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1186969

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
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 13 February 2020 to Question 13458 on Prisons: Crimes of Violence, what the average number of additional days was for additional days punishments in each year from 2011 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	33460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>The prisoner discipline system upholds justice in prisons and ensures incidents of prison rule-breaking have consequences. Only Independent Adjudicators, who are District Judges or Deputy District Judges can make an award of additional days to a prisoner’s custodial time left to serve.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested can be found in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/03/2020 11:56:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of Data for PQ 33460.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186970

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
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 13 February 2020 to Question 13458 on Prisons: Crimes of Violence, what estimate he has made of the number of prison officer assaults that have been charged as assaults on an emergency worker since the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	33461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify the number of prison officer assaults that have been charged under the Assault on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. This information would need to be requested from each prison who in turn will need to request information from their local police force to obtain this data which will require a high level or resource and will be at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Convictions under the Assault on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost, as there will also be a need to sift through each case to identify whether the emergency worker was a prison officer as this piece of legislation covers other workers such as police officers, NHS workers, National Crime Agency officers etc.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/03/2020 11:59:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186977

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
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 25 February 2020 to Question 1219, on Prisoner Escapes, how long each offender has been out of prison; and what the circumstances were that led to the escape in each case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	33468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Escapes are rare but every security breach is treated seriously. Escaped prisoners recaptured by police face prosecution and face additional security measures on return to prison.</p><p>Please find below the information on the number of days prisoners have remained at large following an escape. Latest published data on escapes is available up to 2018-19, all prisoners who have escaped during this period have been recaptured.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Escaped From</p></td><td><p>Days At Large</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Prison Establishment</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Prison Establishment</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Prison Establishment</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Prison Establishment</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Prison Establishment</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Prison Establishment</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>HMPPS Escort</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Contractor Escort</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Sources and Quality</p><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System.</p><p>Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last individual the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide any further details of the circumstances of the escapes due to security reasons.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/03/2020 12:06:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186978

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
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 25 February 2020 to Question 1219, on Prisoner Escapes, if he will make it is his policy to release the names of absconders to (a) inform and (b) seek information from the public on those absconders' whereabouts.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	33469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>When a prisoner absconds, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. The majority of absconders are quickly recaptured and returned to custody where they face serious consequences. These include serving up to two additional years on conviction. Prisoners subject to parole decisions, will likely face even longer delays to their release.</p><p> </p><p>We collaborate with the police in order to recapture those who abscond and prosecute in line with the Crime in Prison Referral Agreement. As part of that process the police decide whether releasing names is necessary to aid the investigation. We publish statistics annually on the number of prisoners who have absconded and those still at large as to inform the public.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/03/2020 12:18:27 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186980

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences in (a) Magistrates Courts and (b) Crown Courts were marked as receiving no separate penalty in the latest year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	33471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Detailed information on the number of offences that were marked as receiving no separate penalty is not centrally held. This information may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2020 11:52:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186782

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
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, how many serving prisoners were out of prison on temporary licence in each day in the latest month for which figures are available; and what offences each of those prisoners had committed.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	32653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a thorough risk assessment before being considered for release on temporary licence (ROTL). ROTL is proven to reduce reoffending, helping offenders build and maintain family ties as well as find work.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table gives the number of prisoners on release on temporary licence (ROTL) on each day of September 2019, broken down by the relevant offence group for the principal offence for which they were sentenced to imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2020 10:03:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of Copy of PQ 32653 final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186786

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
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 the average length of time served in prison by (a) men and (b) women that had been given life sentences was for those that were released from prison in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	32656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>The attached tables show the mean and median average time served by men and women sentenced to life imprisonment who were released from custody in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Public protection is our priority. It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of those prisoners serving life sentences who have completed their tariff period. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community using the powers available to them.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2020 10:11:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of Copy of PQ 32656_final.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186796

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners convicted of terrorist-related offences were released on temporary licence in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	32663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>No prisoners who are currently serving a custodial sentence for a terrorist-related offence were released on temporary licence (ROTL) in England and Wales between October 2018 and September 2019. This is the latest annual data available. No terrorist or terrorist-risk offenders are currently eligible to be released on temporary licence. This policy is under regular review.</p><p> </p><p>ROTL enables offenders to participate in activities outside of prison, directly contributing to community resettlement, helping with their rehabilitation and development of a purposeful, law-abiding life. There is no entitlement to ROTL. It is discretionary and only allowed following a robust risk assessment of each offender.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/03/2020 11:06:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1186560

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cemeteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what economic assessment he has made of the effect of transferring closed burial grounds from the Church of England to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	32213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Historically, the Church of England has made burial provision for local communities, and continues to do so. The transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities returns the accountability for their maintenance to the community as a whole. Local authority spending priorities are a matter for local discretion.</p><p>Data on the transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>The Law Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform includes a project to consider streamlining and modernising the law governing the disposal of human remains, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 32214 32215 32216 question first answered 27/03/2020 10:07:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1186561

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cemeteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding is available for local authorities to maintain burial grounds.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	32214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Historically, the Church of England has made burial provision for local communities, and continues to do so. The transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities returns the accountability for their maintenance to the community as a whole. Local authority spending priorities are a matter for local discretion.</p><p>Data on the transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities is not held centrally.</p><p>The Law Commission’s current Programme of Law Reform includes a project to consider streamlining and modernising the law governing the disposal of human remains, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 32213 32215 32216 question first answered 27/03/2020 10:07:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell