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938454

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Sexual Offences
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 level of under-reporting of sexual assault in prison.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	163082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Data on reported sexual assaults are published annually in the safety in custody statistics, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We acknowledge that prisoners may be reluctant to report such assaults, and are aware that some other sources, such as surveys by HM Inspector of Prisons, have shown a higher rate.</p><p>We take any allegation of sexual assault extremely seriously. All incidents that are reported as sexual assault are referred to the police for investigation. We provide a range of support to those who report them and take appropriate action to prevent repeat victimisation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/07/2018 12:40:43 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

938470

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the possible effect of levels of austerity on projected prison population numbers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	163103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>I have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/07/2018 15:30:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

938528

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Justice, what the average waiting time was from plea and trial preparation hearing to the first day of trial for sexual offences against children for each Crown Court in England and Wales in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	162990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold data on the average waiting time from plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) to the first day of trial at Crown Court. Published statistics on timeliness of criminal proceedings set out the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing for Crown Court Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) offences in England and Wales for 2016 and 2017. CSA offences include both contact cases and image cases.</p><p>This table contains information for each Crown Court centre in England and Wales, including Manchester’s Crown Court centres (Crown Square and Minshull Street)</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 162991 question first answered 20/07/2018 14:09:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Table PQ 162990 162991 PC.xlsx title Table previous answer version 70876 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

938533

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Justice, what the average waiting time was from plea and trial preparation hearing to the first day of trial for sexual offences against children for each Crown Court in Manchester in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	162991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold data on the average waiting time from plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) to the first day of trial at Crown Court. Published statistics on timeliness of criminal proceedings set out the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing for Crown Court Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) offences in England and Wales for 2016 and 2017. CSA offences include both contact cases and image cases.</p><p>This table contains information for each Crown Court centre in England and Wales, including Manchester’s Crown Court centres (Crown Square and Minshull Street)</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 162990 question first answered 20/07/2018 14:09:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Table PQ 162990 162991 PC.xlsx title Table previous answer version 70885 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

938537

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment on the effect of reductions in the level of funding for Criminal Legal Aid on the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of Criminal Law Practitioners.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	163046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to PQ 160749 on the 9th July.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/07/2018 13:26:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

938575

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to promote mental health treatment in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	163062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Health services in public prisons in England, including mental health treatment, are commissioned and reviewed by NHS England. In Wales, health is devolved to the Welsh Government. However, as signatories to the National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare 2018-2021, the Department works closely with health partners to support the delivery of healthcare by ensuring prisoners are able to access these services.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are investing in our workforce. We have met our target to recruit an additional 2,500 prison officers several months ahead of schedule, helping to ensure that prisoners can be supported to attend scheduled healthcare appointments and receive weekly, one-to-one support from a named prison officer. These officers will coach, signpost and encourage individuals in order that they feel settled and safe and part of this may include signposting individuals to mental health treatment in prison.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond staff support, HMPPS invests in various support services for prisoners which can help promote mental health treatment. For example, HMPPS recently refreshed its partnership with the Samaritans to continue funding the Listeners scheme, which trains selected prisoners to provide emotional support to peers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the impact that the prison environment can have on prisoner health and wellbeing, particularly for prisoners with a mental health diagnosis. This is why we are focussing on getting the basics right through our prison estate transformation programme, delivering decent prisons that improve opportunities for rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/07/2018 13:02:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

938581

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his speech of 10 July 2018 to the Centre for Social Justice, which prisons will receive the additional investment of £16,000,000; and how much of that money will be spent in each prison.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	163003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>While details are still being finalised, we are focusing on the prisons with the most pressing needs. The works under consideration include refurbishment of poor-quality cellular accommodation, life-expired shower facilities and life-expired food service areas to meet expected standards of decency and hygiene, as well as up-grades to fire safety systems. In procuring these works our aim will be to achieve a good standard of delivery at a fair price for the taxpayer. Contract details will be made publicly available via the Ministry’s transparency returns in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 163004 163005 question first answered 17/07/2018 13:56:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

938582

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his speech of 10 July 2018 to the Centre for Social Justice, what steps his Department is taken to ascertain whether the £16,000,000 investment in 11 prisons represents value for money to the public purse; and what steps are being taken to make contracts transparent on the work undertaken.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	163004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>While details are still being finalised, we are focusing on the prisons with the most pressing needs. The works under consideration include refurbishment of poor-quality cellular accommodation, life-expired shower facilities and life-expired food service areas to meet expected standards of decency and hygiene, as well as up-grades to fire safety systems. In procuring these works our aim will be to achieve a good standard of delivery at a fair price for the taxpayer. Contract details will be made publicly available via the Ministry’s transparency returns in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 163003 163005 question first answered 17/07/2018 13:56:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

938583

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his speech of 10 July 2018 to the Centre for Social Justice, what standards his Department plans for the £16,000,000 investment in 11 prisons to improve by prison receiving investment.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	163005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>While details are still being finalised, we are focusing on the prisons with the most pressing needs. The works under consideration include refurbishment of poor-quality cellular accommodation, life-expired shower facilities and life-expired food service areas to meet expected standards of decency and hygiene, as well as up-grades to fire safety systems. In procuring these works our aim will be to achieve a good standard of delivery at a fair price for the taxpayer. Contract details will be made publicly available via the Ministry’s transparency returns in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 163003 163004 question first answered 17/07/2018 13:56:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

938584

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his speech delivered on 10 July 2018 to the Centre for Social Justice, what the timetable is for the additional 10,000 prison places to be completed; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of those additional places on prison officer to offender ratios.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	163006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice remains committed to previously announced plans, subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability, to build six category C modern prisons. We intend to build the first prison at Wellingborough (Northamptonshire) through public capital, with construction work expected to begin late 2018 to early 2019 with completion projected for early 2021. We will continue work to demolish buildings at the former HMP/YOI Glen Parva and intend to deliver this second prison through private finance. We will also build a further four prisons on land adjacent to HMP Full Sutton (East Yorkshire), Port Talbot (Neath), HMP/YOI Hindley (Greater Manchester) and HMP/YOI Rochester (Kent) and we will provide more detail about the delivery of these once we have undertaken the relevant assessments in regard to population projections, planning approvals, value for money and affordability tests.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the new prisons, a new houseblock at HMP Stocken, (Rutland) which will create 206 modern prison places. Construction of the houseblock started in February 2017 and is expected to begin taking prisoners in December 2018.</p><p>The same considerations in assessing staffing levels will be applied to the new prisons as to those in the existing estate. HM Prison and Probation Service will not take part in the prison competition but will provide a ‘public sector benchmark’ against which potential operators’ bids can be assessed and will take on the provider role if bids do not meet quality or value for money thresholds.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/07/2018 09:46:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson