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1491243

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Haslar Immigration Removal Centre: Trees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason trees and shrubs outside the grounds of Haslar Immigration Removal Centre were removed; and whether he plans to take steps to replant those trees and shrubs.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
	uin	41015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The trees and shrubs outside the centre were removed due to a misunderstanding between the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the contractors assigned to carry out work to tidy up the area.</p><p>MoJ is currently considering quotes for the replacement of the plants and trees and this work will begin as soon as we have chosen a contractor.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/09/2022 07:23:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1490380

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Harborough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department selected the proposed location of a new prison in Harborough constituency; and if he will publish the list of alternative sites considered in that decision.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	38822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The planning applications for new prisons next to HMPs Garth, Gartree and Grendon have been refused by the respective planning authorities. We have decided to appeal all of those planning refusals. As part of the evidence to those appeal inquiries, details of the site searches undertaken will be made publicly available.</p><p>The list of sites that were considered for the prison next to HMP Garth have been made available as part of that inquiry and can be found at: <a href="https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott" target="_blank">https://chorley.gov.uk/article/2612/Planning-appeals-HM-Prison-Wymott</a> (document E1).</p><p>The proof of evidence in support of the new prison including the list of alternative sites considered at Gartree will be available after 6 September. The inquiry will run between 4 and 10 October 2022. The proof of evidence in support of the new prison at Grendon will be available in accordance with a timetable set by the planning inspector.</p><p>No decision has been made to change the number of new category C prisons from three to two.</p><p>The Deputy Prime Minister announced on 4 March this year that three of the four prisons will be run by the private sector and one will be run by the public sector. Planning permission has been granted for a category C prison at Full Sutton and construction of that prison is expected to commence in the summer. The MoJ has submitted planning applications for new category C prisons next to HMP Grendon Springhill and HMP Garth/Wymott in order to meet the forecast regional demand. A planning application has been submitted for a category B training prison next to the existing category B prison at Gartree in order to meet the forecast national need for category B places. The new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse way will meet the regional demand for category C prisons in the Midlands.</p><p>As outlined above, planning for the new prison on land to the south of HMP Gartree is subject to an appeal process which is currently ongoing. The cost of the new prison can therefore only be finalised if planning permission is secured following the appeal process. If planning permission is granted an announcement will be made on the contract value and contractor who will take the project forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38818 38819 38820 38821 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:34:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1486540

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications there were to the PQiP scheme for each recruitment drive since the inception of that scheme; and how many prison officer vacancies there were in each 12 month period over the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	31202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>More than 1,500 new trainee probation officers have been hired this year - hitting the government’s target while helping to cut crime, make streets safer and protect the public.</p><p>Table 1: Number of applications to the PQiP scheme.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>PQiP Campaign</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQiP 08</p></td><td><p>3542</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQiP 09</p></td><td><p>6392</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQiP 10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6225</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQiP 11</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1811</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQiP 12</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3444</p></td><td><p>3444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQiP 13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3736</p></td><td><p>3736</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall</p></td><td><p>9934</p></td><td><p>8036</p></td><td><p>7180</p></td><td><p>25150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 1 notes:</p><ol start="1"><li><p>Data prior to PQiP 8 is not available on the Oleeo recruitment system that we have access to as recruitment was carried out by a third party.</p></li></ol><p>Prison Officer vacancy figures for the past 10 years are not available as we do not have a fixed staffing requirement for each individual prison establishment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/07/2022 13:53:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1485987

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many equality staff work in prisons holding (a) men and (b) women by (i) their grade and (ii) the time allocated to their equalities work.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	30117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>HMPPS are considering the findings of the IMB / CRA reports and will act accordingly. We recognise that race disparities persist in the Criminal Justice System, and we are committed to actively tackling the impact of this across MoJ. In December 2020 HMPPS launched the Race Action Programme, which will increase the diversity of our workforce, address the risk of bias in our policies and tackle disparity in outcomes for prisoners, people on probation and children in our system.</p><p>The Female Offender Strategy also included a clear commitment to look at how the distinct needs of ethnic minority and non-British national women can be better addressed. This is being taken forward by the Female Offender Minority Ethnic working group, which brings together officials and stakeholders to work together to improve outcomes for this cohort of women.</p><p>There is no place for racial abuse in prisons, which should be safe, orderly and decent places for both prisoners and staff. As set out in the Prisons Strategy White Paper we are introducing training for staff in women’s prisons to address the diverse needs of all women in their care. This will include cultural competence training to equip our staff with an increased knowledge of the effects of culture, faith and sustaining family relationships for ethnically diverse communities, increasing their confidence and skills in supporting all offenders, including those subjected to racial abuse.</p><p>Information on the number, grade and allocated duties of equality staff is not held centrally. The majority of HMPPS PGDs have a dedicated Regional Equality Lead (Band 8 &amp; Full Time) who coordinate activity and drive a regional strategy designed to best represent the unique situations arising in that part of the country, representative of the staff and prisoner population. Profiles for equalities work are decided at a local level to ensure they best fit the nature of individual establishments.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 30115 30116 question first answered 12/07/2022 11:43:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1487363

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have forums in place for prison officers and prisoners to review the fairness and effectiveness of the incentives and earned privileges regime.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	32562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to PQ 11806 on 13th June 2022.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/07/2022 14:46:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1491364

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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, how much his Department has spent on (a) amber and (b) red market supplements to prison officers in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	42039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>We are working hard to improve retention of frontline officers at prisons across England and Wales, providing opportunities to progress their careers and significant investment to keep them safe. Together, this will ensure we can recruit vital staff to keep offenders off the streets and protect the public.</p><p>Market Supplements are an additional (non-pensionable) allowance in place to support recruitment and retention at certain prison sites.</p><p>The annual expenditure on amber and red market supplements to prison officers in each of the last five years is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total Market Supplement Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>£10,672,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>£17,015,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>£18,388,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>£17,935,894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>£18,530,093</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It has not been possible to separate the amber and red market supplement expenditure for each financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2022 08:26:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1504025

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing drug rehabilitation programmes within prisons where there are registered drug addicts.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	45777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>In England, the NHS is responsible for commissioning healthcare services in all prisons including integrated substance misuse services. The Ministry of Justice works with NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Welsh Government, to ensure all prisoners access treatment that meets their needs and to support a meaningful recovery from drug dependency.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing a record £780m in drug treatment and recovery over the 3-year Spending Review period, with the Ministry of Justice investing £120m of this to get more offenders across the Criminal Justice System engaged in treatment. With this investment, we will enhance testing regimes in prison, expand the use of Incentivised Substance-Free Living units where prisoners commit to remain drug-free and undergo regular drug tests, rollout Drug Recovery Wings to support people recovering from opiate addiction, and support prisoners to engage with community treatment ahead of their release.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/09/2022 09:46:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1487348

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of renaming youth offender panels as local justice panels.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	32556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Youth Offender Panels are used in the delivery of Referral Orders, a type of community sentence for children that was introduced in 1999. The name Youth Offender Panels is included in the legislation, but in practice Youth Offending Teams may (and do) already call them other names such as ‘Referral Order Panel’ or ‘Community Panel’. We have no plans to change the name of Youth Offender Panels in the relevant legislation.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/07/2022 14:40:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1487367

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of prisons that have a process for complainants to state what they want to happen following an investigation into their complaint.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	32565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The current Prisoner Complaints Policy Framework was published in August 2019 and implemented across all prisons in England and Wales. There is a clear requirement within this for staff in all prisons to adopt a problem-solving approach, applying the ‘balance of probabilities’ level of proof when investigating complaints. Each complaint form gives the prisoner the opportunity to state what they want to see happen as a result of their complaint.</p><p>Prisons are required to complete routine checks of samples of complaint forms in order to assure the quality of responses. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service works closely with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman to share good practice and feedback and review assurance processes in relation to complaint responses.</p><p>Outside of this process, prisoners are also able to submit a Discrimination Incident Reporting Form, if they perceive that they have experienced, or witnessed, an incident of discrimination. This process is confidential, and each incident must be investigated via a designated process within a set timescale.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 32564 question first answered 14/07/2022 14:50:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1491320

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of people in (a) senior leadership and (b) governor positions in the prison system from ethnic minority backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	42158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>As of 30 June 2022, based on self-declared information, the proportion of ethnic minority staff in senior leadership positions and substantive Governing Governors working in public sector prisons was 6.5% and 5.6% respectively.</p><p>We recognise that race disparities persist in the Criminal Justice System, and we are committed to actively tackling the impact of this across MoJ. In December 2020 HMPPS launched the Race Action Programme, which will increase the diversity of our workforce, address the risk of bias in our policies and tackle disparity in outcomes for prisoners, people on probation and children in our system.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/09/2022 07:24:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves