Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public information campaigns his Department undertakes to promote adherence to the highway code.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The department promotes adherence to The Highway Code via:
The Highway Code is published by the DVSA, which promotes adherence with the code via direct communications to learner drivers and via accredited driving instructors.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of the THINK! road safety campaign in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Cardiff Central.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
For the financial year 2022-23, the total cost of the THINK! road safety campaign was £5,007,000 (excluding VAT).
As THINK! activity runs across England and Wales we cannot isolate the cost of the campaign running in Wales.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) solicitors and (b) not for profit organisations provided legal aid work on civil law cases in Wales in each year from 2012 to 2022.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The information is published as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s official statistics. The requested information can be found in table 9.2 and covers the period from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2022. Data for financial year 2022-2023 is due to be published on 23 June 2023.
The LAA frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision of legal aid, in all categories of law, throughout England and Wales. The LAA moves quickly, where issues arise, to secure additional provision and to ensure demand for legal aid services is met across the country. Legal advice on a range of civil matters including housing, debt, discrimination, and education is available, wherever people are, through the Civil Legal Advice telephone service.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications under the Ukraine Family Scheme have been (a) received from Ukrainian nationals wishing to join a family member based in Cardiff Central constituency and (b) granted for Ukrainian nationals to join family members residing within Cardiff Central constituency as of 11 May 2023.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Where applications are made under the Ukraine Family Scheme, information on the area of the UK the UK family member is residing in is not recorded on UKVI systems and not published.
Published data on Ukraine Schemes can be found here Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications under the Ukraine Family Scheme have been (a) received from Ukrainian nationals wishing to join a Cardiff-based family member and (b) granted for Ukrainian nationals to join family members residing within Cardiff as of 11 May 2023.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Where applications are made under the Ukraine Family Scheme, information on the area of the UK the UK family member is residing in is not recorded on UKVI systems and not published.
Published data on Ukraine Schemes can be found here Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications under the Ukraine Family Scheme have been (a) received from Ukrainian nationals wishing to join a Wales-based family member and (b) granted for Ukrainian nationals to join family members residing within Wales as of 15 May 2023.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Where applications are made under the Ukraine Family Scheme, information on the area of the UK the UK family member is residing in is not recorded on UKVI systems and not published.
Published data on Ukraine Schemes can be found here Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the case backlog in the Youth Court system in Wales.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
There were 270 youth outstanding cases in magistrates' courts in Wales as at the end of September 2022. This includes any case involving a defendant under the age of 18 heard in the magistrates’ courts, not just those heard in the Youth Court. Cases involving young defendants are given priority, irrespective of the Court in which they appear, and youth cases are continually reviewed to ensure that they are progressed as quickly as possible.
At any one time, there will always be outstanding cases – those for which evidence is being prepared, for example. The table below shows the number of the outstanding youth cases for the period end of September 2016 to end of September 2022.
Time period | Outstanding youth cases at Magistrates Courts, Wales |
September 2016 | 376 |
September 2017 | 330 |
September 2018 | 332 |
September 2019 | 321 |
September 2020 | 364 |
September 2021 | 277 |
September 2022 | 270 |
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce drug use in HMP Prescoed.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
HMPPS is committed to reducing the supply and demand of drugs in prisons, delivering a high-quality treatment and recovery system, and reducing the harms drugs cause, including working closely with the privately managed HMP/YOI Parc. The following steps are being taken to help reduce drug use in prisons in Wales:
Restricting the supply of drugs:
Increasing investments in prison security, including introducing airport-style gate security to identify items such as drugs before they are conveyed into prisons as well as X-ray body scanners to find internally concealed items and x-ray baggage.
Increasing the number of drug trace detection machines, helping prevent the smuggling of illegal drugs, including through the mail.
Increasing the number and availability of specialist staff, drugs dogs and security equipment to help identify illicit substances at the first possible opportunity available across all sites.
Mandatory Drug tests in line with national guidance.
A Crime in Prisons initiative to support the prosecution of those involved in the trafficking of illicit substances.
Preventing and pursuing incidents of staff corruption.
Reducing the demand for drugs:
Increasing opportunity for purposeful activities in prison to reduce boredom and in turn the temptation to engage in illicit substances through education and employment.
Providing opportunities for prisoners to rehabilitate and resettle positively on release through meaningful employment, appropriate housing, mental health support.
Building recovery and reducing harm from drugs:
Providing opportunities for individuals to engage in Psychosocial Interventions to reduce substance misuse.
Providing all suitable individuals with appropriate clinical interventions for substance misuse. In Wales, this includes Buvidal which is a long-acting buprenorphine to treat dependence on opioids.
Providing Naloxone upon release, alongside associated training, to help prevent accidental overdose incidents.
Providing harm reduction advice about safer substance use and preventing blood borne viruses.
Providing individuals in all Welsh prisons with the opportunity to live on an incentivised substance-free living wing designed to support people to lead a substance-free life.
Exploring options for opening a drug recovery wing in HMP Berwyn to support those misusing opiates to abstain from drugs. Two drug recovery units have already been established at HMP/YOI Parc.
Providing 24/7 support to prisoners via peer mentors and staff.
Providing continuity of care through the gate care via collaborative working with agencies such as Dyfodol, NHS and Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce drug use in HMP Swansea.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
HMPPS is committed to reducing the supply and demand of drugs in prisons, delivering a high-quality treatment and recovery system, and reducing the harms drugs cause, including working closely with the privately managed HMP/YOI Parc. The following steps are being taken to help reduce drug use in prisons in Wales:
Restricting the supply of drugs:
Increasing investments in prison security, including introducing airport-style gate security to identify items such as drugs before they are conveyed into prisons as well as X-ray body scanners to find internally concealed items and x-ray baggage.
Increasing the number of drug trace detection machines, helping prevent the smuggling of illegal drugs, including through the mail.
Increasing the number and availability of specialist staff, drugs dogs and security equipment to help identify illicit substances at the first possible opportunity available across all sites.
Mandatory Drug tests in line with national guidance.
A Crime in Prisons initiative to support the prosecution of those involved in the trafficking of illicit substances.
Preventing and pursuing incidents of staff corruption.
Reducing the demand for drugs:
Increasing opportunity for purposeful activities in prison to reduce boredom and in turn the temptation to engage in illicit substances through education and employment.
Providing opportunities for prisoners to rehabilitate and resettle positively on release through meaningful employment, appropriate housing, mental health support.
Building recovery and reducing harm from drugs:
Providing opportunities for individuals to engage in Psychosocial Interventions to reduce substance misuse.
Providing all suitable individuals with appropriate clinical interventions for substance misuse. In Wales, this includes Buvidal which is a long-acting buprenorphine to treat dependence on opioids.
Providing Naloxone upon release, alongside associated training, to help prevent accidental overdose incidents.
Providing harm reduction advice about safer substance use and preventing blood borne viruses.
Providing individuals in all Welsh prisons with the opportunity to live on an incentivised substance-free living wing designed to support people to lead a substance-free life.
Exploring options for opening a drug recovery wing in HMP Berwyn to support those misusing opiates to abstain from drugs. Two drug recovery units have already been established at HMP/YOI Parc.
Providing 24/7 support to prisoners via peer mentors and staff.
Providing continuity of care through the gate care via collaborative working with agencies such as Dyfodol, NHS and Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous.
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce drug use in HMP Cardiff.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
HMPPS is committed to reducing the supply and demand of drugs in prisons, delivering a high-quality treatment and recovery system, and reducing the harms drugs cause, including working closely with the privately managed HMP/YOI Parc. The following steps are being taken to help reduce drug use in prisons in Wales:
Restricting the supply of drugs:
Increasing investments in prison security, including introducing airport-style gate security to identify items such as drugs before they are conveyed into prisons as well as X-ray body scanners to find internally concealed items and x-ray baggage.
Increasing the number of drug trace detection machines, helping prevent the smuggling of illegal drugs, including through the mail.
Increasing the number and availability of specialist staff, drugs dogs and security equipment to help identify illicit substances at the first possible opportunity available across all sites.
Mandatory Drug tests in line with national guidance.
A Crime in Prisons initiative to support the prosecution of those involved in the trafficking of illicit substances.
Preventing and pursuing incidents of staff corruption.
Reducing the demand for drugs:
Increasing opportunity for purposeful activities in prison to reduce boredom and in turn the temptation to engage in illicit substances through education and employment.
Providing opportunities for prisoners to rehabilitate and resettle positively on release through meaningful employment, appropriate housing, mental health support.
Building recovery and reducing harm from drugs:
Providing opportunities for individuals to engage in Psychosocial Interventions to reduce substance misuse.
Providing all suitable individuals with appropriate clinical interventions for substance misuse. In Wales, this includes Buvidal which is a long-acting buprenorphine to treat dependence on opioids.
Providing Naloxone upon release, alongside associated training, to help prevent accidental overdose incidents.
Providing harm reduction advice about safer substance use and preventing blood borne viruses.
Providing individuals in all Welsh prisons with the opportunity to live on an incentivised substance-free living wing designed to support people to lead a substance-free life.
Exploring options for opening a drug recovery wing in HMP Berwyn to support those misusing opiates to abstain from drugs. Two drug recovery units have already been established at HMP/YOI Parc.
Providing 24/7 support to prisoners via peer mentors and staff.
Providing continuity of care through the gate care via collaborative working with agencies such as Dyfodol, NHS and Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous.