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1286960

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many attacks on prison officers occurred in the last five years by (a) year and (b) type of offence.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	155441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Please see the attached table showing the number of prisoner assaults on staff, by offence of prisoner, 2016 to 2019 and January to September 2020 and the number of assaults on staff for 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Violence against our hard-working prison officers is unacceptable and will never be tolerated, and we work closely with the police and Crown Prosecution Service to bring the perpetrators to justice. Additionally, as outlined in our Sentencing White Paper, we will double the maximum sentence for assaulting an emergency worker from 12 months to two years.</p><p>We are also giving officers tools like PAVA pepper spray and body-worn cameras to make their jobs safer, as well as access to post incident care teams, occupational health support and counselling for those who need it. More widely, we are spending £100 million to bolster prison security, clamping down on the weapons, drugs and mobile phones that fuel violence and crime behind bars. This is funding tough measures including X-ray body scanners, drug dogs and phone-blocking technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/03/2021 16:10:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 155441 data table v1.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1271306

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of assaults (a) between prisoners and (b) against staff were committed during education activities in (i) YOI institutions and (ii) all prisons in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	130221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Please find data showing assaults committed during education activities in the 12 months to June 2020 in the attached table. Please note that assaults committed during education activities are a total of the assaults that, when reported, had their location flagged as &quot;Education&quot;.</p><p>Despite the progress made, the level of violence in prisons remains too high. We are continuing work to address this by giving all staff the tools and training to help them reduce violence.</p><p>Violence in prison is a crime. Any prisoner who commits an act of violence can expect to have action taken against them.</p><p>We are spending £100 million to bolster prison security, clamping down on the weapons, drugs and mobile phones that fuel violence and crime behind bars. This is funding tough measures including x-ray body scanners and phone-blocking technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/01/2021 16:43:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of Table of Assaults_PQ_130221.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1250826

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence and self-harm in prisons in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the incidence of violence and self-harm in those prisons.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	114210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of assaults and self-harm incidents by prisoners in custody in the West Midlands and England, from January 2019 to June 2020.</p><p>Levels of self-harm fell 15% in the most recent quarter (April to June 2020) in England and Wales and violence fell by 37% over the same time period and by 19% in the 12 months to June 2020. Levels of self-harm and violence also fell in prisons in the West Midlands over the most recent quarter.</p><p>Statistics for the 12 months to June, and particularly those for the April to June quarter, relate to the exceptional period since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the restricted regimes prisons put in place in order to safely manage the risks of infection during the pandemic. This affects the comparability of the statistics with earlier periods.</p><p>With a small number of tragic exceptions, the decisive action we took at the beginning of the pandemic has meant tens of thousands of officers and prisoners have been kept safe in the face of perhaps the greatest challenge ever to face the service.</p><p>We are under no illusions about the impact of the measures which were put in place to protect lives and we have made prisoners’ wellbeing our priority. We’ve enabled continued family contact through more than 1,500 secure mobile phones and secure video calls and provided a range of in-cell activities to mitigate the impact of isolation. We continue to work closely with the Samaritans who are providing support for Listeners - selected prisoners trained to provide emotional support to their fellow prisoners and who continue to offer their phone service for emotional support.</p><p>More widely, we are spending £100 million to bolster prison security, clamping down on the weapons, drugs and mobile phones that fuel violence and crime behind bars. This is funding tough measures including x-ray body scanners and phone-blocking technology. We are giving officers tools like PAVA pepper spray and body-worn cameras to make their jobs safer.</p><p>We recognise the need to remain vigilant to the risks to prisoners and staff as impacts of the virus continue.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2020 17:52:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 114210 ~ table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1250853

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the key performance indicators specified by Prison Education Framework contracts.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	114109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Prison Education Framework (PEF) contract has three Service levels that relate to: the completion of accredited courses and accredited outcomes; other course completion rates; and for the actions and targets of Teacher Quality Management Plans (TQMP) plans being met.</p><p> </p><p>While regimes have been restricted due to Covid-19, only the service level relating to TQMP is operating at present in a revised format. The service levels relating to the completion of accredited courses and accredited outcomes and that relating to other course completion rates had been due to start this April, but due to Covid-19 have not yet commenced.</p><p> </p><p>To comply with the restrictions around social distancing and to minimise contact between people in prisons HMPPS issued (on 24 and 28 March) temporary Operational Guidance to all prison governors to help them reduce the spread of COVID-19 in prisons. These measures included the stopping of all non-essential activities and all face to face education delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Framework, which provides a roadmap for easing restrictions in prisons has been guided by public health advice alongside an operational assessment of what can be achieved in custodial settings while keeping staff and those in our care safe. Not all establishments will move at the same pace. Prisons must demonstrate readiness and gain agreement from local health authorities, before easing restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent available information on approved PEF provider TQMP plans is provided, by individual prison in the attached table. Overall performance, for all providers is also displayed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reporting period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of TQMPs approved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to June 2019</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July to September 2019</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October to December 2019</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January to March 2020</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 114110 question first answered 19/11/2020 16:45:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQs 114109 & 114110 - Data on TQMP completion v2.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1250854

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of key performance indicators within the Prison Education Framework have been met by each prison education provider in each prison in each of the last four quarters; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	114110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Prison Education Framework (PEF) contract has three Service levels that relate to: the completion of accredited courses and accredited outcomes; other course completion rates; and for the actions and targets of Teacher Quality Management Plans (TQMP) plans being met.</p><p> </p><p>While regimes have been restricted due to Covid-19, only the service level relating to TQMP is operating at present in a revised format. The service levels relating to the completion of accredited courses and accredited outcomes and that relating to other course completion rates had been due to start this April, but due to Covid-19 have not yet commenced.</p><p> </p><p>To comply with the restrictions around social distancing and to minimise contact between people in prisons HMPPS issued (on 24 and 28 March) temporary Operational Guidance to all prison governors to help them reduce the spread of COVID-19 in prisons. These measures included the stopping of all non-essential activities and all face to face education delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Framework, which provides a roadmap for easing restrictions in prisons has been guided by public health advice alongside an operational assessment of what can be achieved in custodial settings while keeping staff and those in our care safe. Not all establishments will move at the same pace. Prisons must demonstrate readiness and gain agreement from local health authorities, before easing restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent available information on approved PEF provider TQMP plans is provided, by individual prison in the attached table. Overall performance, for all providers is also displayed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reporting period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of TQMPs approved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to June 2019</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July to September 2019</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October to December 2019</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January to March 2020</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 114109 question first answered 19/11/2020 16:45:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQs 114109 & 114110 - Data on TQMP completion v2.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1245018

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of rates of assaults on prison staff by custody categories (a) male A, (b) male B, (c) male C, (d) male D, (e) female restricted, (f) female closed, (g) female open, (h) young offender institution and (i) youth custody; and during (i) daytime and (ii) night-time, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	106278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The rates of assaults on prison staff by prison categorisation is set out in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Violence against our hard-working prison officers is unacceptable, and we work closely with the police and Crown Prosecution Service to bring the perpetrators to justice. Additionally, as outlined in our Sentencing White Paper, we will double the maximum sentence for assaulting an emergency worker from 12 months to two years.</p><p> </p><p>We are also giving officers PAVA pepper spray and body-worn cameras to make their jobs safer, as well as access to post incident care teams, occupational health support and counselling for those who need it. More widely, we are spending £100 million to bolster prison security, clamping down on the weapons, drugs and mobile phones that fuel violence and crime behind bars. This will fund tough airport-style security, body scanners and phone-blocking technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/10/2020 16:13:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 106278 (002).xlsx title Table
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1240835

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) young adult, (b) other female and (c) other male prison leavers were released without an address to go to in (i) each region of England and (ii) Wales from 1 August 2020 to 31 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	99572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The data from 1 August 2020 to 31 August 2020 is provided in the attached. Please note that data for the period after 31 March 2020 is released ahead of publication in recognition of the public interest in making this information available as it relates the period of the operation of the additional accommodation support scheme.</p><p>The Scheme, which provided extra funding that allowed us to directly source housing for offenders ended on 31 August. From 1 September, offenders with an accommodation need will be offered the Through the Gate support.</p><p>We recognise that accommodation is a key priority as it is often the first step in an individual’s resettlement journey. We continue to work with councils and charities to secure suitable accommodation, while investigating long-term solutions to prevent homelessness and help offenders turn their backs on crime.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/10/2020 17:01:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 99572_v2.xlsx title Table
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1225840

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of active concerted indiscipline have been reported at each prison establishment in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	75312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of incidents of concerted indiscipline, both active and passive, over the last 12 months per establishment. As a total there have been 104 incidents of concerted indiscipline in this time period. 85 of these were active and 19 were passive.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/07/2020 14:23:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ 75312 - Concerted Indiscipline July 2019 - June 2020.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1203038

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Self-harm and Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of instances in prisons of (a) self-harm and (b) suicide by (i) region, (ii) ethnicity and (iii) gender for each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	58603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Please see the attached tables showing the number of instances of (a) self-harm and (b) self-inflicted deaths in prisons by (i) region, (ii) ethnicity and (iii) gender for each of the last five years. Our condolences are with the family and friends of the prisoners who have died.</p><p>The figures on self-harm have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last individual the figures may not be accurate to that level. The figures on self-inflicted deaths are derived from the HMPPS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following inquest or as new information emerges, numbers may change from time to time.</p><p>Far too many prisoners are self-harming or taking their own lives and it is one of the reasons we introduced the key worker scheme in 2018, supported by the recruitment of extra prison officers, so that every offender can get dedicated support and have someone to talk to.</p><p>We have also given over 25,000 staff better training to spot and prevent self-harm and are investing an extra £2.75 billion to modernise prisons, combat drug use and improve the environment in which offenders live.</p><p>As well as this, we have refreshed our partnership with the Samaritans, awarding a grant of £500k each year for the next three years. This supports the excellent Listeners scheme, through which selected prisoners are trained to provide emotional support to their fellow prisoners.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/06/2020 15:13:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 58603.xlsx title Table
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1200506

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) remand and (b) convicted prisoners have died on the prison estate in each of the last five years, by ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	54894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>Please see the attached table showing the number of prisoners who have died on the prison estate, by sentence type and ethnicity, from 2015 to 2019. Our condolences are with the family and friends of the prisoners who have died.</p><p>These figures are derived from the HMPPS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following inquest or as new information emerges, numbers may change from time to time.</p><p>We have accepted and acted upon the vast majority of recommendations from Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) investigations into deaths in custody, and regularly disseminate the PPO’s thematic reports and lessons learned bulletins.</p><p>The Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody is taking forward a programme of work aimed at minimising deaths in custody, and better supporting families if a death does occur.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/06/2020 13:45:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 54894.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord