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794238

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been prosecuted for the use of hand-held mobile devices while driving in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL3556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, the most recent period for which figures are available, 12,853 defendants were proceeded against at magistrates courts in England and Wales for using or causing others to use a handheld mobile phone whilst driving.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/12/2017 16:45:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

794241

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Oakhill Secure Training Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the contract held by G4S to operate Oakhill Secure Training Centre, following the report published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission on 21 November, which concluded that the overall functioning of Oakhill Secure Training Centre was inadequate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL3559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Ofsted inspection report on Oakhill Secure Training Centre is completely unacceptable and we have taken urgent action to address the concerns raised by Ofsted. A new interim Director, with extensive experience, has been appointed at Oakhill and an experienced HMPPS Governor has been brought in to provide extra scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>We are robustly monitoring performance against the contract and are clear that we will take further steps, if needed, to improve delivery.</p><p> </p><p>More widely across the estate, we are investing £64 million to reform youth custody and increase staffing, to improve safety and reduce violence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/12/2017 16:44:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

794262

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Holloway Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the successful tender for the purchase of the land at the site of former HM Prison Holloway for using that land to build (a) genuinely affordable housing and (b) social housing.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	115235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government set out its ambition for a reformed prison estate in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper. Our reforms will close down ageing and ineffective prisons and replace them with buildings fit for today’s demands. Our new prison estate will create the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are in regular contact with the Department for Communities and Local Government about the progress of the public sector land programme. The bids for the former Holloway prison and young offender institution have been received and we will be evaluating them. They are commercially sensitive and no decision has been made on the successful tenderer.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 01/12/2017 15:00:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

794288

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
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 prisoners who are (a) in employment and (b) housed as a result of the Government's resettlement policies.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	115261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold exact data on the numbers of prisoners currently in employment on release. Matched MOJ-DWP data indicates that 17% of those released from custody in 2011/12 were in P45 employment one year after release. More recent data from 2014/15 indicates that at a national level 26.5% of prisoners were entering employment upon release, but this data was self-reported.</p><p>Supporting offenders into meaningful employment is a vital part of the Government’s approach to tackling reoffending. That is why we are working to better link skills and training in prison to employment on release. We will also continue to drive innovative employment programmes like the Prisoner Apprenticeship Pathway, where prisoners will receive high quality, employer-led training and work experience in custody that leads to a guaranteed apprenticeship on release, and the New Futures Network (NFN), that will support empowered governors to broker relationships between prisons and employers more effectively. Initiatives like these, coupled with work to incentivise employers to work with ex-offenders, will all help ensure offenders have the best chance of securing employment immediately on release.</p><p>We currently do not have comprehensive and accurate figures on the number of offenders with different types of accommodation needs, both on entry to prison and on release. Nevertheless, in the year ending March 2017, 70% of offenders released during 2016/17, excluding those released in London, to the supervision of the Community Rehabilitation Companies were settled in accommodation, whether in permanent housing, with family or friends, or in supported housing or hostels. The remaining 30% were released with either unknown or unsettled accommodation outcomes. We are committed to improving accommodation outcomes for offenders on release.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/12/2017 15:00:08 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

794336

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many losses and special payments have been made by his Department in the 2017-18 financial year to date; and what the value of those losses and payments have been.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	115309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Losses are a decrease in a resource or asset that are outside the normal operations of the business. A special payment is one made outside the normal activities of the business, for example a compensation payment.</p><p>Details of losses and special payments for the 2017/18 financial year are set out in the table below. This information covers 1 April to 30 September 2017. Please note that this information has not yet completed the internal validation process and may change.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Losses and special payments 2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Losses</p></td><td><p>Number of cases</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,931</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Special Payments</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,086</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,037</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/01/2018 17:56:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

794345

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Festivals and Special Occasions
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 13 November to Question 111268, what guidance his Department issues to prisons on the promotion of (a) Holocaust Memorial Day, (b) Black History Month and (c) National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Prisons are free to decide locally how they promote events such as Holocaust Memorial Day, Black History Month and National Hate Crime Awareness Week. National Prison Radio promotes national support for local initiatives, and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service also provides information to offenders and staff including via its staff networks.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 01/12/2017 15:00:02 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

794360

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	115333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del></p><p> </p><p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 17:30:54 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 16:41:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 25575 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

794363

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners aged (a) 19, (b) 20 and (c) 21 years old are held at HM Prison Bedford.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	115336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>As of 30 September 2017, the number of prisoners aged 19, 20 and 21 held at HM Prison Bedford was as follows:</p><p>There were 13 prisoners aged 19</p><p>There were 17 prisoners aged 20</p><p>There were 14 prisoners aged 21</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/12/2017 15:00:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin