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1241216

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to increase the use of in-cell technology in prisons for education since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	100351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The department’s technology priority since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak has been focused on enabling communication between prisoners and their families and friends.</p><p>Since the beginning of March, this has resulted in the deployment of over 1000 secure mobile phones to complement existing in-cell telephones and wing phones.</p><p>We have deployed nearly 250 tablets for compassionate calls across all public prisons in England and Wales and most significantly we have deployed video calls across 105 sites to enable an interim alternative whilst face-to-face meetings were suspended. There are still 7 sites which are yet to have fully operational video visits, these are being worked on by our teams as a priority. Over 27,000 video calls have been made so far.</p><p>As announced in June, £20m was secured to increase technology infrastructure across the estate. This work is enabling additional video-conferencing facilities and the extension of in-cell technology across sites with existing network infrastructure.</p><p>This complements existing work to install technology across the entire youth estate, which will support education and rehabilitation by providing secure access to appropriate content on laptops via our Content Hub. The Content Hub provides access to education materials such as maths exercises, books supporting people learning to read, and specific vocational learning materials (including customer service skills, food safety awareness, and Khan Academy materials to support people learning to be electricians).</p><p>During the COVID-19 crisis, additional education services have been added to the Content Hub, including mindfulness tools, in-cell exercises, and audio books to support the residents during longer periods in cells. National Prison Radio shows have also been used to keep residents calm and to reduce frustration.</p><p>The use of secure technology to enable the safe delivery of education in-cell is a key part of our strategy to improve rehabilitation, get more prisoners ready for jobs on release and reduce reoffending. We continue to consider the recommendations of the Farmer Review when prioritising future deployment of technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 100350 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:25:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1149864

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 291004 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if he will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason his Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Government departments are mandated to use Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Energy frameworks for the supply of electricity. EDF is the current supplier and the current arrangement lasts until March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring with CCS how to increase the percentage of energy sourced from renewables. This includes the feasibility of changing the current percentage mix, the costs of securing matched renewable energy through obtaining Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origination (REGOs), and the timescales for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>To date the Department has prioritised energy efficiency and spend to save investment on its estate. But as part of the MoJ’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner, the Department is exploring options for increased on-site renewable energy generation, and low and no carbon energy supply.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/10/2019 14:46:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1241289

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	100427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Data showing the trends for and levels of violence in prisons is published in the quarterly in the government’s Safety in Custody statistics publication:<br> <br> <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>The most recent data shows a decrease in assault incidents in the 12 months to March 2020, which are down 8% from the previous year. This included a 5% decrease in assaults on staff and a 7% reduction in serious assault from the previous 12 months. Assaults have now fallen for the last three published quarters.</p><p>Despite the progress made, the level of violence in prisons remains too high and we continue to work hard to address this. We are giving staff the tools and training to help them reduce violence including embedding the Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan to support those at risk of violence, the roll-out of PAVA incapacitant spray and implementing key work across the prison estate. We are also increasing staffing numbers, and investing in £100 million in tough security measures to keep the illicit items which fuel violence out of prisons.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/10/2020 16:27:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1401449

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2021 to Question 90879, on Prisoners' Release, how many prisoners released in error had been convicted of rape; and for how long those prisoners remained at large before being returned to custody.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>A prisoner is released in error if they are released earlier than their correct release date, they will be unlawfully at large until and unless they are subsequently released correctly or returned to custody. If the person released is not aware of the error and makes no attempt to evade arrest, then they have committed no offence and, in that sense, they may not be at fault.</p><p> </p><p>Releases in error are monitored closely to analyse the frequency across the estate and identify any trends nationally, while taking into consideration the management of risk to the public.</p><p> </p><p>(i) How many prisoners released in error had been convicted of rape; and for how long these prisoners remained at large before being returned to custody</p><p> </p><p>If a request is made for information where very small numbers are involved, the MoJ must consider whether this could lead to the identification of individuals. Since the total number of prisoners released in error where their main offence was rape is two or fewer, we are not able to give further details either by year or for the whole period.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/01/2022 17:22:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401520

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	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 average number of cases (a) crown courts and (b) magistrates courts have heard in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals in the Crown Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Crown Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>99,654</p></td><td><p>78,195</p></td><td><p>48,018</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The table below shows the latest published data on the number of disposals of criminal cases in the Magistrates’ Courts in the last three years. This data can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics" target="_blank">criminal court statistics information page</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of disposals in the Magistrates’ Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 (up to June)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,441,778</p></td><td><p>1,040,308</p></td><td><p>590,065</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/01/2022 18:16:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401569

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 98316, if he will publish the eligibility criteria for early release under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR) operated between April and August 2020. Full eligibility details were published at the time. These included minimising the risk to public protection, with those assessed as a high risk of serious harm or convicted of sexual or violent offences excluded; only those who were already close to release and had already served at least half of their time in prison were eligible. In order to comply with contemporaneous Government directions on Covid-19 prisoners would have to have suitable accommodation and healthcare provision available outside of custody.</p><p> </p><p>When considering who would be eligible for the scheme, establishments assessed their entire populations to find those potentially eligible based on sentence length, and offence type among other factors. Those who met the initial criteria were then assessed based on their behaviour in custody and healthcare needs among other factors prior to deciding if they were suitable for release. Data on the number of prisoners who reached the final stages of risk assessment for the ECTR could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 100560 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:08:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401571

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 98316, how many risk assessments of inmates were carried out under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	100560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The End of Custody Temporary Release scheme (ECTR) operated between April and August 2020. Full eligibility details were published at the time. These included minimising the risk to public protection, with those assessed as a high risk of serious harm or convicted of sexual or violent offences excluded; only those who were already close to release and had already served at least half of their time in prison were eligible. In order to comply with contemporaneous Government directions on Covid-19 prisoners would have to have suitable accommodation and healthcare provision available outside of custody.</p><p> </p><p>When considering who would be eligible for the scheme, establishments assessed their entire populations to find those potentially eligible based on sentence length, and offence type among other factors. Those who met the initial criteria were then assessed based on their behaviour in custody and healthcare needs among other factors prior to deciding if they were suitable for release. Data on the number of prisoners who reached the final stages of risk assessment for the ECTR could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 100559 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:08:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1401539

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the backlog of employment tribunal claims.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	100579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 5 January 2022 to Parliamentary Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-16/94448" target="_blank">94448</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 18/01/2022 17:07:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1682950

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	First-tier Tribunal: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were (a) submitted to and (b) completed by the residential property division of the First-Tier Tribunal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Philip Dunne
	uin	10064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>HMCTS information about the annual number of appeals received and disposed in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), Residential Property Division, is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2023" target="_blank">Tribunals statistics quarterly: July to September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/01/2024 14:53:00 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1401456

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
	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 current capacity of the prison system.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	100650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>As at 7 January 2022, the total operational capacity of prisons in England and Wales was 81,291.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes weekly prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building as many prison places as we need. Over the next ten years, additional capacity will come in to use for a range of reasons, including new build prison accommodation, existing accommodation returning to use following the completion of essential maintenance or places coming into use following a change in function. We are investing £3.8 billion to deliver 20,000 additional, modern prison places including 2,000 temporary prison places across England and Wales. This includes creating four new prisons over the next six years and expanding another four prisons over the next three years. The first of these, HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire, is due to open in February and work is also well underway at Glen Parva, Leicestershire.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100652 question first answered 18/01/2022 17:08:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan