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1000222

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
	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 increasing the number of closed-contact visits in prisons to prevent smuggling.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	187326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Visits play an important part of reducing reoffending as good relationships with family and friends is proved to reduce risk of reoffending.</p><p>The management and guidance for the use of closed visits is within Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 15/2011. The PSI specifies that closed visits should be imposed where there is an identified risk of smuggling prohibited items.</p><p>We recognise the benefits that Internet Based Video Services (IBVS) can provide in assisting prisoners with maintaining family ties. At present, however, prisoners are not allowed to use an IBVS as a way of communicating, due to operational concerns about the control measures available to safeguard the use of such communications. Work is currently underway to explore the options for the use of IBVS in establishments with strict safeguards in place, and the possibility of making greater use of such within prisons in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187327 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:14:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000223

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Video Conferencing
	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 merits of using video technology to allow relatives and friends to speak to convicted prisoners at appointed times.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	187327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Visits play an important part of reducing reoffending as good relationships with family and friends is proved to reduce risk of reoffending.</p><p>The management and guidance for the use of closed visits is within Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 15/2011. The PSI specifies that closed visits should be imposed where there is an identified risk of smuggling prohibited items.</p><p>We recognise the benefits that Internet Based Video Services (IBVS) can provide in assisting prisoners with maintaining family ties. At present, however, prisoners are not allowed to use an IBVS as a way of communicating, due to operational concerns about the control measures available to safeguard the use of such communications. Work is currently underway to explore the options for the use of IBVS in establishments with strict safeguards in place, and the possibility of making greater use of such within prisons in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187326 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:14:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1000236

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministry of Justice secures extra £52 million for targeted expenditure, published on 30 October 2018, how much of the £30 million allocated to prisons this financial year will be spent on (a) staff, (b) maintenance, (c) new equipment, (d) training and (e) other categories of spending.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The additional funding for targeted expenditure is intended to be spent on maintenance and safety in our prisons. The Department is currently working on allocating the exact split of funding across the prison service, and consequently, we do not have the funding broken down by the category of spend you have requested.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2018 16:57:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000237

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total additional funding allocated to his Department for capital expenditure in Budget 2018 was.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In Budget 2018, the Ministry of Justice received £52m additional funding, for which the allocation between resource and capital will be confirmed within the Supplementary Estimate.</p><p> </p><p>This will fund £30m of further improvements to safety, security and decency, £15 million on the maintenance and security of our court buildings, and another £6.5 million to be invested across the wider justice system, including a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury have also committed to funding the cost of building a new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187365 188116 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000238

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total additional funding allocated to his Department for resource expenditure in Budget 2018 was.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>In Budget 2018, the Ministry of Justice received £52m additional funding, for which the allocation between resource and capital will be confirmed within the Supplementary Estimate.</p><p> </p><p>This will fund £30m of further improvements to safety, security and decency, £15 million on the maintenance and security of our court buildings, and another £6.5 million to be invested across the wider justice system, including a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury have also committed to funding the cost of building a new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 187364 188116 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000240

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Secretary of State launches dedicated strategy to 'break the cycle' of female offending, published on 27 June 2018, how many of the bids received by his Department for the £3.5m grant competition for community services and multi-agency, whole system approaches have come from companies and organisations that are currently under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for overcharging his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	187367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office is an independent Government organisation and as such the MoJ is not necessarily informed of ongoing investigations and has no control over any investigations or timescales of such</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for the MoJ to comment on any ongoing investigation by the Serious Fraud office or to prejudge any potential outcome in any award decisions as such activities are subject to the Public Contracts Regulations and are published in accordance with standard practice.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011 details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000, including details of suppliers to whom contracts have been awarded, are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1000286

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
	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 consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	187302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not incurred any expenditure on consultancy related to EU Exit from July-16 to date.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:19:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

794360

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Discipline
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	115333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del></p><p> </p><p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 17:30:54 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 16:41:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 25575 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

805320

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
	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 effect of violence against prison officers on the retention of prisoner officers.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	118992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The safety and security of our prisons must always take priority and action to address retention rates are being taken forward as part of the government’s plan to increase the number of prison officers by 2,500, to improve safety and security. We have already recruited 1,255 extra prison officers over the past year. Exit interviews and qualitative analysis has helped to build an understanding of why prison officers leave the Service.</p><p> </p><p>We are actively working with our prisons to drive positive change in the prisons with the highest attrition rates. This includes the appointment of 75 additional prison officer mentors to support our new staff alongside working proactively with Governors to take local action based on the common themes identified.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested in in 5,600 body-worn cameras to help protect our prison staff, alongside training to improve interactions with prisoners. These will provide high-quality evidence to support prosecutions brought against prisoners. In October, we also launched a new case management model to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2018 17:47:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

806040

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent from the public purse on (a) hotels and (b) other expenses for prison officers on detached duty in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	119249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings. Please see table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. Hotel Bookings</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost Hotels</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. Rail Bookings</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost Rail</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec 2016 </strong></p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>£152,215.55</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>£17,336.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan 2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>751</p></td><td><p>£190,440.04</p></td><td><p>666</p></td><td><p>£25,827.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>£179,890.49</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>£23,212.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>£208,199.35</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>£26.340.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>£190,137.31</p></td><td><p>621</p></td><td><p>£21,957.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>£196,172.76</p></td><td><p>512</p></td><td><p>£20,666.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>£185,084.90</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>£21,249.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>671</p></td><td><p>£230,523.78</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>£22,496.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2017 </strong></p></td><td><p>857</p></td><td><p>£289,386.37</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>£20,727.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>767</p></td><td><p>£279.052.29</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>£24,143.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>£320,363.26</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>£26,363.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>845</p></td><td><p>£267,479.50</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>£23,858.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8129</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,409,893.31</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6699</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£247,838.95</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2018 17:47:43 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon