Written questions

1,447 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has issued guidance to the Parole Board on the need speedily to review imprisonment for public protection cases following recall.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the automatic imposition of a life licence for all people with imprisonment for public protection sentences released from prison.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with imprisonment for public protection sentences have applied to have their licences terminated; and how many such applications have been successful.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with imprisonment for public protection sentences have been recalled to custody since the introduction of that sentence; and how many such people have been subsequently re-released.

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Governors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria was used to select the prisons to take part in the planned pilot scheme on further autonomy for prison governors.

27 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been recalled to prison in each of the last 12 months; and what steps he is taking to reduce that number.

27 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people released from prison into homelessness.

27 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Social Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) G4S and (b) other bodies on the announcement that G4S is to sell its children's services businesses made on 26 February 2016.

27 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

HMP/YOI Bronzefield: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 4.53 of the report on an unannounced inspection of HM Prison and Young Offenders Institute Bronzefield by HM Inspector of Prisons, published in November 2015, what steps his Department

21 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make a reassessment of the evidence used by the Harris Review in forming its recommendation 20, on benchmarking of staffing levels in prisons.

20 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions a judicial officer has not imposed a victims surcharge or any other fine following a request to do so in each of the last three years.

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outcome was of the National Offender Management Service Authority Audit of South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company in September 2015 on that company's risk management.

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether community rehabilitation companies (CRCs) have current information sharing agreements in place with their local police forces; and which CRCs do not have such an agreement in place.

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which community rehabilitation companies have been the subject of an authority audit by his Department since February 2015; and if he will publish such reports.

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community rehabilitation cases have been (a) breached, (b) recalled and (c) terminated for good progress since June 2014.

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees there were in each Community Rehabilitation Company on (a) 31 January and (b) 31 December 2015.

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, against which community rehabilitation companies the Authority Step-in action provided for by section 27 of the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) Amended and Restated Services Agreement has been used since

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, against the Boards of which community rehabilitation companies he has exercised his powers of written consent since 1 February 2015; and against what proposals such powers have been used.

19 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Lie Detectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33485, in what capacity those polygraph examinations have been conducted; and for what reasons polygraph examinations have been so used to examine sex offender

11 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Insolvency Service: Cardiff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were employed in the Insolvency Service Cardiff office in each year since 2010.

11 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Student Loans Company: Cardiff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were employed in the Student Loans Company Cardiff office in each year since 2010.

11 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Learning and Skills Council for England: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were employed in the Skills Funding Agency Bristol office in each year since 2010.

11 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cardiff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were employed in his Department's Cardiff office in each year since 2010.

21 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Court of Appeal's decision on domestic violence evidential requirements for legal aid, what interim steps his Department plans to make to allow victims of domestic violence with evidence of

1 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Apprenticeships

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the number of people under 19 completing apprenticeship programmes.

25 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average number of months life-sentenced prisoners who were recalled to custody in the last five years spent in prison before they were re-released.

25 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to reduce overcrowding on the prison estate in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.

25 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving life sentences have been recalled to custody in each year since 2005.

25 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with (a) NOMS and (b) the Prison Officers Association on evidence submitted to the Prison Service Pay Review Body on rates of pay for prison officers.

25 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of months has been between the tariff expiry date of prisoners (a) with life sentences and (b) imprisoned for public protection and the date of their first release by the Parole Board in e

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