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1151082

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) key performance indicators are for the Legal Aid Agency and (b) average annual performance of the agency has been against those indicators.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	2862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency publishes a Business Plan on an annual basis, which looks forward and sets out its performance measures for the coming year. The most recent Business Plan (for the 2019/20 financial year) was published on GOV.UK on 13 June 2019 and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-agency-business-plan-2019-to-2020</p><p>The Legal Aid Agency also publishes its Annual Report and Accounts, which look back retrospectively on performance from the previous year and reviews how it has performed. The most recent Annual Report and Accounts (for the 2018/19 financial year) was published on 4<sup>th</sup> July 2019 and can be accessed at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/10/2019 15:22:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151083

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what targets the Legal Aid Agency sets for its staff.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	2863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency’s operational targets are set in the form of Strategic Objectives and Key Performance Indicators. To support the delivery of these, caseworkers at the LAA aim to work within “Time Standards”, which reflect the ‘average processing times’ for each casework element. As part of performance monitoring, Decision Makers are assessed in terms of both output and quality, with reference to the amount of work they would be expected to complete.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/10/2019 17:36:38 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151084

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Work Experience
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of offender work placement hours spent on maintenance tasks was in each year for which information is available, by prison.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	2864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Records of the hours of work done by prisoners are not centrally held, and individual prisons will keep their own records in relation to this. This is due to the fact that this information relates to the rehabilitation of prisoners, which is within the operational remit of prison governors. Gathering this information would represent disproportionate cost, and not be achievable within this timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>Prison work programmes may vary, and be organised though schemes operated by facilities management providers or organised by individual prison governors.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/10/2019 14:22:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151085

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff in (a) each section within his Department and (b) each body overseen by his Department were agency staff in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	2865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is already published within our annual report and accounts. Staff described as ‘Other’ refer to agency staff, you can find the annual reports at links below.</p><p>‘Other’ would include: Clerical/Administrative staff, Interim Managers, Specialist Contractors and Consultants. Definitions are centrally determined and included in the monthly workforce management information report.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>MoJ Annual Report and Accounts</p></td><td><p>Page number</p></td><td><p>Link to the accounts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-18" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-18</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Monthly information on staffing, including agency staffing is published at the link below. Please note the methodology and scope for monthly reports and the annual accounts are different, as such the information contained will not match.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-management-information-moj" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workforce-management-information-moj</a></p><p> </p><p>In the Ministry of Justice, most agency staff are in clerical/administrative roles working as part of front-line services in our Executive Agencies, in particular HM Prison &amp; Probation Service and HM Courts &amp; Tribunal Service. Wherever agency staff are used we only seek to so when it is more efficient and cost-effective, saving money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/10/2019 18:07:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151086

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reactive repair in-month completion rate was for each prison in (a) 2010 (b) the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	2866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Please see the accompanying document, which details the reactive repairs completed each month. Faults are reported on the facilities management system online, or via a telephone help desk.</p><p>Local maintenance teams then create a work order and assign an appropriate tradesperson to complete the work. Following completion, the work order is closed on the facilities management system. Contractor performance is monitored closely.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/10/2019 14:27:50 question first ministerially corrected 28/10/2019 18:12:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - completed work orders (002).xlsx title Work order previous answer version 1452 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150354

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to produce a Green Paper on a presumption against shorter sentences.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Protecting the public will always be our priority. Community sentences will continue to be an important part of punishing and rehabilitating offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Following the urgent internal review of sentencing, the Government has recently announced a Sentencing Bill. This Bill will contain a range of measures targeted at serious violent and sexual offenders, but will also contain proposals for community penalties that offer an appropriate level of punishment, while tackling the underlying drivers of re-offending. Before the Sentencing Bill is introduced the Government intends to publish a White Paper setting out proposals for reform.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 13:49:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150355

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many band 3 to 5 prison officers were employed in each male local prison in (a) March 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of prison officers that were employed in male local prisons as at 31 March 2010 to 30 June 2019 is provided in the accompanying excel file.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/10/2019 16:36:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 1741 prison officers in male local prisons final file.xlsx title Prison Officers in Male local prisons table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150357

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many repairs were outstanding in each prison in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010, and PQ 291005 for repair work orders from September 2018 to August 2019</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1743 1744 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:40:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150358

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated cost of the repairs backlog was in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010, and PQ 291005 for repair work orders from September 2018 to August 2019</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1742 1744 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:40:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150359

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost of outstanding repairs is by prison.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	1744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010, and PQ 291005 for repair work orders from September 2018 to August 2019</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1742 1743 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:40:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon