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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release of 9 November 2015, Prison building revolution announced by Chancellor and Justice Secretary relating to the 2015 Spending Review, how much of the Government's planned £1.3 billion capital investment to transform the prison estate has been spent since the 2015 Spending Review; which (a) new prisons have been successfully opened and (b) prisons have closed since the 2015 Spending Review; and how many (i) new prison places and (ii) additional prison places have been created since the 2015 Spending Review. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East remove filter
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 286299 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>Since the 2015 Spending Review we have:</p><p> </p><ul><li>opened HMP&amp;YOI Berwyn, a new rehabilitative male prison in North Wales, in February 2017. As we build up to full occupancy this will provide 2106 places.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>closed a total of four prisons (Holloway, Kennet, Glen Parva, and Blantyre House) and one immigration removal centre (IRC) (Dover) since October 2015. On 8 March this year we announced the sale of the former HMP&amp;YOI Holloway site to social housing group Peabody in partnership with London Square Ltd</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>created new houseblocks in HMP Peterborough, HMP Parc, HMP The Mount, HMP Thameside and HMP Stocken which has delivered an additional 1,465 prison places.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Of the £1.3 billion planned capital investment, the total spent to date (i.e. to the end of July 2019) has been around £0.25 billion. This has been spent on the early stages of long-term projects including the building of the new prison at HMP Wellingborough and the start of work at Glen Parva. Significant further spend is expected in future years to complete these projects.</p>
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T13:13:50.663Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T13:13:50.663Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1143941
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prison Accommodation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East remove filter
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 284943 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
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 more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-05T16:01:52.977Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-05T16:01:52.977Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1143942
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prison Accommodation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East remove filter
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 284914 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
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 more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-05T15:56:14.067Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-05T15:56:14.067Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1143943
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prison Officers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to increase the number of prison officers above the levels as outlined in HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2019; and what his Department's target is for the number of prison officers to be in post by 30 June 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East remove filter
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 284915 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answer text <p>Our hard-working officers play a crucial role in keeping prisons safe and transforming offenders’ lives, and ultimately make sure the public is protected. We have recruited more than 4,700 additional prison officers since October 2016 and staffing levels are now at their highest since 2012. We will continue to recruit officers to ensure safe and decent prisons.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-05T16:04:48.8Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-05T16:04:48.8Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this
1143944
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-02more like thismore than 2019-09-02
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Ministry of Justice: Departmental Expenditure Limits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of his Departments capital expenditure limit has been switched to resource expenditure limit in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East remove filter
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 285135 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answer text <p>The table below shows the proportion of the ministry’s capital funding which was switched to resource funding, as agreed with HM Treasury at the Supplementary Estimate in each year from 2015/16 to 2018/19.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Capital DEL £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital DEL<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amount switched to Resource DEL</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% switched to Resource DEL<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1 </sup>Reflects capital DEL settlement (net of the CDEL switch and other movements) at the Supplementary Estimate in each year.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Shown as a percentage of the capital DEL settlement at the Supplementary Estimate in each year.</p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-05T15:48:21.577Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-05T15:48:21.577Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4493
label Biography information for Richard Burgon more like this