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802646

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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 fully trained National Tactical Response Group officers were in post in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118195 118197 118200 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802647

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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, what the budget for the National Tactical Response Group was for each year since 2010; and what estimate he has made of what the budget will be for each year up to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118195 118196 118200 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802650

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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, what criteria his Department uses when deciding where to base national tactical response group officers for individual prisons across England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118195 118196 118197 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802645

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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, on how many separate occasions National Tactical Response Group officers were deployed to (a) HM Prison Buckley Hall, (b) HM Prison Forest Bank, (c) HM Prison Manchester and (d) HM Prison Hindley in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	118195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) provide a specialist service to prisons through the deployment of staff resources with tactical and operational expertise required to bring about resolution to serious incidents of disorder. The service includes planning and preparation of tactical options to Gold, Silver and Bronze Commanders, and the implementation of those orders and this service is not solely limited to violent incident. NTRG are also the provider of training in Use of Force, developing the curriculum from which prison officers receive training in basic and advanced level control and restraint, personal protection techniques, and use of batons. They also complete cross government resilience assurance work and professional practice development around HMPPS operational response capabilities. The answers to all four NTRG related questions submitted follow below;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of NTRG staff in post by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>Managers</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NTRG ATTENDANCE AT REQUESTED SITES BY YEAR</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HMP Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>HMP Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>HMP Hindley</p></td><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The budget allocation for National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) is shown below. These figures include pay and non-pay items (including training materials, operational incident consumables and vehicle costs). It is not possible to retrieve the 2010 data information within the time available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>NTRG Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>There has been no reduction in our investment in NTRG from 2017-18, in fact the position is quite the opposite. The funding position has changed due to the transfer of NTRG staff cost from the HR Directorate into the SOCT Directorate during 2017/18. The reason for the comparative budget reduction is that HR Directorate have held onto £0.2k budget for Facilities Management costs within the Learning &amp; Development Unit and the average pay used to set the pay budget allocation for 17/18 was based on average costs which are £7k lower than in previous years and will need to be adjusted next year to reflect Operational rather than HQ posts of approx. £0.41m. HMPPS Budgets are set at the beginning of the year, but are subject to changes and adjustments during the course of the year due to changes in scope and priorities of the business.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NTRG staff work from one of two centres, and are deployed to establishments as the need arises. The deployment of NTRG staff to establishments is managed centrally and subject to operational considerations and priorities. The decision to deploy our specialist resources can be taken as a precautionary measure, however it is usually in response to an ongoing incident or disorder.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 118196 118197 118200 question first answered 14/12/2017 16:27:03 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

802373

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Horn of Africa: Migration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Khartoum Process on tackling migration within the Horn of Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Khartoum Process has enhanced cooperation between the EU and African partners in tackling the challenges of illegal migration in the Horn of Africa. It continues to make progress under the Valetta Action Plan in combatting people smuggling and trafficking, and in bolstering regional protection for refugees. The UK will remain engaged under Italy's upcoming chairmanship and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802266

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, how many times UK law enforcement authorities have accessed beneficial ownership information held on companies incorporated in British Overseas Territories since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	117953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have access to operational details of requests made by UK law enforcement authorities for beneficial ownership information.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:27:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

804346

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Chechnya: LGBT People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department provides development assistance to human rights organisations helping LGBT people in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	118601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​Officials from across Whitehall and in Russia continue to work closely with non-governmental organisations who are supporting the victims fleeing persecution in Chechnya. We continue to make our concerns clear to the Russian Government at a senior level; most recently I raised this with First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov in Moscow on 8 December. This is all in keeping with the UK's longstanding support for LGBT rights in Russia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:16:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802097

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Bell Pottinger Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) Monarch Holdings Limited.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	117784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​No written ministerial correspondence has been received in 2017 from Bell Pottinger on behalf of Atos IT Services UK Limited, Centrica Plc, Ernst &amp; Young and Monarch Holdings Limited.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/12/2017 16:44:14 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802265

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Montserrat: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, when he expects the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat to (a) introduce and (b) pass legislation to implement a central register of beneficial ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	117952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​A Bill requiring legal entities to hold beneficial ownership information and to submit it for inclusion in Montserrat's existing public central register will have its first reading in Montserrat's Legislative Assembly on 19 December. It will have its second and third reading at the next sitting of the Legislative Assembly, which is scheduled to sit on 23 January 2018. The Bill is expected to come into law after that date.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:25:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802707

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Lead: Theft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is making to encourage churches to install alarm equipment to deter lead theft; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	118256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the cost and disruption that arises from these crimes and we would therefore support churches in taking all reasonable precautions to prevent them.</p><p>While data published by the Office for National Statistics on 6 December 2017 shows that police recorded metal theft has fallen from nearly 63,000 in 2012/13 to under 13,000 in 2016/17, we will continue to work with the police and others through the police-led National Metal Theft Working Group, which includes representatives from the heritage sector, to see what more can be done to prevent all types of metal theft.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/12/2017 17:27:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge