Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made for the implication of his policy of the recent judicial reform in Saudi Arabia, following the announcement by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in February 2021 of the intention to reform the Kingdom’s judicial institutions by the end of that year.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Secretary of State for Justice and the Justice Minister of Saudi Arabia discussed developments in the field of judicial reform and human rights. The UK supports judicial reforms in line with international standards and welcomes Saudi Arabia’s efforts towards goals set out in Vision 2030. The Secretary of State also raised individual human rights cases in Saudi Arabia.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which issues, cases and concerns in connection with human rights and judicial reform were raised and discussed during his meeting with the Justice Minister of Saudi Arabia in London on 25 January 2022.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Secretary of State for Justice and the Justice Minister of Saudi Arabia discussed developments in the field of judicial reform and human rights. The UK supports judicial reforms in line with international standards and welcomes Saudi Arabia’s efforts towards goals set out in Vision 2030. The Secretary of State also raised individual human rights cases in Saudi Arabia.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if specific support is provided through the probation system to those with gambling disorder.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
In England and Wales, screening takes place to identify problem gamblers so they can receive appropriate support. Prisoners are seen by NHS healthcare services on reception and can be referred to addiction services to help address problem gambling, while in Probation there is a toolkit that can be used to address some of the areas of need associated with gambling. Regions may also commission additional services or additional staff training from specialist providers.
Following assessment, offenders in prison or probation may be eligible for an accredited offending behaviour programme (OBP) to address the issues that led to their offending. While not specifically designed to address problem gambling, there are programmes that aim to enable participants to be less impulsive and more flexible in their thinking, and that tackle a number of the cognitive issues commonly associated with problem gambling.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is provided to prisoners with a gambling disorder whilst serving custodial sentences.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
In England and Wales, screening takes place to identify problem gamblers so they can receive appropriate support. Prisoners are seen by NHS healthcare services on reception and can be referred to addiction services to help address problem gambling, while in Probation there is a toolkit that can be used to address some of the areas of need associated with gambling. Regions may also commission additional services or additional staff training from specialist providers.
Following assessment, offenders in prison or probation may be eligible for an accredited offending behaviour programme (OBP) to address the issues that led to their offending. While not specifically designed to address problem gambling, there are programmes that aim to enable participants to be less impulsive and more flexible in their thinking, and that tackle a number of the cognitive issues commonly associated with problem gambling.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women are serving (a) custodial and (b) suspended sentences where gambling has been identified as a relevant motivational factor in the offence.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Centrally held sentencing data in England and Wales does not identify where gambling, or any other factor, has been identified as a relevant motivational factor in the offence. The information may be held on court records but to be able to identify such cases would require accessing individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2016 to Question 50967, when her Department plans to consult on the legislative proposals to replace the Human Rights Act 1998.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The Government remains committed to reforming our domestic human rights framework. We will consider further the Bill of Rights once we know the arrangements for our EU exit and consult fully on our proposals with all organisations and individuals with an interest in human rights reform in the full knowledge of the new constitutional landscape that EU exit will create.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2016 to Question 42839, who will be invited to respond to any consultation on reform of the Human Rights Act 1998.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The Government remains committed to reforming our domestic human rights framework. We will consider further the Bill of Rights once we know the arrangements for our EU exit and consult fully on our proposals with all organisations and individuals with an interest in human rights reform in the full knowledge of the new constitutional landscape that EU exit will create.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the tribunal service from appellants in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency for claims relating to (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits were successful in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Oliver Heald
Information about the volume and outcomes of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published on gov.uk.
The table below provides a further breakdown of this information, covering the latest period for which figures are available (July to September 2016).
Proportion of appeals decided in favour of the appellant between July and September 2016 | |||||
| PIP1 | ESA2 | IS3 | JSA4 | Tax Credits5 |
Glasgow6 | 58% | 61% | 43% | 42% | 29% |
Hamilton7 | 40% | 54% | 50% | 33% | 55% |
Based on cases cleared8 at Tribunal
SSCS data are normally registered to the venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. We cannot retrieve data based on the appellant’s actual address, but can produce reports detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of our Regional centres
1 Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaced Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments)
2 Includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments)
3 Income Support
4 Jobseeker's Allowance
5 Includes Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.
6 Glasgow Wellington House venue includes all appeals heard in this venue, appellants living in the Rutherglen area are normally assigned to this venue for a tribunal hearing.
7 Hamilton venue includes all appeals heard in this venue, appellants living in the Hamilton West area are normally assigned to this venue for a tribunal hearing.
8 Represents those cases cleared at a tribunal hearing, excludes those cases disposed of without the need of a hearing (i.e. decisions retrospectively supersede, withdrawn prior to hearing, struck out)
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that is available.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 1 November 2016, Official Report, column 777, when she plans to publish the review into the care and management of transgender offenders.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The Review into the Care and Management of Transgender Offenders will be published shortly.
Asked by: Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is her Department's policy not to employ people who have recently resided at an address covered by the British Forces Post Office.
Answered by Oliver Heald
It is not the Department’s policy to refuse employment to individuals who have recently resided at an address covered by the British Forces Post Office.