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1680797

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reading Prison: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress his Department has made on the sale of Reading Gaol; what recent estimate he has made of when the sale will be completed; and who the purchaser will be.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	8814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The sale of the former Reading Gaol to the Ziran Education Foundation was completed on 10 January.</p><p>This sale will provide funds which will be reinvested in the wider prison estate and in turn will help the Ministry of Justice protect the public and reduce re-offending.</p><p>I have written to both the honourable member and his colleague, the Rt Hon Member for Reading West, to give further details of the sale.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:31:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1680798

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: 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 8 January 2023 to Question 7342 on Prison and Probation Service: Staff, how much was spent on (a) flights, (b) hospitality and (c) accommodation on those visits.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	8746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>A total of approximately £2,100 was spent on flights, hospitality and accommodation for HMPPS staff for the visits referred to.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:41:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1680800

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	University of Derby: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract agreed by his Department with the University of Derby on 8 December 2023, reference 23158, if he will publish the deliverables specified in Annex F Part 1 of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	8698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Current timelines see that the University of Derby report will be published on gov.uk following its completion in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:42:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1680858

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Fujitsu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts HM Prison and Probation Service has with Fujitsu.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	8747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has one live contract with Fujitsu as the main contractor, valued at £316,800, and covering Delivery Management Support for the Probation Reform Programme. This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:40:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1680860

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison officers have been recruited at HMP Wandsworth since 7 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	8794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including joiners. The latest publication covers data for up to the period 30 September 2023.</p><p>Workforce statistics after 30 September 2023 is unpublished and cannot be released.</p><p>In the period from 7 September 2023 to 30 September 2023, there have been a total of three Band 3 Prison Officers recruited to HMP Wandsworth. These are new starters only and do not include transfers from other prisons.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:38:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1680861

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Prisoners' Transfers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates have been transferred from HMP Wandsworth due to re-categorisation since 7 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	8795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>HMP Wandsworth’s main function is to hold unsentenced prisoners while their cases progress through the courts. Once prisoners are sentenced, they are categorised and transferred to a prison with an appropriate security category. Prisoner movement records indicate there have been a total of 568 transfers out of Wandsworth since 7 September 2023. The number of these which were solely due to re-categorisation is not centrally collated.</p><p>There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security assessment, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison. How these considerations apply in individual cases is not recorded in centrally collated data.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:37:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1680868

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings he has had with the senior leadership team at HMP Wandsworth since 7 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	8796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s most recent meeting with the senior leadership team at HMP Wandsworth was a virtual meeting with the Governor on 6 September.</p><p>Ministers and senior government officials continue to work and engage closely with leaders responsible for HMP Wandsworth in a variety of ways beyond in-person meetings and site visits.</p><p>The Area Executive Director (AED) for Prisons and Probation in London is significantly active in the response to the escape at HMP Wandsworth. The Prison Group Director for London, along with their own team, frequently visits HMP Wandsworth and reports back the AED. The AED is in close contact with the Director General of Operations and the Chief Executive of HMPPS via formal governance, and with Ministers via the Ministerial Performance meeting.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:36:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1680870

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers' Association
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings his Department has held with the Prison Officers Association since 7 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	8797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Prison Officers Association (POA), as a recognised trade union, has regular engagement meetings with HM Prison &amp; Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>In the three months since 7 September, more than 50 meetings have taken place at national level. POA branch committees have also met regularly with local management in every public sector prison during this period.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:35:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1680871

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Staff
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 the adequacy of staff safety at prisons operated by HM Prison Service.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	8798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Prison Officers are some of our finest public servants, and we do not underestimate the challenges faced by everyone working in prisons. We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers – staff must be able to expect a safe and decent work environment.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making prisons a safe place to work and providing prison officers with the right support, training and tools to empower them to do their jobs.   To protect staff and prisoners in very serious assaults, we have rolled out PAVA – a synthetic pepper spray – for use by prison officers in the adult male estate. Staff are able to use the PAVA spray where there is serious violence or an imminent or perceived risk of it.</p><p> </p><p>We have rolled out a new Body Worn Video Camera system which has increased the overall number of cameras across public sector prisons to over 13,000. This enables every operational band 3-5 officer on shift to wear a camera. The cameras will provide high-quality evidence to support prosecutions against prisoners who commit assaults.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to take action to strengthen the frontline. Between the end of December 2022 to the end of September 2023, the number of prison officers has increased from 21,632, to 23,058 FTE an extra 1,426 additional Full Time Equivalent (FTE) band 3-5 prison officers.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:34:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1680327

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 18 September 2023 to Question 199877 on Probation Service: Recruitment, whether 843 full time equivalent staff were recruited by 31 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>We are unable to answer this question currently. This is because the data that contains workforce statistics up to 31 December 2023 will not be published until 15 February 2024 in the HM Prison and Probation Service Workforce Statistics release. Providing these figures ahead of time would be a breach of pre-release procedures for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/01/2024 15:52:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell