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date	02/09/2019
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 steps he is taking to reduce the prison population.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	284391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, which take into account the circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p><p>Prison numbers can fluctuate, which is why we have a robust set of plans in place to ensure we will always have enough places for offenders sent to custody by the courts. The Prime Minister recently announced his ambition to transform the prison estate with an additional investment of £2.5 billion which will deliver 10,000 additional prison places.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/09/2019 11:39:17 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1143941

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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 the prison population was on 30 June in each year since 1997; and how many of those prisoners were in (a) public and (b) private prisons.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	284943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes monthly individual prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the prison population as at 30<sup>th</sup> June in each year since 1997 and identifies how many of these prisoners were held in public and private sector prisons and Young Offender Institutions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prisoners held in private</strong><strong>ly managed prisons &amp; YOIs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of prisoners held in p</strong><strong>ublic sector prisons &amp; YOIs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Prison Population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/1997</p></td><td><p>1735</p></td><td><p>59011</p></td><td><p>60746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/1998</p></td><td><p>4170</p></td><td><p>61160</p></td><td><p>65330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/1999</p></td><td><p>4475</p></td><td><p>59745</p></td><td><p>64220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2000</p></td><td><p>5600</p></td><td><p>59542</p></td><td><p>65142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2001</p></td><td><p>6465</p></td><td><p>60213</p></td><td><p>66678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2002</p></td><td><p>7602</p></td><td><p>63530</p></td><td><p>71132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2003</p></td><td><p>7956</p></td><td><p>65488</p></td><td><p>73444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2004</p></td><td><p>7179</p></td><td><p>66968</p></td><td><p>74147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2005</p></td><td><p>7708</p></td><td><p>68088</p></td><td><p>75796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2006</p></td><td><p>8443</p></td><td><p>69147</p></td><td><p>77590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2007</p></td><td><p>9004</p></td><td><p>70310</p></td><td><p>79314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2008</p></td><td><p>9489</p></td><td><p>73257</p></td><td><p>82746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2009</p></td><td><p>9391</p></td><td><p>73554</p></td><td><p>82945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2010</p></td><td><p>9841</p></td><td><p>74734</p></td><td><p>84575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2011</p></td><td><p>10299</p></td><td><p>74442</p></td><td><p>84741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2012</p></td><td><p>13674</p></td><td><p>71644</p></td><td><p>85318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2013</p></td><td><p>14394</p></td><td><p>68616</p></td><td><p>83010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2014</p></td><td><p>15246</p></td><td><p>69361</p></td><td><p>84607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2015</p></td><td><p>15905</p></td><td><p>69051</p></td><td><p>84956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2016</p></td><td><p>15949</p></td><td><p>68363</p></td><td><p>84312</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2017</p></td><td><p>16818</p></td><td><p>68229</p></td><td><p>85047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2018</p></td><td><p>16252</p></td><td><p>66195</p></td><td><p>82447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2019</p></td><td><p>16077</p></td><td><p>66378</p></td><td><p>82455</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>Our £2.5 billion long-term building programme will provide 10,000 additional prison places - reducing overcrowding and creating a prison estate that is fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>Modern, efficient jails provide us with the stability needed to rehabilitate offenders, preventing future victims and keeping the public safe.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/09/2019 16:01:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1143942

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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, how many prison places defined as in-use certified normal accommodation there were on 30 June of each year since 2010; and how many of those places were in (a) public and (b) private prisons.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	284914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes monthly individual prison population and capacity information through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below identifies the in-use certified normal accommodation (CNA) on the 30 June in each year since 2010 and how many of these places were provided in public and private prisons.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CNA in privately managed prisons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CNA in public sector prisons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total in-use CNA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25/06/2010</p></td><td><p>8,406</p></td><td><p>68,617</p></td><td><p>77,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24/06/2011</p></td><td><p>8,805</p></td><td><p>67,942</p></td><td><p>76,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29/06/2012</p></td><td><p>12,188</p></td><td><p>66,394</p></td><td><p>78,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/06/2013</p></td><td><p>13,464</p></td><td><p>63,362</p></td><td><p>76,826</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/06/2014</p></td><td><p>13,144</p></td><td><p>61,910</p></td><td><p>75,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26/06/2015</p></td><td><p>13,864</p></td><td><p>61,993</p></td><td><p>75,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24/06/2016</p></td><td><p>14,094</p></td><td><p>61,763</p></td><td><p>75,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/06/2017</p></td><td><p>14,148</p></td><td><p>60,916</p></td><td><p>75,064</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29/06/2018</p></td><td><p>13,996</p></td><td><p>61,471</p></td><td><p>75,467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28/06/2019</p></td><td><p>13,798</p></td><td><p>60,915</p></td><td><p>74,713</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>CNA, or uncrowded capacity, is the Prison Service’s own measure of accommodation. CNA represents the good, decent standard of accommodation that the Service aspires to provide all prisoners. Where the operational capacity of a prison is higher than the CNA, prisoners may be held in ‘crowded’ conditions, with more prisoners accommodated in individual cells than they were designed for. In the financial year 2018/19, 22.5% of the prison population was being held in crowded conditions, down from 24.2% in the previous year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/09/2019 15:56:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon