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1147766

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Fire Prevention
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 the adequacy of maintenance of fire safety equipment and systems in prisons.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	293573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of ensuring good quality of fire safety equipment, and since June 2016 Level 2 audits have been carried out at all 111 HMPPS prison establishments for the two fire Statutory and Mandatory Compliance Standards. Previously Service Providers had been responsible for assuring compliance, however accurate information for this period is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the numbers of prisons which currently have amber/red and red ratings for maintenance of fire safety equipment. Actions plans have been put in place to improve the condition of equipment at all these prisons.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Amber/red Sites</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Red Sites</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fire alarm rating</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fire protection equipment rating</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 293572 question first answered 07/10/2019 16:17:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1147767

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fire events occurred in each prison in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	293574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>We will never compromise on the safety of those in our care, and staff are trained to respond to emergency situations in a timely, appropriate manner. The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in custody. We have invested significantly in increased staff numbers, recruiting an additional 4,366 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and June 2019, surpassing our original target of 2,500. We will continue to recruit officers to ensure prisons are safe and decent.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the numbers of all fires in prisons between 2016 – 2018. Data prior to 2016 was not collected centrally and, as such, no reliable data before that time exists. However, the figures below show a significant fall in the number of fires in 2018, which coincides with the implementation of smoke free prisons and our actions to improve safety in custody.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of fires</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reduction as a percentage of previous year’s total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Data not available</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Data not available</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,314</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,287</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1,517</p></td><td><p>50.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 293568 question first answered 07/10/2019 14:47:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1147768

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Fires
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 cost to the public purse of fire events in prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	293575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The cost of fires in public sector prisons from 2016 - 2019 is shown below. Information for previous years is unavailable due to a change in reporting system.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£89,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£593,646</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>£450,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>£489,639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures comprise the total cost of Respiratory Protective Equipment used in such scenarios, refurbishments, as well as any other miscellaneous costs relating to fire fines.</p><p> </p><p>The costs have been collated from the central HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) fire and investigation reporting tool and are only available for the public sector prison estate. Costings for privately managed prison (PMP) are not collected by HMPPS..</p><p> </p><p>We will never compromise on the safety of those in our care, and staff are trained to respond to emergency situations in a timely, appropriate manner. This Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in custody. This includes recruiting an additional 4,366 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and June 2019, surpassing our original target of 2,500. We are also investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/10/2019 15:41:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1147769

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) staff and (b) prisoner (i) injuries, (ii) hospitalisations and (iii) fatalities involved fire events in prisons in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	293576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below. Information for 2015 is not available due to system changes and identifying criteria.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner Injuries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner Fatalities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner Hospitalisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Injuries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Fatalities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Hospitalisation</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We will never compromise on the safety of those in our care, and staff are trained to respond to emergency situations in a timely and appropriate manner. The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in custody. This includes recruiting an additional 4,366 prison officers between October 2016 and June 2019 and we are investing £100 million, on top of the £70 million we have already invested, to make our prisons safer.</p><p>Independent investigations of fatalities are undertaken by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman. HM Prison and Probation Service is absolutely committed to controlling any form of ignition sources and combustible materials in prisons.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/10/2019 15:48:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1147770

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of CPS referrals for prosecution involved fire events in prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	293577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the number of prisoners charged and prosecuted for arson centrally and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/10/2019 15:49:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1148090

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Supreme Court: Judges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Supreme Court justices receive financial support from the EU; and if so, how many.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL18018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Supreme Court Justices receive no financial support from the EU. The Court’s activities including Justices’ salaries and expenses are financed mainly by Supply voted by Parliament,</p><p>contributions from various jurisdictions, court fees and financing from the Consolidated Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/10/2019 15:49:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1147151

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	292143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The responsibilities of a Chief Scientific Advisor are performed by the Director of Analysis in the Ministry of Justice. The Director of Analysis has had three meetings with the Secretary of State between 1 June to 31 August 2019.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/10/2019 15:21:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1147214

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Crispin Odey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish (a) the outcome of all meetings and (b) all call logs between Ministers of his Department and Mr Crispin Odey.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	292356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Justice has had no meetings with Mr Crispin Odey. Details of Ministers’ meetings are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/10/2019 16:29:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1147329

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	292426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>In the 2017 calendar year, the ministers’ private offices spend on air and rail travel was:</p><p>Air (standard/economy class) – £8,984.12</p><p>Air (business class) – £16,802.00</p><p>Rail (standard class) – £18,482.03</p><p>Rail (business &amp; premium economy class) – £2,098</p><p> </p><p>Total - £46,366.15</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/10/2019 15:59:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1147330

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	292427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>In the 2018 calendar year, the ministers’ private offices spend on air and rail travel was:</p><p>Air (standard/economy class) – £12,935.60</p><p>Air (business/first class) – £4005.60</p><p>Rail (standard class) – £16,730.70</p><p>Rail (first class) – None</p><p> </p><p>Total - £33,671.90</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/10/2019 16:30:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones