Written questions

1,971 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to update the prison staff benchmark figures which were last updated in March 2017.

16 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the recommendations in the report produced by Lord Bach on access to justice.

12 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on public safety of the use of booths by probation services; and if he will make a statement.

12 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies: Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the settings used by community rehabilitation companies to meet service users; and if he will make a statement.

12 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the criticism of the use of booths in probation work contained in the HM Inspectorate of Probation report, The effectiveness of probation work in Cumbria, published in October 2017.

12 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders currently meet their probation officer in a public space such as a library, café or restaurant due to a lack of appropriate space in probation offices.

14 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers his Department plans to recruit in each of the next three years.

12 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes against the Person

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid to (a) staff and (b) prisoners in compensation following an assault in each financial year from 2009-10.

12 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Psychoactive Substances Act 2016: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (a) in total and (b) for offences involving nitrous oxide.

11 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of how many victims of serious accidents would have their income affected by proposed changes to the formula for calculating deductions from personal injury awards.

11 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings his Department has had with the victims of accidents to discuss changing the formula for calculating deductions from personal injury awards.

11 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings his Department has had with representatives of the insurance industry to discuss changing the formula for calculating deductions from personal injury awards.

11 Sep 2017 · Department of Health

Smoking: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inmates are enrolled on stop smoking courses and treatments.

7 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Governors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison governors have worked at two or more other prisons in the last five years.

7 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) e-cigarettes and (b) tobacco products were sold in prison shops in each of the last 12 months.

7 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted and convicted under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (a) in total and (b) for offences involving nitrous oxide since the commencement of that Act.

6 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Legal Representation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have chosen to represent themselves in Crown Court since the implementation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

6 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

G4S: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place the documents relating to the contract signed in 2017 between the Government and G4S for the electronic tagging of offenders in the Library.

6 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) staff and (b) vacancies there were in each community rehabilitation company in each quarter since those companies were established.

6 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of reimbursing people who have paid employment tribunal fees.

19 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to commission an independent review of the implementation and effectiveness of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; and if he will make a statement.

19 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Prisoners: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specific medical provision has been put in place for prisoners who are over 60 years of age.

19 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Prison Officers Association on recent trends in the number of deaths among prison officers; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the office of the Ombudsman will be placed on statutory footing.

18 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review urgently the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority guidelines to ensure that compensation reflects the law around child sexual abuse.

18 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the 2016-17 annual report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

17 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional staffing resources the Government plans to allocate to prisons to enable officers and prison authorities to meet the objectives of the Government's new drugs strategy.

17 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have left the service due to (a) stress and (b) ill health in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

17 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prison the largest number of phones was seized over the last 12 months.

17 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Grenfell Tower: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assistance the Government has provided to the residents of Grenfell Tower to enable them to access legal aid.

Source: official written-questions record.