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1471346

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 9 February 2021 to Question 149308, what the most recent figures are for the number of (a) prison officers and (b) other staff members at (i) HMP Berwyn and (ii) other prisons in Wales who are Welsh speaking.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	20281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>HMPPS do not gather official statistics about the number of Welsh speaking staff in prisons. Equalities Leads in Wales have not repeated the informal exercise to collect local information since the responding to the question on 9 February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/06/2022 16:16:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1334037

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates have completed accredited rehabilitation programmes at (a) HMP Berwyn and (b) all other Welsh prisons, in each year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	15336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>Due to the nature of the populations, HMP Parc, HMP Berwyn and HMP Usk are the only prisons in Wales where accredited programmes are delivered.</p><p>We routinely publish figures for delivery of accredited programmes, including completions in custody by establishment. These are available in the HMPPS Annual Digest, the most recent of which can be found in Chapter 6 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2019-to-march-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2019-to-march-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 17/06/2021 15:45:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1284192

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison officers and (b) other staff members at (i) HMP Berwyn and (ii) other prisons in Wales are Welsh speaking.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	149308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>HMPPS do not gather official statistics about the number of Welsh speaking staff in prisons. The below local information was collected by Equalities Leads in Wales in Jan 2021, however, this is subject to staff declaring themselves to be Welsh speakers. There is also varying levels of fluency among staff.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Public Sector Prison</p></td><td><p>Number of operational Welsh speaking Staff</p></td><td><p>Number of non-operational Welsh speaking staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Berwyn</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Cardiff</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Swansea</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Usk &amp; Prescoed</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>At HMP Parc, 32 operational staff and 26 non-operational staff are Welsh speakers.</p><p>We are working hard to increase the diversity of prison staff and making the recruitment process more accessible to new starters from a range of backgrounds, and we continue to welcome applications from Welsh speakers and in the Welsh language.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/02/2021 16:05:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1282709

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) cases of covid-19 and (b) covid-19 related deaths there have been in each prison in Wales as at 1 February 2021.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	146979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>COVID statistics relating to prisoners are published every month. The latest published data covers the time period up until 31<sup>st</sup> Dec 2020 is provided below. The next monthly publication will cover data up to the end of Jan 2021 and will be published on 12<sup>th</sup> Feb here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-prison-and-probation-service-covid-19-statistics-monthly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-prison-and-probation-service-covid-19-statistics-monthly</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The below cumulative positive cases of COVID-19 and COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed for prisoners in prisons in Wales. All deaths listed have either had a laboratory confirmed positive test within 28 days of passing, a laboratory confirmed positive test within 60 days of passing or COVID 19 has appeared on the death certificate.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner Cases as at 31<sup>st</sup> Dec 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prisoner Deaths as at 1<sup>st</sup> Feb 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Berwyn</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Cardiff</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Parc</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Swansea</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Usk/Prescoed</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>536</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>COVID statistics relating to staff are published every quarter. The latest published data covers the time period up until 31<sup>st</sup> Oct 2020 and is provided below. The next statistical release will cover the time period up until the end of January 2021 and will be published on 18<sup>th</sup> February here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a>.</p><p>The below cumulative positive cases of COVID-19 and COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed for staff in prisons in Wales:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Cases as at 31<sup>st</sup> Oct 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff Deaths as at 31<sup>st</sup> Oct 2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Berwyn</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Cardiff</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Parc</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Swansea</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Usk/Prescoed</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>163</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include both directly and non-directly employed staff. Data on positive cases is self-reported with staff members notifying their manager of a positive test result. Staff deaths related to COVID-19 includes deaths where HMPPS staff have died having tested positive for COVID-19 or where there was a clinical assessment that COVID-19 was a contributory factor in their death.</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. Much of the data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic has been done at pace, with recording practices evolving as we understand more about the requirements and conditions we are facing. In order to present the timeliest information, the data presented has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics.</p><p>The safety of our staff and all those under our supervision remains our top priority. We have taken quick and decisive action – backed by Public Health England and Wales – to limit the spread of the virus.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/02/2021 17:29:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1185207

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding has been allocated to the (a) Welsh Government and (b) other public bodies in Wales in response to the covid-19 outbreak to ensure additional health provisions in prisons in Wales, since 31 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	29981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Welsh Government have been provided with over £1.6bn to support people, businesses and public services through COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is working closely with Public Health Wales, Welsh Government, Public Health England, the NHS and the Department for Health and Social Care to stop the spread of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside existing procedures to manage outbreaks of infectious diseases, HMPPS are ensuring that staff have access to personal protective equipment where necessary and have introduced a procedure for the protective isolation of individuals in custody when it is considered that they may be infected with the virus. HMPPS are also working with prison health teams in Wales to ensure that there is a joint approach to any incidents.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/03/2020 15:00:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts