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registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of radicalisation in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department takes the threat of radicalisation very seriously and tackling radicalisation is a key part of our work to improve safety in our prisons, and in the community for those under probation supervision. Front line staff are being given enhanced training to challenge extremist views and take action against them. A new joint HMPPS and Home Office Extremism Unit was created in April 2017 to drive closer working with policy and law enforcement partners. The first Separation Centre was opened at HMP Frankland in June 2017. Separation centres are facilities to hold the most subversive extremist prisoners, protecting those most vulnerable to radicalisation from their extremist ideology.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2017 16:06:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765671

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
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 prison-based de-radicalisation programmes; and what improvements have been made to such programmes in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	106223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>HMPPS delivers a number of interventions to promote desistance and dis-engagement from extremism. These interventions include psychological and theological approaches. The effectiveness of these and other measures to combat extremism continues to be kept under review. New programmes and approaches to de-radicalisation are developed where necessary in order to ensure our response remains commensurate with the threat posed and the rehabilitative needs of the cohort.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/10/2017 16:02:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

669069

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been convicted of smuggling (a) Inspire magazine, (b) Dabiq magazine and (c) any other piece of proscribed extremist literature into prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	59009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>a) The five instances of Inspire magazine reported to have been found in a prisoner’s possession are set out below. On each occasion the magazine formed part of the prisoner’s defence paperwork and was removed.</p><p> </p><p>2011 – Belmarsh</p><p>2012 – Manchester</p><p>2013 – Manchester</p><p>2013 – Woodhill</p><p>2015 - Frankland</p><p> </p><p>b) There have been no reported cases of Dabiq magazine (subsequently Rumiyah) being found in prisoner possession. As to c) the Government proscribes terrorist organisations and possession of material associated with a proscribed group may constitute a criminal offence. However figures related to possession of literature associated to all proscribed terrorist organisations could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The possession or smuggling of material associated with a proscribed group may be an offence under section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 or under section 22 of the Offender Management Act 2007. The published statistics for these offences are available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, however conviction data is not broken down in a way which would identify the location of the offence as requested in this question.</p><p> </p><p>We will not tolerate extremist material in prisons and where found it is removed and, if appropriate, referred to the police.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 59008 question first answered 11/01/2017 17:36:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

669071

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been found in possession of (a) Inspire magazine, (b) Dabiq magazine and (c) any other piece of proscribed extremist literature in each prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	59008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>a) The five instances of Inspire magazine reported to have been found in a prisoner’s possession are set out below. On each occasion the magazine formed part of the prisoner’s defence paperwork and was removed.</p><p> </p><p>2011 – Belmarsh</p><p>2012 – Manchester</p><p>2013 – Manchester</p><p>2013 – Woodhill</p><p>2015 - Frankland</p><p> </p><p>b) There have been no reported cases of Dabiq magazine (subsequently Rumiyah) being found in prisoner possession. As to c) the Government proscribes terrorist organisations and possession of material associated with a proscribed group may constitute a criminal offence. However figures related to possession of literature associated to all proscribed terrorist organisations could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The possession or smuggling of material associated with a proscribed group may be an offence under section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 or under section 22 of the Offender Management Act 2007. The published statistics for these offences are available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, however conviction data is not broken down in a way which would identify the location of the offence as requested in this question.</p><p> </p><p>We will not tolerate extremist material in prisons and where found it is removed and, if appropriate, referred to the police.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 59009 question first answered 11/01/2017 17:36:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

578724

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training her Department plans to provide for prison officers working in extremism segregation units; and how much such training will cost.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	45633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism. Keeping the most dangerous extremists away from other prisoners is essential to the safe running of our prisons and fundamental to public protection. Planning is under way to create specialist units in the high security estate to allow greater separation and specialised management of the most dangerous and subversive individuals who pose the highest risk to other prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing extremism prevention training for all new prison staff as well as prison based training for existing staff. Courses will be combined into a single, improved programme before the end of this year. Prisons with special separation units will aim to provide education opportunities equivalent to those available to the general prison population. As the Secretary of State has said, details of the costs of these units are operationally sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 45634 45635 45648 45654 question first answered 16/09/2016 11:29:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

578725

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has for the provision of education programmes for prisoners held in extremism segregation units.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	45634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism. Keeping the most dangerous extremists away from other prisoners is essential to the safe running of our prisons and fundamental to public protection. Planning is under way to create specialist units in the high security estate to allow greater separation and specialised management of the most dangerous and subversive individuals who pose the highest risk to other prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing extremism prevention training for all new prison staff as well as prison based training for existing staff. Courses will be combined into a single, improved programme before the end of this year. Prisons with special separation units will aim to provide education opportunities equivalent to those available to the general prison population. As the Secretary of State has said, details of the costs of these units are operationally sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 45633 45635 45648 45654 question first answered 16/09/2016 11:29:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

578726

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria her Department has used to determine which prisoners are to be placed in extremism segregation units; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	45635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism. Keeping the most dangerous extremists away from other prisoners is essential to the safe running of our prisons and fundamental to public protection. Planning is under way to create specialist units in the high security estate to allow greater separation and specialised management of the most dangerous and subversive individuals who pose the highest risk to other prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing extremism prevention training for all new prison staff as well as prison based training for existing staff. Courses will be combined into a single, improved programme before the end of this year. Prisons with special separation units will aim to provide education opportunities equivalent to those available to the general prison population. As the Secretary of State has said, details of the costs of these units are operationally sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 45633 45634 45648 45654 question first answered 16/09/2016 11:29:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

578727

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons she has chosen to pilot extremism segregation units.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	45648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism. Keeping the most dangerous extremists away from other prisoners is essential to the safe running of our prisons and fundamental to public protection. Planning is under way to create specialist units in the high security estate to allow greater separation and specialised management of the most dangerous and subversive individuals who pose the highest risk to other prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing extremism prevention training for all new prison staff as well as prison based training for existing staff. Courses will be combined into a single, improved programme before the end of this year. Prisons with special separation units will aim to provide education opportunities equivalent to those available to the general prison population. As the Secretary of State has said, details of the costs of these units are operationally sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 45633 45634 45635 45654 question first answered 16/09/2016 11:29:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

578730

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of how much it will cost per head to retain prisoners in extremism segregation units; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	45654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism. Keeping the most dangerous extremists away from other prisoners is essential to the safe running of our prisons and fundamental to public protection. Planning is under way to create specialist units in the high security estate to allow greater separation and specialised management of the most dangerous and subversive individuals who pose the highest risk to other prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing extremism prevention training for all new prison staff as well as prison based training for existing staff. Courses will be combined into a single, improved programme before the end of this year. Prisons with special separation units will aim to provide education opportunities equivalent to those available to the general prison population. As the Secretary of State has said, details of the costs of these units are operationally sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 45633 45634 45635 45648 question first answered 16/09/2016 11:29:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

576338

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Offender Management Service plan to adopt a regime based on isolation and solitary confinement for all those Muslim prisoners who are assessed as posing a risk of encouraging Islamic radicalisation whilst in prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling all forms of extremism. Keeping the most dangerous extremists away from other prisoners is essential to the safe running of our prisons and fundamental to public protection. Planning is under way to create specialist units within the high security estate to allow greater separation and specialised management of extremists who pose the highest risk to other prisoners. The regime of the new units will not be based on isolation or solitary confinement but on removing a small subset of the most dangerous and subversive radicalisers from the mainstream prisoner population.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 15/09/2016 15:46:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra