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1491364

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) amber and (b) red market supplements to prison officers in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	42039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>We are working hard to improve retention of frontline officers at prisons across England and Wales, providing opportunities to progress their careers and significant investment to keep them safe. Together, this will ensure we can recruit vital staff to keep offenders off the streets and protect the public.</p><p>Market Supplements are an additional (non-pensionable) allowance in place to support recruitment and retention at certain prison sites.</p><p>The annual expenditure on amber and red market supplements to prison officers in each of the last five years is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total Market Supplement Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>£10,672,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>£17,015,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>£18,388,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>£17,935,894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>£18,530,093</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It has not been possible to separate the amber and red market supplement expenditure for each financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2022 08:26:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1491048

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average daily cost of food per prisoner was in each prison in England and Wales in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	40791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Food budgets for public sector prisons are determined locally and kept under review as part of normal budget allocation planning.</p><p>Prison Rules require that prisoners are provided with three meals a day that are varied and nutritious and that meet the religious, cultural and medical needs of all. HMPPS will continue to work closely with the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, following government guidelines on eating healthy meals.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/09/2022 07:22:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1490243

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
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 15 July 2022 to Question 34937 on Prisoners, what data his Department holds on the number of prisoners per on-duty prison officer in each prison in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	38676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer to Question 34937 on Prisoners, the Department does not hold data on the number of prisoners per on-duty prison officer in England and Wales. This is because staffing levels in prisons change daily for several reasons including vacancies, training, sickness and operational deployments.</p><p>The Department does not hold data on how many occasions the minimum number of staff on a residential unit required during periods of unlock has not been met. Locally agreed Minimum Staffing Levels (MSLs) and secure operating levels (SDSOLs) are not held centrally by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38677 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:27:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1490246

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
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 15 July 2022 to Question 34937, on Prisoners, on how many occasions the minimum number of staff on a residential unit required during periods of unlock has not been met, in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	38677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer to Question 34937 on Prisoners, the Department does not hold data on the number of prisoners per on-duty prison officer in England and Wales. This is because staffing levels in prisons change daily for several reasons including vacancies, training, sickness and operational deployments.</p><p>The Department does not hold data on how many occasions the minimum number of staff on a residential unit required during periods of unlock has not been met. Locally agreed Minimum Staffing Levels (MSLs) and secure operating levels (SDSOLs) are not held centrally by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 38676 question first answered 21/07/2022 12:27:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1490288

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Domestic Visits
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 been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	38678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>As well as visits relevant to their other responsibilities, the Secretary of State and Justice Ministers have visited the following prisons since January 2022:</p><ul><li>HMP Brixton</li><li>HMP Exeter</li><li>HMYOI Feltham</li><li>HMP Full Sutton</li><li>HMP Five Wells</li><li>HMP Frankland</li><li>HMP Hatfield</li><li>HMP Leicester</li><li>HMP North Sea Camp</li><li>HMP Prescoed</li><li>HMP Thorn Cross</li><li>HMP Wandsworth</li><li>HMP Woodhill</li><li>HMP Wormwood Scrubs</li></ul> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/07/2022 09:11:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1490291

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which probation contact centres in England and Wales have been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	38680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>As well as visits relevant to their other responsibilities, the Secretary of State and Justice Ministers have visited the following probation contact centres since January 2022:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Manchester Probation Office</li><li>Leeds Probation Office</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and Probation Minister have also visited Community Payback projects to see offenders supervised by the Probation Service carrying out Unpaid Work. These include:</p><ul><li>Perry Barr, Birmingham</li><li>Chandler’s Ford, Southampton</li></ul> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/07/2022 09:12:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1488450

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the most recent available data on the number of prisoners per prison officer in each prison in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	34937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The accompanying excel file sets out figures relating to ratio of prisoners to Band 3-5 prison officer by prison (for public sector prisons), as of 31 March 2022.</p><p>The minimum number of staff on each residential unit required during periods of unlock is determined by ‘Safe, Decent and Secure Operating Levels’ (SDSOLs) which are agreed in each establishment. These vary depending on a number of factors such as design and size of a residential unit, specialist functions or prisoner cohort.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/07/2022 13:19:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 2022-07-15 34937.xlsx title PQ 34937 Table
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1487346

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken with the relevant stakeholders to develop a method to assess the maturity of offenders entering the justice system up to the age of 21.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	32555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) has developed a maturity screening tool for young adult men. This tool is available for use with all men aged 18-25 years of age within the prison and probation population. This maturity tool is a screening tool which is designed to identify those with the lowest levels of maturity, establish likely demand for services and interventions and to help practitioners to identify those individuals with lower levels of maturity who are most in need of support. The screening tool came into use in November 2018, however, has not yet been validated for use with female prisoners and work is ongoing to confirm if it can be used.</p><p>We are also currently working with senior civil servants in DHSC to improve screening for neurodivergent conditions/disorders/differences and Acquired Brain Injury, which are often associated with lower levels of maturity.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/07/2022 09:04:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1487357

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Prisons Strategy White Paper, published on 7 December 2021, if he will make it is policy for the new prison level data to be published with information broken down by ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	32560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to the publication and monitoring of data on protected characteristics within in the criminal justice system. As set out in the Prisons Strategy White Paper, in December 2021, we are introducing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for prisons, which will drive improvement by measuring progress with annually published performance ratings for each prison. This prison level data will be published in due course.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has two statistical publications that include details on ethnicity to demonstrate this commitment. The Offender Management Statistics (OMS) is published on a quarterly basis. This provides regular data on protected characteristics within the prison population. Additionally, the HMPPS Offender Equalities Annual Report is published on an annual basis, includes data on ethnicity within the prison population and covers a larger reporting period.</p><p>Prisons have also been provided with a monitoring tool which shows the distribution of prisoner protected characteristics across a range of components of prison life. These include prisoners placed on the incentives scheme, as well as adjudications and complaints.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/07/2022 09:05:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed