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843546

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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, what guidance his Department provides on the provision of nursing rooms in prisons for the use by breastfeeding mothers who attend domestic visits.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	127887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>All prisons are expected to facilitate requests from nursing mothers to breastfeed their child during the course of a prison visit and must make every possible effort to accommodate these requests.</p><p>There is currently no central policy which sets out detailed arrangements for breastfeeding mothers who are visiting prisons and decisions on such matters are made locally. However, Prison Service Instruction 16/2011 (Providing Visits and Services to Visitors) requires prisons to take account of, inter alia, the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers when leaving and returning to a prison establishment during a visit.</p><p>Information on the nursing facilities available at prisons across the prison estate is not centrally held and could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 127888 question first answered 22/02/2018 17:32:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

843547

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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, what information his Department holds on the number of prisons that provide nursing rooms for the use by breastfeeding mothers who attend domestic visits.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	127888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>All prisons are expected to facilitate requests from nursing mothers to breastfeed their child during the course of a prison visit and must make every possible effort to accommodate these requests.</p><p>There is currently no central policy which sets out detailed arrangements for breastfeeding mothers who are visiting prisons and decisions on such matters are made locally. However, Prison Service Instruction 16/2011 (Providing Visits and Services to Visitors) requires prisons to take account of, inter alia, the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers when leaving and returning to a prison establishment during a visit.</p><p>Information on the nursing facilities available at prisons across the prison estate is not centrally held and could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 127887 question first answered 22/02/2018 17:32:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1456483

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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 proportion of prisons have resumed family days following the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	151244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on Monday 4 April to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-25/147093" target="_blank">147093</a>.</p><p>&quot;We do not collect data centrally on which prisons hold family days. Anyone wishing to visit a prisoner should consult the following link to determine what facilities are available for doing so: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-in-england-and-wales. HMPPS continues to fund contracted family service providers to support prisons in delivering family days subject to local restrictions within the prison.</p><p>Our strategy for managing Covid-19 in prisons continues to be guided by our National Framework, which sets out the basis for decisions on the necessary level of Covid controls over time. All prisons in England and Wales have resumed social visits when safe to do so.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/04/2022 16:59:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

453820

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
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, what steps he has taken to prevent family and legal visits being cancelled in prisons in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	27765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Maintaining family ties, including through visits, plays a vital role in helping prisoners turn away from crime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All convicted prisoners are entitled to a minimum of two visits every 28 days and this has not changed since 1992. Extra visits can also be granted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Public Sector Prisons benchmark provides prisons with a core day and staffing resource to deliver all required activities and services. Part of the benchmark provision is the delivery of social and legal visits and there is an expectation that these are critical activities which will not be cancelled.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/02/2016 17:23:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

1353040

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
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 his planned timetable is for recommencing in-person prison visits; and for what reason he has decided upon that timetable.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	43635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Our plan for easing restrictions in prisons (and re-introducing them where necessary) will be guided by public health advice alongside an operational assessment of what can be safely implemented, whilst ensuring we can keep staff and prisoners safe. The National Framework for prison regimes, which sets out in detail how we will take decisions about easing coronavirus-related restrictions in prisons, was published on GOV.UK on 2 June 2020 and updated 18 August 2021: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-national-framework-for-prison-regimes-and-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-national-framework-for-prison-regimes-and-services</a></p><p> </p><p>We had to suspend routine social visits to adults in prisons over the winter, due to the risks from Covid-19, although visits in exceptional circumstances and visits to children in custody continued. From March 2021, prisons resumed social visits where it was safe to do so, as they moved to Stage 3 of the Framework. All prisons are currently offering in-person prison visits, with physical contact allowed for all people aged under 11, to reflect public health advice on the lower transmission risks for that age group and particular needs of children. In addition, two adults from two different households are now able to visit together, making it easier for prisoners to see more people.</p><p> </p><p>We are also conducting a national rollout allowing visitors to Stage 2 prisons to produce a negative rapid test result in order to have physical contact with the person they are visiting and access to refreshment facilities. Social distancing measures will remain in place at this time for those aged over 11 who cannot provide a negative test result.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to maximise the use of video calling to support positive family ties.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 43637 question first answered 14/09/2021 15:53:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

856945

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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, how many staff are employed by the Prison Service to book family and solicitor visits for prisoners and people on remand in prisons; on how many occasions phone lines and internet facilities to make those bookings were unavailable in January and February 2018; and what effect the level of unavailability had on solicitor visits during that time period.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	131457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Prisons in England and Wales are required to carry out these duties in line with Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 16/2011. This PSI can be found at: <a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/psis/prison-service-instructions-2011" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/psis/prison-service-instructions-2011</a></p><p> </p><p>This specific information requested is not collected centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/03/2018 15:35:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

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

1300229

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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, with reference to the update posted on www.gov.uk on 23 February 2021, what steps he is taking to allow prison visits to resume.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	164385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Social visits to prisons are currently suspended given the risks from Covid-19 and the need to minimise non-essential travel at this time. We continue to support social visits in compassionate circumstances, including visits to children in custody.</p><p>In line with the community position, over the coming weeks and months we will support establishments to ease some of the restrictions currently in place, guided by public health advice and as it becomes safe to do so. To support the delivery of greater regime activity, significant additional measures have been put in place to reduce the risk of Covid-19 as much as possible. The mitigations we have introduced mean that we are now much better prepared for managing Covid-19 in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/03/2021 17:19:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1339382

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
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, whether an assessment has been made of the effect of the number of prison visits received by a prisoner on offending rates after release.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	21153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing reoffending by ensuring that all offenders have the tools they need to turn their backs on crime.</p><p>Families and friends can be a positive influence on reducing reoffending. Strengthening the ties individuals have with their families and friends is one of the many important factors to successful rehabilitation and reducing intergenerational crime.</p><p>We know family contact can reduce the likelihood of reoffending, Ministry of Justice research analysis reporting on surveys carried out from 2001 to 2004 found that the odds of reoffending were 39% higher for prisoners who had not received visits compared to those who had. The research summary is available here: <a href="http://www.antoniocasella.eu/nume/May_Sharma_Stewart_2008.pdf" target="_blank">Factors linked to re-offending: a one-year follow-up of prisoners who took part in the Resettlement Surveys 2001, 2003 and 2004 (antoniocasella.eu)</a>. However, information on the number of visits a prisoner receives and a reduction in reoffending behaviour is not available.</p><p>The latest published data on reoffending rates for those released from custody was published 27 May: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/proven-reoffending-statistics-january-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/proven-reoffending-statistics-january-to-march-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/06/2021 16:14:07 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

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