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registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
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 reduce the incidence of suicide in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	58329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text The Government believes that prisons should be places of safety and reform. As part of this, reducing the incidence of suicide is a key priority. Our recent White Paper sets out the specific steps that we are taking to improve safety. They include investing over £100m to recruit an additional 2,500 staff across the estate by the end of 2018. The National Offender Management Service has launched a suicide and self-harm reduction project, led by an experienced prison governor, which is driving work in this area. This includes implementing the recommendations of a review of the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process, the multi-disciplinary case management process that is the main tool for managing prisoners at risk of suicide and self-harm. Providing the right intervention and treatment is vital to improving the outcomes for people who are in distress, and all prisons have established procedures in place to identify, manage and support people at risk of suicide or self-harm. But we recognise that more can be done. That is why we have invested in specialist mental health training for prison officers and allocated more funding for prison safety. These improvements and reforms will benefit prisoners who are vulnerable, suffering from mental health problems or at risk of committing suicide. answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/01/2017 15:08:05 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172253

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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 BME adults in UK prisons have previously been imprisoned in youth offending institutions, by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) ethnicity; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	219792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify the number of BME adult prisoners in England and Wales who have previously been held in a Young Offender Institution. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 13/01/2015 17:29:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172254

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of BME individuals by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) ethnicity who are excluded from secondary school, are subsequently imprisoned in youth offending institutions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	219793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is transforming youth custody to put education at the heart of detention and equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to lead productive, law-abiding lives on release. The Government is introducing Secure Colleges, a pioneering approach to youth custody with education and training at the forefront, and more than doubling the amount of hours of education provided in Young Offenders Institutes (YOIs).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on permanent and fixed period exclusions from school, including a breakdown by type of school, pupil age, sex and ethnicity, is published by the Department for Education.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the academic year 2012 to 2013 can be found in the tables published at the following location:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338096/SFR28_2014_National_tables.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338096/SFR28_2014_National_tables.xls</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The full publication can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>However, no information is available to indicate how many of these individuals were subsequently imprisoned in young offender institutions. This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 13/01/2015 14:22:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

169884

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of BME people held in young offender institutions were previously excluded from school.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	218271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Please see the recent survey by HM Inspectorate Prisons of young people under 18 in Young Offender Institutions, 81% of BME young people reported having been excluded from school:</p><p><a href="http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU" target="_blank">http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU</a></p><p>The Government is transforming youth custody to put education at the heart of detention and equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to lead productive, law-abiding lives on release. On 15 December new contracts were awarded which will more than double the current average number of hours of education provided in Young Offender Institutions each week and the Government intends that education will be at the heart of the new Secure College opening in 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/12/2014 16:52:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

169885

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) age, (b) sex and (c) ethnicity is of people held in youth offending insititutions.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	218333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The tables below detail the (a) age, (b) gender and (c) ethnicity of young offenders detained in each of these types of establishment since 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table A: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and age from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014).</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>798</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>851</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table B: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and gender from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014). </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,128</p></td><td><p>835</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table C: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and ethnicity from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014).</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>916</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1,517</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>1,303</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>912</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,963</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The 2013/14 and 2014/15 data are provisional. The final 2013/14 figures will be confirmed in the 2013/14 Youth Justice Statistics in January 2015, and the final 2014/15 figures will be confirmed in the 2014/15 Youth Justice Statistics in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are averages of 12-monthly snapshots of the custodial population in the secure estate for children and young people, taken on the last Friday of the month or first Friday of the following month, depending on which is nearer to the actual month end.</p><p> </p><p>The information comes from the Youth Justice Board’s (YJB's) Secure Accommodation Clearing House System (SACHS) database and eAsset database. Information from April 2012 comes from the YJB's eAsset database which replaced the SACHS database for placing young people in custody.</p><p> </p><p>These figures 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 and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/12/2014 16:02:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155533

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures his Department has put in place to protect prisoners declaring themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered from homophobic abuse and bullying while in detention.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) will not tolerate violence of any kind in prisons and takes any instance extremely seriously. It insists on respectful and decent behaviour from staff, prisoners and others with whom we work. Where discrimination, harassment or bullying, either homophobic or for any other reason occurs, we take prompt and appropriate action. All violence (including bullying, victimisation and harassment), is dealt with quickly and robustly, with serious incidents referred to the police for prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>Current policy contained in Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 64/2011 states that every verbal or physical act of violence must be challenged, and this includes bullying. Any prisoners engaging in violence, intimidation or bullying behaviour will have their privileges reviewed and may be subject to prosecution or disciplinary action.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS is currently reviewing the policy and practice of the management of violence with the aim of issuing further guidance to prison staff in early 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/11/2014 12:58:07 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155535

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of prisoners declaring themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of prisoners in England and Wales broken down by sexual orientation as at 26 September 2014 is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Headcount of prisoners by Sexual Orientation as at 26 September 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sexual Orientation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Other</p></td><td><p>1779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heterosexual / Straight</p></td><td><p>63738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Asked/Refused to State</p></td><td><p>20117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>85634</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Transgender Prisoners with a Gender Recognition Certificate are recorded on administrative systems as their legal gender. In accordance with the Gender Recognition Act of 2004 and the Equality Act 2010, transgender individuals are not identified as being transgender on administrative systems.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 10:20:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

101485

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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, what recent assessment his Department has made on the level of academic attainment for incarcerated young offenders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	212174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are putting education and training at the heart of youth custody through the creation of Secure Colleges. These will be give young people the skills, qualifications and self-discipline needed to turn their back on crime and become productive members of society.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a competition is underway for new contracts which will aim to more than double the number of hours young people in Young Offenders Institutions spend in education each week.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence relating to education in custody has been included in recent publications by the Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board (YJB). This information relates to the proportions of the young offenders in education and the classes / vocational training taken. The publications can be accessed via the following links:</p><p> </p><p>- Ministry of Justice: Transforming Youth Custody Consultation (<a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/transforming-youth-custody" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/transforming-youth-custody</a>)</p><p>- Youth Justice Board: Young People and the Secure Estate: Needs and Intervention (<a href="http://cdn.basw.co.uk/upload/basw_30943-9.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.basw.co.uk/upload/basw_30943-9.pdf</a>)</p><p>- HM Inspectorate of Prisons: Children and Young People in Custody (<a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/inspectorate-reports/hmipris/summaries-of-juvenile-survey-responses/hmip-children-young-people-in-custody-12-13.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/inspectorate-reports/hmipris/summaries-of-juvenile-survey-responses/hmip-children-young-people-in-custody-12-13.pdf</a>)</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/11/2014 17:30:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

49549

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
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 implement the recommendations of the Prison and Probation Ombudsman's (PPO) report on Learning from PPO Investigations: Risk factors in self-inflicted deaths in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	197587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We will carefully consider the Ombudsman's recommendations made in the Learning Lessons Bulletin on Risk Factors in self-inflicted deaths in prison to identify further learning. I also refer the honourable member to the answer given to the Lord's Oral Question on 6 February 2014 (<em>Official report Col 36 )</em>, announcing that the Government hasestablished an Independent Review into the self-inflicted deaths of 18-24 year olds in NOMS custody. The review is being led by Lord Harris of Haringey and will report by Spring 2015. NOMS takes the safety of prisoners very seriously and draws learning from individual death in custody reports from the PPO as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

47666

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from organisations concerned about the inclusion of books in the Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect the inclusion of books in that scheme will have on prisoner rehabilitation.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	195779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>There have always been controls on the sending of parcels into prisons, and allowing parcels to be sent in unrestricted would be operationally unmanageable and would lead to a significant risk of drugs and other illicit items being smuggled into prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We have always recognised the importance of reading and literature in the rehabilitative process, and the positive effects this has on prisoners' welfare. The National Offender Management Service works closely with schemes such as the Shannon Trust reading network, which includes peer mentoring to improve reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Howard League for Penal Reform, English PEN and Liberty have made representations concerning prisoner access to books. There have been no changes in the availability of books in prisons. Every prison has a library, to which every prisoner has access. Up to 12 books may be held by prisoners in their cell at any one time and additional volumes may be stored locally at the prison.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott