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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of defendants seeking to use section 76(8) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 as a key form of defence within criminal trials.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011448/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to a diverse market of prison operators and competition for custodial services remains an important way of achieving that and driving quality of operations and innovation across the system. Her Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service will not be bidding in the competition to operate the new prisons at Wellingborough and Glen Parva but will instead provide a \u2018public sector benchmark\u2019, against which against which potential operators\u2019 bids can be assessed. It is right that the prison service focuses on getting the basics right in prisons, however where bids do not meet sufficient quality or value for money thresholds it will act as the provider.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMPPS will soon launch a competition to establish a framework of prison operators, from which the operator for the new prison at Wellingborough and potentially further prisons will be selected. This process will enable us to undertake rigorous financial and operational assessment of bids put forward by any existing or potential operator to ensure they are of sufficient quality, value and affordability.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places. The Chancellor reaffirmed this commitment in the Budget, announcing that we intend to build the new prisons at Wellingborough, which is due to open in 2021 and Glen Parva, which we expect to open in 2022, through public capital.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department is not running in-house bids for the operation of (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4126", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mary Glindon"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4137", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rory Stewart"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4126", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mary Glindon"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mary Glindon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011495/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to a diverse market of prison operators and competition for custodial services remains an important way of achieving that and driving quality of operations and innovation across the system. Her Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service will not be bidding in the competition to operate the new prisons at Wellingborough and Glen Parva but will instead provide a \u2018public sector benchmark\u2019, against which against which potential operators\u2019 bids can be assessed. It is right that the prison service focuses on getting the basics right in prisons, however where bids do not meet sufficient quality or value for money thresholds it will act as the provider.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMPPS will soon launch a competition to establish a framework of prison operators, from which the operator for the new prison at Wellingborough and potentially further prisons will be selected. This process will enable us to undertake rigorous financial and operational assessment of bids put forward by any existing or potential operator to ensure they are of sufficient quality, value and affordability.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places. The Chancellor reaffirmed this commitment in the Budget, announcing that we intend to build the new prisons at Wellingborough, which is due to open in 2021 and Glen Parva, which we expect to open in 2022, through public capital.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4137", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rory Stewart"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of running in-house bids for the operation of (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4126", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mary Glindon"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mary Glindon"}
      ], "uin" : "194146"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011519", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011519/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have increased the number of staff at the contact centre to meet the increasing workload, with new employees fully trained by November.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The current average wait time for someone who telephones HM Courts and Tribunals Service to contact the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) service is nine minutes and sixteen seconds (an average for the month of November 2018 to date)<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4517", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Frazer"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for someone who telephones HM Courts and Tribunal Service to contact the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Margaret Greenwood"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Margaret Greenwood"}
      ], "uin" : "194166"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011566", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011566/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of defendants appearing by video link, for the period requested, is set out by year in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total Defendants via Video Link<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>59,371<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>80,284<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>91,489<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>86,518<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>87,789<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>We are unable to calculate what proportion of defendants appear in court via video link, as HMCTS does not record the total number of defendants who appear in court each year.<ol><li>The data is based on a manual return for Magistrates' and Crown Courts.<\/li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.<\/li><li>Data is management information and is not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.<\/li><li>Figures shown are for the number of defendants recorded as using video link from a prison or police station for a trial or hearing in the Magistrates\u2019 and Crown Court. A single defendant is recorded only once.<\/li><\/ol>HMCTS records the number of Magistrates\u2019 and Crown court trials where a video link is used for witnesses and that data is set out in the table below. A single trial may make multiple use of the video link for different witnesses but will only be recorded once.<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total No of trials/hearings with Witness(s) via Video link<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,246<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,023<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,733<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,373<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,046<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><ol><li>The data are based on a manual return from Magistrates' and Crown Courts.<\/li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.<\/li><li>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.<\/li><li>A single trial or hearing may make multiple use of the video link but will be recorded only once.<\/li><\/ol><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of defendants have appeared in court proceedings via video link in each year since 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011567", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011567/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of defendants appearing by video link, for the period requested, is set out by year in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total Defendants via Video Link<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>59,371<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>80,284<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>91,489<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>86,518<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>87,789<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>We are unable to calculate what proportion of defendants appear in court via video link, as HMCTS does not record the total number of defendants who appear in court each year.<ol><li>The data is based on a manual return for Magistrates' and Crown Courts.<\/li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.<\/li><li>Data is management information and is not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.<\/li><li>Figures shown are for the number of defendants recorded as using video link from a prison or police station for a trial or hearing in the Magistrates\u2019 and Crown Court. A single defendant is recorded only once.<\/li><\/ol>HMCTS records the number of Magistrates\u2019 and Crown court trials where a video link is used for witnesses and that data is set out in the table below. A single trial may make multiple use of the video link for different witnesses but will only be recorded once.<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total No of trials/hearings with Witness(s) via Video link<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,246<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,023<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,733<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,373<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,046<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><ol><li>The data are based on a manual return from Magistrates' and Crown Courts.<\/li><li>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale manual recording system.<\/li><li>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.<\/li><li>A single trial or hearing may make multiple use of the video link but will be recorded only once.<\/li><\/ol><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lucy Frazer"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2018 to Question 164973 on Courts: Video Conferencing, what information HMCTS holds on witnesses who have appeared in court proceedings via video link in each year since 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011578", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011578/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>HMPPS recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offers a range of support that includes access to specialist Mental Health Advisers provided by our Occupational Health supplier.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMPPS offers further staff support through its Employee Assistance Programme which includes a 24hr/365 days per year confidential helpline and access to mental health support by way of confidential counselling together with a, Structured Professional Support service which has been developed to provide individual or group sessions facilitated by Mental Health Advisers or Therapists. The aim of the sessions are to help to reduce the likelihood that staff will experience adverse effects as a result of working on programmes with offenders or on high risk cases.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4137", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rory Stewart"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Rory Stewart"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental wellbeing of prison officers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/534", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Ruane"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Ruane"}
      ], "uin" : "194081"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011659", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011659/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As part of its review of legal aid for inquests, over the summer my Department carried out a call for evidence exercise, conducted surveys of key stakeholders, and officials met bereaved people as well as groups which represent their interests.<\/p><p>The Department is now considering the responses and other feedback. Any significant changes to policy will be presented in a public consultation as part of the final report, in which anyone interested in this issue including members of the public and specialist bereavement organisations will be invited to respond to this consultation exercise. We intend to publish the final report by the end of the year.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Legal Aid Scheme"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to consult specialist bereavement organisations on Government policy to support bereaved families in seeking legal aid.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Edward Vaizey"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011663", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011663/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The case management system used by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to administer the First-tier Tribunal, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) does not record data by parliamentary constituency. The figures provided below are for the Borough of Lewisham.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>LEWISHAM appeals received<\/p><\/td><td><p>Appeals determined at hearing<\/p><\/td><td><p>Decision in favour of appellant<\/p><\/td><td><p>Local Authority (LA) decision upheld<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 15<\/p><\/td><td><p>32<\/p><\/td><td><p>17<\/p><\/td><td><p>11<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 16<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><td><p>17<\/p><\/td><td><p>13<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 17<\/p><\/td><td><p>51<\/p><\/td><td><p>31<\/p><\/td><td><p>27<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18 (*)<\/p><\/td><td><p>49<\/p><\/td><td><p>33<\/p><\/td><td><p>33<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>LONDON appeals received<\/p><\/td><td><p>Appeals determined at hearing<\/p><\/td><td><p>Decision in favour of appellant<\/p><\/td><td><p>LA decision upheld<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 15<\/p><\/td><td><p>784<\/p><\/td><td><p>288<\/p><\/td><td><p>252<\/p><\/td><td><p>36<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 16<\/p><\/td><td><p>791<\/p><\/td><td><p>301<\/p><\/td><td><p>270<\/p><\/td><td><p>31<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 17<\/p><\/td><td><p>823<\/p><\/td><td><p>385<\/p><\/td><td><p>343<\/p><\/td><td><p>42<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18 (*)<\/p><\/td><td><p>891<\/p><\/td><td><p>444<\/p><\/td><td><p>402<\/p><\/td><td><p>42<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>NATIONAL appeals received<\/p><\/td><td><p>Appeals determined at hearing<\/p><\/td><td><p>Decision in favour of appellant<\/p><\/td><td><p>LA decision upheld<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 15<\/p><\/td><td><p>3147<\/p><\/td><td><p>788<\/p><\/td><td><p>680<\/p><\/td><td><p>108<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 16<\/p><\/td><td><p>3712<\/p><\/td><td><p>883<\/p><\/td><td><p>780<\/p><\/td><td><p>103<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 17<\/p><\/td><td><p>4725<\/p><\/td><td><p>1599<\/p><\/td><td><p>1418<\/p><\/td><td><p>181<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18 (*)<\/p><\/td><td><p>5679<\/p><\/td><td><p>2298<\/p><\/td><td><p>2035<\/p><\/td><td><p>263<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>* The annual statistics produced by the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) reflect the school year, i.e. from 1 September to 31 August. The annual statistics for 2017\u201318 will be published on 13 December 2018. The figures quoted above cover the period up to 30 June 2018.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p><p>Appeals are recorded as disposed of within the same time period. In SEND the tribunal hears appeals within 22 weeks of the appeal being registered. Therefore, disposal figures may be different from appeals registered in the period as hearings may not take place until the next reporting year.<\/p><p>The tribunal reports a successful appeal if one part or all of the appeal is found in favour of the parent or young person. HMCTS\u2019 manual data collection shows that 75% of appeals scheduled for a final hearing settle or concede prior to the hearing date with a decision at hearing not required.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of appeals made to the special educational needs and disability tribunal in each year since 2014; and how many of those appeals have found against local authorities in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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