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1089480

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2019 to Question 221840 on Army: Recruitment, when he plans to place in the Library a copy of the media buying brief produced for the Crown Commercial Service for the Your Army Needs You advertising campaign launched in January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	233023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>A copy of the brief has been placed in the Library of the House, with a small number of redactions for commercial and data protection reasons. I attach a copy to this response for your convenience.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/03/2019 15:35:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name ArmyCapita_Jan-Feb_ALL_MEDIA_051118-REDACTED.pdf title Media Buying Brief
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088775

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) CZ long phones and (b) smart phones were confiscated from prisoners in England and Wales during each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 16:59:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088776

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drug Seizures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug seizures were made in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last three years; and what drugs were seized.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The misuse of drugs in prison drives violence, vulnerability and crime and so tackling this is one of our top priorities. Consequently, we are improving our security to restrict the availability of drugs. We use body, property, cell and area searches, metal-detecting scanners and drug and phone detection dogs across the estate. We are investing £6 million to tackle drug supply and reduce demand in 10 of the most challenging prisons, with body scanners and more staff focused on effective searching.</p><p> </p><p>Data and information on drug finds is routinely published as part of the normal publication schedule</p><p> </p><p><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>Data on drug finds in 2018-19 will be published in due course in line with the normal publication schedule.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/03/2019 17:07:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088777

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have received additional training to enable them to provide mentoring support to new prison officers in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Information for mentoring across the whole estate is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 10 prisons project around 60 experienced officers were selected to take up the coaching roles to form Standards Coaching Teams. This required the officers to complete a two-week training course. These officers will support new recruits and ensure good practice is delivered consistently across the 10 jails. The team will provide advice and encouragement to inexperienced officers to build their confidence, particularly in their relationships with prisoners. The team is also supporting all staff to get the basics right and meet consistently high standards in routine tasks such as cell checks.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/03/2019 17:05:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088778

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent initiatives he has introduced to reduce the attrition rate of prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We’ve improved induction processes to ease transition into the job, provide care and support for our staff and offer additional training. These measures are part of the work we are doing directly with Governors to address local issues and ensure experienced staff and new recruits remain in the service.</p><p>HMPPS heavily invests in a comprehensive range of Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) interventions which help staff feel valued and supported. The current EAP has been significantly enhanced and now includes access to specialist Trauma Support and a dedicated manager’s helpline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/03/2019 17:17:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088782

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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 offenders were engaged in learning and skills in prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the participation and achievement of prison learners under the Offender Learning and Skills contracts is published by the Department for Education. It can be found at the following link and covers the last 8 academic years: <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><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the proportion of the prison population that engages in offender learning and skills. The Department for Education publishes data on the participation and achievement of prisoners in learning: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training</a>. However, it does not include comparison to the entire population, this prison population data is published separately by the Ministry of Justice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of a core common curriculum for prison education was written into the specifications for the new prison education framework contracts, which commence on 1 April. For the 2015/16 academic year, the Department for Education published data regarding prison education by subject area, it can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Prisons must provide the opportunity for prisoners to rehabilitate, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our ground-breaking Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We are also giving governors more control over their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232622 232623 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:10:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088783

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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, what proportion of the prison population was engaged in offender learning and skills in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the participation and achievement of prison learners under the Offender Learning and Skills contracts is published by the Department for Education. It can be found at the following link and covers the last 8 academic years: <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><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the proportion of the prison population that engages in offender learning and skills. The Department for Education publishes data on the participation and achievement of prisoners in learning: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training</a>. However, it does not include comparison to the entire population, this prison population data is published separately by the Ministry of Justice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of a core common curriculum for prison education was written into the specifications for the new prison education framework contracts, which commence on 1 April. For the 2015/16 academic year, the Department for Education published data regarding prison education by subject area, it can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Prisons must provide the opportunity for prisoners to rehabilitate, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our ground-breaking Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We are also giving governors more control over their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232621 232623 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:10:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1088784

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were engaged in learning that now falls outside of core prison education provision in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	232623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the participation and achievement of prison learners under the Offender Learning and Skills contracts is published by the Department for Education. It can be found at the following link and covers the last 8 academic years: <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><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on the proportion of the prison population that engages in offender learning and skills. The Department for Education publishes data on the participation and achievement of prisoners in learning: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training</a>. However, it does not include comparison to the entire population, this prison population data is published separately by the Ministry of Justice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-and-probation-statistics#prison-population-figures</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of a core common curriculum for prison education was written into the specifications for the new prison education framework contracts, which commence on 1 April. For the 2015/16 academic year, the Department for Education published data regarding prison education by subject area, it can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572740/201516-OLASS-participation-aims-by-awarding-body-aim-title-and-level-v1_4.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Prisons must provide the opportunity for prisoners to rehabilitate, which will ultimately reduce reoffending. Our ground-breaking Education and Employment strategy sets out how we will transform our approach to ensure prisoners develop the skills they need to secure employment on release. We are also giving governors more control over their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 232621 232622 question first answered 19/03/2019 17:10:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1081731

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of a Serious Further Offence review of murder has resulted in the perpetrator being (a) charged and (b) convicted where the supervisory agency has been (i) the National Probation Service and (b) a Community Rehabilitation Company in each year since 2014 in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	228067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of offenders managed by (i) the National Probation Service (NPS) and (ii) a Community Rehabilitation Company who were (a) charged with murder and (b) subsequently convicted of murder in each year since 2014 in England and Wales is given in the table below. The number of convictions is a provisional figure and is subject to change as some cases have not yet reached conclusion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there was an offender supervised by the NPS in 2015 and another in 2016 who were charged with a lesser offence but eventually convicted of murder. Similarly, there was an offender supervised by a CRC in 2015 and three offenders supervised by a CRC in 2018 who were charged with a lesser offender but eventually convicted of murder.</p><p> </p><p>A Serious Further Offence (SFO) review is triggered where an offender under statutory supervision in the community is charged with a qualifying offence – a “notification”. However, in cases where charges are dropped in the three-month period for the SFO review to be produced, the SFO review will not be completed.</p><p> </p><p>SFOs are rare. Less than 0.1% of offenders under statutory supervision are convicted of murder, and less than 0.5% convicted of any SFO. Nonetheless, every single SFO is taken extremely seriously, and in all cases a review is carried out to identify any lessons for the better management of future cases.</p><p> </p><p>The probation caseload, counted in September of each year was: 2015 – 127,000, 2016 – 181,000, 2017 – 185,000 and 2018 – 180,000. The CRCs have a much larger proportion of the caseload than the NPS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(i)National Probation Service</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(ii) Community Rehabilitation Companies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a)Number of Notifications (charges)</p></td><td><p>(b) Number of Convictions</p></td><td><p>(a) Number of Notifications (charges)</p></td><td><p>(b) Number of Convictions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li>Under the Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) 2014 offenders serving short prison sentences are now released on licence. As a direct and predicted result, there has been an increase in the number of SFO notifications as a result of ORA. This does not mean that a greater proportion of offenders under statutory probation supervision are being charged with SFOs. The increase plateaued in 2017.</li><li>The number of ORA only includes cases those cases that would not have previously fallen in scope of the SFO procedures as mentioned above. Cases that were sentenced to an ORA sentence of less than 12 months, but who were previously and concurrently subject to probation intervention, have not been captured within this figure. For example, the offender was subject to a community order (CO), when he was further sentenced to under 12 month sentence under ORA. If the CO was active at the time of the SFO, it would have qualified regardless of the ORA sentence, so has not been counted in the ORA numbers.</li><li>Data Sources and Quality .We have drawn these figures from administrative IT systems which, as with some large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</li></ol> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/03/2019 17:29:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1081804

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Low Flying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the GIS data used to construct the boundaries of the (a) 18 Low Flying Areas and (b) boundaries for the three Tactical Training Areas in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	228100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Geographical data on the UK Low Flying System is available online at :</p><p>https://www.aidu.mod.uk/aip/pdf/enr/ENR-5-2.pdf</p><p>The UK Low Flying System, which contains the Low Flying Areas and Tactical Training Areas, was developed during the 1960s to manage and deconflict military aircraft activity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2019 15:36:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts