Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's estimate is of the amount of EU legislation and regulation that can be incorporated into UK law without amendment.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.
The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Department for Exiting the European Union are working closely with departments across Government to ensure we make the changes required to deliver a functioning statute book on exit in the most efficient manner possible.
Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners gained level 1 qualifications in construction-related skills in each of the last five years for which data is available.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The number of offender learners in English prisons aged 18 and over that achieved a level 1 qualification in construction-related skills from academic year 2011/12 to 2015/16 is shown in the table below. These offenders were funded via the Offenders Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) budget.
Adult (18+) Offender Learning Achievements in Level 1 construction-related skills
Academic Year | Learner Achievements |
2011/12 | 5,700 |
2012/13 | 6,070 |
2013/14 | 5,700 |
2014/15 | 5,640 |
2015/16 | 5,440 |
Notes:
1) Volume rounded to the nearest 10.
2) Qualification under sector subject area 'Construction, Planning and the Built Environment'.
3) Standard OLASS age groups used to match Further education and skills Statistical First Release Table 10.2.
Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the results of the call for evidence on corporate criminal liability for economic crime.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The Government received a broad range of responses to the call for evidence on economic crime. Many submissions raised complex issues and the MOJ is currently analysing these before reporting in due course.
Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the level of lost earnings incurred by (a) employees and (b) the self-employed undertaking jury service by income decile in each of the last five years.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Jury service is an important civic duty. HMCTS is committed to offering support to those called as jurors. Financial provision is made for jurors who are on benefits and for those who suffer loss of earning whilst on jury service. Full details of that provision can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/jury-service/what-you-can-claim
Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people working for her Department or its executive agencies in the Liverpool City Region on a (a) directly employed, (b) agency or (c) outsourced basis are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wages Foundation; and how many such people are employed on zero-hours contracts.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The table below shows the number of staff directly employed by the Department or its executive agencies who are paid less than the living wage (LW) as defined by the Living Wage Foundation, none of which are employed on zero hours contracts. This data is shown as at 30th September 2016.
| Number below living wage | Total headcount in Liverpool region |
MoJ inc MoJ HQ, HMCTS, OPG, CICA and LAA. | 17 | 618 |
NOMS (including the National Probation Service) | 12 | 834 |
The MoJ contractors supplying the provision of Contingent Labour Services have confirmed that 27 agency staff are paid less than the Living Wage in the Liverpool City Region.
Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has for civilian enforcement officers within the context of its plans to outsource work to the private sector.
Answered by Phillip Lee
HMCTS are considering a range of options about how best to deliver this service. The tender process will allow HMCTS to make informed decisions about what is in the best interests of the service and the taxpayer. No decision on the way forward for the Civilian Enforcement Office role has been made at the current time.
Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people released from each prison in England and Wales (i) reoffended and (ii) went into employment within six months of their release in each of the last five years.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
Information on the employment status of prisoners beyond the point of release is not available centrally and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
All other information requested can be found on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people working for her Department or its executive agencies on a (a) directly employed, (b) agency or (c) outsourced basis are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and how many of those people are employed on zero-hours contracts.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The table below shows the number of staff directly employed by the Department or its executive agencies who are paid less than the living wage (LW) as defined by the Living Wage Foundation, none of which are employed on zero hours contracts. This data is shown as at 31 March 2016.
| Number below living wage | Headcount |
MoJ inc MoJ HQ, HMCTS, OPG, CICA and LAA. | 913 | 22,539 |
NOMS (including the National Probation Service) | 490 | 45,909 |
Information on contractors paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a LW could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.