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1733893

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Regeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to review the funding criteria of Homes England to help facilitate investment in regeneration projects covering areas with high-density colliery housing that have significant numbers of (a) void, (b) derelict and (c) poor-quality homes, even if such regeneration schemes may result in a net reduction in the overall housing supply.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	8794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The department works closely with Homes England to ensure investment in housing and regeneration schemes supports the delivery of the Government’s wider housing ambitions, including providing high-quality new homes in the areas where they are most needed. We will carefully consider investment criteria for future funding against these ambitions to ensure they are being met.</p><p>The 2021-2026 Affordable Homes Programme can fund regeneration schemes where they are being delivered alongside net additional affordable housing. We plan to address the significant unmet need for affordable housing through the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Any assessment of the role of grant funding in the future delivery of affordable housing will be made at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 17/10/2024 12:56:21 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1732368

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to limit the distance local authorities can relocate (a) people and (b) families when discharging a homelessness duty.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeholders, to end homelessness for good.</p><p>Homelessness legislation sets out that local authorities should try to place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. The Government is clear that local authorities should, as far as possible, avoid placing households out of their borough. However, this is not always possible when there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation. If a local authority places a household into accommodation in another local area, they are required by law to notify the local authority of any placement, to ensure there is no disruption to education or employment.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 7729 7730 7731 7732 8036 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:43:59 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1732369

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will establish a national oversight mechanism to (a) monitor and (b) review the practice of local authorities discharging homelessness duties out of area.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeholders, to end homelessness for good.</p><p>Homelessness legislation sets out that local authorities should try to place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. The Government is clear that local authorities should, as far as possible, avoid placing households out of their borough. However, this is not always possible when there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation. If a local authority places a household into accommodation in another local area, they are required by law to notify the local authority of any placement, to ensure there is no disruption to education or employment.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 7728 7730 7731 7732 8036 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:44:00 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1732370

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require local authorities discharging a homelessness duties out of area to notify the receiving local authority of each relocation.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeholders, to end homelessness for good.</p><p>Homelessness legislation sets out that local authorities should try to place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. The Government is clear that local authorities should, as far as possible, avoid placing households out of their borough. However, this is not always possible when there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation. If a local authority places a household into accommodation in another local area, they are required by law to notify the local authority of any placement, to ensure there is no disruption to education or employment.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 7728 7729 7731 7732 8036 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:44:00 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1732372

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is making additional resources available to receiving communities when families are placed out of area by a local authority seeking to prevent homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeholders, to end homelessness for good.</p><p>Homelessness legislation sets out that local authorities should try to place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. The Government is clear that local authorities should, as far as possible, avoid placing households out of their borough. However, this is not always possible when there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation. If a local authority places a household into accommodation in another local area, they are required by law to notify the local authority of any placement, to ensure there is no disruption to education or employment.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 7728 7729 7730 7732 8036 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:44:00 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1732373

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) protections and (b) support are available for families facing homelessness who wish to refuse an offer of accommodation located a significant distance from their home area.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeholders, to end homelessness for good.</p><p>Homelessness legislation sets out that local authorities should try to place individuals within their own area, and when this is not possible, they should place the household as near as possible to the original local authority. The Government is clear that local authorities should, as far as possible, avoid placing households out of their borough. However, this is not always possible when there is a limited supply of suitable accommodation. If a local authority places a household into accommodation in another local area, they are required by law to notify the local authority of any placement, to ensure there is no disruption to education or employment.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 7728 7729 7730 7731 8036 question first answered 14/10/2024 13:44:00 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1731962

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the cost-effectiveness of private prisons.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to maintaining a mixed market in custodial services. Private-sector companies continue to have an important role to play in the justice system, bringing innovation and expertise. Private prisons are among the best-performing in the estate and have consistently won praise from independent inspectors. When running operator competitions for new or existing private prisons, our aim is to secure high quality, sustainable, and value for money custodial and maintenance services that are safe, decent, secure, and rehabilitative. In each competition, bidders are required to set out detailed, high quality, value for money prison specific proposals that must meet minimum quality and financial thresholds – which ensures private prisons are assessed for their cost-effectiveness from the start.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 16/10/2024 09:26:09 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1731963

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) public and (b) private prisons in reducing recidivism.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>Robust assessments of the reoffending rate broken down by prison are not currently available, however the adult reoffending rate following a custodial sentence has fallen from 49.3% in 2011/12 to 37.0% in 2021/22. Both public and privately-run prisons play an important role in reducing reoffending across England and Wales.</p><p>All prisons in England and Wales work to reduce an individual's risk of reoffending and promote successful resettlement. In a mixture of 93 public and private prisons, for example, there are Prison Employment Leads who play a key role in getting prisoners work ready and matching them to jobs on release.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 16/10/2024 09:27:23 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1731965

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to recruit more prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken difficult but necessary action to rescue the prison system from the point of collapse. We know that sufficient and skilled frontline staffing is fundamental to delivering safe, secure, and rehabilitative prison regimes.</p><p> </p><p>On recruitment, nationally we are currently above target staffing levels for prison officers, although challenges remain in some sites with a high number of vacancies. Recruitment efforts will continue at all sites with a current or projected future need, and we have a number of targeted recruitment interventions that can be deployed where needed.</p><p> </p><p>There are no specific expectations in terms of experience for a new prison officer, but all new joiners have to pass an assessment process, and complete at least 10 weeks’ training prior to starting their roles.</p><p> </p><p>The loss of staff post-Covid has meant that we have significant numbers of prison officers who have recently been recruited. Due to this large intake of new staff, many colleagues lack experience – with over 40% of Band 3-5 prison officers having less than 3 years of experience. We are focused on retaining our dedicated staff, but we know it takes time to build confidence, capability, and the jailcraft skills that are essential to improve the system. HMPPS have in place over 150 New Colleague Mentors across the estate to provide support for all new staff and improve the onboarding process. HMPPS also provides colleagues with its ‘Career Pathways Framework’. This equips staff with information on career options and the variety of job roles available in HMPPS, as well as learning and development programmes.</p><p> </p><p>On prison officer joiners and leavers, data can be found in Tab 8 of the quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication, with Tables 1 and 2 showing the number of joiners and leavers in each year to the end of March over the last 5 years, as well as the latest data in the year to the end of June. We have not included Bands 4 and 5 in the joiner data, as we recruit these grades through promotion, apart from re-instatements.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 – Prison Officer joiners</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Time series - 12 months to end of each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Jun-2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists)</p></td><td><p>4,738</p></td><td><p>2,301</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td><td><p>3,842</p></td><td><p>4,312</p></td><td><p>4,818</p></td><td><p>4,819</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2 – Prison Officer leavers</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Time series - 12 months to end of each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Jun-2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 5 / Custodial Managers</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 4 / Supervising Officer</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists)</p></td><td><p>2,437</p></td><td><p>2,596</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>3,141</p></td><td><p>3,078</p></td><td><p>2,907</p></td><td><p>2,926</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To provide the number of prison officers in supervisory roles with less than one year’s experience, we have provided data on Band 4 Supervising Officers, whose role includes overseeing the daily regime of a wing or area of the prison. Tab 4 of the quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication gives data on staff length of service for the main operational grades, including Band 3-5 officers. On 30 June 2024 there were four 'Band 4 / Supervising Officer' prison officers in post who had less than one year's experience. The length of service is calculated from the most recent hire date within HMPPS, not from them starting a specific role. It should be noted that if these members of staff were previously employed by HMPPS, left and rejoined, only their latest service would be counted.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin grouped question UIN 7420 7422 7423 7424 7425 question first answered 14/10/2024 12:24:47 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1731966

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) public and (b) private prisons require prison officers to have a minimum level of experience.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken difficult but necessary action to rescue the prison system from the point of collapse. We know that sufficient and skilled frontline staffing is fundamental to delivering safe, secure, and rehabilitative prison regimes.</p><p> </p><p>On recruitment, nationally we are currently above target staffing levels for prison officers, although challenges remain in some sites with a high number of vacancies. Recruitment efforts will continue at all sites with a current or projected future need, and we have a number of targeted recruitment interventions that can be deployed where needed.</p><p> </p><p>There are no specific expectations in terms of experience for a new prison officer, but all new joiners have to pass an assessment process, and complete at least 10 weeks’ training prior to starting their roles.</p><p> </p><p>The loss of staff post-Covid has meant that we have significant numbers of prison officers who have recently been recruited. Due to this large intake of new staff, many colleagues lack experience – with over 40% of Band 3-5 prison officers having less than 3 years of experience. We are focused on retaining our dedicated staff, but we know it takes time to build confidence, capability, and the jailcraft skills that are essential to improve the system. HMPPS have in place over 150 New Colleague Mentors across the estate to provide support for all new staff and improve the onboarding process. HMPPS also provides colleagues with its ‘Career Pathways Framework’. This equips staff with information on career options and the variety of job roles available in HMPPS, as well as learning and development programmes.</p><p> </p><p>On prison officer joiners and leavers, data can be found in Tab 8 of the quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication, with Tables 1 and 2 showing the number of joiners and leavers in each year to the end of March over the last 5 years, as well as the latest data in the year to the end of June. We have not included Bands 4 and 5 in the joiner data, as we recruit these grades through promotion, apart from re-instatements.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 – Prison Officer joiners</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Time series - 12 months to end of each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Jun-2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists)</p></td><td><p>4,738</p></td><td><p>2,301</p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td><td><p>3,842</p></td><td><p>4,312</p></td><td><p>4,818</p></td><td><p>4,819</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2 – Prison Officer leavers</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Time series - 12 months to end of each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-Jun-2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 5 / Custodial Managers</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 4 / Supervising Officer</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists)</p></td><td><p>2,437</p></td><td><p>2,596</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>3,141</p></td><td><p>3,078</p></td><td><p>2,907</p></td><td><p>2,926</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To provide the number of prison officers in supervisory roles with less than one year’s experience, we have provided data on Band 4 Supervising Officers, whose role includes overseeing the daily regime of a wing or area of the prison. Tab 4 of the quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication gives data on staff length of service for the main operational grades, including Band 3-5 officers. On 30 June 2024 there were four 'Band 4 / Supervising Officer' prison officers in post who had less than one year's experience. The length of service is calculated from the most recent hire date within HMPPS, not from them starting a specific role. It should be noted that if these members of staff were previously employed by HMPPS, left and rejoined, only their latest service would be counted.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin grouped question UIN 7419 7422 7423 7424 7425 question first answered 14/10/2024 12:24:47 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris