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1109807

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests were resumed after an adjournment where the cause of death was murder in each of the last three years; and how many of those inquests were heard by a jury.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	241070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice’s annual collection of data from coroners does not include the number of adjourned investigations which are resumed after a murder trial. The number of such cases will be low, however, because the coroner has to have sufficient reason for resuming the investigation and a criminal trial will often cover the statutory questions which the coroner is required to address.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry’s data collection does include the number of cases <em>not</em> resumed after an adjournment, broken down by sub-groups including murder. The table below shows the number of adjourned murder inquests which coroners decided not to resume from 2013 to 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Murder Inquests Adjourned and Not Resumed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>326</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Coroners Statistics 2017, MoJ publication</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/04/2019 16:26:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1110338

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Prevent nominals classed as extreme right-wing ideology are military veterans.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	242213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Of the 7,318 referrals to the Prevent programme in 2017/18, 1,312 (18%) related to Right Wing Extremism. Police data shows that five (0.4%) of those 1,312 referrals were made by the military.</p><p>This figure does not necessarily capture all military veterans referred to Prevent, since these may originate from others who may not know and individual’s employment history, including military service. The MOD issued a new Prevent policy in March 2019 and police, MOD and the Home Office are working closely together to ensure that appropriate support is offered to individuals vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism, including veterans and other individuals with links to the military.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/04/2019 13:48:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1110388

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been received from victims of serious crime in the last three years that they have not been consulted about parole decisions in respect of the person convicted of the crime.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	242214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not hold information centrally about the number of complaints from victims of serious crime that they have not been able to exercise their rights with respect to the parole reviews for the offenders concerned, in line with the Victim Contact Scheme (VCS).</p><p> </p><p>Complaints are investigated and dealt with locally by the Probation Service. The Probation Service takes complaints from victims extremely seriously and will always endeavour to resolve the complaint informally if possible, and to the victim’s satisfaction.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to drive up the performance of the VCS, which is for victims of the most serious sexual and violent crimes, where the offender receives a prison sentence of 12 months or more, or a hospital order. We are looking at how we can develop a more streamlined process to reduce the risk that eligible victims miss the chance to be offered the VCS.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to improving the victim’s experience of parole reviews. Since May 2018, victims have been able to request a Parole Board decision summary, which explains how the panel reached its decision. Later this year, we will introduce a reconsideration mechanism, which will enable victims to request a reconsideration of a Parole Board decision, via the Secretary of State, if it appears to be seriously flawed.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/04/2019 15:38:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1110390

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the number of prisoners who have had one or both parents sentenced to custody in the past.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	242215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Strengthening the ties individuals have with their families and friends is not only important in reducing an individual’s likelihood of reoffending, it can also contribute to reducing the prospect of intergenerational offending by their children.</p><p>We do not collect data on the number of prisoners who have had one or both parents sentenced to a period in custody, but previous research has shown that 65% of boys who had a parent who was an offender went on to be offenders themselves.</p><p>In September 2016, Lord Farmer was commissioned by the then Secretary of State to undertake a review focusing on the importance of family engagement to reduce reoffending, to improve the quality of interventions delivered within prisons and to prevent intergenerational crime as part of prison reform.</p><p>The Farmer report, ‘The Importance of Strengthening Prisoners’ Family Ties to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime’ was published on 10 August 2017, making recommendations designed to improve and standardise the provision of family services across the prison estate.</p><p>Recommendations from the report are being implemented and the Department publishes regular progress updates through the <a href="https://www.nicco.org.uk/" target="_blank">National Information Centre on the Children of Offenders</a> website.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/04/2019 15:54:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1110391

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support services are available in (a) Wales and (b) England for children aged under 16 who have had a parent sentenced to a period in custody.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	242216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that all children get the help and support they need to live happy and fulfilled lives. The individual circumstances and needs of every child with a parent in custody can be very different, as will the necessary support.</p><p>Where a parent is in prison, we are committed to strengthening family ties, which can have benefits both for reducing re-offending and, where contact is appropriate, for the welfare of children. To ensure that children can visit parents in prison, the Assisted Prison Visits Unit can provide financial assistance to families in Wales and England in receipt of certain benefits or on a low income. Additionally, the Ministry of Justice has a range of measures to help strengthen and maintain communication and engagement between prisoners and their families. These include facilitating family days alongside programmes to promote family engagement and parenting to aid an individual’s rehabilitation.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice, in partnership with Barnado’s, operates the National Information Centre on Children of Offenders website, which provides information for all professionals who come into contact with the children and families of offenders.</p><p>The needs of children with parents in prison are likely to be seen in the school environment. In England, the statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ is clear that school staff should consider the additional needs of children with parents in prison. The guidance highlights the fact that these children are at risk of poor outcomes including poverty, stigma, isolation and poor health. Education in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p>Many children of offenders will be disadvantaged and need support. Children’s services in Wales are a matter for the Welsh Government. In England, local authorities are best placed to identify, assess and respond to these needs: a child who has a parent in prison could receive early help from a range of agencies, or support from children’s social care if there are safeguarding or welfare concerns such that the local authority assesses that this is needed. The duties and procedures that individuals and agencies should follow are set out in the statutory guidance ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/04/2019 11:47:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1110392

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on prisoners who are at risk of losing rental accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	242217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to providing personalised support for all claimants. This support extends to those who are in prison, to ensure rehabilitation is as seamless as possible upon release. To facilitate this, the Department has Prison Work Coaches who are based in resettlement prisons across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners serving short sentences are able to retain the housing element for up to 6 months to prevent them from being homeless on release.</p><p> </p><p>For those prisoners serving longer sentences the Prison Work Coach will engage with the prisoner 2-3 weeks prior to release and will identify any accommodation issues at this point.</p><p> </p><p>All discharged prisoners (sentence to 2 days or more) are supported on release by a MoJ contracted provider – a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC), the CRC should consider any accommodation issues and support in signposting/engaging with the any appropriate support.</p><p> </p><p>If a Prison Work Coach has identified any accommodation issues during their intervention with the prisoner they would use the District Provision Tool (DPT) to identify any suitable support that might be available locally and refer or signpost the prisoner to that provision.</p><p> </p><p>For those engaging with the Prison Work Coach an advanced appointment will be made for as soon as possible following release. Once the claim to UC is made by the prisoner, they would be able to apply for an advance of their first payment straightaway, meaning that money could be made available on the same day as the claim is made.</p><p> </p><p>Managed Payments to Landlords are also available to support claimants, including prison leavers, who may struggle to manage their monthly payments.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on the number of prisoners in (a) Wales and (b) England that have lost rental accommodation is not available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 242218 question first answered 16/04/2019 14:10:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1110395

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners in (a) Wales and (b) England that have lost rental accommodation as a result of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	242218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to providing personalised support for all claimants. This support extends to those who are in prison, to ensure rehabilitation is as seamless as possible upon release. To facilitate this, the Department has Prison Work Coaches who are based in resettlement prisons across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners serving short sentences are able to retain the housing element for up to 6 months to prevent them from being homeless on release.</p><p> </p><p>For those prisoners serving longer sentences the Prison Work Coach will engage with the prisoner 2-3 weeks prior to release and will identify any accommodation issues at this point.</p><p> </p><p>All discharged prisoners (sentence to 2 days or more) are supported on release by a MoJ contracted provider – a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC), the CRC should consider any accommodation issues and support in signposting/engaging with the any appropriate support.</p><p> </p><p>If a Prison Work Coach has identified any accommodation issues during their intervention with the prisoner they would use the District Provision Tool (DPT) to identify any suitable support that might be available locally and refer or signpost the prisoner to that provision.</p><p> </p><p>For those engaging with the Prison Work Coach an advanced appointment will be made for as soon as possible following release. Once the claim to UC is made by the prisoner, they would be able to apply for an advance of their first payment straightaway, meaning that money could be made available on the same day as the claim is made.</p><p> </p><p>Managed Payments to Landlords are also available to support claimants, including prison leavers, who may struggle to manage their monthly payments.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on the number of prisoners in (a) Wales and (b) England that have lost rental accommodation is not available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 242217 question first answered 16/04/2019 14:10:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1109804

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
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 review the provision by community rehabilitation companies and the not for profit sector of probation services.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	241067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>I am clear that public, private and voluntary sector providers all have an important role to play in probation. In developing arrangements for the future of probation after current contracts for Community Rehabilitation Companies expire, we are reflecting carefully on the balance of public, private and voluntary sector in delivering probation services. This includes ensuring we harness the dedication and commitment of the voluntary sector to rehabilitate offenders and reduce reoffending. We will set out more detailed plans shortly.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/04/2019 13:54:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1109805

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that victims of serious crime receive regular updates on police and CPS progress on those crimes.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	241068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>In England and Wales, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code) outlines the services victims are entitled to receive, including updates on the progress of their case during an investigation or prosecution. Bereaved families in homicide cases and victims of the most serious offences will receive information within 1 working day of key developments, such as when a suspect is arrested or released without charge. Victims will also be informed how often they will receive updates on the status of the case following discussion with the police.</p><p> </p><p>In the first cross-government Victims Strategy, published in September 2018, the Government committed to amend the Victims’ Code and we intend to consult on the changes shortly. We also committed in the strategy to hold agencies to account for compliance with the Victims’ Code through improved reporting, monitoring and transparency on whether victims are receiving entitlements.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/04/2019 15:34:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1109806

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that witnesses and victims have separate entrances and waiting areas from the accused in criminal and family courts.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	241069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>In criminal courts, victims of crime that have been called as a witness are entitled to enter a court through a different entrance from the suspect and to sit in a separate waiting area. Other witnesses may also seek special measures to use a separate entrance and waiting area. In family courts, vulnerable parties and witnesses may also request the use of a separate entrance and waiting area. Where dedicated separate entrances or waiting areas are not available, court staff will make alternative arrangements wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>As detailed in the Victims Strategy, improving the court environment for victims is a key commitment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/04/2019 16:23:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts