Liz Saville Roberts MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pre-sentence ReportsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) standard delivery, (b) fast delivery, and (c) oral pre-sentence reports were produced in (i) Wales and (ii) England in 2024.
Answer: The Probation Service is responsible for producing pre-sentence reports (PSRs) where they have been requested by the Court. The PSR assesses the offender’s behaviour, the risk they pose, and recommend sentencing options tailored to the individual. The rep...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent regulator for holiday parks.
Answer: Holiday parks are already subject to licensing and oversight by local authorities and we have no plans to establish a dedicated independent regulator although we continue to monitor the effectiveness of the existing regulatory framework.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRegistration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil PartnershipsHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 45069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the names of deceased fathers can be included on birth certificates in instances where the parents were unmarried prior to his death.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the contribution of the UN Charter to the UK and (b) its future role in the UK; and what steps he is taking with international partn
Answer: The UK remains deeply committed to the United Nations and its founding principles, purposes and core values, as outlined in the UN Charter. The UN continues to play a critical role in preventing and ending conflicts, delivering lifesaving humanitarian ass...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond March 2026.
Answer: The Department has no plans to reconsider the £25,000 cap in 2025/26. Based on previous scheme data, we expect 94% of claims to be unaffected by the change.Future Government spending is a matter for the 2026 Spending Review.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRegistration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil PartnershipsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the names of deceased fathers can be included on birth certificates in instances where the parents were unmarried prior to his death.
Answer: Under Section 55A of the Family Law Act 1986, in situations where a child is born to unmarried parents, and the father dies prior to the birth, a Declaration of Parentage must be issued by the court in order for the paternity to be established. Once a dec...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of pubs and breweries which pay costs associated with the management of packaging waste under the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme who al
Answer: Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) obligates brands and packaging producers to pay the costs of managing household packaging waste. In most cases, this will not be individual pubs but the business supplying the pub with packaged goods where...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the correspondence from the First Minister of Wales to her on the impact of welfare reforms in Wales, dated 11 March 2025, if she will publish her Department's reply to that letter.
Answer: The Secretary of State responded to the First Minister of Wales on March 28. Her published response can be found here: Secretary of State letter to the First Minister of Wales - GOV.UK
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme on the financial sustainability of (a) pubs and (b) breweries in Wales.
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment did not split the assessment by sector. The Government has worked closely with industry,...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Hospitality IndustryHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of including hospitality workers on the immigration salary list.
Answer: The Migration Advisory Committee last reviewed hospitality roles with respect of the Immigration Salary List in 2023 and did not recommend any for inclusion on the list.Any future changes to the ISL will be considered in the context of the Immigration Whi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: WalesMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers working in each prison in Wales were recorded as Welsh speaking in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2024.
Answer: The table below represents the numbers of prison officers at the end of each calendar month specified who have self-declared that they are Welsh speaking on the organisation’s HR system. This includes Band 3-4 prison officers, including specialists, Band ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Welsh LanguageMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were recorded as Welsh speaking in every prison in (a) Wales and (b) England in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September and (iv) December 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice holds the data for Welsh speaking prisoners in both Wales and England. Annex A outlines how many prisoners were recorded as Welsh speaking in every prison in (a) Wales and (b) England in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September and (i...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison and identified as (a) White, (b) Mixed Ethic Groups, (c) Asian or Asian British, (d) Black or Black British, (e) Chinese or Oth
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women resident in Wales prior to entering custody were (a) serving an IPP sentence, (b) sentenced to life imprisonment, (c) on recall, (d) serving a non-criminal sentence and (e) serving an unknown sente
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women resident in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison (a) on remand, (b) sentenced to under 12 months, (c) sentenced to between 12 months and four years and (d) sentenced to four years and ove
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales before entering custody were in prison for the offence type of (a) possession of weapons, (b) public order offences, (c) miscellaneous crimes against society, (d) fraud
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales before entering custody were in prison for the offence type of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) theft offences, (e) criminal damag
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women resident in Wales prior to entering custody, were held in prison across England and Wales by (a) each local authority area and (b) prison in (i) March 2024, (ii) June 2024, (iii) September 2024 and
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were being held in prison across England and Wales in (a) March 2024, (b) June 2024, (c) September 2024 and (d) December 2024, broken down by
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in England prior to entering custody were being held in prison across England and Wales and identified as (a) White, (b) Mixed Ethic Groups, (c) Asian or Asian British, (d) Bla
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12091 on Prisons: Staff, whether her Department has provided guidance to successful bidders for the Prison Education Service contracts on the application of
Answer: Guidance on the application of the New Fair Deal was included in the Invitation to Tender for the current procurement for prisoner education services. Successful bidders will be supported to mobilise new services, including addressing any questions relati...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in England prior to entering custody were being held in prison in (a) England and (b) Wales broken down by local authority area in (i) March 2024, (ii) June 2024, (ii) September 2024 and
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in England prior to entering custody were being held in prison in (a) England and (b) Wales broken down by prison in (i) March 2024, (ii) June 2024, (ii) September 2024 and (iv) December
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Sentences: WalesMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were held in each prison in Wales aged (a) 15-17, (b) 18-20, (c) 21-24, (d) 25-29, (e) 30-39, (f) 40-49, (g) 50-59, (h) 60 and over and (i) Not recorded or not known in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii)
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Sentences: WalesMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people held in each prison in Wales identified as (a) White, (b) Mixed Ethic Groups, (c) Asian or Asian British, (d) Black or Black British, (e) Chinese or Other Ethnic Group and (f) Not known/not stated
Answer: The requested information has been provided as an Excel file alongside this response. The dataset for December 2024 is a subset of data scheduled to be published as part of the Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK release and cannot be provid...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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