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46322

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what facilities prison libraries have to help prisoners order books through the internet.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	194762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The NOMS policy on prisoner retail allows prisoners (via prison staff) to order books from approved mail order providers. This is at the discretion of the Governor.</p><p> </p><p>An inter-library loan request service, facilitated by the librarian or library assistant, enables prisoners to request books in the same way as library users in the community.</p><p> </p><p>No charge is made for prisoners using the inter-library loan service. Where a special request is necessary, for example to the British Library, a charge will be made. This is consistent with the policy applied to service users in the community.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46323

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what newspapers are provided in prison libraries.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	194763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prison library providers ensure that the range of reading and reference material available in each library reflects the needs and diverse nature of the prisoners held.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons holding a high proportion of foreign national prisoners who are speakers of other languages offer a range of relevant texts within their libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, Prisoners can order newspapers for personal use. Prisoners cover the cost of any newspaper they personally order, Newspapers based on the needs of the population, will be available for general use in the library.</p><p> </p><p>Prison libraries will facilitate a range of cultural activities such as reading and creative writing groups, special interest clubs, outreach work to families as well as exhibiting art, hosting writers, artists and speakers on subjects of interest. Additional support may be brought in from local community groups and charities.</p><p> </p><p>Information about what particular foreign language and Welsh books are held within each prison library, which newspapers are stocked, and what cultural events have been organised, is not collected centrally and could only be obtained through local enquiries at each prison. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194761 194765 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46325

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much prisoners have to pay to order a book through the inter-library loan system.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	194764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The NOMS policy on prisoner retail allows prisoners (via prison staff) to order books from approved mail order providers. This is at the discretion of the Governor.</p><p> </p><p>An inter-library loan request service, facilitated by the librarian or library assistant, enables prisoners to request books in the same way as library users in the community.</p><p> </p><p>No charge is made for prisoners using the inter-library loan service. Where a special request is necessary, for example to the British Library, a charge will be made. This is consistent with the policy applied to service users in the community.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46326

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what cultural events have been organised in prison libraries in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	194765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prison library providers ensure that the range of reading and reference material available in each library reflects the needs and diverse nature of the prisoners held.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons holding a high proportion of foreign national prisoners who are speakers of other languages offer a range of relevant texts within their libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, Prisoners can order newspapers for personal use. Prisoners cover the cost of any newspaper they personally order, Newspapers based on the needs of the population, will be available for general use in the library.</p><p> </p><p>Prison libraries will facilitate a range of cultural activities such as reading and creative writing groups, special interest clubs, outreach work to families as well as exhibiting art, hosting writers, artists and speakers on subjects of interest. Additional support may be brought in from local community groups and charities.</p><p> </p><p>Information about what particular foreign language and Welsh books are held within each prison library, which newspapers are stocked, and what cultural events have been organised, is not collected centrally and could only be obtained through local enquiries at each prison. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194761 194763 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46327

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what books in (a) foreign languages and (b) Welsh prison libraries have.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	194761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prison library providers ensure that the range of reading and reference material available in each library reflects the needs and diverse nature of the prisoners held.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons holding a high proportion of foreign national prisoners who are speakers of other languages offer a range of relevant texts within their libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, Prisoners can order newspapers for personal use. Prisoners cover the cost of any newspaper they personally order, Newspapers based on the needs of the population, will be available for general use in the library.</p><p> </p><p>Prison libraries will facilitate a range of cultural activities such as reading and creative writing groups, special interest clubs, outreach work to families as well as exhibiting art, hosting writers, artists and speakers on subjects of interest. Additional support may be brought in from local community groups and charities.</p><p> </p><p>Information about what particular foreign language and Welsh books are held within each prison library, which newspapers are stocked, and what cultural events have been organised, is not collected centrally and could only be obtained through local enquiries at each prison. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194763 194765 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46333

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget is for each (a) private and (b) public prison.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	194760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Allocated budgets for individual prisons for financial year 2014-15 are in the process of being finalised and are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Budget allocations will be made on the basis of need and according to Departmental priorities.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

89418

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Police: Surveillance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what reasons the Crown Prosecution Service gave for its decision not to prosecute undercover police officers accused of starting sexual relationships with environmental activists.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	207455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will review any cases referred to it by the police in accordance with the two stage test that is set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. Where there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest, such cases will be prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS has been working with officers conducting the Operation Herne investigation into the conduct of a number of officers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 21 August 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service issued a statement containing the reasons it gave for not prosecuting officers considered under Operation Aubusson, a subset of Operation Herne which is available at:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/latest_news/charging_decision_concerning_mps_special_demonstration_squad/</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/09/2014 13:22:20 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman