Ministry of Justice

written question – answered on 19 March 2019.

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  • Witnesses: Children

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the pilot for non-court remote link sites for Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 is planned to commence.

  • Prisoners: Salford

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Salford residents are in prison.

  • Prisons

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons house different categories of prisoner.

  • Crimes of Violence: Convictions

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for (a) crimes involving the use of knives; (b) crimes involving the use of firearms and (c) all violent crimes in 2018.

  • Community Orders

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number was of previous community orders given to an offender sentenced to immediate custody for a new offence of up to six months in...

  • Prison Sentences

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what main offence each prisoner given a sentence of six months or less was imprisoned in the latest year for which information is available.

  • Prison Sentences

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February to Question 223184 on Sentencing, which of the offences listed his Department has classified as so grave that no...

  • Prison Sentences

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the effect on the sentencing decision of an offender's previous (a) convictions and (b) community orders under his proposals for a...

  • Prison Sentences

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing the option of custody for some offences on the (a) level of compliance with community...

  • Community Orders

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number was of recorded breaches of a single community order in each of the last three years.

  • Knives: Sentencing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average prison sentence was for (a) possession of a blade or point and (b) threatening with a blade or point in each of the last three years.

  • Prison Sentences

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences a (a) male and (b) female offender committed before being given an immediate custodial sentence in...

  • Knives: Sentencing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of total previous offences for possession of a blade or point a person committed before being given an immediate custodial...

  • Prison Sentences: Females

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were given a custodial sentence of under six months in (a) England (b) Wales in each year between 2010 and 2018.

  • Reoffenders: Cannabis

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the rate of recidivism for individuals charged with crimes involving the possession of cannabis for each year...

  • Reoffenders: Sentencing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which offences had been committed by (a) male and (b) female offenders sentenced to immediate custody of up to six months who had not received a...

  • Prison Officers: Training

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have received additional training to enable them to provide mentoring support to new prison officers in the last 12 months; and if...

  • Prison Officers: Labour Turnover

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent initiatives he has introduced to reduce the attrition rate of prison officers.

  • Prisoners: Education

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were engaged in learning and skills in prisons in each of the last five years.