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969441

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the reduction in the number of magistrates in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northumbria in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	171671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>In England and Wales, as workloads have reduced and efficiencies have been delivered, the number of magistrates has reduced from 25,155 on 1 April 2012 to 15,003 on 1 April 2018. The corresponding figures for Northumbria are, 901 on 1 April 2012 to 421 on 1 April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of magistrates from 2015 to date can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=judicial+diversity+statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=judicial+diversity+statistics</a>+. Information regarding numbers on 1 April 2012 can be found at: <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/magistrates-in-post-2012/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/magistrates-in-post-2012/</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/09/2018 16:14:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

969457

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have visited HMP Berwyn since February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Justice (a) and Ministers in the department (b) have not visited HMP Berwyn since February 2017. The Minister of State intends to visit before the end of the year. <strong> <br></strong></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/09/2018 16:36:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969458

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry, published in June 2006, when designing HMP Berwyn.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Following the report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry, all new cells were fitted with fixed furniture.</p><p> </p><p>HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Berwyn has been designed to hold prisoners securely in uncrowded accommodation. Therefore, Berwyn accommodates its population across a mix of single and double occupancy cells.</p><p> </p><p>All prisoners on arrival are risk assessed for their suitability to share a cell and allocated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/09/2018 16:43:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969459

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Zahid Mubarek Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry, published in June 2006.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>71 of the 88 recommendations made in the report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry were implemented in full.</p><p>Of the remaining recommendations, 15 were either partially implemented or superseded by other developments. Two were rejected at the time of implementation. Action to improve prison safety and security continues alongside reforms to overhaul the system to focus on the rehabilitation of offenders. We are tackling the supply and demand of drugs, drones and phones, which drive prison violence and undermine safety.</p><p>We are redoubling our efforts to address the record levels of self-harm. We have taken immediate action to strengthen the frontline. We have passed our target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers, seven months ahead of schedule. Over 3,100 new staff are in post. This will allow us to implement the key worker role, allowing staff dedicated time to provide support to individual prisoners, which will help us deal with emerging threats and to improve safety.</p><p>We are not aware of any recent representations from Mr Justice Keith.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 171711 question first answered 17/09/2018 16:45:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969460

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Design
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry, published in June 2006, in the design of new prisons.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>We have undertaken a comprehensive review of the evidence on prison design and consulted widely to ensure the design of new prisons is safe, secure and decent. The design of the new prisons are predominantly single cell and we will ensure that prison operators undertake the appropriate security and safety procedures including cell sharing risk assessment.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/09/2018 12:21:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969461

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Zahid Mubarek Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations his Department has received from The Honourable Mr Justice Keith on the recommendations of the Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry, published in June 2006.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>71 of the 88 recommendations made in the report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry were implemented in full.</p><p>Of the remaining recommendations, 15 were either partially implemented or superseded by other developments. Two were rejected at the time of implementation. Action to improve prison safety and security continues alongside reforms to overhaul the system to focus on the rehabilitation of offenders. We are tackling the supply and demand of drugs, drones and phones, which drive prison violence and undermine safety.</p><p>We are redoubling our efforts to address the record levels of self-harm. We have taken immediate action to strengthen the frontline. We have passed our target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers, seven months ahead of schedule. Over 3,100 new staff are in post. This will allow us to implement the key worker role, allowing staff dedicated time to provide support to individual prisoners, which will help us deal with emerging threats and to improve safety.</p><p>We are not aware of any recent representations from Mr Justice Keith.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 171709 question first answered 17/09/2018 16:45:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969462

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for HMP Berwyn to operate at full capacity.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>HMP Berwyn in Wrexham, North Wales opened on 27 February 2017, and when fully operational, will create 2,106 modern and efficient prison places holding category C men. The latest data for Berwyn (published July 2018) shows a population of 1,136 and is currently ramping up its population as part of its safe mobilisation.</p><p> </p><p>As with any new prison, there has been a deliberate phased population increase at Berwyn since opening which continues to rise month on month.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 171713 question first answered 17/09/2018 16:52:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969463

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taken to ensure that HMP Berwyn operates at full capacity.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>HMP Berwyn in Wrexham, North Wales opened on 27 February 2017, and when fully operational, will create 2,106 modern and efficient prison places holding category C men. The latest data for Berwyn (published July 2018) shows a population of 1,136 and is currently ramping up its population as part of its safe mobilisation.</p><p> </p><p>As with any new prison, there has been a deliberate phased population increase at Berwyn since opening which continues to rise month on month.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 171712 question first answered 17/09/2018 16:52:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969464

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contingency plans his Department has made in the event that HMP Berwyn does not operate at full capacity.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>As with any new prison, there has been a deliberate phased population increase at Berwyn since opening which continues to rise month on month.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential merits of converting HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Berwyn to a single-occupancy cell prison as we continue to plan on the basis that the establishment will hold 2,106 prisoners in a combination of non-crowded single and double occupancy cells.</p><p>Following careful risk assessment, there are benefits to some prisoners sharing cells for those who may be on the prisoner Listener Scheme or those who find it reduces stress levels or feelings of isolation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 171715 question first answered 17/09/2018 16:41:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

969465

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
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 potential merits of converting HMP Berwyn to a single-occupancy cell prison in the event that the prison not reach full capacity.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	171715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>As with any new prison, there has been a deliberate phased population increase at Berwyn since opening which continues to rise month on month.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential merits of converting HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Berwyn to a single-occupancy cell prison as we continue to plan on the basis that the establishment will hold 2,106 prisoners in a combination of non-crowded single and double occupancy cells.</p><p>Following careful risk assessment, there are benefits to some prisoners sharing cells for those who may be on the prisoner Listener Scheme or those who find it reduces stress levels or feelings of isolation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 171714 question first answered 17/09/2018 16:41:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts