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1041195

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Living Wage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Justice uses contractors that pay cleaners, security guards and receptionists less than the London living wage; and if so, why they use such contractors.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL12777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The cleaning, security and reception services for the Ministry of Justice’s buildings are outsourced under a facilities management contract and individuals’ pay is a matter for their employer. The Ministry of Justice requires all its contractors to meet their statutory obligations on pay and terms and conditions, including paying the National Living Wage.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/01/2019 13:38:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1041266

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have been deployed as part of the 10 Prisons Programme from other areas of the prison estate; and if he will list those numbers of staff by prison they have been deployed from.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	208308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>When we need temporary deployment of experienced or specialist staff, we have in place a well-established Detached Duty scheme which ensures the prisons sending staff have the necessary resources to do so safely.</p><p> </p><p>As an extension of this scheme, we are planning to temporarily transfer 31 staff members from the wider prison estate to support the 10 Prisons Project. The supporting prisons were identified as those best placed to assist based on a risk-assessment of resource levels.</p><p> </p><p>We have also provided additional funding for several additional staff in the 10 Prisons to lead their Drugs Strategies, improve searching and work with extra drug-detection dogs that we’ve provided.</p><p> </p><p>A list of prisons providing supporting staff to the 10 Prisons Project is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. supplied</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon &amp; Springhill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/01/2019 17:56:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 96839 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1041267

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the criteria were for selecting the 10 prisons to be included in the 10 Prison Programme.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	208309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>When establishing the 10 Prisons Project, we identified a group that were representative of the range of challenges currently facing the estate, including drugs, violence, and building issues. We focused on a small number of regions - London, Yorkshire and the North Midlands - to facilitate partnership working within the project and to limit any potential displacement whereby controlling drugs in one prison would simply move the problem to a neighbouring prison. We identified prisons in both urban and rural areas, with cohorts of young adult or adult male offenders, that are facing some of the most significant challenges across the estate. While all prisons were considered for the project, we included those that gave the best balance of these criteria.</p><p> </p><ul><li>All the prisons selected have three times more assaults now than in 2012;</li><li>Eight of them have regularly had higher numbers of assaults than similar prisons through the first half of the year;</li><li>Five of them are among the worst for positive drug tests for psychoactive substances;</li><li>One has received an Urgent Notification from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons;</li><li>Two are in special measures;</li><li>Four are over a hundred years old; and</li><li>Three received the lowest mark possible for safety in their latest Inspection reports.</li></ul> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 208312 208419 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:54:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1041270

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will (a) list the prisons that were considered for but not included in the 10 Prisons Programme and (b) set out the reasons why those prisons were not included.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	208312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>When establishing the 10 Prisons Project, we identified a group that were representative of the range of challenges currently facing the estate, including drugs, violence, and building issues. We focused on a small number of regions - London, Yorkshire and the North Midlands - to facilitate partnership working within the project and to limit any potential displacement whereby controlling drugs in one prison would simply move the problem to a neighbouring prison. We identified prisons in both urban and rural areas, with cohorts of young adult or adult male offenders, that are facing some of the most significant challenges across the estate. While all prisons were considered for the project, we included those that gave the best balance of these criteria.</p><p> </p><ul><li>All the prisons selected have three times more assaults now than in 2012;</li><li>Eight of them have regularly had higher numbers of assaults than similar prisons through the first half of the year;</li><li>Five of them are among the worst for positive drug tests for psychoactive substances;</li><li>One has received an Urgent Notification from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons;</li><li>Two are in special measures;</li><li>Four are over a hundred years old; and</li><li>Three received the lowest mark possible for safety in their latest Inspection reports.</li></ul> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 208309 208419 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:54:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1041284

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many armed forces veterans were in prison on 25 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>All offenders coming into custody are asked at reception if they have previously served in the Armed Forces. The department publishes this data quarterly and the numbers declaring has remained stable at approximately 3.5% - 4%.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice Experimental Statistics published annually (October 2018) indicated that there were at least 2,032 former members of the Armed Services in prison as at 30 June 2018. Details can be found at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750708/ex-service-personnel-prison-population-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750708/ex-service-personnel-prison-population-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice recognises the unique nature of those who served in the Armed Forces and those prisoners who declare a military background are able to access a range of specialist support, including from military charities who deliver services in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/01/2019 17:21:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1041286

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Research
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 20 November 2018 to Question 189764 on Ministry of Justice: Research, if he will publish the central record of his Department's externally commissioned social research.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not maintain a central record of all of its externally commissioned social research. It only maintains a central record of the social research that has been externally commissioned by the Analytical Services Directorate. Some of the Ministry of Justice’s agencies and public bodies will also independently externally commission social research but a central record of this work is not maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has no plans to publish the central record of social research that has been commissioned by the Analytical Services Directorate.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of MoJ’s published Government Social Research reports can be accessed via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of the types of research undertaken by the different parts of MoJ can be downloaded here</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-within-mojs-agencies-and-arms-length-bodies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-within-mojs-agencies-and-arms-length-bodies</a></p><p>This document sets out the high-level areas of research interest for MOJ with the aim of supporting ongoing and new engagement with the external research community.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-areas-of-research-interest" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-areas-of-research-interest</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/01/2019 16:39:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1041288

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of education on average each week young people received in each secure training centre in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Good education in and out of the classroom and purposeful activity are the key to unlocking a secure and stable future for young people and I am determined to drive forward our comprehensive reforms so that young people are equipped with the skills to live successful, crime-free lives on release.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/01/2019 16:49:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ 208325 - Education across STCs.xlsx title PQ 208325 - Education across STCs
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1041289

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of segregation have occurred at each secure institution that holds children in each of the last five years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) do not hold the specific information requested centrally but are currently reviewing how segregation data is collected across each establishment in the Youth Estate. However, in answering PQ 141024, we did provide a breakdown of the total number of hours young people spent in segregation in each Young Offender Institution, where data is available, over the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of young people in our care is the core priority of the Youth Custody Service, There are some occasions when it is necessary to remove children from association because their behaviour is likely to be so disruptive that keeping them on ordinary location would be unsafe, or because their own safety and wellbeing cannot reasonably be assured by other means. We are clear removal from association must only be used under specified safeguards and regular review, where children are putting themselves and others at risk. As far as possible, children removed from association have access to a regime that is comparable to the normal regime including entitlements to social and legal visits, religious services, access to the phone, education, showers and exercise in the open air and where possible, in association with other removed children. Throughout removal, the child will continue to have regular contact with staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 208327 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:46:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1041290

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of segregation have occurred at each secure institution that holds children by each ethnic group in each of the last five years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) do not hold the specific information requested centrally but are currently reviewing how segregation data is collected across each establishment in the Youth Estate. However, in answering PQ 141024, we did provide a breakdown of the total number of hours young people spent in segregation in each Young Offender Institution, where data is available, over the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of young people in our care is the core priority of the Youth Custody Service, There are some occasions when it is necessary to remove children from association because their behaviour is likely to be so disruptive that keeping them on ordinary location would be unsafe, or because their own safety and wellbeing cannot reasonably be assured by other means. We are clear removal from association must only be used under specified safeguards and regular review, where children are putting themselves and others at risk. As far as possible, children removed from association have access to a regime that is comparable to the normal regime including entitlements to social and legal visits, religious services, access to the phone, education, showers and exercise in the open air and where possible, in association with other removed children. Throughout removal, the child will continue to have regular contact with staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 208326 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:46:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1041291

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation claims were won by prisoners for loss or damage to their property held by the prison service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	208328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years can be found in the table below. This is in respect of litigation claims made against public sector prisons in England and Wales and does not include contracted out establishments.</p><p>The information requested for the period prior to 2016/17 is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number of successful litigation claims by prisoners for loss or damage to property 2016-17 and 2017-18 - Public Sector Prisons, England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of successful claims</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Note:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Successful litigation claims are defined as those which were won by the prisoner and those in which HMPPS (and previously NOMS) agreed to settle.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/01/2019 18:24:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon