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1105872

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Paedophilia: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice , what steps he will take to strengthen sentences given to convicted paedophiles.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	238391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Sexual offences perpetrated against children are horrific crimes and the impact of these can have a lasting impact on victims and their families.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing decisions are taken by our independent courts. They will take such decisions based on the full circumstances of the offence and offender, and consider the relevant sentencing guidelines. The independent Sentencing Council has produced definitive guidelines on sexual offences.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of offences someone can be convicted of if they abuse a child. Life imprisonment is available for the most serious offences, such as the rape of a child under the age of 13. For certain child sexual abuse offences, extended determinate sentences can be imposed for the purposes of public protection. There are no plans to increase maximum penalties available for child sexual abuse offences.</p><p> </p><p>Average custodial sentences for sexual offences overall are increasing, and have gone up from 43 months in 2007 to just under 60 months in 2017. The number of prisoners serving a custodial sentence for a sexual offence has nearly trebled, from 4,795 (in June 1998) to 13,580 (in 2018).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/04/2019 13:54:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1105113

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons in England and Wales have body scanners installed; and whether his Department plans to introduce body scanners in further prisons.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	237103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>We are taking urgent and decisive action to stop contraband, such as drugs and mobile telephones, from entering our prisons. These items pose a significant threat to safety and security.</p><p> </p><p>X-ray body scanners allow prison staff to detect items hidden inside prisoners’ bodies. The following prisons in England and Wales already have such body scanners installed: HMP Altcourse, Belmarsh, Doncaster, Forest Bank, Holme House, Leeds, Northumberland and Peterborough.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s £70 million investment in safety, security and decency, we have commenced an installation programme in a number of additional prisons, including the 10 Prisons Project and the long-term and high security estate. These are some of our most challenging prisons and are more likely to face attempts by prisoners to hide contraband inside their bodies in light of other security measures already in place.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider whether to introduce additional X-ray body scanners once they have been installed and used in the 10 Prisons Project and long-term and high security estate. In the meantime, we are going out to tender for a new contract that will give the Prison Service the means to purchase further scanners in future.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/04/2019 16:45:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1105263

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Ambulance Services
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 February 2019 to Question 217065 on Prisons: Drugs, how many ambulances attended each prison as a result of (a) injuries due to exposure to psychoactive substance and (b) all injuries in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	237181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Protecting the health and safety of our staff and prisoners is of the utmost importance. We take all reported incidents seriously and work hard to mitigate any risks that staff or prisoners face. Information on ambulance attendance at prisons could only be obtained from prison records at disproportionate costs as central records are not kept by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). HMPPS continues to develop with NHS and Public Health partners the use of data and evidence to support both health and justice outcomes for people in prison.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/04/2019 16:42:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088775

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) CZ long phones and (b) smart phones were confiscated from prisoners in England and Wales during each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 16:59:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088776

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drug Seizures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug seizures were made in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last three years; and what drugs were seized.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The misuse of drugs in prison drives violence, vulnerability and crime and so tackling this is one of our top priorities. Consequently, we are improving our security to restrict the availability of drugs. We use body, property, cell and area searches, metal-detecting scanners and drug and phone detection dogs across the estate. We are investing £6 million to tackle drug supply and reduce demand in 10 of the most challenging prisons, with body scanners and more staff focused on effective searching.</p><p> </p><p>Data and information on drug finds is routinely published as part of the normal publication schedule</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Data on drug finds in 2018-19 will be published in due course in line with the normal publication schedule.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 17:07:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088777

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have received additional training to enable them to provide mentoring support to new prison officers in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Information for mentoring across the whole estate is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 10 prisons project around 60 experienced officers were selected to take up the coaching roles to form Standards Coaching Teams. This required the officers to complete a two-week training course. These officers will support new recruits and ensure good practice is delivered consistently across the 10 jails. The team will provide advice and encouragement to inexperienced officers to build their confidence, particularly in their relationships with prisoners. The team is also supporting all staff to get the basics right and meet consistently high standards in routine tasks such as cell checks.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/03/2019 17:05:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088778

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent initiatives he has introduced to reduce the attrition rate of prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We’ve improved induction processes to ease transition into the job, provide care and support for our staff and offer additional training. These measures are part of the work we are doing directly with Governors to address local issues and ensure experienced staff and new recruits remain in the service.</p><p>HMPPS heavily invests in a comprehensive range of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) interventions which help staff feel valued and supported. The current EAP has been significantly enhanced and now includes access to specialist Trauma Support and a dedicated manager’s helpline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/03/2019 17:17:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088782

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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 offenders were engaged in learning and skills in prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the participation and achievement of prison learners under the Offender Learning and Skills contracts is published by the Department for Education. It can be found at the following link and covers the last 8 academic years: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the proportion of the prison population that engages in offender learning and skills. The Department for Education publishes data on the participation and achievement of prisoners in learning: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training</a>. However, it does not include comparison to the entire population, this prison population data is published separately by the Ministry of Justice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of a core common curriculum for prison education was written into the specifications for the new prison education framework contracts, which commence on 1 April. For the 2015/16 academic year, the Department for Education published data regarding prison education by subject area, it can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Prisons must provide the opportunity for prisoners to rehabilitate, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our ground-breaking Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We are also giving governors more control over their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232622 232623 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:10:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088783

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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, what proportion of the prison population was engaged in offender learning and skills in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the participation and achievement of prison learners under the Offender Learning and Skills contracts is published by the Department for Education. It can be found at the following link and covers the last 8 academic years: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the proportion of the prison population that engages in offender learning and skills. The Department for Education publishes data on the participation and achievement of prisoners in learning: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training</a>. However, it does not include comparison to the entire population, this prison population data is published separately by the Ministry of Justice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of a core common curriculum for prison education was written into the specifications for the new prison education framework contracts, which commence on 1 April. For the 2015/16 academic year, the Department for Education published data regarding prison education by subject area, it can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Prisons must provide the opportunity for prisoners to rehabilitate, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our ground-breaking Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We are also giving governors more control over their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232621 232623 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:10:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088784

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were engaged in learning that now falls outside of core prison education provision in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the participation and achievement of prison learners under the Offender Learning and Skills contracts is published by the Department for Education. It can be found at the following link and covers the last 8 academic years: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the proportion of the prison population that engages in offender learning and skills. The Department for Education publishes data on the participation and achievement of prisoners in learning: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training</a>. However, it does not include comparison to the entire population, this prison population data is published separately by the Ministry of Justice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of a core common curriculum for prison education was written into the specifications for the new prison education framework contracts, which commence on 1 April. For the 2015/16 academic year, the Department for Education published data regarding prison education by subject area, it can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Prisons must provide the opportunity for prisoners to rehabilitate, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our ground-breaking Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We are also giving governors more control over their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232621 232622 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:10:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts