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1315394

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support victims of domestic violence through the civil and family courts process.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	900155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>We have passed the landmark Domestic Abuse Act, which received Royal Assent on 29 April, representing our commitment to transforming our response to this crime.</p><p> </p><p>This Act contains significant reforms to the ways in which victims are supported in the family and civil courts, including a prohibition on cross-examination in person by perpetrators and automatic eligibility for special measures in family and civil courts to help alleviate their trauma.</p><p> </p><p>We are also continuing work to deliver our commitments made in response to the Expert Panel on Harm in the Family Courts report.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/05/2021 15:44:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1315395

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	David Johnston
uin	900156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a top priority across Government, and we are determined to transform the response to this abhorrent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We passed our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill on 29 April and our forthcoming Victims’ Bill will further transform victims’ experience of the criminal justice system and we have provided unprecedented funding for domestic abuse since the pandemic began, including £51m boost for specialist support services to support victims through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/05/2021 15:45:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4761 label Biography information for David Johnston

1315396

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
uin	900164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a top priority across Government, and we are determined to transform the response to this abhorrent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We passed our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill on 29 April and our forthcoming Victims’ Bill will further transform victims’ experience of the criminal justice system and we have provided unprecedented funding for domestic abuse since the pandemic began, including £51m boost for specialist support services to support victims through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/05/2021 15:46:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1315397

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	900166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a top priority across Government, and we are determined to transform the response to this abhorrent crime.</p><p> </p><p>We passed our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill on 29 April and our forthcoming Victims’ Bill will further transform victims’ experience of the criminal justice system and we have provided unprecedented funding for domestic abuse since the pandemic began, including £51m boost for specialist support services to support victims through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/05/2021 15:47:09 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1315398

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of trends in the level of self-harm in women's prisons in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	900161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The self-harm rate increased by 13% in the 12 months to December 2020. In the most recent quarter, self-harm rates decreased by 19% on the previous three months. Despite recent improvements, the level of self-harm in women’s prisons remains too high and we will continue to prioritise improving safety outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>We have established a Women’s Estate Self-Harm Taskforce and the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model, while expanding therapeutic services and improving gender-specific training for staff.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/05/2021 16:19:23 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1315399

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cammell Laird
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding a public inquiry into the 1984 imprisonment of 37 striking Cammell Laird workers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	900162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The appropriate route to challenge a conviction and/or sentence is by way of appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who has been convicted of a criminal offence in England, Wales or Northern Ireland can apply to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which can review and investigate possible miscarriages of justice. Where there is a real possibility that the conviction or sentence will not be upheld, the Commission can refer the case to the appropriate court.</p><p> </p><p>For the Commission to refer a case there normally needs to be significant new evidence or issue that might affect the safety of the conviction or sentence.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 15:05:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1315400

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	What progress he has made with the Home Secretary on bringing forward legislative proposals to support victims.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	900163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the public and cutting crime. This means ensuring that victims are supported at every stage of the criminal justice system, so that justice can be secured, victims and the public protected, and offenders punished.</p><p> </p><p>The Victims’ Bill, announced in the Queens’ Speech, will enshrine victims’ rights in law, hold agencies to account for delivering those rights and set expectations for the standard and availability of victim support.</p><p> </p><p>I am working closely with the Home Secretary in preparation for the consultation on this Bill which will take place later this year.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/05/2021 15:48:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1315401

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of court sitting days.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	900165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>We have finalised increased sitting days in the coming financial year, with an increase to a record level in total across all jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p>This will maximise the system - we will run our Crown Courts to the fullest possible extent, with no limit on sitting days, using up every room and judge, alongside more days in Civil and Family Courts, and the Employment Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 15:02:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1315402

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he has taken to help ensure that the UK upholds its obligations under international treaties on human rights.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	900172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK has strong human rights protections within a comprehensive and well-established constitutional and legal system, and a longstanding tradition of ensuring rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has put in place a combination of policies and legislation to give effect to the international human rights treaties that it has ratified. The UK has a strong record before the various UN treaty monitoring bodies and fully participates in relevant reporting processes.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 15:01:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1315403

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to amend the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	900179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has established the Independent Human Rights Act Review to examine the framework of the Human Rights Act, how it is operating in practice and whether any change is required.</p><p> </p><p>The Review is considering the approach taken by domestic courts to jurisprudence of the ECtHR. It will also examine whether the HRA currently strikes the correct balance between the roles of the courts, the Government and Parliament. The Panel will report back in Summer 2021.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 14:59:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson