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Written Question
Prisoners: Free School Meals
Wednesday 30th October 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population is estimated to have been eligible for free school meals while they were in education.

Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The information requested is not currently collated by HM Prison and Probation Service.

Upon arrival in custody, offenders are presented with numerous introductory questions to assist with their reception. However, this does not include historical information regarding their elibility for free school meals.


Written Question
Prison Sentences
Wednesday 30th October 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the population of (a) Ashfield, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England has received a (i) custodial prison sentence and (ii) suspended prison sentence at some point in their lives.

Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

This information is not readily available and would require individual court files to be checked for the required information which would incur disproportionate costs.


Written Question
Prisoners: Qualifications
Wednesday 30th October 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population left school without any formal qualifications.

Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The information requested is not held by the Department.

The Department for Education publishes data on English & maths assessments undertaken when someone is received into prison. This can be found via the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training

Previous MoJ studies have shown as many as 47% of those entering prison reporting as having no formal qualifications. As stated in our Education and Employment Strategy, published in May 2018, we recognise the importance of providing opportunities for learning for all. Such opportunities are irrespective of previous educational attainment, and are an important part of helping to change lives and reduce the risks of reoffending.


Written Question
Fines: Surcharges
Monday 29th July 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 273770 on Fines: Surcharges, how much funding has been allocated from the Victim Surcharge to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2014.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The Victim and Witness Budget, which is used to fund support service for victims and witnesses, is set each year and includes a forecasted contribution from revenue raised through the Victim Surcharge. Between 2015/16 and 2018/19 the revenue raised from the Surcharge surpassed the forecasted contribution, so the excess was put towards compensating victims of violent crime through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. However, we have now changed our procedures so that from this financial year, all revenue raised will be included in the Surcharge contribution to Victim and Witness Budget.

Financial Year

Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *

VS contribution to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme*

2014/15

£24m

0

2015/16

£28m

£10m

2016/17

£31m

£4m

2017/18

£35m

£4m

2018/19

£34m

£3m

* Rounded to the nearest £1m


Written Question
Fines: Surcharges
Wednesday 10th July 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, purusuant to the Answer of to Question 252552, where the difference between the Victims Surcharge collected and the Victims Surcharge contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget is allocated.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The Victim and Witness Budget, which is used to fund support service for victims and witnesses, is set each year and includes funding from a number of different sources. This includes a forecasted contribution from the revenue raised by the Victim Surcharge.

The Victim and Witness Budget for funding victim support services increased to £96m in 2018/19 and has near-doubled funding for victim support services since 2013.

Between 2015/16 and 2017/18 the revenue raised from the Surcharge surpassed the forecasted contribution, so the excess was put towards compensating victims of violent crime through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. However, we have now changed our procedures so that from this financial year, all revenue raised will be included in the Surcharge contribution to Victim and Witness Budget.


Written Question
Fines: Surcharges
Wednesday 10th July 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2019 to Question 252552, for what reasons the Government is not contributing the full amount raised from the victims surcharge to the victim and witness budget.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The Victim and Witness Budget, which is used to fund support service for victims and witnesses, is set each year and includes funding from a number of different sources. This includes a forecasted contribution from the revenue raised by the Victim Surcharge.

The Victim and Witness Budget for funding victim support services increased to £96m in 2018/19 and has near-doubled funding for victim support services since 2013.

Between 2015/16 and 2017/18 the revenue raised from the Surcharge surpassed the forecasted contribution, so the excess was put towards compensating victims of violent crime through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. However, we have now changed our procedures so that from this financial year, all revenue raised will be included in the Surcharge contribution to Victim and Witness Budget.


Written Question
Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
Wednesday 10th July 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for how many inquests was legal aid provided in each year since 2012.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
Wednesday 10th July 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of legal aid granted to inquests in each year since 2010 is.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
Wednesday 10th July 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of inquests for which legal aid was provided in each year since 2010.

Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

This information would only be available at disproportionate cost.

Legal aid funding is provided when the requisite eligibility criteria are met. Following consideration of claims for payment from the lawyers involved, all payments are made from a central legal aid budget, which is not demarcated according to any particular category of law.


Written Question
Criminal Injuries Compensation
Monday 8th July 2019

Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the overall budget for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme was in each year since 2010.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The table below shows the overall budget (excluding capital) for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each year since 2010-11. This comprises the budget received from the Ministry of Justice, income received from Scottish Government and income received through the victim surcharge.

The reforms in 2012 and the current review are focused on protecting payments to those most seriously affected by their injuries, and ensuring the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is affordable and sustainable.

Period

Budget

2010-11

£305,323,000

2011-12

£462,445,000

2012-13

£316,734,000

2013-14

£192,850,000

2014-15

£151,700,000

2015-16

£136,650,000

2016-17

£138,073,000

2017-18

£160,778,000