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1658257

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date	05/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts and Prisons: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2023 to Question 183039 on Courts and Prisons: Buildings, whether his Department has completed the work to identify buildings within the prison estate which may have been constructed with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete; and whether that work included the examination of buildings opened between 1990 to 2000.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Departments have been asked to report on the current picture of suspected and confirmed Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in their estates as soon as possible. This will be updated on a regular basis as new buildings are identified and surveying and remediation are carried out. The Government published lists of education settings confirmed as having RAAC on Wednesday 6 September and committed to providing further updates.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:02:47 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1655880

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police and Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers there were in 2021-22; and how many and what proportion of prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for assaulting a prison officer in that period served their sentence concurrently with a sentence already being served.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	195757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The data on prison officer assaults is recorded in our published Safety in Custody Statistics.</p><p>The number and rates of assaults on staff across the estates are published in the Safety in Custody Summary Table which can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173764/Safety-in-custody-summary-q1-2023-final-tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173764/Safety-in-custody-summary-q1-2023-final-tables.xlsx</a>.</p><p>Sentencing data does not produce a breakdown of types of emergency worker for all violent offences. Consequently, we are unable to confirm within cost what proportion of prisoners sentenced for assaulting prison officers served their sentence concurrently.</p><p>However, the relevant sentencing guideline, issued by the independent Sentencing Council, makes clear that sentences for offences committed in prison will generally be served consecutively and, for any act of violence in prison custody, any reduction to take account of the principle of totality is likely to be minimal.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:05:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1655934

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison wings closed (a) permanently and (b) temporarily due to staff shortages in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	196012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, there have been no permanent reductions in prison capacity due solely to staff shortages.</p><p>Alongside issues such as safety, decency, and stability, staffing levels have been one factor in decisions to temporarily close wings between 2010-2022, although decisions during this period cannot be attributed solely or principally to staffing levels. All wings temporarily closed during this period have been returned to use.</p><p>In May 2022, HMPPS introduced a Strategic Enhanced Resourcing Support process to authorise capacity reductions due to staffing levels where other mitigations are insufficient. Since the introduction of the process there have been a total of 6 temporary prison wing closures across 4 prisons (HMPs Wayland, Bullingdon, Woodhill and Swaleside) due to stability concerns linked to acute resourcing issues. At present, 2 wing closures remain in place at HMPs Woodhill and Swaleside.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:04:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1656136

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of criminal offences committed by prisoners on temporary release in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	195842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of temporary release failures due to an alleged offence for the year 2022-2023 was 31.</p><p><strong>Temporary Releases 2022-23</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total number of temporary releases</p></td><td><p>386,435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of temporary release failures(1)</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary release failures percentage of total releases</p></td><td><p>0.19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which, number where the failure was due to an alleged offence(2)</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure due to an alleged offence percentage of total releases</p></td><td><p>less than 0.01%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Sources and Quality</p><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p><p>(1) A temporary release failure after a release on temporary licence (ROTL) occurs when a prisoner fails to adhere to any condition written into the licence that permits their temporary release. Such conditions include the date and time by which the prisoner is required to return to the prison and may also place restrictions on where the prisoner may go and whom they may visit during the period of release, etc.</p><p>(2) The number of failures due to an offence is a count of the number of prisoners who have been arrested for an offence that allegedly took place during a period of ROTL, not the number of offences, one prisoner may have committed multiple offences while on temporary release.</p><p>Public protection is our priority. All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a full risk assessment, involving all relevant agencies, before being considered for ROTL.</p><p>By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison helps ensure offenders don't return to crime when they leave prison. Evidence shows the vast majority abide by their temporary release conditions, with the compliance rate standing at well over 99%. Non-compliance is, and will continue to be, dealt with robustly.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:03:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1656564

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug recovery wings have been opened in prisons since 22 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	196381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>As part of the ambitious cross-Government Drug Strategy, we are rolling out a wide range of interventions to support prisoners off drugs and into recovery. This includes testing a new approach to help prisoners with an opiate dependency achieve abstinence, through abstinence-focused Drug Recovery Wings. Seven of these are now open across the estate. Alongside this, we are increasing the number of Incentivised Substance-Free Living units, where prisoners commit to remaining free of illicit drugs with regular drug testing and incentives. We have more than doubled the number of these from 25 last summer to 60 now, aiming to reach up to 100 by March 2025.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:03:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1656582

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to allocate sufficient resources to the prevention of repeat offences.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	197084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>This Government is tackling the causes of reoffending to keep our communities safe. Between 2010/11 and 2020/21, the overall proven reoffending rate has decreased from 31.6% to 24.4%.</p><p>We know that by helping offenders into skills training, work, and stable accommodation we can significantly reduce their likelihood of reoffending. Over the 3-year Spending Review, we are therefore investing in a range of interventions, including delivering our temporary accommodation service so that prison-leavers have a stable base on release, building stronger links with employers and offering more offenders the chance to work in prison and on release.</p><p>We are also delivering probation Commissioned Rehabilitative Services which provide offenders with tailored, community-based support to address areas of need associated with reoffending.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:03:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1656779

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation by the Prison Service Pay Review Body to offer different paid contracts for Prison Officers on Fair and Sustainable rates and closed rates; and what steps he is taking to address disparities between the two pay structures.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	196505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>In 2012, HMPPS introduced of a new common pay and grading structure called Fair &amp; Sustainable (F&amp;S) that applied to all new staff who joined the service after 1 April 2012 and existing staff who would benefit from opting into the modernised pay structures. This was a Workforce Policy decision and therefore not determined by the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB). There are, however, still a group of staff employed pre-2012 who remain on legacy “closed” grade pay structures. The reason for this is that they would not benefit financially from “opting in” to F&amp;S so they have been allowed to remain on legacy terms. This year, because of the Prison Service Pay Review Body recommendations, the majority of closed grade staff will financially benefit from opting into the Fair &amp; Sustainable pay structures and we will encourage them to do so.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2023 17:04:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1656866

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the Young Women’s Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	196555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Young Women’s Strategy forms part of the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan, which sets out what we will deliver over the period 2022-25. We do not yet have a specific publication date.</p><p>We are running young women’s residential pilots in two women’s prisons: learning from these will inform the Young Women’s Strategy. We will also be engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including specialist organisations and young women with lived experience.</p><p>The Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan exemplifies the Government’s commitment to take a gender-specific and trauma-responsive approach that acknowledges the impact of neglect and abuse (as well as other forms of trauma) on health, mental health and behaviour. In developing the Young Women’s Strategy we will have due regard to issues of age and race.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 196556 196557 question first answered 11/09/2023 17:03:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1656867

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to consult with (a) young women with lived experience, (b) specialists and (c) women and girls’ organisations on the development of the Young Women’s Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	196556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Young Women’s Strategy forms part of the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan, which sets out what we will deliver over the period 2022-25. We do not yet have a specific publication date.</p><p>We are running young women’s residential pilots in two women’s prisons: learning from these will inform the Young Women’s Strategy. We will also be engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including specialist organisations and young women with lived experience.</p><p>The Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan exemplifies the Government’s commitment to take a gender-specific and trauma-responsive approach that acknowledges the impact of neglect and abuse (as well as other forms of trauma) on health, mental health and behaviour. In developing the Young Women’s Strategy we will have due regard to issues of age and race.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 196555 196557 question first answered 11/09/2023 17:03:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1656868

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Young Women's Strategy will include policies to help tackle (a) trauma, (b) gender, (c) age and (d) cultural challenges faced by young women.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	196557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Young Women’s Strategy forms part of the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan, which sets out what we will deliver over the period 2022-25. We do not yet have a specific publication date.</p><p>We are running young women’s residential pilots in two women’s prisons: learning from these will inform the Young Women’s Strategy. We will also be engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including specialist organisations and young women with lived experience.</p><p>The Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan exemplifies the Government’s commitment to take a gender-specific and trauma-responsive approach that acknowledges the impact of neglect and abuse (as well as other forms of trauma) on health, mental health and behaviour. In developing the Young Women’s Strategy we will have due regard to issues of age and race.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 196555 196556 question first answered 11/09/2023 17:03:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy