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631082

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date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to release more publicly-owned land to local authorities for the building of homes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	51988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Through its public sector land programme, the government plans to dispose of sufficient land for 160,000 homes over the course of this Parliament. Local authority land has the potential to make a real difference to local housing supply. For example, independent estimates suggest that a third of the land in Bristol is owned by local government bodies, and, although not all of this land will be suitable for development, this does offer potential to unlock land to help increase housing supply.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 01/02/2017 12:51:46 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 20384 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

631194

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Seized Articles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal firearms have been seized in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not maintain records of firearms seized by police forces in England and Wales. The National Ballistics Intelligence Service regularly assesses the volume and type of illegal firearms in use in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/12/2016 13:10:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

631217

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) band 3-5 officers, (b) operational support grade officers and (c) other grades have been employed at HMP Bedford in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	52180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Information on staff in post within HMP Bedford requested for 31 March from 2010 to 2013 is contained in the attached table. Information from 2014 onwards is published in the NOMS Workforce Statistics Bulletin available on the gov.uk website.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NOMS Staff in Post By Grade at HMP Bedford, 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 3-5 Officers</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 2 / Operational Support</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other grades</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>242</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>250</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/12/2016 11:24:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

631220

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prisoners have been removed from and (b) cells require repair in HMP Bedford after the disturbance on 6 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	52183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Improving safety and decreasing violence in prisons is a key priority. Last month we launched the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper and we are already implementing measures to tackle drugs, drones and phones. This major overhaul of the prison system will include the recruitment of an extra 2,500 frontline officers. Our reforms will empower governors to make the changes they need, ensuring that prisons are places of safety and reform.</p><p>225 prisoners were removed from HMP Bedford following the disturbance on 6 November 2016. 140 cells required repair. A programme of works was immediately put in place to bring cells back into operation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 19/12/2016 19:11:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

631221

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that recommendations by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in its February 2014 and May 2016 inspections into HMP Bedford are put into effect.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	52184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The work of HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) is vital to our prison system. We have taken immediate action to address the recommendations made by HMIP.</p><p>Additional resources are being provided to help HMP Bedford to improve safety, including the introduction of body worn cameras, upgraded CCTV, and HMP Bedford will also receive additional staff as part of plans to increase staffing levels across the estate.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/12/2016 17:58:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon