Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"The female offender strategy rightly recommends women’s centres over custodial sentences, but the funding committed as part of the strategy ran out in March. The Minister earlier actually referred to more funding for women’s services, but I am talking about women’s centres, and I have been unsuccessfully trying to set …..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 22nd September 2020
Asked by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
What steps he is taking to tackle recent trends in the level of self-harm in prisons.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
There are encouraging signs that self-harm has started to reduce in recent months, but it remains a concern.
We have given over 25,000 prison staff better training to spot and prevent self-harm;
We have refreshed our partnership with the Samaritans which supports the Listeners scheme, whereby selected prisoners are trained to provide emotional support to their fellow prisoners;
We have also piloted improvements to Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT), the multidisciplinary case management approach to supporting prisoners thought to be at risk of self-harm or suicide. We are currently planning the resumption of roll-out of the revised ACCT across the prison estate.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Sep 2020
Sentencing White Paper
"The Lord Chancellor has already partly answered this question, but can he expand on it, as currently one of the biggest problems is overcrowding in prisons and failing to rehabilitate enough people? Can he also address how we are dealing with adverse childhood experiences and trauma that people have suffered, …..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" We have already heard a response on legal aid, but may I push the Lord Chancellor a little further? Restoring legal aid for early legal advice from a solicitor would help to resolve more cases before they reach court, speed up cases that proceed to trial and get rid …..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 14th July 2020
Asked by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
What recent estimate he has made of the number of people released from prison without adequate accommodation.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
Approximately 13% of offenders released between March and April this year were released homeless; which is comparable to data for 2018/19.
Everyone leaving prison should have somewhere safe and secure to live because accommodation reduces the likelihood of them reoffending.
That is why our accommodation pilots, in Leeds, Pentonville and Bristol, have been operating since August 2019 and we have secured up to £8.5 million to support individuals at risk of homelessness released from prison during Covid-19. This will help them to move into permanent accommodation.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Probation Services
"Short prison sentences do not work, especially for women, because the whole life of that woman and her dependants falls down. What can the Ministry of Justice do to instil confidence in the whole system that alternatives to prisons, such as women’s centres, work?..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Feb 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"2. What steps he is taking to implement the Istanbul convention on action against violence against women and domestic violence. ..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Feb 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Istanbul convention enshrines the rights of survivors of sexual violence; it includes the right to access crisis counselling and mental health support. Over 6,000 people are currently waiting to be seen by mental health specialists after experiencing sexual violence. Most of them have been told they will have to …..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"19. I, too, congratulate the Minister on his new post. Indeed, my question is linked to his being in that post. We simply do not have enough rape crisis centres and we need to support survivors of rape better. Will the Government consider ratifying the Istanbul convention? That should lead …..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Oct 2019
Domestic Abuse Bill
"I thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. The Istanbul convention is not just about extraterritorial powers but about the provision that we make for survivors in this country. If we are signatories, it means that we give extra care to people who return having experienced abuse …..."Wera Hobhouse - View Speech
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