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1361834

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Detainees: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Detained Duty Advice scheme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	59939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The MoJ committed to a review of immigration advice provision for detainees held in prison, and those in Immigration Removal Centres, in August 2020. The review’s objective is to ensure equal access to high-quality immigration and asylum advice, irrespective of location.  The intention is to consider the differences in the provision of immigration and asylum legal aid to immigration detainees in Immigration Removal Centres and prisons, including the Detained Duty Advice Scheme.</p><p>Work on this review is ongoing and includes working with stakeholders to understand better the experience of individual detainees.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/10/2021 12:55:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1361874

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners' Courts Support Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to provide long-term core funding for the Coroners' Courts Support Service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Coroners’ Courts Support Service which recruits and trains volunteers who support families and witnesses as they engage with the coronial process, covers around half of the coroner areas. The Government recognises the good work Coroners’ Courts Support Service offers to bereaved families but extending support services, such as the Coroners Courts Support Service, to all 85 coroner areas remains subject to affordability.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 28/10/2021 16:54:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1361894

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fathers: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure sexual discrimination does not disadvantage fathers in family courts.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The legislative framework which governs family law proceedings about children is gender neutral and is focused on the welfare of children involved and not on the sex or gender of a parent. Each case is determined on the facts and the individual welfare needs of the child as determined by the independent judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Section 1 of the Children Act states that family courts are required to presume that the involvement of a parent in the life of the child concerned will further that child’s welfare, unless it can be shown that this would not be so. The Government is currently undertaking a review of the courts’ application of this presumption and its exception, and its impact on children.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/10/2021 13:59:37 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1362008

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women are currently in prison; and how many of these women are on remand.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>As at 30 June 2021 there were 3,196 women in prison of which 643 were on remand. This can be found at:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006269/Population_30June2021_quarterly.ods</p><p>The number of women in prison serving a sentence of (1) 0–1 months, (2) 2–3 months, (3) 4–6 months, (4) 7–12 months, (5) 13–24 months, and (6) over 24 months is in the table below.</p><p><strong>The number of female prisoners serving determinate sentences by sentence length<sup> 1</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sentence Length <sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of female Prisoners</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than or equal to two months</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than two months to four months</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than four months to six months</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than six months to twelve months</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than twelve months to twenty four months</p></td><td><p>202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than twenty four months</p></td><td><p>1,304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,821</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1) This table only includes prisoners who have a recorded judicially imposed sentence length. Prisoners who are serving life or imprisonment for public protection sentences, or have been recalled, or are non-criminals, are excluded from the table. Prisoners serving a sentence for defaulting on a fine are included in this table.</p><p>2) The sentence length banding has been adjusted to remove any gaps in time between the bands specified in the request.</p><p>Data sources and quality</p><p>The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>Source: Prison NOMIS</p><p>As noted on the table it only includes prisoners who have a recorded judicially imposed sentence length. Prisoners who are serving life or imprisonment for public protection sentences, or have been recalled, or are non-criminals, including those held on immigration grounds, are excluded from the table, but prisoners serving a sentence for defaulting on a fine are included. For more information on other sentence types, please see <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006269/Population_30June2021_quarterly.ods" target="_blank">Table 1.1</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL3230 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:46:07 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1362009

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women in prison are serving a sentence of (1) 0–1 months, (2) 2–3 months, (3) 4–6 months, (4) 7–12 months, (5) 13–24 months, and (6) over 24 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>As at 30 June 2021 there were 3,196 women in prison of which 643 were on remand. This can be found at:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006269/Population_30June2021_quarterly.ods</p><p>The number of women in prison serving a sentence of (1) 0–1 months, (2) 2–3 months, (3) 4–6 months, (4) 7–12 months, (5) 13–24 months, and (6) over 24 months is in the table below.</p><p><strong>The number of female prisoners serving determinate sentences by sentence length<sup> 1</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sentence Length <sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of female Prisoners</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than or equal to two months</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than two months to four months</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than four months to six months</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than six months to twelve months</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than twelve months to twenty four months</p></td><td><p>202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than twenty four months</p></td><td><p>1,304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,821</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1) This table only includes prisoners who have a recorded judicially imposed sentence length. Prisoners who are serving life or imprisonment for public protection sentences, or have been recalled, or are non-criminals, are excluded from the table. Prisoners serving a sentence for defaulting on a fine are included in this table.</p><p>2) The sentence length banding has been adjusted to remove any gaps in time between the bands specified in the request.</p><p>Data sources and quality</p><p>The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>Source: Prison NOMIS</p><p>As noted on the table it only includes prisoners who have a recorded judicially imposed sentence length. Prisoners who are serving life or imprisonment for public protection sentences, or have been recalled, or are non-criminals, including those held on immigration grounds, are excluded from the table, but prisoners serving a sentence for defaulting on a fine are included. For more information on other sentence types, please see <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006269/Population_30June2021_quarterly.ods" target="_blank">Table 1.1</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL3229 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:46:07 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1362010

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Parents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue sentencing guidelines to prevent harm to dependent children of those being sentenced, particularly mothers; and what plans they have to table amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill for that purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>Sentencing guidelines are issued by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, which is independent of Parliament and Government. When sentencing, courts are required by law to follow any relevant guidelines, unless satisfied that it would be contrary to the interests of justice to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Reflecting the principles established by the Court of Appeal in <em>R v Petherick</em>, the Council’s <em>Imposition of Community and Custodial Sentences</em> sentencing guideline is clear that, where an offender is on the cusp of custody, imprisonment should not be imposed where there would be an impact on dependants which would make a custodial sentence disproportionate to achieving the aims of sentencing. Even where the impact on dependants would not make a custodial sentence disproportionate, the <em>Imposition </em>guideline makes clear that the court should determine the shortest custodial sentence commensurate with the seriousness of the offence and also requires sentencers to consider whether a sentence can be suspended. The factors for sentencers to consider which might indicate circumstances in favour of suspending a custodial sentence include ‘realistic prospect of rehabilitation’, ‘strong personal mitigation’ and ‘where immediate custody will result in significant harmful impact upon others’.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing guidelines also specify that being a ‘sole or primary carer for dependent relatives’ is a mitigating factor, which can be taken into consideration by the courts when determining a sentence. In 2019, the Council issued an expanded explanation for this factor which clarifies that where custody is unavoidable, consideration of the impact on dependants may be relevant to the length of the sentence imposed and whether the sentence can be suspended. It also makes clear that when a court is sentencing an offender who is pregnant, relevant considerations may include the effect of the sentence on the health of the offender and the unborn child.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 03/11/2021 16:43:41 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1361117

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Prison Sentences
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 introducing longer prison sentences for those who deal class A drugs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	58863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Sentencing in individual cases is entirely a matter for our independent courts, taking into account the circumstances of each case and following any relevant sentencing guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council.</p><p>The maximum penalty for supplying, offering to supply, or intent to supply class A drugs is life imprisonment. Additionally, in recognition of the seriousness of these offences, in England and Wales, the law provides a mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years in custody for repeat offenders who have been convicted of these offences on three or more occasions, unless there are particular circumstances relating to the offender or the offence which would make it unjust to do so.</p><p>Provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, currently before Parliament, will ensure that the courts in England and Wales only depart from passing at least the minimum sentence in exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/10/2021 16:11:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1361233

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Frankland Prison: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what date will in-cell telephony be fully installed in HMP Frankland.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	59055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>BT conducted a site survey at HMP Frankland on 14<sup>th</sup> October 2021 and we expect to receive an estimated cost from them in the coming weeks. This is the initial stage in the delivery of in-cell telephony, however, we will not be able to proceed until funding is made available. That position is expected to be known by the end of the financial year and if favourable the project team will engage in more detailed discussion with the prison on a detailed installation plan.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2021 16:26:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1361244

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) referrals, (b) prosecutions and (c) successful prosecutions relating to crimes allegedly committed by prisoners have taken place in each of the last six years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	58816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is not able to provide data on (a) referrals, (b) prosecutions and (c) successful prosecutions relating to crimes allegedly committed by prisoners as this information is not held centrally on the court proceedings database.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able to identify in our data whether individual offenders are prisoners or not, nor whether offences have taken place in prisons. I have commissioned work on how this this data can be captured.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/10/2021 13:02:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1361319

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes against the Person: Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted for (a) attacking and (b) making threats against Members of Parliament in each year from 2010 to 2021; how many of those convictions resulted in a custodial sentence; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	58755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Any form of intimidation, harassment, or violence against people in public life is completely unacceptable. The majority of incidents targeting MPs involve malicious online communications. However, we know that MPs can face physical threats and that on occasion some have been attacked, with two tragically losing their lives in the last decade. That someone should lose their life in an attack is horrendous and sickening – such incidents are an attack on democracy itself. The Government’s priority is the safety and security of the UK and those who live here.</p><p> </p><p>Information on convictions and sentencing outcomes (including prisons data) for (a) attacking and (b) threatening a Member of Parliament is not recorded in a way that is easily identifiable. A wide range of criminal offences may apply, and access to individual court / prisoner records would be required to identify individual cases involving relevant offences and whether the victim was a Member of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on convictions and immediate custodial sentences for broader offences, up to December 2020, available in the ‘Outcomes by Offence’ data tool at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Published information on numbers of people currently serving a prison sentence for broader offences, up to 30 June 2021, is available in table A1.5i, at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006270/Population_30June2021_Annual.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1006270/Population_30June2021_Annual.ods</a></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 58756 question first answered 27/10/2021 16:31:53 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker