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1035266

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date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who finished their sentence in 2018 did not have the equivalent of five GCSEs graded A* to C.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	205288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education publishes data on prison education participation and completion rates and details on the academic years 2010/11 to 2017/18 can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 205289 question first answered 14/01/2019 15:56:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1035267

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released in 2018 did not complete any education or employment training while in prison.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	205289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education publishes data on prison education participation and completion rates and details on the academic years 2010/11 to 2017/18 can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 205288 question first answered 14/01/2019 15:56:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1035317

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the contraband in prisons that enters prisons via drone.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>It is inherently difficult to estimate the proportion of contraband that enters prisons through different routes, including drones, as we can only base this on what is found; often this is in cells or wings where the method of conveyance is unclear.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking decisive steps to tackle the use of drones as a supply route for organised criminals to bring illicit items such as drugs and mobile phones into prisons. Prisons that experience high numbers of drone incursions are receiving a wide range of support, including prison-specific vulnerability assessments and joint policing operations to arrest drone operators. We are also putting physical counter-measures, including netting and window grilles.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/01/2019 16:24:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035327

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many acts of concerted indiscipline have there been in prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Figures are held by the department from 2014 onwards and are included below.</p><p> </p><p>Concerted Indiscipline is defined as an incident involving two or more prisoners acting against the requirements or the regime of the establishment.</p><p> </p><p>Not every Concerted Indiscipline relates to a violent incident as these figures include both passive acts of protest such as “sit down protests” as well as active incidents such as violent disorder.</p><p> </p><p>2014 – 164</p><p>2015 – 196</p><p>2016 – 210</p><p>2017 – 233</p><p>2018 – 140</p><p> </p><p>We do not tolerate violence or disruptive behaviour in our prisons. This is why we’ve recruited 4,300 additional officers and are spending an extra £70m on safety, security and the fabric of the prison estate. Drugs are a major factor in fuelling violence in prisons, and this investment will help fund a range of new security measures to stop them getting in, including airport style security, improved searching techniques and phone-blocking technology. We are also committed to ensuring our prison officers have the tools they need to do the job safely by rolling out body worn cameras, ‘police-style’ handcuffs and restraints, and PAVA incapacitant spray. Fundamentally, however, the key to safe prisons is the relationships between prisoners and prison officers, which is why we are investing in training and support for officers to further develop a consistent, disciplined and humane approach to behaviour management.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/01/2019 16:36:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035332

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mandatory drug tests have taken place in prison in each month in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2016 we became the first prison service in the world to introduce innovative mandatory drug tests for psychoactive substances, a significant step in tackling the supply and use of them. We have recently formed a Drugs Taskforce working with law enforcement and health partners across government to reduce the prevalence of drugs in our prisons. The Drugs Taskforce has three overarching objectives; restricting supply, reducing demand and building recovery. The Taskforce is developing a national Drug Strategy and Operational Guidance, which will provide all prisons with strategic direction and examples of best practice to support them in tackling drugs.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/01/2019 16:23:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ205349 - Mandatory Drug Tests in prisons.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035338

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Personal Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value is of compensation claimed for loss or damage to prisoners' property held by the prison service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	205354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The total compensation payments made to prisoners for loss or damage to their property in respect of successful claims in the last five financial years are shown in the table below. The information held is in respect of public sector prisons in England and Wales and does not include private (contracted out) prisons.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total value of successful payment claims</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>£152,914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>£313,347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>£190,191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>£199,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>£220,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>To note within the table:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1. The figures have been drawn from our central recording system and although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected on occasions, may be subject to the inaccuracies in any large-scale recording system.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2. Some of the value of payments made will include an element of legal costs and the figures are subject to rounding.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We successfully defend two thirds of all litigation claims brought against us by prisoners. A programme of work is under way to prevent the causes of claims to allow us to better protect taxpayers’ money.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/01/2019 14:32:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon