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1135959

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Incinerators
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative data and analysis his Department holds on (a) operational practice and (b) waste content in municipal waste incineration sites in (i) England and (ii) Italy (iii) Scandinavia and (iv) other Member States of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	271342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>None; however data and analysis on these systems is held on the European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau’s (EIPPCB) Best Available Techniques Information System.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the operational practice of waste incineration plants across Europe is also contained within the current draft of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document published by the EIPPCB, available here <a href="http://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/BREF/WI/WI_BREF_FD_Black_Watermark.pdf" target="_blank">http://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/BREF/WI/WI_BREF_FD_Black_Watermark.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2019 10:35:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1135778

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Processed Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support large scale food processing.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	271459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK food processing industry is a highly competitive and successful industry, supplying both domestic markets and exporting overseas. Defra works across Government and in partnership with the sector in a variety of ways to support industry to improve its productivity and facilitate growth. This includes funding research and development to support new innovation and working to support new export opportunities for our world class food and drink products, including in priority markets such as China, Japan and USA.</p><p> </p><p>The Food and Drink Sector Council is an industry-led partnership with Government which represents the entire farm to fork food chain. The Council’s aim is to boost the UK’s productivity and secure the UK’s position as a global leader in affordable, safe, sustainable and high-quality food and drink. The Council has a range of key priorities to support this aim, including working groups on agricultural productivity, and skills and workforce development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/07/2019 13:03:18 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1136056

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	271634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>We have been working directly with the Welsh Government and the other Devolved Administrations at Ministerial and official level to minimise any disruption in the event of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement. It is the UK Government’s priority to secure an agreement, however whilst there is still a risk of the UK leaving without a deal it is prudent to prepare for all scenarios. Most recently, on 24 June 2019, the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food met with Ministers from the Devolved Administration to discuss preparations for a no deal exit from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/07/2019 14:27:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1136214

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	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 discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the sharing of information between the two Departments to inform decisions on recall following breach of licence conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	272182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Probation services supervise offenders on licence and, if offenders breach their conditions, the Offender Manager will assess their level of risk and, if the conclusion is that the offender cannot be safely managed in the community, will recall the offender to prison. Officials in the Public Protection Casework Section in HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) will then formally revoke the offender’s licence. Public protection is our priority.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS engagement about information sharing is primarily with the Police as it is the Chief Constable of each police force who is responsible for operational policing decisions. Police officers will sometimes receive or obtain information about an offender on licence which is relevant for the purposes of determining whether the offender has breached his licence conditions. I have asked my officials to work with the Police to ensure that police officers have a sound understanding of the system of licensed supervision and of the importance of sharing information with probation services as soon as possible whenever an offender on licence comes to their attention.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:54:33 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1136348

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	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 19 June 2019 to Question 263187 on Prisons: Contracts, what estimate he has made of the cost of the (a) staffing and (b) external advice required to (i) develop and (ii) run the prison operator competition.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	272277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Prison Operator Framework Competition will increase the diversity and resilience of the custodial services market in England and Wales, by creating a pool of prison operators who can provide high quality, value for money, custodial and maintenance services and enable us to effectively and efficiently manage a pipeline of competition over the next six years.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated projected cost to run the Prison Operator Services Framework Competition and mini-competition for Wellingborough (including costs to date) of £5.5m is estimated to be £2.4m for external support and £3.1m for internal staffing. Estimated costs relating to the development of the competition were minimal and cannot be disaggregated from other costs incurred at that time.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:51:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136349

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	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 exposure to prison violence on re-offending rates.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	272278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>We know that the evidence suggests that if prisoners feel safe and supported they are more likely to have the time and headspace to take positive steps to address the causes of their offending. In addition, we know that access to rehabilitative services such as purposeful activity is an important protective factor for preventing violence and self-harm.</p><p> </p><p>This is why are taking urgent action to improve prison safety and security, 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> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:46:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136354

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	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, what the average number of prison officers in post was in each of the prisons in the 10 Prisons Project in (a) the last six months of 2017 and (b) the last six months of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	272283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons, including recruiting over 4700 officers since October 2016, and investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency. As a result, we have 1,500 more prison officers in post than this time last year. The table below provides figures for the average number of prison officers in post in the each of the prisons from the 10 Prisons Project between July and December 2017, and July and December 2018.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Average<sup>1</sup> number of band 3-5 prison officers<sup>2</sup> in post in each of the prisons in the 10 Prisons Project</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Full Time Equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of Prison officers in post</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Between July and December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Between July and December 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>316</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Average of monthly snapshots, taken at the end of the month.</p><p>2. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p> </p><p>These prisons are also part of the 10 Prisons Project, which aims to reduce violence in 10 of our most challenging prisons by reducing the supply of drugs; restoring basic decency and providing the training and support for prison officers to challenge the behaviour that drives violence. The project received an initial £10 million funding to improve security and decency, and bolster leadership capability over a 12-month period.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:35:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136356

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total additional capital spend was on physical security in each of the prisons in the 10 Prisons Project in (a) the last six months of 2017 and (b) the last six months of 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	272285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The 10 Prisons Project was launched in August 2018 with an aim to reduce violence in 10 of our most challenging prisons by reducing the supply of drugs; restoring basic decency and providing the training and support for prison officers to challenge the behaviour that drives violence. The project received an initial £10 million funding to improve security and decency, and bolster leadership capability over a 12-month period.</p><p> </p><p>As capital expenditure is usually accounted for in the last quarter of the financial year, we have provided figures for capital spend<sup>1</sup> on physical security in the last six months of both the 17/18 and 18/19 financial years (table a) and the 2017 and 2018 calendar years (table b).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table a - Last 6 months of the<strong> financial</strong> year (Oct-Mar):</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Spend (£k)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 2017/18 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2018/19 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>119 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,756 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table B - Last 6 months of the <strong>calendar</strong> year (Jul-Dec)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Spend (£k)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Figures exclude resource expenditure.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2019 15:31:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136529

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question number 268957 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what non-ACM cladding is being tested; when the results will be known; and how many buildings are estimated to be affected.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	272722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement HCWS1533 made on 1 May 2019 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2019-05-01%2Fdebates%2F19050113000008%2FBuildingSafetyCombustibleMaterials%3F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBalraj.Phull%40communities.gov.uk%7Cabb8e68c8567446b49b408d70157936e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636979347950866201&amp;sdata=6cP0o4fGGF%2FgX2BcnPr8Xx%2FFsBXmpa3fBp1BxZHMCXk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-05-01/debates/19050113000008/BuildingSafetyCombustibleMaterials</a> ). We expect final results to be available over the Summer. The research findings will be published in due course. The Department does not currently formally collect data on non-Aluminium Composite Material (non-ACM) cladding systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 11/07/2019 15:34:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1136569

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Tree Planting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to set up tree planting schemes (a) nationally and (b) in Gloucestershire; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	272732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to planting 11 million trees this Parliament, as well as planting 1 million trees in our towns and cities. Woodland creation is a key element of our 25 Year Environment Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides national support to landowners to plant trees through Countryside Stewardship, the Woodland Carbon Fund, the High Speed 2 Woodland Fund and the Government’s investment in the Northern Forest. Further, in the Autumn Budget, the Government announced £10m for an Urban Trees Challenge Fund – which is now open for applications - and £50m to help plant new woodlands through the Woodland Carbon Guarantee.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We supported the planting of 372,000 trees for the administrative areas of Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire from 2010-11 to 2018-19, and look forward to supporting landowners to plant more trees in the coming years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/07/2019 11:48:23 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson