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1661137

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drug Seizures
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 volume of illegal drugs found in prisons between (a) 2013 and 2017 and (b) 2018 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The number of incidents where drugs are found in prisons in England and Wales is published in the HMPPS Annual Digest through the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1174265/8.__Finds_incidents_data_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">incidents data tool</a>.</p><p>a) Between 2013 and 2017, there were 41,354 drug find incidents in prisons in England and Wales.</p><p>b) Between 2018 and 2022. There were 92,130 drug find incidents in prisons in England and Wales.</p><p>It is important to consider with incidents of drug finds in prisons, that an increase in numbers may be as a result of more items being found, rather than more items being present in prisons.</p><p>Delivery of the £100m Security Investment Programme was completed in March 2022 and included measures to prevent the smuggling of illicit items such as drugs into prisons. The Investment included deployment of Enhanced Gate Security at 42 high-risk sites and 75 additional X-ray body scanners, giving full coverage across the closed adult male prison estate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2023 08:12:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1661171

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation Service: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional Probation Service staff he expects to recruit by 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Between 19 September 2023 and 31 December 2023 and based on latest monthly returns from the business, the Probation Service is anticipating recruiting a gross figure of 843 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) staff.</p><p> </p><p>These additional staff include permanent joiners and fixed-term appointments. However, this figure is likely to change in future months as updated information on recruitment progress is made. No trainee Probation Officer recruitment is included as intakes generally start in early March and September each year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2023 14:52:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1661181

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cremation: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Welsh language translation on (a) question five and (b) part four of the cremation form one used by funeral directors; and whether he has plans to alter the translations.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	199913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is aware of an error in the translation of question 5 which sits under part 4 of the Welsh form Cremation 1. We are in the process of correcting this error, and we expect the revised form to be available shortly.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 16/10/2023 14:09:25 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1661352

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Personal Independence Payment applicants are awaiting a tribunal hearing.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	200069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Information about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 June (the latest period for which data are available), the total number of Personal Independence Payment<sup>1</sup> appeals awaiting a tribunal hearing was 31,276 (7,111 of which are listed for hearing and 24,165 are ready to list).</p><p> </p><ol><li>Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).</li></ol><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available. The data may differ slightly from that of the published statistics as these data were run on a different date.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 16/10/2023 14:10:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1661431

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has held recent discussions with the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office on guidance for judges on handling cases involving rape and sexual assault.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	200148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) is the independent statutory body which supports the Lord Chancellor and Lady Chief Justice in their joint responsibility for judicial discipline. JCIO’s statutory remit is to deal with complaints of misconduct made against judicial office holders made by individuals. The JCIO is not responsible for judicial training.</p><p> </p><p>To preserve the independence of the judiciary, the Lady Chief Justice, Senior President of Tribunals and Chief Coroner have statutory responsibility for judicial training, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and Coroners and Justice Act 2009 respectively. The Lady Chief Justice is responsible for issuing guidance to the judiciary in England and Wales, and for the provision of its training, which is delivered by the Judicial College. All judges who hear criminal cases involving allegations of rape and serious sexual offences are required to attend specialist training provided by the Judicial College. The Judicial College also provides guidance in relation to cases involving allegations of rape and sexual assault in the Crown Court Compendium and Equal Treatment Bench Book, which are available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/crown-court-compendium/" target="_blank">Crown Court Compendium - June 2023 - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary</a></p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/diversity/equal-treatment-bench-book/" target="_blank">Equal Treatment Bench Book - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary</a></p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 16/10/2023 14:12:28 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1661433

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department provided Wandsworth Prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	200150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>The table below sets out the resource budget allocated to HMP Wandsworth since 2010:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resource Budget</strong> <strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>34.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>33.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>30.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>26.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>25.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>26.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>28.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>33.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>34.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>32.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>35.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/10/2023 15:03:10 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1661435

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the largest number of prisoners held in Wandsworth Prison was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	200152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>A table providing the largest number of prisoners held in Wandsworth Prison for each year since 2010 has been provided below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Largest number of prisoners held in Wandsworth Prison</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1541</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1651</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1612</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1567</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1630</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2023 15:40:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1661437

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the maximum number of full-time prison officers working at Wandsworth prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	200154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information. The latest publication covers data for up to the period 30 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Despite a challenging labour market, the 12 months ending 30 June 2023 saw an increase of over 700 Full Time Equivalent Band prison officers. This means we now have 4,000 more prison officers than in March 2017. We are also recruiting 5,000 prison officers across public and private prisons by the mid-2020s. Over the past six years, from March 2017 to March 2023, staffing levels at HMP Wandsworth have increased by 24 per cent, on the basis of Full Time Equivalent (FTE).</p><p> </p><p>We recently increased the pay of the vast majority of frontline officers by 7 per cent. Combined with other pay rises, this means starting pay for prison officers has increased since 2019/20 from £22,293 to £30,902 (on the basis of a 37-hour week at the national rate, with unsocial hours) or £23,529 to £32,851 (on the basis of a 39-hour week at the national rate, with unsocial hours). The latest Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) report, the recommendations of which were all accepted, can be found here <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1170140/PSPRB_22nd_Report_2023_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">PSPRB Report - 2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p>When a prison has vacancies, staffing levels are routinely supplemented, for instance by using Payment Plus, which is a form of overtime not accounted for in the data provided here. Use of detached duty, a long-standing mechanism to deploy staff from one prison to support another, is also not included in this data.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 sets out the number of staff at HMP Wandsworth relative to the number of prisoners for the years for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: </strong>The average ratio of HMPPS payroll staff to prisoners at HMP Wandsworth for the 12 months to the end of June 2023 and the previous six years is shown in the table below. The prison population data is publicly available back to September 2015 so the earliest 12-month average June figure is for 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>12 months to end of June</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average payroll staff (FTE)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of prisoners</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff/prisoner ratio</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>1,575</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>1,474</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>606</p></td><td><p>1,443</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>1,495</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>581</p></td><td><p>1,519</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2022</p></td><td><p>588</p></td><td><p>1,384</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2023</p></td><td><p>583</p></td><td><p>1,517</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2023 10:59:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1661460

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Closed Material Procedure in the Justice and Security Act 2013 Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to Sir Duncan Ouseley’s independent report on the operation of the closed material procedure under the Justice and Security Act 2013, which was carried out pursuant to section 13 of the Act and laid before Parliament in November 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
uin	HL10216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the recommendations made by Sir Duncan Ouseley in his Independent Report on the Operation of Closed Material Procedures under the Justice and Security Act 2013 and is working to establish how any recommendations that we take forward could be sustainably and effectively implemented. Subject to this detailed ongoing work, the Government aims to publish its response to Sir Duncan’s report by early 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/09/2023 11:03:43 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1660937

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many secure schools for youth offenders have been opened since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	199743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The first Secure School is due to open in Spring 2024.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2023 08:10:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah