter</sup><sup> 2) </sup>2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>October to December (Quarter 3)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>April to December (Quarter 1-3 )</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td><p>Outstanding load of all SSCS appeals as at 31st December 2017<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes cases cleared with and without a tribunal hearing.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>3</sup> Provisional data</p><p><sup>4 </sup>The latest period for which data are available</p><p><sup>5</sup> Chester venue is Chester Civil Justice Centre. For the period April-December (Quarter 1-3) 2017_2018 there were no PIP clearances for appeals listed for Chester Magistrates Court.</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 that is available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as theses data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Clearance times, and caseload, are dependent on several factors, such as hearing capacity at the venue closest to the appellant, or the local availability of Tribunal panel members. Other factors might include the availability of the appellant or their representative, or the provision of further evidence. Additionally, a decision on the appeal may be reached after a hearing has been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after a hearing has been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal by the Upper Tribunal for disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal. These include reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the Tribunal with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147819 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

911266

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
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 number of outstanding Social Security and Child Support Tribunals in (a) Caernarfon County Court and Family Court, (b) Prestatyn Justice Centre, (c) Chester Magistrates' Court, (d) Chester Civil and Family Justice Centre and (e) Welshpool County Court and Family Court.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	147819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td colspan="4"><p><sup>.</sup> Average time (weeks) receipts HMCTS to Outcome<sup>1 </sup>Personal Independence Payment Appeals<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>April - June (Quarter 1)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>July- September (Quarter</sup><sup> 2) </sup>2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>October to December (Quarter 3)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>April to December (Quarter 1-3 )</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td><p>Outstanding load of all SSCS appeals as at 31st December 2017<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes cases cleared with and without a tribunal hearing.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>3</sup> Provisional data</p><p><sup>4 </sup>The latest period for which data are available</p><p><sup>5</sup> Chester venue is Chester Civil Justice Centre. For the period April-December (Quarter 1-3) 2017_2018 there were no PIP clearances for appeals listed for Chester Magistrates Court.</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 that is available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as theses data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Clearance times, and caseload, are dependent on several factors, such as hearing capacity at the venue closest to the appellant, or the local availability of Tribunal panel members. Other factors might include the availability of the appellant or their representative, or the provision of further evidence. Additionally, a decision on the appeal may be reached after a hearing has been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after a hearing has been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal by the Upper Tribunal for disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal. These include reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the Tribunal with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147818 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

905449

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8402, what assessment he has made the reasons for the increase in the average waiting times for a personal independence payment appeal to be heard between 2013-14 and 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	144828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was introduced in 2013 by the Department for Work and Pensions, and extended incrementally over subsequent years. In 2013-14 1,107 appeals were received by Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service – 104,205 were received in 2016-17. As would be expected, the average age of cleared PIP appeals has increased over this period and performance during 2013-14 cannot be regarded as typical.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/05/2018 16:49:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

905500

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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 assessment she has made of trends in the level of turnover of the membership of personal independence payment appeal tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	144829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) monitors the number of panel members required for Social Security and Child Support appeals. As a result, in 2017/18 and 2018/19 the Judicial Appointments Commission has been recruiting extra judicial office holders to the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, where Personal Independent Payment appeals are heard, resulting in the following appointments: -</p><ul><li>250 fee paid judges (across the First-tier Tribunal)</li><li>16 salaried judges</li><li>125 disability qualified members</li><li>226 medical members</li></ul><p> </p><p>Panel members who sit on Social Security and Child Support appeal panels hear appeals on a range of benefits, one of which is Personal Independence Payment. Information is not held centrally on levels of turnover specific to that benefit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/05/2018 16:51:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane