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751431

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
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 taking to ensure that adequate (a) funding and (b) other support is allocated to female prisoners on release from custodial sentences to assist with their reintegration into society.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	4573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Community Rehabilitation Companies are contracted to provide ‘through-the-gate’ support to all female offenders on release from custody, and we are engaging with providers about how we can do more to improve the delivery of resettlement services.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that the complex needs of this vulnerable cohort of offenders are met as they are released from custody, and will provide more details in our strategy for female offenders, which we will publish later this year.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 17:00:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

750747

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drones carrying contraband goods were seized within prison grounds in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not disclose the information requested for reasons of operational security in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We take a zero tolerance approach to smuggling of contraband into prisons and work closely with the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to ensure those caught are prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a range of methods to counter the threat posed by drones are being trialled and evaluated for their effectiveness across the prison estate.</p><p> </p><p>We have already introduced new legislation to further strengthen our powers, making it illegal to land a drone in a prison or to use a drone to drop in contraband.</p><p> </p><p>We have had successful prosecutions due to intelligence led operations and working closely with the local police forces to prevent the use of drones to smuggle contraband into prisons.</p><p> </p><p>To date, there has been a total of 35 arrests and 11 convictions of criminals involved in drone activity – resulting in those convicted being sentenced to a total of more than 40 years in jail.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:50:48 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750748

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mobile phones were seized in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the member to PQ 64325, which was answered on 27 February 2017.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-17/64325/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-17/64325/</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of mobile phones and SIM cards seized continues to be too high. We have purchased better quality detection equipment in larger quantities and equipped all prisons with additional portable detection devices to use across the prison. We are also working with mobile network operators to deliver ground-breaking technology to stop illicit phones working in prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 17:01:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750749

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the street value was of the drugs recovered in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not available. Data on drugs recovered in prisons is recorded by suspected drug type and weight. We do not record the street value because the figure could vary significantly depending on the geographical location of the prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:50:13 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750750

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days have been lost due to sickness and (b) what the sickness absence rate was in the prison service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Latest figures on the number working days lost due to sickness and sickness absence rates since 31 March 2010 can be found in tables 16-18 in the HMPPS Workforce Statistics Bulletin at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:45:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

750855

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards the Government has in place to protect donors when appointing professionals as attorneys in the event of the firm such attorneys work for being closed down.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	4380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>When a solicitor’s firm is closed voluntarily, it should make arrangements with its clients regarding any ongoing work, and to arrange for the return of clients' papers and money. If the firm is closed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Authority will appoint Intervention Agents to deal with the firm and contact all of its clients.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of a firm will not of itself invalidate the ongoing appointment of any of its members as an attorney. The appointment of an attorney is personal to that individual. It is a matter for the donor at any time to remove the attorney, if they still have capacity, or for the Court of Protection. If the donor wished, the appointment would remain even if the attorney moved to another firm.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 17/07/2017 17:01:43 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

750862

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to prison officers to support inmates who (a) are elderly and frail and (b) suffer from dementia.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	4355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Elderly and frail prisoners receive support from NHS clinical services and local authority social care, as well as from prison officers. All staff are trained to appropriate professional standards for their contribution to care. Supporting elderly prisoners is covered in entry-level prison officer training. Prison officers are provided with guidance on dementia and also receive advice and guidance from occupational therapists and social workers at a local level. We are working closely with clinical leaders and social care services to improve our understanding of the impacts of dementia across prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/07/2017 13:42:37 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

750247

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts put out to tender by his Department have been (a) cancelled and (b) re-tendered in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The department is unable to answer this question as the cost of obtaining the information would be disproportionate.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/07/2017 16:16:38 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750248

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of public procurement contracts his Department awarded through framework agreements in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has awarded the following percentage of contracts through framework agreements in each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>11.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>42.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>42.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>66.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>58.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>76.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>76.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>79.25</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/07/2017 16:16:52 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750249

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of bids received for each contract put out to tender by his Department was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the data from March 2010 until October 2015, as the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate costs. However, under our new procurement tool, with better reporting capabilities, the information is readily available.</p><p> </p><p>The following is the average number of bidders for each completed sourcing event since November 2015 until July 2017 for the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of bidders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016 (from November 2015)</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017//18 (up to July 2017)</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/07/2017 16:17:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett