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1055897

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Bridgend of 8 January 2019 reference MM/JH/08/01/2019.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	217502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The response was sent to you on 7 February 2019 and a further copy has been sent to your office.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:08:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1055914

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Injuries
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) male and (b) female prisoners who have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The MoJ does not hold information on the number of male and female prisoners who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. NHS England commission health care services in prison and so may capture this information locally as part of their screening process.</p><p> </p><p>On 6<sup>th</sup> February 2019, The Disabilities Trust published their ‘<a href="https://www.thedtgroup.org/media/163299/making-the-link-female-offending-and-brain-injury-brief.pdf" target="_blank">Making the Link’</a> Evaluation Report on their service to support female offenders with acquired brain injury in HMP Drake Hall. The report found that, of the 173 female offenders screened at HMP Drake Hall, 64% reported a history indicative of a brain injury.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017-2018, The Disabilities Trust also ran a Brain Injury Linkworker pilot at six sites in the adult male estate. Findings from this pilot suggest that acquired brain injury is a key issue to be considered within the secure environment. Recent studies that have examined the prevalence of traumatic brain injury in prisons in England and Wales indicate this may affect 46% to 70% of the male population.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that as a society we endeavour to better understand, diagnose and address the symptoms of brain injuries. This is equally true for the Criminal Justice System. We are working closely with NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care to carefully consider the recommendations from both pilots, alongside other emerging evidence, to help determine next steps to better support this cohort of vulnerable offenders.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/02/2019 17:40:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1055925

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many noise abatement orders have been granted by courts in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	217474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>This information would need to be retrieved from individual court files and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/02/2019 18:23:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1055965

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Arrangements Orders: Grandparents
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 24 July 2018 to Question 164517 and the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 213335 on Child Arrangement Orders, what timescale is in place for his assessment of steps to help grandchildren maintain contact with their grandparents after a parental separation.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	217676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has acknowledged calls for reform. This is an important area on which we are reviewing options.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/02/2019 17:22:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1055975

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Birmingham Prison: G4S
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether G4S will resume management of HMP Birmingham once the safety standards of the prison have improved; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>We regard well-run prisons as fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate. The ability for G4S to take back control of the prison will not happen until we are assured that it would be safe to do so and that the issues which gave rise to the step-in have been remedied and are not likely to reoccur. The decision to return the prison to G4S control will be determined by their capacity to safely manage the prison and maintain a trajectory of improvement across a range of issues. We have therefore taken the decision to extend the step-in until the summer, when the position will be reviewed. This will provide time for the changes we are making to bed in, for improvements to gather pace, and for a conclusion to be reached on the longer-term future of the prison.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority is the safety of the prisoners, and ultimately the safety of the public.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 14:57:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 101049 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1055976

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the rates of learning difficulties among the prison population.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Data on offender learning participation, and learner characteristics, is published by the Department for Education.</p><p> </p><p>Data on learning difficulties and/or disabilities amongst those prisoners who engage in prison education is at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765596/OLASS_participation_demographic_tool.xls" target="_blank">OLASS: participation and achievement by equality and diversity &amp; English and maths level: 2010/2011 to 2017/18</a>. Self-declared data on learning difficulties and/or disabilities gathered as part of the assessment of prisoners’ levels of maths and English on reception is at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765597/OLASS_English_and_maths_assessments_by_Ethnicity_and_disability_201415_to_201718.xlsx" target="_blank">OLASS English and maths assessments by ethnicity and learners with learning difficulties or disabilities: participation 2014/2015 to 2017/2018</a>. The data consistently show that around one third of prisoners have a learning difficulty and/or disability.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2016, the Department for Education published a breakdown of the type of learning difficulty and type of learning disability amongst prisoner learners for academic years 2011/12 to 2014/15. That data is at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517212/offender-learning-lldd-v2.xls" target="_blank">Offender Learning breakdown by disability and learning difficulty 2011/12 to 2014/15</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:03:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1055978

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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 and Self-harm
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 reduce the number of (a) deaths, (b) assaults and (c) cases of self-harm in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	217444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Prisons should be places of safety and reform. Violence is never acceptable, and we recognise that the current level of suicide and self-harm is too high.</p><p> </p><p>With this in mind, the Government is taking unprecedented action, including:</p><ul><li>investing in over 4,300 additional staff since October 2015;</li><li>introducing new suicide and self-harm prevention training, which has already reached over 24,000 staff;</li><li>improving support for prisoners in their early days and weeks and rolling out a ‘key worker’ scheme which ensures each prisoner has dedicated support from a particular prison officer;</li><li>funding the Samaritans to provide their valuable Listeners Scheme for a further three years;</li><li>improving the ACCT case management process for those identified as at risk of self-harm or suicide.</li><li>investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers with rigid-bar handcuffs, PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents and assaults; and</li><li>tackling the drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody - introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search teams.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are also committed to taking action to improve prisoners’ health. Since April 2018, a new National Partnership Agreement has been in place, marking an even stronger level of co-operation and cohesiveness between agencies that influence the policy, commissioning and delivery of prison health services. The agreement sets out how the partnership (DHSC, NHS England, MoJ, HMPPS and Public Health England) will work together to deliver its three core objectives. It agrees ten key priority areas for 2018-2021, including reducing incidents of self-harm and self-inflicted deaths in the adult secure estate.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England has published a new Service Specification for Integrated Substance Misuse Treatment Services in Prisons in England, which brings greater focus to the treatment of users of psychoactive substances and makes stronger links to mental health.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:38:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1056005

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training his Department provides to members of the Parole Board on interviewing serving prisoners at hearings.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The training provided to Parole Board members is entirely a matter for the independent Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Parole Board provides full training and mentoring to all its members to ensure they can carry out their role effectively. All new members appointed are supported and trained throughout their time at the Parole Board by mentors, fellow members, and the office staff. This will include training on the questioning of witnesses, including serving prisoners. All members must attain the relevant accreditation before commencing their role in full.</p><p> </p><p>The Parole Board has a Standards Committee that advises the Management Committee with regards to accreditation, competence, support, and training of Parole Board members, in order to develop and promote high standards of practice across the whole of the Parole Board.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:11:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1056006

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of defence lawyers (a) commissioning and (b) presenting psychology reports in relation to their clients at parole hearings.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Neither the Secretary of State nor the Parole Board records centrally the number of parole reviews in which the prisoner's legal representative (a) commissions or (b) presents a report from a psychologist on behalf of the prisoner. To produce such a record would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 14:52:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1056007

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board: Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serving prisoners have taken the Parole Board to a Judicial Review in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	217681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The numbers of all legal challenges and complaints made against the Parole Board in the years 2013/14 to 2017/18 can be found in the Parole Board’s Annual Report &amp; Accounts for 2017/18 published on 18 July 2018. All judicial review claims except one in 2017/18 were made by prisoners: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Judicial reviews brought by prisoners:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>30 (31 in total for the year)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>The Parole Board has adopted a litigation strategy which reflects its role as a court like body. When a challenge is made to the merits of a decision, and the Parole Board does not think a new referral is needed, the Board will take a neutral stance in the judicial review. If the challenge is given permission to proceed, the High Court will then review the decision on its own merits. The Secretary of State announced on 4 February 2019 that, following a public consultation, the Government intends to create a reconsideration mechanism to allow for Parole Board decisions in certain circumstances to be looked at again if they appear to be fundamentally flawed. A prisoner will be able to apply for their case to be reconsidered if they think the decision was unlawful. The reconsideration mechanism, which will also be accessible by victims via the Secretary of State, will allow for legally flawed decisions – in the rare cases that may occur – to be corrected without the need to pursue a costly and time-consuming judicial review.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/02/2019 17:31:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts