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969459

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Zahid Mubarek Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry, published in June 2006.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	171709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>71 of the 88 recommendations made in the report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry were implemented in full.</p><p>Of the remaining recommendations, 15 were either partially implemented or superseded by other developments. Two were rejected at the time of implementation. Action to improve prison safety and security continues alongside reforms to overhaul the system to focus on the rehabilitation of offenders. We are tackling the supply and demand of drugs, drones and phones, which drive prison violence and undermine safety.</p><p>We are redoubling our efforts to address the record levels of self-harm. We have taken immediate action to strengthen the frontline. We have passed our target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers, seven months ahead of schedule. Over 3,100 new staff are in post. This will allow us to implement the key worker role, allowing staff dedicated time to provide support to individual prisoners, which will help us deal with emerging threats and to improve safety.</p><p>We are not aware of any recent representations from Mr Justice Keith.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 171711 question first answered 17/09/2018 16:45:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

917521

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 5 June 2018, Official Report, column 166, whether his Department plans to close other secure facilities when secure schools are opened.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	150138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Charlie Taylor review of the Youth Justice System proposed that Secure Schools are developed to replace Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) and Secure Training Centres (STCs). The government accepted the principles of Charlie’s proposal, but in doing so noted that this new concept will need to be gradually tested before any decisions are made about the wide roll-out required to achieve this long-term vision. Any decisions to decommission places in the existing secure estate will need to be considered in this context and made on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/06/2018 15:01:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

917523

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 5 June 2018, Official Report, column 166, whether the government has a strategy to reduce the number of young people in custody; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	150139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>There are times when an offence is so serious that custody is the only option. However, we are clear that this should be a last resort and the sentence length should be appropriate and proportionate. That is why we have a range of targeted community sentences which can be tailored based on the needs of children.</p><p>The government has worked to provide robust community sentences, and between 2007 to 2017 there has been a 73% drop in the number of young people sentenced to custody[1]. In 2017, 68% of all youth sentences were community sentences and only 7% were custodial sentences.</p><p>We are focusing on tackling the factors that put young people at risk of offending and are working across government to ensure we respond properly to the needs of vulnerable young people before they reach the criminal justice system. The number of FTEs into the Youth Justice System has fallen by 86% over the last 10 years, and by 10% in the latest year[2].</p><p>For those children that do receive a custodial sentence, it is important that custody rehabilitates them. We currently have a Youth Justice Reform Programme which aims to improve standards in custody and puts a focus on health, wellbeing and education. It also includes expanding the workforce to ensure that children are supported in custody.</p><p>[1] Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2017, published 17<sup>th</sup> May 2018, Sentencing data tool.</p><p>[2] Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2017, published 17<sup>th</sup> May 2018, Offending History Data Tool: Sanction statistics</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/06/2018 15:00:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

917358

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of young offenders of (a) BAME and (b) other ethnic groups who have been detained in youth custody in the last 8 years.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	150175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Nobody should face discrimination in the criminal justice system, or anywhere else. We have accepted the recommendations of the Lammy Review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system and are committed to driving out discrimination wherever it exists.</p><p> </p><p>Supplementary table 7.18 to the <em>Youth Justice Annual Statistics</em> contains comparative information on the average monthly youth custody population by region and ethnicity for those in custody during each year from 2012 to 2017. It relates to young people under 18:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676069/youth_justice_statistics_2016_to_2017_supplementary_tables.zip" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676069/youth_justice_statistics_2016_to_2017_supplementary_tables.zip</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Youth Custody Service has developed an Equality Plan which outlines a set of strategic objectives that are consistent with the aims of the Lammy Review to target disproportionality in youth custody. We will be commencing delivery of those objectives in due course.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/06/2018 14:57:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

828183

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many 18 to 24-year-olds are in prisons in England whose addresses before their imprisonment were in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) the East Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	124143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 Dec 2017, the total number of individuals in prisons in England between the ages of 18 and 24 with an origin address from the requested locations is as follows:</p><p>a) Ashfield constituency: 16</p><p>b) The East Midlands: 1,088</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/02/2018 13:32:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

932726

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wormwood Scrubs Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young adults in HMYOI Wormwood Scrubs have accumulated in total (a) 1-24 (b) 25-49 (c) 50-74 (d) 75-99 (e) 100-149 and (f) 150 or more additional days of imprisonment imposed as punishment since their arrival.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	159030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe, decent and rehabilitative custodial environment. They require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Only Independent Adjudicators, who are District Judges or Deputy District Judges, can, in cases deemed to be sufficiently serious, make an award of additional days. All prisoners have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. Young or vulnerable prisoners, who may lack experience of adjudications, are encouraged to request help from an advocate. The most serious offences are referred to the police.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached provide statistics on the number of young adult prisoners awarded additional days following proven adjudications between 2013 and 2017 for each prison, by age group.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 159029 159031 159032 question first answered 09/07/2018 16:09:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name 159029-32 Tables.docx title Tables
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

932734

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wormwood Scrubs Prison
	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 safety levels at HMYOI Wormwood Scrubs.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	159038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>We keep levels of safety at all prison establishments under constant review, using data for assaults, self-harm incidents and self-inflicted deaths, HMIP inspection reports and the outputs of internal assurance reviews of safety, supplemented by ongoing operational intelligence. Published statistics for a range of measures of safety, including data for individual prisons, can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The levels of violence, suicide and self-harm in our prisons are far too high and we are taking urgent action to address these problems.</p><p> </p><p>Assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do the job, rolling out body-worn cameras, police-style handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.</p><p> </p><p>Our recruitment drive is vital to ensuring prisons are safe, secure and decent so they can successfully rehabilitate offenders, and 90 per cent of our additional 3,111 prison officers are due to be in post by the summer.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 159036 159039 159040 question first answered 09/07/2018 16:05:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

932730

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Prisons: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total spend has been on the female prison estate in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	159034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>HMPPS routinely publishes average costs per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales, including all categories of the female estate. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Information on prison expenditure for previous financial years can be accessed in the Prison and Probation Performance Statistics pages for each financial year on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website. Prison unit costs can be found within the Excel document Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison establishment in the ‘Cost by Establishment’ tab.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published figures for financial year 2016-17 can be accessed on the www.gov.uk website from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistic%20s/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistic s/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to say that on 27 June, we published our strategy for female offenders, which sets out our vision and plan to improve outcomes for women in the community and custody.</p><p> </p><p>This strategy sets out the Government’s commitment to a new programme of work for female offenders, driven by our vision to see: fewer women coming into the criminal justice system,</p><p>fewer women in custody, especially on short-term sentences, and a greater proportion of women managed in the community successfully; and better conditions for those in custody.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/07/2018 13:18:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

886196

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wellingborough Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the planned timescale is for the completion of the new prison scheduled for Wellingborough.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	136391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>There was not a public sector bid as the Government does not generally have a construction arm. As a result of a fair and open competition which considered a range of factors including value for money for the taxpayer, the department announced Kier Construction Limited and Interserve Construction Limited as the preferred bidders for the Wellingborough and Glen Parva redevelopments respectively. The opening dates are subject to the final contracts which in turn are subject to full business case approval later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 136389 136392 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:58:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

886198

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wellingborough Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there was a public sector bid for the contract to build the prison scheduled for Wellingborough.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	136393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>There was not a public sector bid as the Government does not have a construction arm. As a result of a fair and open competition that considered a range of factors including value for money for the taxpayer, the department announced Kier Construction Limited and Interserve Construction Limited as the preferred bidders for the Wellingborough and Glen Parva redevelopments respectively. The final contracts are subject to full business case approval later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 136397 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:48:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon