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1150330

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Domestic Abuse
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 women in prison have been perpetrators of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	1636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:04:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1150332

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
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 assaults on prison staff were (a) dealt with by the prison and (b) charged as an offence in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	1638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS has been working closely with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure they understand the impact of crimes committed within prison. HMPPS published the revised Crime in Prison Referral Agreement in May 2019. This Agreement sets out how crimes in prison will be referred, investigated and prosecuted and aims to provide a more consistent approach to managing crimes committed within prison. The Crime in Prison Referral Agreement specifies that all assaults against members of staff, unless there is little or no injury should be referred to the police.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify the proportion of assaults on prison staff has been charged as an offence in each of the last five years as this information is not held centrally. Detailed information may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:40:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1149922

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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 proportion of offenders on licence after fixed-term recall (a) re-offended and (b) breached their licence conditions and were recalled for a fixed term again in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The only lawful basis for recalling an offender on licence to custody is by way of response to a breach of one or more licence conditions. In some cases, the breach of licence conditions will be associated with some alleged further offending. Whilst information about offenders who receive a further fixed term recall is held, to produce the proportion of those who had received more than one fixed term recall could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Public protection is our priority. Offenders on licence are subject to strict licence conditions and supervision.</p><p>Where offenders are eligible for a fixed-term recall, they may be recalled to prison on a standard recall, which is the only type of recall available for those offenders ineligible for a fixed-term recall (such as those on a life licence). Where they receive a standard recall, they are liable to serve the rest of their sentence in prison.</p><p>The decision to recall is taken on the professional advice of senior probation staff.</p><p>From the data available, I can report that the following number of offenders were recalled multiple times in each year, on a fixed-term recall, on the same sentence. In each decision in every case, the probation officer will have established that the offender was eligible for a fixed-term recall and will have judged, based on the available evidence, that a fixed-term recall was the necessary and proportionate response to the breach of licence condition(s).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of offenders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2362</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>**The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. </strong></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:12:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1149923

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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, how many and what proportion of recalls to prison resulted in (a) fixed-term recall and (b) standard recall in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>For the period 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2019 there were 2522 fixed term recalls (41%) and 3646 standard recalls (59%).</p><p> </p><p>Where offenders are eligible for a fixed-term recall, their probation officer may decide that a fixed-term recall is the proportionate and necessary response to a breach of licence conditions. If not, they will be recalled to prison on a standard recall, which is the only type of recall available as a response for offenders ineligible for a fixed-term recall. Where offenders are recalled on a standard recall, they are liable to serve the rest of their sentence in prison.</p><p>The decision to recall is taken on the professional advice of senior probation staff.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:21:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1149951

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) fathers and (b) mothers in prison who have children under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The information as requested is not collected or held centrally and cannot be verified. We acknowledge the importance of data collection to illuminate the prevalence and needs of those women prisoners with children, dependent or otherwise, as well as pregnancy, and to inform policy and practice in this area. Where an offender does choose to disclose, data is collected, although this data does not provide detailed information of the child’s age or whether they are dependents. However, the current system of safeguarding should capture children most at risk, including children for whom safe, alternative care arrangements have not yet been put in place.</p><p> </p><p>The government also recognises that the children of offenders can be disadvantaged, and we continue to explore ways in which to improve their lives and to adequately support their needs. We remain committed to ensuring that all children get the help and support they need to live fulfilled and happy lives.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:23:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1149977

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of eligible (a) men and (b) women were released on home detention curfew in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Data on releases on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) is published regularly in the Offender Management Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The following table is taken from table A3.5 of <em>Prison Releases: 2018</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Proportion of eligible offenders* released on HDC 2016-18</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Men</strong></p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women</strong></p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>*This is the number of offenders serving sentences of between 12 weeks and just under 4 years and therefore potentially eligible for release on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) in the relevant period. It includes offenders who are in fact statutorily ineligible for HDC, plus offenders presumed unsuitable for HDC who will only be considered for release in exceptional circumstances</em></p><p> </p><p>HDC is a robust scheme which allows suitable, risk assessed, prisoners to work towards rehabilitation in the community, while remaining subject to strict monitoring and other conditions. If they breach these, they can be returned to custody. HDC allows reintegration back into the community in a controlled and supervised way, which research suggests may help to reduce the risk of further offending.</p><p>As indicated above, due to the way the data is recorded, the eligible pool of offenders given in the published data in fact includes some who could not lawfully be released on HDC, including those sentenced to imprisonment for sexual offences who are overwhelmingly male.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/10/2019 16:26:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1150074

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many pregnant women have been transported in prisoner transport vehicles in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>A total of 1,700 pregnant women moves took place between August 2016 and September 2019. This does not necessarily equate to the number of individuals transported, as the same prisoner may have been moved more than once. Pregnant women are moved in multi-purpose vehicles as opposed to cellular vehicles in all but exceptional circumstances. A breakdown of journeys is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of female moves</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 (August – December)</p></td><td><p>249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (January – September)</p></td><td><p>278</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below is a table showing the number of instances where both women and men have been transported in the same vehicle.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of instances OF failure to separate females</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 YTD</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contract is specifically designed for the movement of prisoners in cellular vehicles that meets MOJ standards. The contracts include a Contract Delivery Indicator which requires women to be separated from men for at least 97% of all journeys made. The current national performance is 99.89% of total journeys made.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate. HMPPS will continue to closely monitor the performance of all providers and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1020 question first answered 23/10/2019 16:18:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1150075

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions women and men have been transported together in prisoner transport vehicles in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>A total of 1,700 pregnant women moves took place between August 2016 and September 2019. This does not necessarily equate to the number of individuals transported, as the same prisoner may have been moved more than once. Pregnant women are moved in multi-purpose vehicles as opposed to cellular vehicles in all but exceptional circumstances. A breakdown of journeys is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of female moves</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 (August – December)</p></td><td><p>249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (January – September)</p></td><td><p>278</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below is a table showing the number of instances where both women and men have been transported in the same vehicle.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of instances OF failure to separate females</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 YTD</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contract is specifically designed for the movement of prisoners in cellular vehicles that meets MOJ standards. The contracts include a Contract Delivery Indicator which requires women to be separated from men for at least 97% of all journeys made. The current national performance is 99.89% of total journeys made.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate. HMPPS will continue to closely monitor the performance of all providers and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1019 question first answered 23/10/2019 16:18:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1149536

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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, how many providers are listed on the Dynamic Purchasing System for education in prison.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>As at 15 October 2019, there were 282 suppliers on the prison education Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) with 146 contracts awarded.</p><p>The DPS enables prison governors to commission innovative, specialist or one-off education programmes for their establishment.</p><p>As set out in the Education and Employment Strategy, launched in May 2018, significant changes to the delivery arrangements for prison education took full effect from April 2019. From that point, governors took control of their establishment’s education budget, determined the curriculum on offer, how it is structured, and decided who their education providers will be.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 638 question first answered 23/10/2019 16:34:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1149537

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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, how many contracts are listed on the Dynamic Purchasing System for education in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>As at 15 October 2019, there were 282 suppliers on the prison education Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) with 146 contracts awarded.</p><p>The DPS enables prison governors to commission innovative, specialist or one-off education programmes for their establishment.</p><p>As set out in the Education and Employment Strategy, launched in May 2018, significant changes to the delivery arrangements for prison education took full effect from April 2019. From that point, governors took control of their establishment’s education budget, determined the curriculum on offer, how it is structured, and decided who their education providers will be.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 637 question first answered 23/10/2019 16:34:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain