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1125799

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking in cooperation with her Irish counterpart to tackle threats from the new IRA.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	252585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>I meet the Tánaiste regularly to discuss a wide range of issues, including the security situation.</p><p> </p><p>At the recent British Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 8 May, both the UK and Ireland reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthening our security relationship.</p><p> </p><p>There is no greater responsibility than the safety and security of the people of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as a whole.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 17/05/2019 13:51:35 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125783

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers vacancies were not filled in each prison in (a) May 2018 (b) May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	252673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The table attached provides the vacancies for Band 3-5 prison officers, by establishment (full time equivalent) on 31 March 2018 and 31 March 2019 – the most recent date for which statistics are available.</p><p>Retaining and recruiting engaged and motivated staff is critical to delivering the solutions to drive improvement across the service.</p><p>We met our target to increase prison officer numbers by 2,500 early last year and have now almost doubled that.</p><p>We continue to run targeted recruitment campaigns to boost frontline staff for some of our most difficult to recruit sites, fill our remaining vacancies and stay on top of attrition.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 13:50:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name HMPPS Vacancies for Band 3-5 prison officers, by establishment (full time equivalent)1,2, March 2018 and March 2019.docx title Table
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125779

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the baseline for the permanent leavers as a percentage of average staff changed from the workforce statistics bulletin published in November 2018 to the bulletin published in February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	252669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>There has been no change to the methodology used in producing the HMPPS workforce bulletin published in November 2018 to that of the HMPPS workforce bulletin published in February 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 13:39:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1125621

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,how many prisoners (a) were released before their correct release date and (b) served time in excess of their correct release date in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	252603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Figures on all releases in error are published as part of the HM Prison and Probation Service Annual Digest. The latest publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Releases in error are rare and in the vast majority of cases offenders are returned to custody very quickly. We work closely with the police to recapture those at large and investigate each incident thoroughly to see what lessons can be learned.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 13:35:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125619

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who were serving an indeterminate public protection sentence were (a) released in error and (b) subsequently recalled to prison in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	252601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>We are not able to release figures for the information requested as low numbers are not disclosed to prevent disclosure of individual identity in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998. This applies to values of 5 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 5 or fewer to be derived by subtraction.</p><p> </p><p>Information on releases in error are published as part of the HM Prison and Probation Service Annual Digest. The latest publication can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Releases in error are rare and in the vast majority of cases offenders are returned to custody very quickly. We work closely with the police to recapture those at large and investigate each incident thoroughly to see what lessons can be learned.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 13:30:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125693

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	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 number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	252566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals proceeded against and convicted of an assault against an emergency worker can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Filter by ‘Offence’ for:</p><p> </p><p>`8.22 Assault against an emergency worker’.</p><p> </p><p>This link also provides information on the average length of sentence (in months) given to those convicted of this offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to obtain an estimate of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Detailed information may be held on individual court records but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access these individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252562 252563 252564 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:25:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1125688

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	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 average length of sentences given to people convicted of assault or battery under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	252564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals proceeded against and convicted of an assault against an emergency worker can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Filter by ‘Offence’ for:</p><p> </p><p>`8.22 Assault against an emergency worker’.</p><p> </p><p>This link also provides information on the average length of sentence (in months) given to those convicted of this offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to obtain an estimate of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Detailed information may be held on individual court records but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access these individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252562 252563 252566 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:25:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1125687

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of common assault or battery under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	252563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals proceeded against and convicted of an assault against an emergency worker can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Filter by ‘Offence’ for:</p><p> </p><p>`8.22 Assault against an emergency worker’.</p><p> </p><p>This link also provides information on the average length of sentence (in months) given to those convicted of this offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to obtain an estimate of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Detailed information may be held on individual court records but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access these individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252562 252564 252566 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:25:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1125686

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for common assault or battery under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	252562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals proceeded against and convicted of an assault against an emergency worker can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802035/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Filter by ‘Offence’ for:</p><p> </p><p>`8.22 Assault against an emergency worker’.</p><p> </p><p>This link also provides information on the average length of sentence (in months) given to those convicted of this offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to obtain an estimate of the number of people who have received an increased sentence for an offence specified as aggravated under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Detailed information may be held on individual court records but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access these individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252563 252564 252566 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:25:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1125784

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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, how many prison officers have been transferred (a) into and (b) out of each prison in the 10 prisons project since August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	252674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Prison officer transfers are an important part of our approach to flexibly managing the workforce and enabling the sharing of best practice.</p><p> </p><p>Several Band 3-5 prison officers have transferred in and out of the 10 prisons since August 2018. A breakdown of transfers in each of the 10 prisons is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - HMPPS band 3-5 officers<sup>1</sup> who transferred <sup>2,3</sup> in each prison in 10 prison project, from 1st August 2018 to 28 February 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transfer In</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transfer Out</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><strong>1</strong> Includes band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), band 4 / Supervising Officer and band 5 / Custodial Managers.</p><p><strong>2</strong> Figures only include where the individual was a prison officer both before and after the move ie. ignoring transfers due to promotion or regrading.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the 10 Prisons Project, we are piloting the new Standards Coaching Team initiative, in which experienced officers from across the estate are being temporarily transferred to the 10 prisons to provide coaching and support to new recruits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 13:23:43 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon