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753003

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date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 16 November 2015 to Question 15648, and to the Answer of 17 July 2017 to Question 4436, for what reasons the policy on the disclosure of data on the seizures of drones in prisons has changed.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	5535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The risks presented by the illicit use of drones in prisons are significant, as is the profound impact on prison safety and security. We rightly take a zero tolerance approach to smuggling of contraband into prisons and work closely with the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to ensure those caught are prosecuted. To date, there has been a total of 35 arrests and 11 convictions of criminals involved in drone activity – resulting in those convicted are sentenced to a total of more than 40 years in jail.</p><p> </p><p>I consider that there are risks presented by the publication of the data requested, which have the potential to cause further instability and increase violence and disorder in prisons, prejudicing the safe running of our institutions.</p><p> </p><p>The data requested would be likely to be used by some to subvert the effectiveness of our current counter measures. This is because the information is likely to prove invaluable to those engaged in criminality within prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Disclosure of this information could also prejudice any ongoing investigation of a drone incident and risk alerting possible suspects as well as weaken the possibilities of future arrests.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2017 14:42:12 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

753005

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Sunderland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has made an assessment of the adequacy of car parking provision at Sunderland Magistrates' Court.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	5569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>There is adequate car parking provision at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court for magistrates and court staff. There is no on-site parking provision for court users, however there is ample public car parking in the immediate vicinity of the court.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 14:24:04 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

752992

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish proposals on the future of the prison estate in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>On 3 November 2016, the then Secretary of State for Justice published a White Paper on Prison Safety and Reform outlining the Ministry of Justice’s plans for radical reform of the prison system.</p><p> </p><p>This included an ambitious agenda to modernise the prison estate, improve education and empower governors, to help tackle violence, reduce reoffending and keep staff and prisoners safe.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our wholescale reforms, we are investing £1.3bn to modernise the estate. This will include closing older prisons that are not fit for purpose, and creating in their place high-quality, modern establishments</p><p> </p><p>On 22 March 2017, we announced plans, subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability, to build four modern prisons: adjacent to HM Prison Full Sutton in Yorkshire (with a pre-planning consultation event held on 11 and 12 April 2017), Port Talbot in Neath, and redevelop HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Rochester in Kent and HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Hindley, in Greater Manchester. This is in addition to the plans previously announced for new sites at former HMP Wellingborough and HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Glen Parva.</p><p> </p><p>On the 19 July 2017 we announced that we still plan to redevelop the prisons at Rochester and Hindley as part of our prison modernisation programme. However, cells at these sites will be kept in use for now, as part of forward-planning for the estate.</p><p> </p><p>No further decisions have been made beyond those that have already been announced.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2017 14:40:49 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

752763

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the weight of drugs recovered in prisons was in each year since 2010 broken down (a) by suspected drug type and (b) by (i) class A, (ii) class B and (iii) class C.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	5383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The attached table shows all drug finds by type since 2010. The data is not recorded in a way that allows direct comparison with Schedules of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Drug finds in prisons are recorded in broad categories of drug type, which would not take into account any differences in classifications for drugs of a similar type.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the weight of drugs found has been available since October 2015, when an enhanced reporting system was introduced. This enabled the selection of psychoactive substances categories. Please note that the data records the weight of all drugs found in an incident, but not separately for each individual drug type.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2017 16:59:42 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 5383 Luciana Berger 18 07 17 Drug seizures (final).xlsx title Drug Finds by Type since 2010
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

752993

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Digital Technology
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 impact of digitalisation of court services on the ability of vulnerable people to access those services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Our reforms will make it easier for vulnerable users to access justice including victims and witnesses. Our modernisation and digitisation of the courts system will streamline and simplify many complex court processes.</p><p>We are building digital services which are accessible to all. In doing so, HMCTS is researching and testing with a wide range of user groups – including the elderly, the young, vulnerable groups, geographically remote users and users with low literacy and/or low IT literacy. We are using the insights and research findings from these groups to help us redesign our services to be easier to understand and navigate for all.</p><p>We recognise that some people will need support to use digital services, and HMCTS is designing a range of assisted digital support channels to be available for this purpose. Our assisted digital support services will cover a range of channels, from web chat or telephone assistance through to more intensive face to face support. Access to paper channels will be maintained in some services for those who need them. Plans for future assisted digital support services formed part of the consultation ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-our-courts-and-tribunals" target="_blank">Transforming our Justice System’</a>, published in September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 16:01:43 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

752991

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of pilot prisons and additional powers for governors; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>A process evaluation is underway on the pilot prisons and this learning has informed the development of the additional powers for governors announced in the white paper. Work is underway to develop an evaluation strategy for the full Prison Reform programme, which will incorporate the additional powers for governors.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2017 16:58:56 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

752762

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	G4S: Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract with G4S for electronic tagging.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>As previously advised, G4S is our preferred Bidder for the Electronic Monitoring Hardware and the contract is currently being finalised. Once agreed and signed a redacted version, which will not contain commercially sensitive information, will be published on Contracts Finder in accordance with current transparency regulations.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2017 16:58:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon