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166392

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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, what proportion of the prison population was in jail for (a) sex-related offences, (b) vehicle crime, (c) violent crime, (d) drug-related offences, (e) benefit-related fraud and (f) non-benefit-related fraud in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Crime is falling and under this Government more offenders are going to prison and for longer. In 2012 the law was changed to introduce an automatic life sentence for a second very serious sexual or violent offence and there are several measures to strengthen sentencing in this area in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, currently going through Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>These include ending automatic half-way point release for criminals convicted of child rape and ensuring that all dangerous offenders who receive the tough Extended Determinate Sentence (EDS) are no longer automatically released two-thirds of the way through their custodial term. The Government has also banned the use of simple cautions for serious offences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the number of offenders in prison by offence group in England and Wales is published routinely in the ‘Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin’ and can be found in Table A1.4 of the annual prison population tables. Copies of the current publication and those of previous years are available from the Library of the House and via the following link:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/12/2014 17:35:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166393

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mandatory drug tests have been performed in each prison in each quarter since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We take a zero tolerance approach to contraband in prison and use a range of robust security measures to find them, including searches and specially trained dogs. Prisoners who are found with contraband face tough punishments including having their privileges removed, getting time added onto their sentence and may be referred to the police for prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to focussing our efforts on preventing drugs from entering custody and an intelligence led approach to using MDT tests most effectively and programmes and support to ensure that prisoners can stay free from drugs in custody. The national positive rate of MDT samples has remained reasonably static since April 2010, with the rate between 7.0% and 7.4%, down from 24.4% in 1996.</p><p> </p><p>A table showing the number of mandatory drug tests that have taken place in each prison in each quarter since 2006 has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>All figures used in providing this document have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/01/2015 13:12:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 216064 - Table.xls title drug tests in each prison in each quarter since 06
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166397

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the companies offering guarantees to support Community Rehabilitation companies are (a) in the third sector and (b) private companies.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information regarding Parent Company Guarantees, including the identity of guarantors, is commercially sensitive information relating to bidder proposals and cannot be disclosed while the competition is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>However I can confirm that we have a healthy diverse market in the competition to establish the eventual owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies. There has been strong competition in all regions, with over 80 bids received and an average of four bidders for each area. Following rigorous assessment eight Preferred Bidders have been selected. In 19 of the 21 areas a mutual or VCSE is involved in the Tier 1 bid or as a strategic partner, and six of the Community Rehabilitation Companies will be run with the involvement of a probation staff mutual. The list of Preferred Bidders can be accessed via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/12/2014 16:46:58 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166405

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: 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 is of providing meals for each prisoner who is (a) on remand and (b) serving a criminal sentence.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	216143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The average food cost per prisoner per day for all those held within public sector prisons in England and Wales for the fiscal year ending March 2014 was £1.98. This figure has been calculated from food cost figures for year 2013-14 and the average prisoner population for the same period. All figures are the latest auditable figures available.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/12/2014 17:42:00 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

166044

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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, whether transmission x-rays are likely to be used in normal search procedures in prisons in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	215875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) employs a range of technological aids to assist in searching including: hand held detectors, portals and Body Orifice Security Scanners, which can detect metallic items concealed internally. X-ray machines are used in most prisons to screen baggage and goods entering prisons but are not used for searching people and there are presently no plans to introduce the technology for this purpose in prisons in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:17:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

166045

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Altcourse Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase prisoner safety at HM Prison Altcourse.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	215825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not tolerate violence of any kind within the prison estate, and prisoner safety is treated extremely seriously. Tackling violence in prisons is a priority for this Government, and steps are being taken to manage levels of violence within a complex and challenging prison population. We will be issuing new guidance to public sector and contracted prison providers on managing violence early next year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The recently announced joint national protocol between National Offender Management Service (NOMS), the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on the appropriate handling of crimes in prison strengthens existing policy and requirements on the reporting of serious assaults or other serious crime occurring in custody so that this type of crime can be targeted. The protocol will be published before the end of the financial year following final consultation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>G4S, who manage HMP Altcourse, are preparing an action plan to address any strategic weaknesses, to be overseen by Phil Wheatley, formerly Director General of NOMS. They are in the process of revising HMP Altcourse’s local Incentive and Earned Privilege (IEP), Violence Reduction and Safer Custody strategies. They are also arranging for the provision of additional resources to support local management in security and residential functions.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS regularly carries out operational audits and assessments of all aspects of prisoner safety at all prisons and will continue to monitor HMP Altcourse’s progress closely.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:34:56 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

166048

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Closures
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 savings to the public purse which will accrue from the closure of prisons in the UK in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	215918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and will aim to deal with the prison population in a way that gives taxpayers the best possible value for money. Unless there is an unexpected and significant drop in the prison population there are no plans to close further prison capacity in England and Wales in the next 3 years.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:01:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

166049

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Closures
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 savings to the public purse arising from the closure of prisons since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	215917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The capacity management has been a key element of the Ministry’s efficiency strategy over the past four years. This work ensures the most effective use of the prison estate and the closure of less efficient, uneconomic prison places where there is surplus capacity to do so.</p><p> </p><p>16 Prisons have been closed and two prisons have been re-roled as Immigration Removal Centres since 2010. Our strategy of replacing old, uneconomic prison places with new, modern ones has reduced unit costs and delivered savings of around £155m per annum.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 16:10:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

157025

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hindley Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the future of Hindley Young Offender's Institute.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	215510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Hindley’s role is to hold young adult men (aged between 18 and 21 years) and adult men (aged 21 and older). This ensures that the accommodation at Hindley is used in line with the National Offender Management Service’s Estate strategy, which is to provide the number and type of prison places required by the courts, configure the estate to give best effect to Ministry of Justice strategic policy priorities, support stakeholder objectives, and those of partner organisations and make the best use of taxpayers’ money.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 13/01/2015 14:36:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

156391

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners convicted of terrorist-related offences have been released on temporary licence in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Release on temporary licence is not an entitlement and each prisoner is rigorously risk-assessed before they are allowed to be released on ROTL. All prisoners must wait until the latter part of their sentence for resettlement ROTL, and those convicted of terrorism-related offences are subject to the tougher, Restricted ROTL process that the Government introduced last year.</p><p>In the period January 2010 to 14 November 2014 15 prisoners convicted of a Terrorism Act offence or of an offence that was terrorism-related, where the motivation stemmed from an extreme ideology, were released on temporary licence.</p><p>The 15 prisoners represent a range of ideologies and contain a number of animal rights activists.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/01/2015 10:01:22 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies