Written questions
963 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Secure Training Centres: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 74 of Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales Annual Report 2019-20, for what reason the secure training centres at (a) Oakhill and (b) Medway have not achieved the changes
12 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to accelerate the identification of accommodation for children released from custody.
12 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
HMP/YOI Feltham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to pp. 67-68 of Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ Annual Report 2019-20, what steps he is taking to remedy the increase in violence and self-harm at Feltham A.
12 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offender Institutions: Restraint Techniques
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 68 of Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ Annual Report 2019-20, for what reason the use of force and persistent use of pain-inducing techniques have increased in young offender institution
12 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offender Institutions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 65 of Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ Annual Report 2019-20, for what reason more than 50 per cent of recommendations made by the inspector in the outcome categories of safety, respect,
12 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 65 of Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons’ Annual Report 2019-20, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the statement from the inspector that there has been a s
11 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce regular repeat covid-19 tests for domiciliary care workers.
9 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobseeker's Allowance: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the number of days for which a person can claim new style job seekers allowance during the covid-19 outbreak.
6 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Injuries Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much financial compensation has been distributed to victims by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority since 23 March 2020 by (a) total money awarded, and (b) number of victims in receipt of compensation
6 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure best practice Contextual Safeguarding approaches within youth justice settings.
2 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme: Young Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme placements have been offered to young people with a criminal record.
2 Nov 2020 · Home Office
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Community Trigger process in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 has been used in each of the last five years.
30 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 105467, how many times the COVID-19 Vulnerable Children's Hub has met since the beginning of the covid-19 outbreak.
30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will update his Department's 2016 report entitled Understanding the educational background of youth offenders for the most recent year for which sentencing and educational data is available.
30 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries: Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timeframe is for his Department to consider the Sussex Near Shore Trawling Byelaw proposal submitted by the Marine Management Organisation.
21 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Victim Support Schemes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to provide support to young victims affected by backlogs in the youth courts.
21 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Victim Support Schemes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2020 to Question 96135, what plans he has to extend the emergency funding for victim support charities and helplines throughout a second wave of the covid-19 outbreak.
21 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Victim Support Schemes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support the welfare of victim support staff during the covid-19 outbreak.
21 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Justice Board: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to p55 of the Youth Justice Board Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20, what proportion of Youth Justice Board staff are from a BAME background, by geographical region.
21 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Justice Board: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve BAME representation amongst the staff of the Youth Justice Board (a) overall and (b) at Grade 7-5 level.
21 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Seas and Oceans: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Environment Agency undertaking year-round water testing at English beaches.
20 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the situation of (a) buyers and (b) leaseholders of low-level flats who are unable to obtain mortgages or re-mortgage their properties because they
20 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to commence covid-secure face-to-face substantive asylum interviews for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
19 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Missing Persons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that information gathered during independent return home interviews is shared with (a) local authority children’s services, (b) police and (c) voluntary services, to allow thos
19 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Exploitation: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to issue guidance for police forces on (a) recognising and (b) responding to signs of child exploitation at the point of arrest.
19 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2020 to Question 102886 on Crime: Children, what plans she has to make an assessment of the effectiveness of data sharing between local authorities relating to child crimina
19 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 43 of the 2020 UK annual report on modern slavery, if she will publish the minutes of meetings held by the covid-19 vulnerable children's hub since the beginning of the covid-19
19 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of modern slavery have been moved on from their Government-funded accommodation under the Victim Care Contract since 6 August 2020.
19 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Offending Teams: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 9 of the 2020 UK annual report on modern slavery, if he will publish the (a) dates and (b) content of the guidance and training on criminal exploitation provided to Youth Offending Teams.
19 Oct 2020 · Attorney General
Exploitation: Young People
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to page 8 of the 2020 UK annual report on modern slavery, what plans she has to roll out face-to-face training on recognising the signs of criminal exploitation to prosecutors dealing with other types of crime i
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