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971613

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average reoffending rate was of offenders who served sentences in (a) public sector and (b) private sector prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	173585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>We have published data on reoffending after release from individual prisons here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676622/prison-youth-accomm-probation-data-tool-jan16-mar16.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676622/prison-youth-accomm-probation-data-tool-jan16-mar16.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Due to data quality issues this data is only available until September 2015. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of this information, with the aim that we can resume publication of this in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Since our probation reforms in 2014-2015, while prison staff still have a key role to play, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are now responsible for delivering pre-release support for offenders.</p><p> </p><p>We have announced our intention to amend CRC contracts to introduce an enhanced through the gate service so that providers do more to help offenders find accommodation and access to employment or benefits on release. On 27 July we published a consultation, ‘Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence,’ which outlines a number of proposals to stabilise and improve probation delivery</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/09/2018 16:20:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

971756

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days was for a body to be held before release by the West Sussex and Surrey coroners in (a) 2017 and (b) the first six months of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	173560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for the coroner service and only collects certain information from coroners, for example the number of deaths reported to them and the number of inquests and post-mortem examinations held. The Ministry does not collect information on the time taken for a body to be released to the family.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/09/2018 16:18:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

971306

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Health Professions
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 time taken for security clearance for healthcare professionals applying for roles in prison.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	172641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the member to PQs 168027 and 168033, both answered on 10 September 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2018 16:12:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

971323

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court of Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,what the average time taken was to process an application for a Court of Protection case in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Anna Soubry
uin	172508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Data on timeliness of applications within the Court of Protection is not collected or held centrally within MOJ.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/09/2018 12:26:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry

971337

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
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 3 July 2018 to Question 157090 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many days each Minister of his Department spent in Petty France between 9 February 2018 and 9 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	172479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Between 9 February and 9 March Dr Phillip Lee MP spent 8 days in the Ministry of Justice; David Gauke MP 12 days; Lucy Frazer MP 15 days and Rory Stewart MP 9 days.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Keen has a dual role as Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson in the House of Lords, as such, he spent 4 days in the department on Ministry of Justice business.</p><p> </p><p>All ministers are required to split their departmental time between 102 Petty France and other locations such as the House of Commons / Lords. The information provided is for days spent partially or entirely in 102 Petty France.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/09/2018 12:27:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

971364

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff he has certified under Section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 to work as prison custody officers in each privately-operated establishment as at 31 December in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	172523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of staff certified under Section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. This table displays the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison for January in each year where data is available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Altcourse</strong></p></td><td><p>416.21</p></td><td><p>393.21</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>433</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p>173.35</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>499.5</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>352.66</p></td><td><p>332.79</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>411.47</p></td><td><p>406.48</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>521.6</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>511</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>529.38</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p>449.3</p></td><td><p>406.6</p></td><td><p>427.5</p></td><td><p>413.5</p></td><td><p>407.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oakwood</strong></p></td><td><p>478.3</p></td><td><p>464.97</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p>439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p>721.04</p></td><td><p>718.3</p></td><td><p>716</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>663</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>580.5</p></td><td><p>618.01</p></td><td><p>604.51</p></td><td><p>591.91</p></td><td><p>518.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p>255.75</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Thameside</strong></p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p>398.3</p></td><td><p>408.3</p></td><td><p>398.7</p></td><td><p>394.5</p></td><td><p>378</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/09/2018 16:14:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

971365

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
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 4 September 2018 to Question 167333 on Prisons, what criteria his Department will use to classify existing prison accommodation that is least fit for purpose.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	172524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Through the Government’s Prison Estate Transformation Programme we are getting the basics right by building decent prisons to improve rehabilitation and create safe and secure environments for staff and offenders. The department is committed to delivering up to 10,000 modern prison places providing the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitative outcomes.</p><p>There are a variety of factors that inform decisions to classify prison accommodation as being unfit for purpose. These include physical condition, age, cost of maintenance and/or operation, strategic fit with demand and needs of the prisoner population, rehabilitative suitability, access to services and the number of hours a prisoner would spend in their cell.</p><p>No further decisions have been made about future prison closures beyond those which have already been announced.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/09/2018 16:55:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

971366

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria his Department used when selecting the establishments for inclusion in the 10 Prisons Project; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	172525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The prisons selected are typical of Category B (Local)+ Category C prisons found in any regional Prison Group, or cluster, across England and Wales. They are a mix of high performing and significantly more challenged establishments such as Nottingham and Wormwood scrubs, and have the capacity to be part of the Project without detriment to their daily operations. They also all have specific challenges to overcome, including drugs-related ones, which enables them to be used as a template for the wider estate.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/09/2018 16:01:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

971378

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the 2018-19 Main Estimates, published in April 2018, how much funding his Department has allocated to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	172537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2018 16:29:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

971395

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Protection of Badgers Act 1992
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 16 April 2018 to Question 134447 and the Court Outcomes by Police Force Area data tool published on 17 May 2018, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 specifically in each police force area in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	172463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of people prosecuted and convicted for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and offences under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 for each police authority area in 2017 can be found in the tables.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 172464 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:43:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ172463-4 tables.xlsx title Table fpr PQ 172463-64
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy