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385696

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date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Brixton Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many days on average prisoners at HMP Brixton spend outside their cells.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Every prisoner will have a period out of the cell each day. The actual amount will depend on whether the prisoner is fully engaging in the regime; his level on the Incentive and Earned Privilege (IEP) Scheme (a prisoner on the basic level will have less time out of the cell but if attending work will get a minimum of 9.25 hours); and, whether they are subject to any disciplinary action. Enhanced Category C offenders will get an additional session out during the evening so will get 11.25 hours out of cell.</p><p> </p><p>A Standard Category C prisoner engaging in the regime could expect to be out of their cell for an average of 10.25 hours each weekday and Category D prisoners 12.5 hours. At weekends this would be 7.5 hours for both categories.</p><p> </p><p>Weather permitting all prisoners are entitled to a minimum of 30 minutes in the outdoors every day.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/07/2015 13:02:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

385697

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Brixton Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many assaults on staff were recorded at HMP Brixton in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The recorded number of assaults on staff in HMP Brixton in each of the calendar years 2010 to 2014 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Brixton</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NOMS is committed to running safe establishments and is working hard to reduce levels of violence in prisons. Violence of any kind in prison is wholly unacceptable and we treat any assault extremely seriously. We have introduced a new protocol between NOMS, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Police that will ensure that when there are serious assaults on prison staff, the perpetrators will be prosecuted unless there is a good reason not to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/07/2015 15:07:40 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

385698

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Brixton Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the safety of prisoners at HMP Brixton.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Prisoners are risk assessed before being allocated to HMP Brixton. On arrival each prisoner will have their cell sharing risk assessment reviewed before they are allocated to a cell. For any prisoner arriving who is subject to self-harm, monitoring procedures will be reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>All incidents within the prison are monitored and recorded. Violent incidents are monitored by time, location and the cause, if known. Concern about individual prisoners or the stability of any unit will be reported by an intelligence report. These are monitored daily by the Duty Governor, and Brixton is required to report stability levels to the Regional office on a weekly basis. Self-harm issues and violent incidents are considered by the Head of Safety and by the monthly safer custody meeting. This meeting reviews any serious incident of self-harm or death in custody.</p><p> </p><p>The Health &amp; Safety manager is responsible for monitoring H&amp;S issues and there is a monthly H&amp;S meeting chaired by a Senior Manager.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons report on the safety of Prisons, and the NOMS Internal Audit team audit safer custody procedures.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/07/2015 13:03:16 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

385699

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Brixton Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what facilities are available for prisoners at HMP Brixton to take part in an act of worship.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The following services are scheduled weekly at HMP Brixton:</p><p> </p><p>Friday</p><p>12.30pm Muslim Prayers</p><p>1.45pm Sikh, Buddhist and Hindu service.</p><p> </p><p>Sunday</p><p>9.15 am Roman Catholic Mass</p><p>10.15 am Church of England &amp; Free Church Service</p><p> </p><p>Evening bible studies are run on A and B wings on Wednesdays at 4.30pm; on G wing on Mondays at 4.30pm; and on C wing at 6.00pm and D wing on Thursdays at 4.30pm. Muslim classes run each day Monday to Thursday. There is also a full-time, four week, paid resettlement course “Faith in the Future” that is open to people of any faith and none – although it looks at resettlement from a Christian perspective.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, prisoners have access and can see chaplains or ministers from the following faiths:</p><p> </p><p>Church of England</p><p>Roman Catholic</p><p>Free Church</p><p>Orthodox Christian</p><p>Muslim</p><p>Jew</p><p>Sikh</p><p>Hindu</p><p>Buddhist</p><p>Jehovah’s Witness</p><p>Pagan</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 08/07/2015 15:51:10 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

385700

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Brixton Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the opportunities for prisoners to pursue education courses at HMP Brixton.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Learning and skills for over 18s in custody in England is funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and co-commissioned between NOMS and the Skills Funding Agency. Provision is delivered by education providers via the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) and aims to mirrors provision available in the community. Core elements of the curriculum are literacy and numeracy, vocational training, preparation for employment and personal and social development. Governors decide what should be offered in their prison, based on prisoner needs as well as the needs of employers in the areas into which prisoners will resettle.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Brixton provides a diverse curriculum and opportunities for real work experience – this currently includes subjects covering barista, bakery, barbering, business studies, cleaning, numeracy, literacy, graphics, horticulture, IT, painting and decorating, retail and customer service activities. The current learning offer at HMP Brixton will be changing in the new academic year to be increasingly focussed on vocational training in areas such as hospitality, catering, customer service, retail and horticulture. Guidance will also be available on self employment. Work and learning projects include the Bad Boys Bakery; a new dry lining workshop; and the CLINK Restaurant offering prisoners nationally recognised vocational qualifications to enhance their job prospects after release.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL825 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:26:32 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

385701

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Brixton Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the opportunities for prisoners to learn a trade at HMP Brixton.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Learning and skills for over 18s in custody in England is funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and co-commissioned between NOMS and the Skills Funding Agency. Provision is delivered by education providers via the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) and aims to mirrors provision available in the community. Core elements of the curriculum are literacy and numeracy, vocational training, preparation for employment and personal and social development. Governors decide what should be offered in their prison, based on prisoner needs as well as the needs of employers in the areas into which prisoners will resettle.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Brixton provides a diverse curriculum and opportunities for real work experience – this currently includes subjects covering barista, bakery, barbering, business studies, cleaning, numeracy, literacy, graphics, horticulture, IT, painting and decorating, retail and customer service activities. The current learning offer at HMP Brixton will be changing in the new academic year to be increasingly focussed on vocational training in areas such as hospitality, catering, customer service, retail and horticulture. Guidance will also be available on self employment. Work and learning projects include the Bad Boys Bakery; a new dry lining workshop; and the CLINK Restaurant offering prisoners nationally recognised vocational qualifications to enhance their job prospects after release.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL824 question first answered 08/07/2015 16:26:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

385702

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated number of new entrants expected in the deregulated water marketplace.
tabling member printed	Lord Oxburgh
uin	HL826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>We expect the number of new entrants in the expanded Anglo-Scottish market for non-household retail services to grow over time ahead of the extension of choice to all non-household customers in English in April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At this point it is not possible to give a definitive number of new entrants likely to be in the market in April 2017. However, there are currently 12 new entrant companies who are licensed to operate in the existing retail market in England and there are 18 licensed providers in the Scottish retail market. Eight of these companies are currently licensed in both jurisdictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are 18 water and sewerage undertakers some of whom have already established separate retail companies and all of which will have the opportunity to exit from the non-household retail market at market opening which may also increase the number of entrants to the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Open Water Programme, involving Government, Industry and Ofwat, is preparing for market opening and is in contact with a number of additional businesses that are considering entering the market. These prospective retailers are playing an important role in helping to shape delivery of the programme and ensure a level playing field for all participants in the market.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/07/2015 11:31:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2494 label Biography information for Lord Oxburgh

385703

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of cross-subsidy issues in the deregulated water marketplace that would make the market unfair for new entrants.
tabling member printed	Lord Oxburgh
uin	HL827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that there is a level playing field in the new retail market in order to make it attractive for new entrants and deliver the best deals for customers. The Water Act 2014 included provisions prohibiting discrimination between a wholesale water appointee and its retail arm; cross-subsidy would normally be seen as a form of discrimination.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parties within the Open Water programme (the cross-sector programme responsible for implementing the new market for non-household retail services) are using a number of tools to ensure a fair and level playing field for all market participants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofwat has set separate price caps for household and non-household customers and for wholesale and retail services in the 2014 Price Review. This stops cross-subsidy between household and non-household customers and between the wholesale and retail parts of companies’ businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofwat is also proposing licence conditions for new retail licensees that prohibit discrimination and cross-subsidy. These will mirror conditions that already exist in the licences of water and sewerage undertakers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Open Water Markets Ltd (the body currently representing all market participants) has developed detailed rules or ‘codes’ that require all interactions within the market between wholesalers and retailers to follow a common approach. This is designed to ensure a level playing field, principally on non-price issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Underpinning these new arrangements there is also an existing framework of competition law at both a UK and European level which prohibits discrimination by an incumbent in favour of one retailer over another, for example by offering preferential terms or prices or engaging in other anti-competitive behaviour. Ofwat has powers to investigate and fine companies up to 10% of their revenues where it finds such activity has occurred.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/07/2015 11:35:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2494 label Biography information for Lord Oxburgh

385704

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Ofwat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether Ofwat is adequately protecting customer data by ensuring that access to water meter data is compliant with regulations and best practice regarding access to personal data.
tabling member printed	Lord Oxburgh
uin	HL828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Water companies must comply with the Data Protection Act 1988 in all aspects of their businesses, including handling data from meters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Water UK, through its Revenue Metering Network, provides the opportunity for companies to share best practice and expertise on different approaches to metering. Each water company is responsible for ensuring that its approach is compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/07/2015 11:50:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2494 label Biography information for Lord Oxburgh

385705

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Subsidiarity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the functioning of the principle of subsidiarity as a result of the procedures brought into effect by the Treaty of Lisbon; and what action they plan to take as part of the United Kingdom's renegotiation with its European Union partners to ensure that the subsidiarity principle is strengthened to the benefit of national governments and parliaments.
tabling member printed	Lord Garel-Jones
uin	HL829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text The Balance of Competences Review examined how the principle of subsidiarity applied in areas of EU action. It found that the mechanisms for protecting subsidiarity and proportionality could be improved in a number of ways, in particular by improving the role of national parliaments as the guardians of subsidiarity and affording them closer involvement in the EU’s functioning. The Government is seeking a stronger role for national Parliaments as part of its renegotiation. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/07/2015 13:53:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	840 label Biography information for Lord Garel-Jones