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1167465

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	National Tactical Response Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Tactical Response Group has been called to each prison in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	7780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called to each prison in each year since 2010 is provided in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>The NTRG provides additional support staff or resources to prisons to help them deal with a variety of incidents. The overwhelming majority of call outs are for non-violent incidents, including where they attended as a precaution and when the situation was resolved locally.</p><p> </p><p>We do not tolerate violence or disruptive behaviour in our prisons. We’ve recruited around 4,300 additional officers since October 2016 and are spending an extra £100 million on airport-style security, x-ray scanners and phone-blocking technology. This is part of the Government’s new £2.75bn investment to modernise and maintain our prisons, create 10,000 additional places, and step up security to stop the flow of drugs and mobile phones.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to ensuring our prison officers have the tools they need to do the job safely with body worn cameras, ‘police-style’ handcuffs and restraints, and PAVA incapacitant spray.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/11/2019 12:25:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name NTRG deployment 2010-2018.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1167031

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) assaults and (b) serious assaults against other prisoners and (i) assaults and (ii) serious assaults against staff there were at (A) HMP Dartmoor, (B) HMP Dartmoor comparator prisons, (C) all category C prisons and (D) all prisons per 1,000 prisoners in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	7120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows all the data requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016 and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p><p> </p><p>We have announced an extra £100 million for security, on top of £70 million we were already spending to make prisons safer, more secure and decent. This is part of the Government’s new £2.75bn investment to modernise and maintain our prisons, create 10,000 additional places, and step up security to stop the flow of drugs and mobile phones. We are equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug detection dogs and dedicated search teams, to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/11/2019 16:32:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 7120 Grahame Morris data.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1167208

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Libraries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual budget was for library services for (a) HM Young Offender Institution Cookham Wood, (b) HM Young Offender Institution Feltham A, (c) HM Young Offender Institution Wetherby, (d) HM Young Offender Institution Parc, (e) HM Young Offender Institution Werrington, (f) Medway Secure Training Centre, (g) Oakhill Secure Training Centre and (h) Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	7163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Youth Custody Service has commenced reform of education services and are developing a vision for learning. Included in the education reform is the provision of wellbeing and exercise with flexibility of provisions. The vision for learning is expected to bring about flexibility which is tailored to the needs of children within the secure estate and we are working with our education</p><p>providers to increase the flexibility of the core day and curriculum to allow for more space, time and resources to provide young people with the activities that are tailored to their needs and offer the most positive engagement with education.</p><p> </p><p>We have also devolved additional funds to Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) governors to commission additional educational, vocational and enrichment activities that best engage and meet the needs of the children in their establishments. This amounts to £0.3m in 18/19 and £1.8m in 19/20 across the four public sector sites.</p><p> </p><p>Where available the information requested on the allocations to the requested establishments for prison libraries are provided in the attached table. Prior to 2014 all library finances were carried out locally in establishments, and are therefore not included. Data for establishments which were or are Privately Managed Prisons are not available as the cost of provision is included in the overall budget. It should also be noted that at HMYOI Feltham the library is shared across both sites and the figures provided are for full provision. Budgets for 19/20 have yet to be officially allocated.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/11/2019 17:52:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton attachment 1 file name PQ 7163 - Imran Hussain - Library Budgets - data.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1151063

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for the non-payment of TV licence fees (i) in total and (ii) of women in each year from 1999 to 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	2678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for Television licence evasion for each year from 2008 to 2018 are available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>Select ‘191A Television licence evasion’ in the Offence filter; prosecutions can be found in row 24 and convictions are in row 25.</li><li>To see these figures for females, select ’02: Female’ in the Sex filter.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of people prosecuted and convicted for TV licence evasion in the years between 1999 and 2007 by sex can be found in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/10/2019 16:26:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 2678 table2.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1151064

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) people and (b) women have been imprisoned by Magistrates’ Courts in England and Wales for the non-payment of TV licence evasion fines in each month in (i) each year since 1995 and (ii) 2019 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	2679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table attached. Furthermore, Sentencing is a matter for independent judges who take the full facts of each case into account.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 3552 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:35:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 2679_reply.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1151301

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) people and (b) women were sent to prison for the non-payment of a magistrates’ court fine arising from a conviction for evasion of payment of TV licence fees in each year since 1995.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	3552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table attached. Furthermore, Sentencing is a matter for independent judges who take the full facts of each case into account.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 2679 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:35:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 2679_reply.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1150477

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rape: Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median waiting times were in weeks for trials where the defendants entered a not guilty plea for a rape charge in each Crown Court in England and Wales in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	1748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested about the waiting times for trials where the defendant has entered a not guilty plea for a rape charge in 2010 and 2018 can be found in the attached Excel document.</p><p> </p><p>Due to small number of defendants pleading not guilty to these offences at individual Crown Courts, we have not supplied the average waiting times for courts where fewer than five defendants pleaded not guilty. Basing an average on such small numbers can skew the mean and result in the figures being unrepresentative.</p><p> </p><p>Performance, demand and waiting times in the courts are constantly reviewed to balance sitting days with waiting times, disposals and receipts. Resources are adjusted when appropriate. Demand has been falling in recent years and sitting days have been reduced accordingly. The abolition of committal hearings in 2013 transferred the file preparation period from the magistrates’ court to the Crown Court and so comparisons between pre-2013 data and post-2013 data do not compare like with like.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to review demand and performance in the Crown Courts and will ensure they have the resource they require.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 16:21:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 1748 Annex A.XLSX title Table
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150481

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Religious Hatred: Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median waiting times were in weeks for trials where the defendants entered a not guilty plea for a racially or religiously aggravated harassment charge in each Crown Court in England and Wales in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	1752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested about the waiting times for trials where the defendant has entered a not guilty plea for a racially or religiously aggravated harassment charge in 2010 and 2018 can be found in the attached Excel document.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the small number of defendants pleading not guilty to these offences at individual Crown Courts, we have not supplied the average waiting times for courts where fewer than five defendants pleaded not guilty. Basing an average on such small numbers can skew the mean and result in the figures being unrepresentative.</p><p> </p><p>Performance, demand and waiting times in the courts are constantly reviewed to balance sitting days with waiting times, disposals and receipts. Resources are adjusted when appropriate. Demand has been falling in recent years and sitting days have been reduced accordingly. The abolition of committal hearings in 2013 transferred the file preparation period from the magistrates’ court to the Crown Court and so comparisons between pre-2013 data and post-2013 data do not compare like with like.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to review demand and performance in the Crown Courts and will ensure they have the resource they require.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 16:24:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 1752 Annex A.XLSX title Table
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1150482

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Firearms: Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median waiting times were in weeks for trials where the defendants entered a not guilty plea for a possession of weapons charge in each Crown Court in England and Wales in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	1753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested about the waiting times for trials where the defendant has entered a not guilty plea for a possession of weapons charge in 2010 and 2018 can be found in the attached Excel document.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the small number of defendants pleading not guilty to these offences at individual Crown Courts, we have not supplied the average waiting times for courts where fewer than five defendants pleaded not guilty. Basing an average on such small numbers can skew the mean and result in the figures being unrepresentative.</p><p> </p><p>Performance, demand and waiting times in the courts are constantly reviewed to balance sitting days with waiting times, disposals and receipts. Resources are adjusted when appropriate. Demand has been falling in recent years and sitting days have been reduced accordingly. The abolition of committal hearings in 2013 transferred the file preparation period from the magistrates’ court to the Crown Court and so comparisons between pre-2013 data and post-2013 data do not compare like with like.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to review demand and performance in the Crown Courts and will ensure they have the resource they require.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 16:23:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ 1753 Annex A.XLSX title Table
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1148892

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many dynamic purchasing system contracts for education have been entered into by each prison since 1 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) contracts entered into since 1st April 2019 and the total value of DPS contracts entered into since 1st April 2019, by prison, is provided in the attached table.</p><p>As set out in the Education and Employment Strategy in May last year, significant changes to the delivery arrangements for prison education took full effect from April 2019. From that point, governors took control of their establishment’s education budget, determined the curriculum on offer and how it is structured and organised, and decided who their education providers will be.</p><p>Prison governors commission core and bespoke education provision through two new routes: the Prison Education Framework (PEF) and the prison education DPS. The DPS enables governors to commission innovative, specialist or one-off education provision for their establishment.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 212 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:46:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQs 211 212 - Contract information by Prison April 2019 (002).xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain