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1202276

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
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 prisoners were released without a fixed address from each prison in financial year 2015-2016.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	58086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Information relating to the proportion of prisoners who were released from each prison without a fixed address between 2015 and 2016 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Government has now decided that because of public health and public protection considerations, there is a need to provide accommodation for prison leavers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Justice has secured appropriate funding for a time-limited period to support the provision of accommodation for all individuals released from prison during this period, who are at risk of homelessness. The temporary accommodation scheme will run until 26th June at which point it will be reviewed, taking account of the situation at that time. This is an exceptional measure reflecting the current challenges. Additionally, we are also working in collaboration with other government departments and interested parties to help to secure a range of accommodation options for prisoners on their release.</p><p>Whilst our immediate concern is to support those individuals released from prison into suitable accommodation, in the long-term we will analyse the lessons learned during this period, to further develop how we can improve the accommodation offer for those with a history of offending.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2020 16:22:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1201575

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department has taken to tackle covid-19 on the prison estate.
tabling member constituency	Runnymede and Weybridge
tabling member printed	Dr Ben Spencer
uin	902968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We have restricted regimes, minimised transfers between prisons and boosted staffing at the frontline and supported prisoners to maintain family ties.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons are also implementing a ‘compartmentalisation’ strategy to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals.</p><p> </p><p>Latest public health advice suggests that the measures we have been taking to tackle covid-19 have helped to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/06/2020 15:52:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4785 label Biography information for Dr Ben Spencer

1201576

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support the Government is providing to the prison estate during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	902971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We have restricted regimes, minimised transfers between prisons and boosted staffing at the frontline and supported prisoners to maintain family ties.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons are also implementing a ‘compartmentalisation’ strategy to isolate the sick, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals.</p><p> </p><p>Latest public health advice suggests that the measures we have been taking to tackle covid-19 have helped to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/06/2020 15:53:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1201577

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Residential Women's Centres: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the location of the new residential women's centre in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	902969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the Welsh Government, the Secretary of State for Wales and local partners to make sure that the location of our first Residential Women’s Centre (RWC) meets the needs of local women.</p><p>My officials have met with the First Minister and I have spoken with the Deputy Minister, Jane Hutt. Further meetings are planned.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/06/2020 16:57:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1201716

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
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 4 June 2020 to Question 51783 on Prisons: Coronavirus, which custodial facilities in England and Wales had not fully implemented compartmentalisation as of 8 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	57145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>As of the 8 June 2020 there were 854 temporary accommodation units delivered to sites across England and Wales. Installation to the agreed minimum level had been completed for 339 units. Once installation is completed a number of operational processes are required before they can be occupied. 224 units were in occupation.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8 June 2020 the following prisons had not yet fully implemented compartmentalisation:</p><p>HMPs Sudbury, Leyhill, Springhill, Bure, Elmley</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 57146 question first answered 15/06/2020 16:10:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1201720

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
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 4 June 2020 to Question 51783 on Prisons: Coronavirus, how many temporary accommodation units have been (a) delivered to HMPPS sites, (b) fully fitted and prepared for prisoner accommodation, and (c) occupied by prisoners as of 8 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	57146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>As of the 8 June 2020 there were 854 temporary accommodation units delivered to sites across England and Wales. Installation to the agreed minimum level had been completed for 339 units. Once installation is completed a number of operational processes are required before they can be occupied. 224 units were in occupation.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8 June 2020 the following prisons had not yet fully implemented compartmentalisation:</p><p>HMPs Sudbury, Leyhill, Springhill, Bure, Elmley</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 57145 question first answered 15/06/2020 16:10:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1201721

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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, whether support payments for organisations with contracts under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System and which are eligible to apply for covid-19 relief payments will be paid from (a) a central fund for HMPPS, (b) individual prison budgets or (c) other public sources.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	57147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Under the COVID-19 procurement process, the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System contracts are paid in line with the existing payment schedule. The payments are funded from the annual HMPPS (business as usual) education budget.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2020 16:37:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1201863

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
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 prisoners released from each prison in 2019-20 were released without a fixed address.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	57379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that it is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live as a platform to access the services and support needed to stop the cycle of reoffending.</p><p>Data on the accommodation status of prisoners released from each prison between 2019 and 2020 is not yet available but is due for publication on 30 July 2020.</p><p>The Government has now decided that because of public health and public protection considerations, there is a need to provide accommodation for prison leavers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Justice has secured appropriate funding for a time-limited period to support the provision of accommodation for all individuals released from prison during this period, who are at risk of homelessness. The temporary accommodation scheme will run until 26th June at which point it will be reviewed, taking account of the situation at that time. This is an exceptional measure reflecting the current challenges. Additionally, we are also working in collaboration with other Government Departments and interested parties to help to secure a range of accommodation options for prisoners on their release.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2020 16:21:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1201982

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of prison staff who have been tested for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	57388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care is solely responsible for testing for Covid-19 both in the community and in secure settings. As such, we do not hold data on staff testing.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 April, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced the rollout of Covid-19 testing for all essential workers and symptomatic members of their household, including prison staff, those working in Approved Premises (APs) and probation staff (including private sector service providers) in England. We have referred over 4,000 HMPPS staff for testing to date.</p><p> </p><p>In Wales, testing for prison, AP and probation staff and symptomatic members of their household is being delivered through local resilience forum arrangements and through local health boards.</p><p> </p><p>What we do know is the number of confirmed cases among those who have been tested, which was 947 as of Friday, 5 June. This data is self-reported.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2020 16:24:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1201983

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of personal protective equipment for prison staff during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	57389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Personal protective equipment is critical to protect staff and those in our care where close contact is necessary and unavoidable. There is currently adequate stock and forward supply of PPE, in accordance with public health advice.</p><p> </p><p>We have stock in the hundreds of thousands for aprons, coveralls, eye protection, pairs of gloves, respirator masks and fluid-resistant surgical masks, as well as hand sanitiser. However, we are making continued preparations and keeping demand for PPE under regular review as we move into the next phase of managing this outbreak.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 57391 question first answered 15/06/2020 16:28:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson