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1130046

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date	05/06/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of progress in reducing the women’s prison population since June 2018 publication of the Female Offender Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	260621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Female Offender Strategy, we set out our vision to see fewer women in custody, particularly on short custodial sentences and to see more women supported in the community. The strategy launched an ambitious programme of work which will take several years to deliver. So far, we have published a new Women’s Policy Framework, Lord Farmer’s Review for Women and invested £5m to support community provision for female offenders and women at risk of offending</p><p>We are committed to monitoring progress over time and taking action to deliver the outcomes we set out to achieve. The latest published statistics show that the total female prison population increased slightly (by 1%) between March 2018 and 2019, but that female first receptions have decreased by 10% over the past year, (from 2,036 between October and December 2017 to 1,840 over the same period in 2018).</p><p>The published data setting out the current and previous female prison population can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 15:38:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1130047

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Women's Centres: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to allocate funding to the network of specialist women’s centres offering holistic support to women affected by the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	260622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Female Offender Strategy recognises the role that holistic community services can play in supporting vulnerable women in contact with or at risk of entering the justice system. These services work to support women to address the often complex needs that underlie their offending behaviour.</p><p>This is why, as part of the Female Offender Strategy, we have invested £5 million of funding over two years in community provision for women. This funding will help to sustain and enhance existing services, and create new services where there is currently a gap. This is in addition to the £1 million invested between 2016 and 2020 to support local areas to respond to the needs of female offenders by adopting a multi-agency approach.</p><p>Services such as women’s centres receive funding from a range of sources. We will continue to look at the scope to increase the sustainability of the sector as we take forward the delivery of the Strategy in its second year.</p><p>In the strategy we also committed to develop a ‘residential women’s centre’ pilot in at least five sites across England and Wales. The aim of the pilot will be to develop an evidence base for how we might reduce the numbers of women entering and re-entering custody for short periods. We want to make sure the models we take forward are sustainable, scalable and appropriate for the local context of each site. We have recently concluded our first phase of consultation with stakeholders, partners and providers to inform our scoping. We will continue to consult with partners as we refine the design and delivery of the pilot.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2019 12:31:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1130048

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many babies were born to mothers in prison in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	260623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Information relating to births and pregnancy is recorded locally. Work is currently underway to look at what information related to pregnancy and birth can be collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2019 08:19:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1110769

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when criminal legal aid remuneration rates were last raised in real terms for legal professionals.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	242823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Criminal defence lawyers play a crucial role in upholding the rule of law and the Government greatly values their contribution.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we spent £1.6bn on legal aid, with more than half on criminal legal aid. In addition, following consultation with the profession, we increased overall funding of the Advocates Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) by £23m and brought forward a 1% increase in fees which came into effect along with the new scheme on 31 December 2018. This represents a 10% increase on AGFS spend in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are conducting a fundamental review of criminal legal aid fee schemes, which will report back by the end of Summer 2020. This will go far beyond our previous proposals, including pre-charge advice at the police station, advice and advocacy services in the Magistrates’ Court, and litigation and advocacy services in the Crown Court.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/04/2019 15:49:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1110770

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the process is by which the civil and criminal legal aid means test thresholds have been evaluated since they were last reviewed and uprated in 2008 and 2009.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	242824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>The financial thresholds for civil and criminal legal aid were reviewed by MoJ Ministers in January 2010, March 2011 and March 2016, following advice from officials. Separately, the means test thresholds were reviewed at official level within MoJ in January 2012 and between October 2013 and January 2014.</p><p>The Legal Aid Means Test Review, announced by MoJ in February 2019, will be studying the thresholds for legal aid entitlement, including the effectiveness with which the means testing arrangements appropriately protect access to justice, particularly for the vulnerable. As part of the review process, we will evaluate a wide range of evidence from both within and outside of government, liaising with experts from across the field to explore any improvements to the system.</p><p>Upon conclusion of the review, expected by summer 2020, we will publish a full consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals in this area. We will seek to implement any final recommendations as soon as practicable following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/04/2019 13:00:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 114379 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1110771

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
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 cost to his Department's budget of the increased number of litigants in person as a result of the means test threshold not being uprated in line with inflation in (a) civil legal aid since 2008 and (b) criminal legal aid since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	242825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to estimate the cost to the Ministry of Justice of any increase in the number of litigants in person as a direct result of not uprating the legal aid means test thresholds since 2008/2009.</p><p>The Legal Support Action Plan, published in February 2019, confirmed that the Ministry of Justice will undertake a legal aid means test review which will study the thresholds for legal aid entitlement as well as the effectiveness with which the means testing arrangements appropriately protect access to justice, particularly for the vulnerable. Within this review, we will evaluate a wide range of evidence from both within and outside of government, liaising with experts from across the field to explore any improvements to the system.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has also announced that it is doubling its funding for the Litigants in Person Support Strategy to £3 million per year for the next two years, to ensure that those representing themselves in court can access the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/04/2019 16:35:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1105974

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women in prison have been Released on Temporary Licence in the last 12 months; and how many women are currently on Release on Temporary Licence.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	238335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The latest data available shows that there were 649 women released on temporary licence from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018, the latest 12-month period for which data is available.</p><p>The number released on temporary licence varies each day. A snapshot of the data taken on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2019 shows that there were 138 women released on temporary licence on that day.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/04/2019 16:53:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1105979

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish updated statistics on employment outcomes for women and men previously published in the Ministry of Justice (2013) National Offender Management Service Offender Equalities Annual Report 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	238336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Employment outcomes were published until 2014-15 in the NOMS Management Information Addendum to the Annual Report. Users can get a broad male / female split based on the prison type. They are available via the link below:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449925/mi-addendum.pdf_-_Adobe_Acrobat_Pro.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449925/mi-addendum.pdf_-_Adobe_Acrobat_Pro.pdf</a></p><p>Later this year, subject to data quality, we are intending to publish employment outcomes for 2018-19 as an Annex to the HMPPS Community Performance publication.</p><p>In addition, in line with the commitments in the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper, we are developing employment measures to assess the performance of prison and probation in supporting prison leavers into employment.</p><p>From April 2019-20, one such measure will hold governors to account, through the HMPPS Prison Performance Framework, on securing employment for offenders after release.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/04/2019 16:39:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1087136

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	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 number of women in prison on a sentence of imprisonment for public protection that have children.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	231458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>There are <ins class="ministerial">2,489 unreleased IPP</ins> <del class="ministerial">10,018 IPP</del> prisoners, of which <ins class="ministerial">46</ins> <del class="ministerial">344</del> are women. We know that when coming into contact with the criminal justice system, some women choose not to disclose that they have children. Data is therefore not currently collected on numbers of prisoners with children (whether that be total numbers of children or dependent children).</p><p> </p><p>Our Female Offender Strategy is committed to improving outcomes for women at all stages of the justice system, and this includes supporting those who have children. We know that female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody – around 60% of women compared with about 45% of men in prison who have children. Figures from a 2015 data matching exercise with the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between 24% and 31% of all female offenders were estimated to have one or more child dependents.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the impact that imprisonment of a parent can have on families. That is why we have asked Lord Farmer to continue his work on the importance of family ties by conducting a further review into female offenders in custody and the community. Lord Farmer is expected to report his findings to Ministers shortly.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2019 14:59:54 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2019 09:20:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 108105 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green