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1717834

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: ICT
	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 13 May 2024 to Question 25013 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, for what reason his Department considers publishing the latest available figures on the number of red-rated systems it holds a security risk, in the context of the publication of the Central Digital & Data Office's guidance entitled, Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework on 29 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Reading East
	tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
	uin	26215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>In response to question 25013, the department responded with a cautionary response to withhold releasing information on the red-rated systems due to potential security risks. However, upon revising our previous response we have concluded that we are able to release the requested figures.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are already in the public domain and can be found on slide 21 of the CDDO progress update below:</p><p><a href="https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2024-0230/Future.pdf" target="_blank">https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2024-0230/Future.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2024 13:59:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1717863

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parc Prison: Offensive Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) knives and (b) other similar weapons were taken off prisoners at HMP Parc in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	26108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Data on finds for April 2023 onwards is subject to future publication. Data to March 2024 will be released on 25th July, in the 23/24 HMPPS Annual Digest.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of finds within prison custody, including finds of weapons, are published once per year on a financial year basis in the HMMPS Annual Digest: HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2022 to March 2023 - GOV.UK, specifically in tables 8.2b, 8.3 and 8.4 of this link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c143b41e10bf000e17cf9e/8.__Finds.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c143b41e10bf000e17cf9e/8.__Finds.ods</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS continues to work extensively with G4S and is closely overseeing the prison to improve safety and reduce harm. All establishments are required to have a safety strategy in place, which includes actions to address violence. HMPPS remains committed to providing a safe, decent and secure environment for all committed to our care.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/05/2024 10:59:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1717874

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Ipsos MORI
	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 13 May 2024 to Question 25190 on Ministry of Justice: Ipsos MORI, what the deliverables are for contract reference 398437/1351727 contained in Annex F of that contract.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	26096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The supplier is contracted to conduct cognitive interviews, a pilot survey, and the finalised survey pursuant to the new survey design and agreed requirements.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2024 14:00:25 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1717953

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	County Courts: Judgements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that county court judgments (CCJs) against rogue traders are enforced; and what enforcement steps can be taken if such a CCJ cannot be delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	26179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of having effective routes available to enforce judgment debts. The civil courts offer different enforcement methods that a judgment creditor may apply for to recover money that a court has ordered is owed. These include warrants or writs of control, attachment of earnings, third party debt orders, and charging orders. These processes are individually designed to address different financial circumstances, and collectively aim to make it as difficult as possible for judgment debtors to avoid their responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>Despite the many methods of enforcement available, the courts cannot guarantee to obtain the payment of civil debt, particularly where a debtor goes to great lengths to evade payment or simply does not have the means to pay.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2024 14:01:05 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1717957

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	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 7 March 2024 to Question 16213 on Probate, what recent progress his Department has made on reducing waiting times in relation to probate grants.
	tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
	tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
	uin	26095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>HMCTS remains focused on increasing outputs to reduce overall timeliness on all types of applications. Management information published by HMCTS shows the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate (following receipt of the documents required) reduced by 3 weeks in March 2024 compared to February 2024. The average timeliness in March was 9 weeks.</p><p>The first quarter of 2024 (January to March 2024) saw the highest quarterly number of grants issued on record.</p><p> </p><p>A full time series of Official Statistics back to Q3 2019 is published in the Family Court Statistics Quarterly <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly</a> and currently covers the period up to December 2023.</p><p>More recent management information published by HMCTS (which does not go through the same level of quality assurance and analysis as the Family Court Statistics Quarterly) provides waiting time information up to March 2023 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmcts-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmcts-management-information</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2024 14:02:13 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1717479

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Repossession Orders: Wales
	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 8 February 2024 to Question 13012 on Repossession Orders: Wales, if he will make an updated estimate of when the Possession Claim Online service will be made available in Welsh for properties in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	25889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>As a result of the Renting Homes Wales Act 2016 introduced by the Welsh Government and implemented in December 2022, changes to the Possession Claim Online (PCOL) service are required to enable users to make a claim for possession of a property located in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Work is still ongoing between HMCTS and Welsh Government to agree the scope and funding of these changes to ensure compliance with the legislation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 16/05/2024 15:03:04 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1717651

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
	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 effectiveness of the £100m Security Investment Programme in preventing drugs being smuggled into prisons since March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	25784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s £100m Security Investment Programme, aimed at reducing the conveyance of illicit items such as drugs, was completed in March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>This investment delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners resulting in full coverage across the closed adult male estate. As of October 2023, we have recorded 46,925 positive indications, helping to tackle the smuggling of drugs and other illicit items into prisons.</p><p> </p><p>The investment also funded Enhanced Gate Security at 42 high-risk sites, enhancing our routine searching of staff and visitors. Over 140 new staff were recruited into the Counter-Corruption Unit through the Security Investment Programme. This includes regional Prevent teams dedicated to building staff resilience through training, awareness raising and individual support, as well as 20 Police Investigators dedicated to investigating corruption within HMPPS.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this investment, we are undertaking a full evaluation for the Security Investment Programme. The evaluation explores whether the programme has achieved its intended outcomes, how the programme has been delivered, whether it has been delivered as intended and to identify factors which further strengthen its effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/05/2024 13:57:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1717741

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Prison Accommodation
	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 hours inmates spent out of their cell was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	25980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested regarding average time-out-of-room spent by children and young people in young offender institutions during April 2024 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>Wetherby</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weekdays</p></td><td><p>4:16</p></td><td><p>4:28</p></td><td><p>8:20</p></td><td><p>4:40</p></td><td><p>5:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weekends</p></td><td><p>4:19</p></td><td><p>3:51</p></td><td><p>6:28</p></td><td><p>3:30</p></td><td><p>3:40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know the importance of ensuring that time in custody is purposeful and are committed to ensuring that children and young people have the necessary and appropriate access to education, skills, and work provision with a consistent daily programme of activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Custody Service is reviewing regime models and staff deployment to maximise time-out-of-room, creating as open a regime as can safely be managed, as well as providing education and enrichment for those who cannot safely be in a classroom setting.  Additionally, work done to reduce conflict and manage behaviour, to increase the size of groups who are mixing in the regime, has increased time-out-of-room.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/05/2024 14:00:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1716846

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been created in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	25408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The below table provides a summary of the number of prison places that have opened in each year since 2019. This includes places delivered as part of the 20,000 places portfolio, including two new c.1,700 place prisons and new prison places delivered through houseblocks and Rapid Deployment Cells (RDCs)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Places opened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,064</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2,176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2,459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,413</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For simplicity, all places relating to a prison opening are included in the year that the prison opened. In practice, a new prison may take more than a year before reaching its final operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to push ahead with the largest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era – with 10,000 of the pledged 20,000 additional places on track to be delivered by the end of 2025. This will include our third new prison, HMP Millsike, delivering c.1,500 places, new houseblocks at HMP Stocken and Rye Hill, as well as hundreds more RDCs.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/05/2024 10:42:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1716911

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled First Rapid Deployment Cells unveiled to boost prison places, published on 3 March 2023, how many such cells have been built as of 9 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	25498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As part of our commitment to build 20,000 prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era, we have so far delivered c.730 Rapid Deployment Cells (RDCs) across 13 sites, and we are pushing ahead with hundreds more.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/05/2024 16:39:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury