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1660789

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals were convicted of aggravated assault under section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 between 28 June 2022 and 14 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 created a statutory aggravating factor for certain assault offences where they are committed against a person providing a public service, performing a public duty or providing services to the public. It did not create an aggravated assault offence.</p><p>Aggravating factors are taken into account by the courts during sentencing. Once the court has reached a provisional sentence based on the harm caused and the culpability of the offender, the court should then take into account aggravating factors which make the offence more serious, and mitigating factors which may reduce the seriousness. The sentence will then be adjusted upwards or downwards accordingly, within the maximum prescribed by Parliament.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not collect or publish data on the use of aggravating factors.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/09/2023 10:38:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1660368

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
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 trends in the level of re-offending amongst former prisoners in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The average overall proven reoffending rate for adults released from custody in England and Wales was 38.0% in 2020/21 (the latest year for which reoffending data is available), down from 48.4% in 2016/17.</p><p>Information on reoffending rates up to 2021 can be found online in our Proven Reoffending Collection: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/proven-reoffending-statistics" target="_blank">Proven reoffending statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 17:11:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1660395

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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 steps he plans to take to improve the (a) education and (b) literacy of adults in prison; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	199290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>We are delivering a new Prisoner Education Service to improve the literacy, numeracy and vocational skills of prisoners. This will support positive employment outcomes and reduce reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>This year we have appointed new Heads of Education Skills and Work and Neurodiversity Support Managers to more than 100 prisons, introducing senior educational expertise and knowledge to improve support for prisoners with additional learning needs; developed a new reading assessment tool and rolled out whole prison reading strategies in all prisons; and committed £1.8m to charities to pilot new reading initiatives. We have also enabled prisoners released on temporary licence to undertake apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we have opened a major competition for new Core Education contracts. These will go live from 2025 and be focussed on improving outcomes and delivering value for money.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 14:40:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1660470

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
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 12 September 2023 to Question 198222 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many surveys for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) are scheduled.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	199344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Survey work is underway. For now, the focus is on bringing together the information we hold about the Government estate into one place. This work is being coordinated by the Office for Government Property.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 16:02:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1660471

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
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 12 September 2023 to Question 198222 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, whether any prisons are being surveyed for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	199345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Departments have been asked to report on the current picture of suspected and confirmed reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their estates as soon as possible. his will be updated on a regular basis as new buildings are identified and surveying and remediation are carried out. The Government published lists of education settings confirmed as having RAAC on Wednesday 6 September and committed to providing further updates.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 16:02:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1660472

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
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 surveys investigating whether there is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in (a) prisons, (b) courts and (c) all other Ministry of Justice buildings as of 13 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	199346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Survey work is underway. For now, the focus is on bringing together the information we hold about the Government estate into one place. This work is being coordinated by the Office for Government Property.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 16:01:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1659962

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the guidance for coroners in Prevention of Future Deaths Reports.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Chief Coroner has issued Guidance for coroners on Reports to Prevent Future Deaths which can be found at: <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/revised-chief-coroners-guidance-no-5-reports-to-prevent-future-deathsi/" target="_blank">Revised Chief Coroner's Guidance No.5 Reports to Prevent Future Deaths[i] - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary</a>.</p><p>Any review of the Guidance is a matter for the Chief Coroner in his independent judicial capacity.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 19/09/2023 14:23:18 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1660122

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much of the Shared Outcomes Fund allocated to the Prison Leavers Project has been distributed to the (a) cross-sector teams project strand, (b) Local Leadership and Integration Fund and (c) Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge as of 12 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Prison Leavers Project (PLP) was established to work across sectors to pilot new ways to break the cycle of crime. The project has been evaluating a wide range of interventions to build robust evidence on what works to reduce reoffending.</p><p>The funding was distributed:</p><ul><li><p>c.£615,000 to the cross-sector teams;</p></li><li><p>c.£5.3 million to the Local Leadership and Integration Fund; and</p></li><li><p>c.£1 million to the Prison Leavers Innovation challenge.</p></li></ul><p>PLP funding also includes independent evaluation and staff costs to support the projects.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 16:54:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1660123

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s guidance entitled Prison Leavers Project: innovating to tackle the complex causes of reoffending, published 8 February 2021, if he will publish a list of all schemes launched by the cross-sector teams project strand and the amount of funding allocated per scheme since 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Prison Levers Project was established in January 2020 and was made up of three strands including three cross-sector interventions designed to test new ways to reduce reoffending, known as Service Communities. These were made up of civil servants, members from the third sector and people with experience of prison. The projects were:</p><ol start="1"><li><p>The Community &amp; Relationships Service Community. This implemented ‘Talking Relationships’ where trained practitioners facilitate pre-release group sessions to prepare relational skills for release. This intervention was allocated c.£340,000.</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>The Day of Release Service Community implemented the ‘InsideOut Hub’ which coordinated multi-agency day of release services to better support prison leavers on the day of release and was allocated c.£85,000.</p></li></ol><ol start="3"><li><p>The Employability &amp; Skills Service Community implemented ‘Grow into Employment’ which provided group sessions for men in prison to learn about the realities of gaining employment after prison through facilitated discussions with people who have lived experience and was allocated c.£460,000.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 16:03:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1660209

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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, what the average length of service of prison staff at (a) HMP Wandsworth and (b) across the wider HM Prison and Probation Service is.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	199159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>On 30 June 2023, the average length of service of prison staff at HMP Wandsworth was 8.6 years and the average length of service of all prison staff across HMPPS was 10.0 years</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 14:38:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury