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982451

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of reforms to the probation system.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	907000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>We have a diverse range of providers delivering probation services, and an additional 40,000 offenders each year receiving supervision and support after release from custody.</p><p> </p><p>While Community Rehabilitation Companies have reduced reoffending by two percentage points since 2015, we have been clear that probation needs to improve.</p><p> </p><p>We set out in our consultation in July our intention to end the current CRC contracts in 2020 and put in place new structures which will enable private, public and third-sector providers to help further reduce reoffending.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2018 16:47:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

982504

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018 on Spring Statement, HCWS540, how much of that funding he has allocated to (a) programmes, (b) administration and (c) staffing in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	175817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><p>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>£286m of additional funding for 2017-18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 2017-18).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 2018-19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March 2018 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p><p>Ministry of Justice was allocated £17.3m for costs arising as the UK leave the EU in the Spring Statement 2018. The final breakdown between programme and administration spend will be confirmed in the Supplementary Estimates.</p><p> </p><p>In bidding for 2018-19 funding, we estimated that around 60% of this would be required for staffing. We continue to keep under review our preparations for exiting the EU and will not be able to confirm the final spend on staffing until the end of 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/10/2018 16:02:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

982525

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Disasters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the Government response to the consultation on an independent public advocate.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	176192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The consultation on the Independent Public Advocate closes on 3 December. We will publish a response to the consultation in the spring and will legislate when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/10/2018 14:13:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

982527

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the commitment set out in the victims strategy to improve the court environment for victims of crime.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	176193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>We have published the first cross-government Victims Strategy that makes clear our commitment to better support victims and witnesses during the court process. Improving the court environment for victims will be progressed as part of the Government and judiciary’s £1bn reform programme to transform our courts and tribunals system.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/10/2018 14:18:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

982543

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were given prison sentences for child sexual abuse offences of (a) up to one year, (b) one to five years, (c) five to 10 years and (d) 10 years or more by plea entered in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	176311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for child sexual abuse offences at Crown Court in 2017 can be found in Table 1. This information is broken down by sentences of up to and including one year, over one year up to and including five years, over five years and up to and including ten years, over ten years and less than life and life sentence. Information on plea entered is provided for offenders sentenced at Crown Court however not for magistrates’ court as this information is not held centrally within the Court Proceedings Database.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/10/2018 15:57:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ176311 table.xlsx title Table 1
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

982545

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to create a dedicated fund for the legal needs of the affected community arising from the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	176685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is keen to ensure that the bereaved, survivors and affected residents of the Grenfell Tower tragedy can receive appropriate help and support in a timely manner. Legal aid is available for civil legal aid services as set out in Schedule 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, subject to means and merits tests. Additionally, legal aid may also be available under Exceptional Case Funding, where not providing it would breach or carry a serious risk of breaching the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have met recently with representatives from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the Law Society, and understand that RBKC has put in place a comprehensive compensation and rehabilitation offer, which extends to all residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk. The Government will continue to work with bodies such as RBKC and the Law Society to assist people in claiming what they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/10/2018 16:23:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

982569

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
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 3 July 2018 to Question 157090 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many days each Minister of his Department spent in Petty France between 8 January 2018 and 8 February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	176137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Between 8 January and 8 February 2018 Dr Phillip Lee MP spent 16 days in the Ministry of Justice; David Gauke MP 19 days; Lucy Frazer MP 19 days and Rory Stewart MP 13 days.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Keen has a dual role as Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson in the House of Lords, as such, he spent 11 days in the department on Ministry of Justice business.</p><p> </p><p>All ministers are required to split their departmental time between 102 Petty France and other locations such as the House of Commons / Lords. The information provided is for days spent partially or entirely in 102 Petty France.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/10/2018 14:24:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

982570

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Holiday Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of annual leave of Band 3-5 prison officers planned to take place during the period of 1 May 2018 to 30 September 2018 have been cancelled in each prison.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	176337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/10/2018 09:13:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

982571

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Segregation of Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders were placed in segregation for more than 22 hours in each institution holding child prisoners in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	176338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) do not hold the specific information requested centrally but are currently reviewing how segregation data is collected across each establishment in the Youth Estate. However, in answering PQ 141024, we did provide a breakdown of the total number of hours young people spent in segregation in each Young Offender Institution, where data is available, over the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of young people in our care is our priority. That is why there are strict safeguards on segregation, which is only used as a last resort when someone is likely to cause harm to themselves or others. We are recruiting more staff and investing in enhanced support units for the most vulnerable offenders, so young people have the support they need to turn away from crime and contribute to society.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 176339 176340 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:08:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

982572

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Segregation of Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent in segregation by a young offender was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	176339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) do not hold the specific information requested centrally but are currently reviewing how segregation data is collected across each establishment in the Youth Estate. However, in answering PQ 141024, we did provide a breakdown of the total number of hours young people spent in segregation in each Young Offender Institution, where data is available, over the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of young people in our care is our priority. That is why there are strict safeguards on segregation, which is only used as a last resort when someone is likely to cause harm to themselves or others. We are recruiting more staff and investing in enhanced support units for the most vulnerable offenders, so young people have the support they need to turn away from crime and contribute to society.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 176338 176340 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:08:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain