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1191813

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if an evaluation of the pilots of in-cell technology in (a) HMP Wayland and (b) HMP Berwyn has been completed.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	41404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The University of Leicester <ins class="ministerial">completed</ins><del class="ministerial">published</del> their <em>Evaluation of Digital Technology in Prisons</em>, (Palmer, Hatcher and Tonkin) in 2019, which covered the pilot<del class="ministerial">s</del> in HMP Wayland <ins class="ministerial">but did not include</ins><del class="ministerial">and</del> HMP Berwyn. <ins class="ministerial">The intention is to publish this shortly.</ins></p><p> </p><p>The pilots saw the introduction of laptops to both prisons which give access to prison-related notices, communication and rules, mental health advice and education materials. Prisoners also have some access to self-service tools, which helps to reduce the administrative burden on prison staff. This platform is monitored daily for usage and through digital feedback from prisoners and staff.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation <ins class="ministerial">indicated</ins><del class="ministerial">found</del> that staff and prisoners viewed the presence of digital technology as an incentive for good behaviour and the implementation of the technology, particularly the in-cell telephones, <ins class="ministerial">was seen to have</ins><del class="ministerial">had</del> reduced the potential for tension on the wings, and perceived levels of conflict.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/05/2020 16:05:52 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2020 10:51:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 19748 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1174921

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown court sitting days there were in each of the court circuits in England and Wales in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	10344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of days sat in the Crown Court for each of the court circuits in England and Wales in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 are set out in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p>Sitting days are based on the number of cases we expect the court to hear and, with fewer cases making it to the Crown Court, were reduced accordingly. The number of outstanding Crown Court cases has reduced by almost 40% since 2014.</p><p>We keep sitting days under constant review and in November allocated an extra 850 days to the Crown Court to ease immediate pressure on the court. We have allocated a minimum of 87,000 to inform listing decisions in the first half of 2020/21 which is an increase of 4,700 on last year’s allocation.</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li><p>The attached HMCTS data covers the number of days in which a Crown Court room was sat by any number of judges.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>In some circumstances, judges will ‘share’ a courtroom to conduct judicial business; in most instances this will involve a returning judge for sentencing purposes only. These figures may therefore differ from the number of <em>judicial sitting days</em> at Crown Court as published in MoJ official statistics (which can, for example, also include days sat in chambers).</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The information for 2019 covers January to March, as the National Statistics on judge sitting days for 2019 are due to be released in June 2020. Access to statistics before their publication is strictly controlled, with rules and principles on pre-release access set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/02/2020 15:53:29 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2020 10:16:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ10344.xlsx title Table for 10344 previous answer version 4799 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1169255

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to begin recording statistics on (1) the resettlement of offenders leaving prisons, and (2) prisoners who are released with no fixed abode.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The accommodation status for all offenders released from custody, including those under National Probation Service (NPS), Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) supervision, and offenders on community sentences, has been published since July 2018. <ins class="ministerial">The latest publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-update-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-update-to-march-2019</a>. </ins>The relevant table of data from this publication is attached for reference.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live, as a platform to access the services and support needed to make a fresh start. We have invested an additional £22 million per annum over the remaining life of the Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts to deliver an enhanced “Through-the-Gate” resettlement service to offenders leaving prison, to prepare them for release. Through the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy, we are also investing up to £6.4m in a pilot scheme to support individuals released from three prisons: Bristol, Leeds and Pentonville. Services have now commenced in all three areas, with the first individuals now being supported into accommodation following release. Subject to evaluation, we will use the lessons from the pilot to inform future provision of accommodation for all ex-offenders. Additionally, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service is working in collaboration with other Government Departments and interested parties to help to meet the accommodation needs for prisoners on their release.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/01/2020 17:32:30 question first ministerially corrected 05/03/2020 12:11:44 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Table for HL111.docx title Table for HL111 previous answer version 1757 answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name HL111 Table .docx title Table
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

1151086

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reactive repair in-month completion rate was for each prison in (a) 2010 (b) the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	2866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Please see the accompanying document, which details the reactive repairs completed each month. Faults are reported on the facilities management system online, or via a telephone help desk.</p><p>Local maintenance teams then create a work order and assign an appropriate tradesperson to complete the work. Following completion, the work order is closed on the facilities management system. Contractor performance is monitored closely.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/10/2019 14:27:50 question first ministerially corrected 28/10/2019 18:12:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ - completed work orders (002).xlsx title Work order previous answer version 1452 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151088

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) key performance indicators are for Amey under the prison maintenance contracts and (b) average annual performance of Amey has been against those indicators.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	2868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Please see the accompanying document, which details the KPI regime for the facilities management contract HMPPS holds with Amey, as well as the recorded performance against these KPI’s averaged across the last 12 months for which this data is available (June 2017- May 2018). Contractor performance is robustly monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/10/2019 14:03:41 question first ministerially corrected 30/10/2019 16:56:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Amey KPI's and 12 monthly average performance.xlsx title Amey KPIs and 12 Monthly Average performance previous answer version 1434 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125657

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been raised by the Victims Surchage in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	252551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices’ Victim and Witness Budget (“the Budget”). This budget is used to fund Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims, and nationally commissioned support services including the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. Income from the Victim Surcharge is forecast into the Budget at the beginning of each financial year. However, actual income raised from the Surcharge will fluctuate each year (depending on the amount imposed and collection rates). Should revenue raised from the Surcharge go above the forecast amount, the excess is put towards compensating victims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Overall amounts are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *</strong><strong><strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Victim and Witness Budget*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£10m</p></td><td><p>£10m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£<ins class="ministerial">20</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del>m</p></td><td><p>£<ins class="ministerial">20</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del>m</p></td><td><p>£57m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">5</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del>m</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">5</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del>m</p></td><td><p>£86m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£28m</p></td><td><p>£18m</p></td><td><p>£92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£31m</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">7</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del>m</p></td><td><p>£96m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£35m</p></td><td><p>£31m</p></td><td><p>£97m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1<del class="ministerial">0</del>m.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/05/2019 12:31:20 question first ministerially corrected 08/10/2019 15:14:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 118662 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1125659

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money from the Victims Surcharge has been allocated to charities supporting victims in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	252552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices’ Victim and Witness Budget (“the Budget”). This budget is used to fund Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims, and nationally commissioned support services including the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. Income from the Victim Surcharge is forecast into the Budget at the beginning of each financial year. However, actual income raised from the Surcharge will fluctuate each year (depending on the amount imposed and collection rates). Should revenue raised from the Surcharge go above the forecast amount, the excess is put towards compensating victims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Overall amounts are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *</strong><strong><strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Victim and Witness Budget*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£10m</p></td><td><p>£10m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">0</del>m</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£<ins class="ministerial">20</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del>m</p></td><td><p>£<ins class="ministerial">20</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del>m</p></td><td><p>£57m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">5</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del>m</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">5</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del>m</p></td><td><p>£86m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£28m</p></td><td><p>£18m</p></td><td><p>£92m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£31m</p></td><td><p>£2<ins class="ministerial">7</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del>m</p></td><td><p>£96m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£35m</p></td><td><p>£31m</p></td><td><p>£97m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1<del class="ministerial">0</del>m.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/05/2019 12:31:20 question first ministerially corrected 08/10/2019 15:14:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 118611 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero