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1105872

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Paedophilia: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice , what steps he will take to strengthen sentences given to convicted paedophiles.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	238391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Sexual offences perpetrated against children are horrific crimes and the impact of these can have a lasting impact on victims and their families.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing decisions are taken by our independent courts. They will take such decisions based on the full circumstances of the offence and offender, and consider the relevant sentencing guidelines. The independent Sentencing Council has produced definitive guidelines on sexual offences.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of offences someone can be convicted of if they abuse a child. Life imprisonment is available for the most serious offences, such as the rape of a child under the age of 13. For certain child sexual abuse offences, extended determinate sentences can be imposed for the purposes of public protection. There are no plans to increase maximum penalties available for child sexual abuse offences.</p><p> </p><p>Average custodial sentences for sexual offences overall are increasing, and have gone up from 43 months in 2007 to just under 60 months in 2017. The number of prisoners serving a custodial sentence for a sexual offence has nearly trebled, from 4,795 (in June 1998) to 13,580 (in 2018).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/04/2019 13:54:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1327776

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Rape: Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) reported cases, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions of rape there have been in Wales since March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	7235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions and convictions for rape offences in England and Wales, up to December 2020, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool.</p><p> </p><p>This can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the data tool linked above, type ‘rape’ into the ‘Offence’ filter and select all results that appear (19C-19H).</p><p> </p><p>In order to isolate defendants dealt with in Wales, use the ‘Police Force Area’ filter to deselect all options except Gwent, Dyfed-Powys, North Wales and South Wales. In order to isolate defendants dealt with since the end of March 2020, deselect all years except 2020, then drag the ‘Quarter’ variable into the ‘Columns’ field of the pivot tool. Q2-Q4 shows figures for April to the end of December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Information on ‘reported cases’ is not centrally held within the Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings database.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/06/2021 16:15:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1334036

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison: Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in positions as frontline operational staff at HMP Berwyn deployed in (a) each prison block and (b) the care and separation unit have (i) less than two year's experience and (ii) less than one year experience.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	15335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The breakdown of frontline operational staff deployed in each prison block and the Care and Separation Unit at HMP Berwyn by years’ experience is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>Under 1 Years’ Service (as at 15<sup>th</sup> June 2021)</p></td><td><p>1-2 Years’ Service (as at 15<sup>th</sup> June 2021)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alwen</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bala</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceiriog</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Care and Separation Unit</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 17/06/2021 15:41:47 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1300313

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
	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 2 March 2021 to Question 158908, Prison Officers: Pay, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of imposing a pay freeze on prison officers earning more than £24,000 on (a) unlawful discrimination and (b) advancing equality of opportunity.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	164562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, the Government does not routinely publish Equality Impact Assessments (EIA). The scope of the legal advice in the EIA was surrounding options that the Department was considering as part of the its decision-making regarding prison officer pay and allowances. These options were ultimately not pursued as they were not cost viable.</p><p> </p><p>The EIA recognised that rejecting recommendation 3 from the PSPRB 20/21 report would adversely impact staff on Fair &amp; Sustainable (F&amp;S) terms and conditions, who (as per the data published on 2 March) are a more diverse staffing group than their counterparts on closed-grades terms. The Government’s consideration of recommendation 3 took this into account, alongside other factors such as the exceptional costs associated with implementing this recommendation, the impact on the overall pay structure, and the changing labour market conditions due to the exceptional economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Department identified as part of the EIA that the adverse impact of rejecting recommendation 3 would be addressed by efforts to close the pay differential between staff on closed-grades terms and those on F&amp;S terms. This remains a key component of the Department’s longer-term pay strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Public Sector pay restraint policy for the current (2021/22) financial year was announced by the Chancellor on the 25 November 2020. He detailed that pay rises in the public sector will be restrained and targeted, and that anyone earning less than £24,000 will be protected and will receive a minimum uplift of £250, or the National Living Wage (whichever is the higher) should they qualify. An equalities impact assessment was undertaken as part of the Chancellor’s decision and it did not find that the implementation of public sector pay restraint will result in any unjustified differential impact to individuals with protected characteristics. It can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-spending-review-public-sector-pay-policy-full-impact-assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The national equivalent basic pay of Band 3 prison staff on F&amp;S terms (our largest staffing group), as well as both F&amp;S and closed grade Band 2 operational support grades is below the protected earnings floor of £24,000. The Department’s proposals on how the uplift should apply to prison staff will be published and submitted to the PSPRB for their consideration shortly.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 164558 164559 164560 question first answered 11/03/2021 17:22:26 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1055191

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
	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 28 January 2019 to Question 210641 on Prisons: Drugs, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents where staff may have been exposed to psychoactive substances.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	217064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>We take all reports of the effects of secondary inhalation of psychoactive substances very seriously as protecting the health and safety of both our prisoners and our staff is our priority.</p><p>We are looking very closely at the information we receive on reported incidents but are currently unable to ascertain reliably whether an incident might be associated with secondary exposure to a psychoactive substance. We are working closely with Public Health England to understand the issue and to ensure that we respond appropriately.</p><p>While we continue to assess the risks posed by secondary exposure, we seek to mitigate any risks as far as possible and have revised our internal guidance on controlling these. The revised guidance will be published shortly and includes information on how to assess and control risk on entry into cells where psychoactive substances have been used, with more detail on specific airborne risks and control methods, and clearer guidance on responding to and investigating exposure.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/02/2019 14:53:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1435314

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, at what average distance from their home address have (a) young adult prisoners, (b) adult prisoners and (c) children prisoners been held in each year since 2010, broken down by sex.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	129199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>A year-by-year summary of distance, in miles, from home for prisoners in the three listed age categories, in both female and male prisons is listed below.</p><p> </p><p>There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security assessment, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is committed to ensuring, where practicable and appropriate, that prisoners are accommodated as close as possible to their resettlement communities and families. Whilst this is a priority, it is not always possible due to a variety of factors including wider population pressures, or where prisoners have specific sentence planning needs which can only be met at certain establishments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 - 20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14/05/2010</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td><td><p>56.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/03/2011</strong></p></td><td><p>54.9</p></td><td><p>44.3</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2012</strong></p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td><td><p>39.8</p></td><td><p>45.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2013</strong></p></td><td><p>58.7</p></td><td><p>39.1</p></td><td><p>45.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2014</strong></p></td><td><p>70.9</p></td><td><p>41.8</p></td><td><p>46.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>77.3</p></td><td><p>37.5</p></td><td><p>43.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2016</strong></p></td><td><p>64.3</p></td><td><p>47.9</p></td><td><p>46.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2017</strong></p></td><td><p>72.0</p></td><td><p>35.2</p></td><td><p>46.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2018</strong></p></td><td><p>75.7</p></td><td><p>41.4</p></td><td><p>47.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2019</strong></p></td><td><p>69.2</p></td><td><p>44.0</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2020</strong></p></td><td><p>74.9</p></td><td><p>37.7</p></td><td><p>48.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2021</strong></p></td><td><p>69.8</p></td><td><p>39.7</p></td><td><p>47.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/02/2022</strong></p></td><td><p>68.9</p></td><td><p>41.5</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15-17*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 - 20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14/05/2010</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>48.4</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/03/2011</strong></p></td><td><p>44.2</p></td><td><p>38.2</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2012</strong></p></td><td><p>49.7</p></td><td><p>34.4</p></td><td><p>43.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2013</strong></p></td><td><p>51.2</p></td><td><p>35.5</p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2014</strong></p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td><td><p>35.8</p></td><td><p>43.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>33.9</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2016</strong></p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td><td><p>36.5</p></td><td><p>43.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2017</strong></p></td><td><p>50.0</p></td><td><p>37.8</p></td><td><p>44.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2018</strong></p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td><td><p>36.4</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2019</strong></p></td><td><p>50.0</p></td><td><p>37.2</p></td><td><p>45.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2020</strong></p></td><td><p>49.8</p></td><td><p>35.0</p></td><td><p>50.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31/03/2021</strong></p></td><td><p>53.7</p></td><td><p>32.4</p></td><td><p>45.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25/02/2022</strong></p></td><td><p>53.9</p></td><td><p>32.6</p></td><td><p>45.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/03/2022 17:26:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1363609

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Band 2 and (b) Band 3 staff have joined the prison service in each of the last 12 months, broken down by prison.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	63826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest set of HMPPS Workforce Bulletin statistics for the quarter to 30 June 2021:  <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-june-2021" target="_blank">Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>This publication provides headline statistics at an organisational and Group/Division level, we are not able to break this down further to establishment level by month.</p><p> </p><p>The next set of data for the period to 30 September 2021 is due to be published in the Workforce Statistics Report on 18 November 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics only cover information in relation to the public sector.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past year, 6,184 staff joined HMPPS, which is an increase of 693 (12.6%) compared to the year ending 30 June 2020. These joiners consisted of 4,177 across PSP, 189 in the YCS, 1,305 in the Probation Service, and 513 in HMPPS HQ and Area Services. Compared to the year ending 30 June 2020 these numbers of joiners represent a slight increase of 1.9% for PSP, an increase of 125.0% for YCS, an increase of 40.0% for Probation Service, and an increase of 36.1% for HMPPS HQ and Area Services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/11/2021 16:49:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088775

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) CZ long phones and (b) smart phones were confiscated from prisoners in England and Wales during each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	232614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 16:59:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1453306

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) HMPPS and (b) non-directly employed prison staff tested positive for covid-19 between March 2020 and December 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	144977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number of both directly and indirectly employed HMPPS staff, testing positive for Covid-19 is provided on GOV.UK as part of the HMPPS workforce quarterly series. Figures for non-directly employed staff, however, will include some non-prison staff. The most recent release was published 17 February and covers the period to the end of January 2022. It can be accessed via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-december-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Our strategy for managing Covid-19 in prisons continues to be guided by our National Framework, which sets out the basis for decisions on the necessary level of Covid controls over time. We also work closely with the UK Health Security Agency and have continued to adjust Covid controls in prisons as the risk has changed during the pandemic. We will transition prisons off the National Framework when it becomes safe to do so.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2022 16:43:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1247013

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) cases of covid-19 and (b) covid-19 related deaths there have been in each prison in England and Wales as of 23 October 2020; and if he will publish that data on a weekly basis.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	109522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Verified data on the number of prisoners that have tested positive for COVID-19 and the number of prisoner deaths is published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> for the period up to the 30 September 2020, via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-covid-19-statistics-september-2020.</p><p> </p><p>Published data for the total number of covid-19 cases and covid-19 related deaths for prisons in England and Wales will be updated on 13 November 2020 with data to 31 October 2020. We are currently considering options regarding the weekly publishing of this information and the providing of details by individual prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Closed settings such as prisons pose particular challenges in managing outbreaks, but we have implemented strong measures to mitigate this risk, guided by public health advice, and with the safety of those staff working in all our establishments and prisoners remaining the absolute priority.</p><p> </p><p>We have begun introducing a testing regime for staff and prisoners across all prisons in England and Wales to help identify and isolate cases early and control the spread of coronavirus. Routine staff testing will also be rolled out from November for both directly employed and non-directly employed staff who work with prisoners on a weekly basis. Reception and transfer testing for prisoners is now in place in seven prisons in England and two in Wales. Further sites are expected to begin testing over the coming weeks with a focus on reception prisons first.</p><p> </p><p>Testing is one of the many mitigations methods that have been introduced to manage the spread of infection. This sits alongside the face mask strategy for staff, compartmentalisation, additional single-cell accommodation and the social distancing measures. All of these measures collectively contribute to preventing the spread of coronavirus and protect staff, residents and the public and it is important to continue to follow all of the guidelines in place.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/11/2020 14:17:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts