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171200

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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, how many prison visitors have been arrested in each of the last four years; and how many of those arrested have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of an offence.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	219261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Records of visitors arrested and of subsequent prosecutions and/or convictions are not held centrally. To provide this information would involve requesting and examining any information held locally at all prison establishments which could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/01/2015 17:26:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

436833

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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, how many prisons allow children to take school books in with them when visiting.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	19473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/12/2015 14:27:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

437214

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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, how many visits have been made by one or more children to a parent in custody in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	19647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/12/2015 13:01:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

437218

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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, what the average waiting time is on prison visit booking lines (a) in each prison and (b) overall.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	19507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/12/2015 12:57:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

450268

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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, how many (a) drugs of each type and (b) other items were confiscated from visitors to each prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	25586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>We have a range of security measures and searching techniques to prevent smuggling into prisons and to detect items of contraband including drugs. We have legislated to make smuggling New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) into prison illegal, use specially trained dogs to detect illicit drugs and will evaluate the use of Body Scanners to reveal drugs concealed within the body.</p><p> </p><p>We refer all visitors to prisons found in possession of drugs to the police. We also use closed visits, where the prisoner and visitor are prevented from physical contact, to deal with visitors and prisoners who smuggle or are suspected of conveying drugs through visits.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and type of drugs confiscated from visitors in each prison for the period 01 October 2015 to 31 December 2015. Prior to 01 October 2015 the Incident Reporting System (IRS) did not specifically record who possessed the drugs found.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of incidents where drugs were found in visitor's possession, October to December 2015, by establishment and drug type</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of incidents<sup>12</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>NPS: Black Mamba</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Buprenorphine/Subutex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>Cocaine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>NPS: Black Mamba</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Steroids</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>Amphetamines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cocaine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>Cannabis Plant</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Steroids</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Male</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Female</p></td><td><p>Crack</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Crack</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>Cannabis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Heroin</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Verne</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>NPS: Spice</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>NPS: Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>(1) Number of incidents where each drug type were found.</p><p>(2) Where establishment is not listed, no confiscations were reported in the period</p><p><strong>Data Sources and Quality</strong><br> These figures have been drawn from the NOMS Incident Reporting System. 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.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/02/2016 17:57:26 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

439092

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison, </i>in particular claims that visits by children to fathers who are in prison are severely restricted<i>.</i>
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4639 HL4640 HL4641 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

439093

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations in Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4638 HL4640 HL4641 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

439094

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of Barnardo's in the recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>, that visits by children to fathers in prison should be removed from the incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4638 HL4639 HL4641 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

439095

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the conditions for children visiting a parent in prison, in the light of Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4638 HL4639 HL4640 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

447963

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 December 2015 (HL4639), what recent discussions they have had with the National Offender Management Service about bringing the guidance on Incentives and Earned Privileges schemes for men's prisons in line with the guidance for women's prisons set out in issue 297 of Prison Service Order 4800, which states that incentive schemes "should never be linked to any access to family visits".
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL5457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Men and women prisoners have the same entitlements to visits. Both are eligible to family days where relevant, in addition to the normal visits entitlement. Prisons should not treat men and women prisoners differently with respect to visits solely on the basis of their gender.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL5458 HL5459 question first answered 09/02/2016 15:38:43 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote