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166589

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, columns 13-14WS on 'Our Commitment to Victims', what the reasons are for guaranteeing victims' rights in law; and for what reasons his policy on this matter has changed since his Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 728, which was against such an approach.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>There has been no change in policy. Making the whole system work better for victims has been always been this Government’s priority. In our response to the “<em>Getting it right for Victims and Witnesses</em>” consultation, we said we would look at the options for a Victims’ Law but that reform must begin with a more effective Victims’ Code.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we published a new, comprehensive Victims’ Code to give victims clear entitlements, a louder voice in the criminal justice system and more effective redress. The next step will be to enshrine these rights in law.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/12/2014 16:45:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

166590

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been held in the segregation unit at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	216281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216278 216279 216280 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166591

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) longest stay was for children held on the segregation unit at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	216280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216278 216279 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166592

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of self-harm have been undertaken by children in the segregation unit at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	216277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216278 216279 216280 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166593

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons children were segregated at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	216278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216279 216280 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166594

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were (a) placed on basic regime and (b) confined to their cells for 23 hours a day or more at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	216279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216278 216280 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166044

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether transmission x-rays are likely to be used in normal search procedures in prisons in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) employs a range of technological aids to assist in searching including: hand held detectors, portals and Body Orifice Security Scanners, which can detect metallic items concealed internally. X-ray machines are used in most prisons to screen baggage and goods entering prisons but are not used for searching people and there are presently no plans to introduce the technology for this purpose in prisons in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:17:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

166045

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Altcourse Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase prisoner safety at HM Prison Altcourse.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	215825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not tolerate violence of any kind within the prison estate, and prisoner safety is treated extremely seriously. Tackling violence in prisons is a priority for this Government, and steps are being taken to manage levels of violence within a complex and challenging prison population. We will be issuing new guidance to public sector and contracted prison providers on managing violence early next year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The recently announced joint national protocol between National Offender Management Service (NOMS), the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on the appropriate handling of crimes in prison strengthens existing policy and requirements on the reporting of serious assaults or other serious crime occurring in custody so that this type of crime can be targeted. The protocol will be published before the end of the financial year following final consultation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>G4S, who manage HMP Altcourse, are preparing an action plan to address any strategic weaknesses, to be overseen by Phil Wheatley, formerly Director General of NOMS. They are in the process of revising HMP Altcourse’s local Incentive and Earned Privilege (IEP), Violence Reduction and Safer Custody strategies. They are also arranging for the provision of additional resources to support local management in security and residential functions.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS regularly carries out operational audits and assessments of all aspects of prisoner safety at all prisons and will continue to monitor HMP Altcourse’s progress closely.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:34:56 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

166048

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse which will accrue from the closure of prisons in the UK in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	215918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and will aim to deal with the prison population in a way that gives taxpayers the best possible value for money. Unless there is an unexpected and significant drop in the prison population there are no plans to close further prison capacity in England and Wales in the next 3 years.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:01:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

166049

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse arising from the closure of prisons since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	215917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The capacity management has been a key element of the Ministry’s efficiency strategy over the past four years. This work ensures the most effective use of the prison estate and the closure of less efficient, uneconomic prison places where there is surplus capacity to do so.</p><p> </p><p>16 Prisons have been closed and two prisons have been re-roled as Immigration Removal Centres since 2010. Our strategy of replacing old, uneconomic prison places with new, modern ones has reduced unit costs and delivered savings of around £155m per annum.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:10:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas