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1046320

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Violence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe following the recent violence and deaths associated with the protests in that country.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL13028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Minister for Africa, Minister Baldwin, spoke to Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister on 29 January. The Minister also summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador on 17 January to express our concern at the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe. Minister Baldwin urged Zimbabwe to stop disproportionate use of force by the security forces and investigate any cases of alleged human rights abuses. On 21 January the Foreign Secretary, in a public message to President Mnangagwa, urged him not to turn back the clock and to work with all Zimbabweans in dialogue for a better future.</p><p>We will continue to raise our serious concerns and push for a thorough investigation with the Government of Zimbabwe, through our Embassy in Harare and Ministerial interventions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/02/2019 12:21:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1046321

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Economic Situation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners about the current economic situation in Zimbabwe and the impact of that situation on the citizens of that country.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL13029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, UN agencies and other international partners on the economic situation in Zimbabwe and the impact on the Zimbabwean people.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/02/2019 12:20:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1566630

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Lessons Learned Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 23 June 2020 (HC Deb col. 1193), what progress they have made towards implementing recommendations 9 and 10 of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review (HC 93) to create a Migrants Commissioner and to give more powers to the Independent Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL4746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In March 2020 the then Home Secretary published Wendy Williams’s Windrush Lessons Learned Review, which set out 30 recommendations for the department.</p><p>A range of options have been considered for delivering these recommendations, which have been discussed with external stakeholders. The Home Office is taking steps to be more transparent to ensure that the department is as open as possible to all types of scrutiny, both internal and external.</p><p>We committed to working with the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) to deliver an internal review of our complaint’s procedures, and we delivered by establishing the Office for the Independent Examiner of Complaints on the 17 October 2022. Furthermore, the Home Office has established the Community and Stakeholder Engagement Hub which has supported colleagues across the Department to deliver on improvements to engagement. This includes improvements in terms of accessibility and involving stakeholders in innovative ways. The aim to keep improving our engagement practices is being embedded into the Department's transformation programme.</p><p>We will keep the Home Affairs Select Committee updated on the progress of all the Wendy Williams recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/01/2023 17:08:02 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1203112

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the efficiency of the rate of compensation payments to those affected by the Windrush Scandal; and what targets they have set for compensating the individuals involved.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL5621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/08/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is processing claims as quickly as possible, but all claims are different, and the time taken will depend on many factors, including the complexity of the case. Wherever possible, the Home Office makes interim payments on parts of the claim that are straightforward to determine, such as immigration fees, thereby speeding up the provision of compensation.</p><p> </p><p>The most recently published statistics on the payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme show a clear increasing trajectory of payments: £362,997 paid in the first 12 months of the scheme, of which £300,799 was paid in the most recent three months of that period. These are available to view on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-may-2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary also announced on 15 July that over £1.5m has now been offered in compensation to claimants. Once the offers are accepted by the applicants, the payments will be made.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not disclose information about individual cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5622 question first answered 26/08/2020 15:39:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

810461

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners on custodial sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth, other than segregated prisoners, spent at least 22 hours locked in their cell on any day in the latest month for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL4429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The Government is fully committed to making our prisons safe so that they can provide the maximum time out of cell for meaningful and purposeful activity to give prisoners the training, skills and work experience needed on release.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/01/2018 17:12:11 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

810462

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners on custodial sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were unlocked for at least six hours each weekday in the latest month for which figures are available
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL4430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The Government is fully committed to making our prisons safe so that they can provide the maximum time out of cell for meaningful and purposeful activity to give prisoners the training, skills and work experience needed on release.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/01/2018 17:21:48 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

810463

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serious assaults by inmates on one another at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were recorded in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL4431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2015, 9 serious prisoner-on-prisoner assaults were recorded at HMP Wandsworth. In 2016, the number was 22.</p><p> </p><p>The level of violence in prisons is too high. We will improve prison safety and address the significant overall increase in the number of assaults, by providing additional staff and giving them the tools and training that will help to reduce violence.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/01/2018 17:22:16 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

810464

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of self-harm by inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were recorded in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL4432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2015, 91 incidents of self-harm were recorded at HMP Wandsworth. In 2016, the number was 118.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe. We have established a prison safety programme that includes a comprehensive set of actions, including: rolling out revised and improved training for staff in assessing and managing the risk of suicide and self-harm amongst prisoners; improving support for prisoners in their early days in custody; revising the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork case management process for those identified as being at risk; and funding the Samaritans to provide their valuable Listeners Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/01/2018 17:24:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

810465

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison staff at bands 3 to 5 were assigned to Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth; and how many vacancies there were in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL4433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 prison staff at HMP Wandsworth as at 30 September 2016 and as at 30 September 2017 is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) bands 3 to 5 staff working at HMP Wandsworth, as at 30 September 2016 and as at 30 September 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE as at 30 September 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE as at 30 September 2017 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bands 3-5*</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>*Includes staff in operational and non-operational band 3 to 5 grades. These figures for 30 September 2016 and 30 September 2017 can also be found in the in:</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>Table 12 of the NOMS workforce statistics bulletin at the following link:</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567179/noms-workforce-statistics-tables-september-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567179/noms-workforce-statistics-tables-september-2016.xlsx</a></p><ul><li>Table 12 of the HMPPS workforce statistics bulletin at the following link:</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017</a></p><p>Staff shortfalls (ie. vacancies) previously presented in NOMS/HMPPS workforce statistics have been based on the difference between staff benchmarks and staff in post figures. However, staff benchmarks previously in place are no longer in use and are being replaced by new target staffing levels under the new Offender Management in custody model. At present, the target staffing levels are not sufficiently developed and work is ongoing in order to further develop these.</p><p>The last set of published benchmark levels and staff shortfalls, as at 31 March 2017, showed that there was a shortfall of 38 full time equivalent band 3-5 prison staff at HMP Wandsworth. This information forms part of the table 14 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/01/2018 17:35:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

810466

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) operational prison staff at each of bands (a) 3, (b) 4, and (c) 5, are employed at Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth, (2) operational staff on detached duty from other establishments, and (3) vacancies for such posts, there were for each of the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL4434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of band 3-5 operational prison staff at HMP Wandsworth are provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) bands 3 to 5 prison officers working at HMP Wandsworth, as at 30 September 2016 and as at 30 September 2017</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE as at 30 September 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE as at 30 September 2017 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists)</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 4 / Supervising Officer</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 5 / Custodial Managers</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures for 30 September 2016 and 30 September 2017 can also be found in the in:</p><ul><li>Table 12 of the NOMS workforce statistics bulletin at the following link:</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567179/noms-workforce-statistics-tables-september-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567179/noms-workforce-statistics-tables-september-2016.xlsx</a></p><ul><li>Table 12 of the HMPPS workforce statistics bulletin at the following link:</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were approximately 13 operational staff on detached duty in HMP Wandsworth as at 30 September 2016 and none as at 30 September 2017. This data is collated and held internally by the National Detached Duty team which oversees national Detached Duty arrangements.</p><p>Staff shortfalls (ie. vacancies) previously presented in NOMS/HMPPS workforce statistics have been based on the difference between staff benchmarks and staff in post figures. However, staff benchmarks previously in place are no longer in use and are being replaced by new target staffing levels under the new Offender Management in custody model. At present, the target staffing levels are not sufficiently developed and work is ongoing in order to further develop these. The last set of published benchmark levels and staff shortfalls, as at 31 March 2017, showed that there was a shortfall of 26 full time equivalent band 3-5 prison officers. This information can also be found in table 14 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/01/2018 17:36:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark