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851019

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
	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 prison conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We will only transform our prisons into places of rehabilitation if we ensure that we address basic issues such as cleanliness, decent conditions and safety. The issues in our jails will not be resolved overnight, but the work we are doing to improve the quality of prison accommodation and the investment of £100m to bring in an additional 2,500 frontline prison officers are a key part of our strategy to transform our prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We will also modernise our prison estate, closing older prisons that are not fit for purpose releasing them for housing and creating in their place high-quality, rehabilitative establishments. We will simplify the organisation of the prison estate gradually into three key functions: reception, training and resettlement. This will improve safety and access to appropriate services for offenders.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/03/2018 17:15:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

851023

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mental Health Services
	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 the level of mental health services provision in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We take mental health provision very seriously and are committed to working closely with health partners to ensure that offenders are able to access the treatment and support required for their mental health needs.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of the prison environment on enabling better health outcomes. We are ensuring that each prisoner has a dedicated prison officer to support them and are implementing reforms to give all prisoners a key worker. This will help ensure that prisoners are better supported to attend scheduled health and mental health appointments and assessments to support their recovery. This will also ensure that a dedicated officer will be able to build a relationship with them and be in a better position to respond to changes in their behaviour or their mental well-being.</p><p> </p><p>Health services in prisons are commissioned by NHS England who are responsible for making assessments of the current provision of mental health assessments and treatment in the prison systems in England. In Wales health is devolved to the Welsh Government where separate arrangements are made for assessment.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working closely with our health partners in England and Wales to support them with these responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/03/2018 16:36:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

851068

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Speech and Language Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incarcerated (a) children (b) 18-21 year olds and (c) 22- 25 year olds were recorded as having speech, language and communication needs in the last year for which the information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	130253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect this data centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/03/2018 16:34:54 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

851049

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest length of time a prison officer spent on detached duty was in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	130238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 130239 question first answered 05/03/2018 17:12:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

851051

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of days of detached duty served by a prison officer was in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	130239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 130238 question first answered 05/03/2018 17:12:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

851055

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Carillion
	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 9 February 2018 to Question 125736, what was the value was of each of those subcontracted contract; how performance was measured under each of those subcontracts; and by what mechanism his Department had oversight of each of those subcontracts.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	130242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The financial values of the subcontracts detailed in Question 125736 cannot be provided as they are commercially sensitive.</p><p>The performance of Amey is measured by the Department through a suite of key performance indicators and other management information. The Department can therefore deduce subcontractor performance from this information, however the Department would always escalate any performance deficiency with Amey in the first instance.</p><p>Amey is required to obtain written consent from the Department prior to entering into any subcontract for the delivery of services under this contract.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/03/2018 17:18:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

851026

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of sentences below three months in reducing reoffending.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision to impose a custodial sentence of any length is for the court in the individual case, following the law and sentencing guidelines. There will be cases where the court decides a short custodial sentence is the only sentence that is appropriate, for example, where the offender displays a pattern of re-offending. In response to the high reoffending rates of offenders, changes introduced in the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 ensure that offenders given short sentences now receive supervision and support on release for a period of twelve months. We are monitoring the effect that those provisions have on reoffending rates.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/03/2018 17:23:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

851016

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the effect of planned reductions in his Department’s total budget on (a) reoffending levels and (b) access to justice.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice’s funding from HM Treasury was reported at Spending Review 2015 to fall by 15% between 2015/16 and 2019/20. Taking into account additional resource funding agreed at the Autumn Statement 2016 for prison safety and wider reform, MoJ’s funding in real terms will reduce by 11% between 2015/16 and 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>On (a) reoffending levels, in 2010 the NAO estimated the cost of re-offending is £9-13bn, equivalent to up to £15bn in current prices, and remains stubbornly difficult to reduce. The Government is delivering more with less through reforms to the prison system including an offender employment and education strategy and an offender accommodation strategy.</p><p> </p><p>On (b) access to justice, we are committed to ensuring that the justice system is accessible to our users, and we are investing over £1bn to transform the courts and tribunal system which will include introducing modern technology, online services and digital working.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/03/2018 17:25:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

851018

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the effectiveness of outsourcing maintenance works in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honorable member to the answers given to PQs 123262 and 123441 answered on 25 January 2018 regarding the effectiveness of prison maintenance services. An independent review of the service was undertaken in early 2017, which was used to support several improvement initiatives. We are currently working with our suppliers, including Gov Facility Services Limited, to continue the provision of prison maintenance services to ensure our prisons remain a safe, secure and decent environment.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/03/2018 17:13:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel