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155633

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on measures to reduce overcrowding in prisons.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Pat Glass
uin	906028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Justice Secretary regularly meets with Cabinet colleagues, including the Home Secretary, to discuss measures that impact on the prison population.</p><p> </p><p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to prison by the courts, and they are operated in a way that gives taxpayers the best value for money. In 2013/14 crowding in prisons was at the lowest level for 10 years, and, by May 2015, this Government will provide more adult male prison places than it inherited from the previous administration.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/11/2014 17:50:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass

147487

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer by the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation of 4 November 2014, to Question 213435, how many former offenders have been allowed to visit secure childrens' homes in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government believes reformed offenders can play a positive role in rehabilitating young and adult offenders through mentoring and demonstrating the possibility for change.</p><p> </p><p>Information is not held on the number of ex-offenders visiting the youth secure estate. Governors of Young Offender Institutions, Directors of Secure Training Centres and Managers of Secure Children’s Homes use their discretion to approve any visits to their individual establishments. Consideration will be given to the purpose of the visit, an assessment of the risk that the individual poses, and to wider responsibilities to ensure that young people are safeguarded at all times.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 214110 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:47:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

147614

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
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 3 November 2014 to Question 212354, how many (a) indeterminate sentenced prisoners serving life sentences and (b) prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection by category of offence were placed in open prisons in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
uin	214069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The first table below provides the number of prisoners located in an open prison serving a custodial sentence, by offence group. The second table provides the number of prisoners serving an indeterminate sentence located in open prison, by offence group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prisoners serving an immediate custodial sentence in open prisons<sup>(1)</sup> by specific offence, 30 September 2014, England and Wales</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Violence against the person</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,131</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manslaughter</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Homicide &amp; attempted</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Violence Against The Person</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sexual offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rape</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Robbery</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>422</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offences</p></td><td><p>2,309</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,147</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Prisoners serving an indeterminate sentence in open prisons<sup>(1)</sup> by offence group, 30 September 2014, England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>Life</p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft and handling</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud and forgery</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring offences</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other offences</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence not recorded</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>515</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>523</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,038</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Only prisons that are predominantly open are included. Figures do not include category D prisoners held in non-predominant function open prisons nor those held in open sites that are part of multi-site establishments performing different functions nor those held in small (under 50 place) open units at predominant function closed prisons.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>As previously explained, all prisoners located in open conditions have been subject to a rigorous assessment which has concluded that their risk is capable of being effectively managed in open conditions. Once allocated to an open prison, prisoners continue to be monitored and are returned to closed prison immediately if there are any concerns about their suitability for low security conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Placing a prisoner in open conditions serves two main purposes. Firstly, it facilitates the eventual resettlement of prisoners into the community, in conditions more similar to those that they will face in the community than closed conditions can provide. Secondly, it allows for risk to be assessed in order to inform release decisions and, should the prisoner secure release, to inform risk management plans for ongoing supervision in the community. For many prisoners, in particular those such as life sentence prisoners, who have spent a considerable amount of time in custody; these can be important components for successful reintegration in the community and therefore a mechanism to help protect the public.</p><p> </p><p>Keeping the public safe is our priority. That is why this Government took action on releases on temporary licence (ROTL) absconds from prison; prisoners are now no longer eligible for transfer to open conditions if they have previously escaped; absconded from open prisons; or if they have failed to return or reoffended whilst released on temporary licence, unless there are exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 214068 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:57:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

147616

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to Question 212354, how many prisoners convicted of which specific offences relating to (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences and (c) robbery are currently held in open prisons.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Brady
uin	214068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The first table below provides the number of prisoners located in an open prison serving a custodial sentence, by offence group. The second table provides the number of prisoners serving an indeterminate sentence located in open prison, by offence group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prisoners serving an immediate custodial sentence in open prisons<sup>(1)</sup> by specific offence, 30 September 2014, England and Wales</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>30-Sep-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Violence against the person</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,131</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manslaughter</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Homicide &amp; attempted</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Violence Against The Person</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sexual offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rape</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Robbery</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>422</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>All other offences</p></td><td><p>2,309</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,147</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Prisoners serving an indeterminate sentence in open prisons<sup>(1)</sup> by offence group, 30 September 2014, England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>Life</p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft and handling</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud and forgery</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring offences</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other offences</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence not recorded</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>515</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>523</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,038</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Only prisons that are predominantly open are included. Figures do not include category D prisoners held in non-predominant function open prisons nor those held in open sites that are part of multi-site establishments performing different functions nor those held in small (under 50 place) open units at predominant function closed prisons.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>As previously explained, all prisoners located in open conditions have been subject to a rigorous assessment which has concluded that their risk is capable of being effectively managed in open conditions. Once allocated to an open prison, prisoners continue to be monitored and are returned to closed prison immediately if there are any concerns about their suitability for low security conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Placing a prisoner in open conditions serves two main purposes. Firstly, it facilitates the eventual resettlement of prisoners into the community, in conditions more similar to those that they will face in the community than closed conditions can provide. Secondly, it allows for risk to be assessed in order to inform release decisions and, should the prisoner secure release, to inform risk management plans for ongoing supervision in the community. For many prisoners, in particular those such as life sentence prisoners, who have spent a considerable amount of time in custody; these can be important components for successful reintegration in the community and therefore a mechanism to help protect the public.</p><p> </p><p>Keeping the public safe is our priority. That is why this Government took action on releases on temporary licence (ROTL) absconds from prison; prisoners are now no longer eligible for transfer to open conditions if they have previously escaped; absconded from open prisons; or if they have failed to return or reoffended whilst released on temporary licence, unless there are exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 214069 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:57:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

147617

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
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 4 November 2014, to Question 213435, how many former offenders have been allowed to visit (a) young offender institutions and (b) secure training centres in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes reformed offenders can play a positive role in rehabilitating young and adult offenders through mentoring and demonstrating the possibility for change.</p><p> </p><p>Information is not held on the number of ex-offenders visiting the youth secure estate. Governors of Young Offender Institutions, Directors of Secure Training Centres and Managers of Secure Children’s Homes use their discretion to approve any visits to their individual establishments. Consideration will be given to the purpose of the visit, an assessment of the risk that the individual poses, and to wider responsibilities to ensure that young people are safeguarded at all times.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 214109 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:47:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

147622

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many British citizens sentenced to probation in each (a) EU member state and (b) country outside the EU have been transferred back to the UK to serve their probation in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	213977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There is no statutory basis for community sentences imposed on British citizens by a court in another country, whether in the EU or outside it, to be enforced by the UK authorities; we are therefore not aware of any British citizens who have received a community sentence from a court in another jurisdiction and been transferred to the UK to serve that sentence.</p><p>The Framework Decision on Prisoner Transfer allows British citizens to be transferred back to a UK prison to serve a custodial sentence imposed by a court in another EU jurisdiction, and to subsequently serve a British post-custodial licence in the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213978 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:47:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

147623

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements the Government has in place to enable British citizens sentenced to probation in (a) another EU member state and (b) another country outside the EU to be transferred back to the UK to serve their probation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	213978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>There is no statutory basis for community sentences imposed on British citizens by a court in another country, whether in the EU or outside it, to be enforced by the UK authorities; we are therefore not aware of any British citizens who have received a community sentence from a court in another jurisdiction and been transferred to the UK to serve that sentence.</p><p>The Framework Decision on Prisoner Transfer allows British citizens to be transferred back to a UK prison to serve a custodial sentence imposed by a court in another EU jurisdiction, and to subsequently serve a British post-custodial licence in the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213977 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:47:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

142279

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations in each community rehabilitation company area bid for Transforming Rehabilitation programme contracts but were unsuccessful in becoming preferred bidders.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	213754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Only one bidder has withdrawn from the Transforming Rehabilitation competition having submitted a bid – Geo Mercia Willowdene, which included a probation staff mutual, Mercia Community Action. We received Geo Mercia Willowdene’s letter confirming their withdrawal on 4 November.</p><p> </p><p>None of those who submitted bids are unsuccessful at this stage as the competition is ongoing and notification of contract award is still pending.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213753 question first answered 11/11/2014 17:49:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

142281

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which mutual organisations have withdrawn bids for Transforming Rehabilitation contracts; and when his Department was notified in each case.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	213753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Only one bidder has withdrawn from the Transforming Rehabilitation competition having submitted a bid – Geo Mercia Willowdene, which included a probation staff mutual, Mercia Community Action. We received Geo Mercia Willowdene’s letter confirming their withdrawal on 4 November.</p><p> </p><p>None of those who submitted bids are unsuccessful at this stage as the competition is ongoing and notification of contract award is still pending.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213754 question first answered 11/11/2014 17:49:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

142282

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: G4S and Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Statement of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 27WS, on G4S and Serco (Contracts Update), how much of the sums to be repaid by each company is outstanding; and what other debts each such company owes to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	213746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>On 12 March 2014 the Justice Secretary informed the House that G4S had agreed to repay £108.9m owed to Government on the company’s electronic monitoring contract and on two contracts for facilities management in the courts. This followed the Justice Secretary’s announcement on 19 December 2013 that Serco had agreed to repay £70.5m owed on the company’s electronic monitoring and prisoner escort contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The sums in question also included provision for the direct costs to Government arising from these matters.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Both companies have repaid all money requested in accordance with the settlement agreements.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any outstanding debts owed to this Department by the companies. We are managing all MoJ contracts robustly and would take swift action to recover any debt owed should we become aware of such an issue.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/11/2014 17:43:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter