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1623939

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Women: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the protection of women's rights on the female prison estate.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	904642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>In January we published our Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan, including commitments on delivering both better outcomes and better physical conditions for women in custody. The Delivery Plan emphasises the importance of a trauma informed and responsive approach to effectively meet the needs of women in the female prison estate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2023 14:11:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1665124

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Admir Abrija
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the transparency data entitled Ministry of Justice data: ministers hospitality, gifts, travel and meetings, January 2023 to March 2023, updated on 20 July 2023, what (a) was discussed at and (b) the actions were following the meeting with the Albanian prison director on the 21 March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	202817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>A new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Albania came into force in May 2022. A meeting between the Director General for prisons and the Minister for Prisons took place on 21 March 2023 where they discussed the Prisoner Transfer Agreement between the UK and Albania and Albania’s prison reform plans.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/10/2023 16:38:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1625763

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2023
	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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 23 March 2023, Official Report, column 1850, if he will provide a breakdown of financial expenditure within (a) the core programme and (b) special development strategies of the prison education budget.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	183810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>The prison education budget is broken down as follows: (a) the core programme is £115.7 million, and (b) special development strategies is Dynamic Purchasing System (niche and short-term initiatives): £10.4 million, Information, Advice and Guidance: £7.6 Million, Library (non-Prison Education Framework): £5.8 million, Grants (Open University/ Prisoners Education Trust): £1.2 million, OFSTED: £1.4 million, Virtual Campus: £1.4 million.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/05/2023 15:41:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1651615

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State on 4 July 2023, Official Report, Col. 760, if he will list the key performance indicators used to measure violence in prisons; and whether his Department plans to introduce any sanctions for prison operators failing to meet these targets.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	193050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Prison governors and senior leaders use a variety of measures to understand violence within prisons. The 2021/2022 Prisons Performance Framework (PPT) rated the performance of all public and private sector prisons in England and Wales. It contains two violence Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which prisons are assessed against. These are:</p><ul><li>Prisoner on prisoner assaults – rate per 1,000 prisoners, and;</li></ul><ul><li>Assaults on staff - rate per 1,000 prisoners.</li></ul><p>These are available on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-ratings-2021-to-2022</a>. The prison performance ratings for 2022/2023 will be published on 27 July 2023.</p><p>HMPPS monitors performance against these KPIs on an ongoing basis and takes action if this is deemed necessary.</p><p>Private prison contracts are managed by operational contract managers who assure delivery against performance and contract measures.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2023 14:58:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1625643

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2023
	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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State on 28 March 2023, Official Report, column 811, whether the Fair Deal pensions policy will apply to the (a) commissioning and (b) bidding process for the Prisoner Education Service.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	183703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Fair Deal Pensions policy is a matter for HMT. As part of the procurements for the Prison Education Service, MOJ will apply the HMT guidance on the application of Fair Deal Pensions policy and this will be reflected in the tender documents when issued.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/05/2023 13:41:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1665319

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the management information bulletin on the Community Payback Rapid Deployment project pilots published by his Department on 24 August 2023, how many people completed unpaid work under the pilots between 19 July and 17 October 2023; and how many hours of unpaid work were completed.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	202938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>A revised bulletin is currently being produced and will available before the end of this month which will provide the data requested in this Parliamentary Question.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/10/2023 13:57:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1663045

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the document entitled Annual report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Wandsworth for reporting year 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022, published in September 2022, when work on the CCTV upgrades at HMP Wandsworth began; and what his timetable is for completion of the work.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	200899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to completing substantial and wide-ranging security improvements to HMP Wandsworth. This includes improvements which will deliver a modern, updated, Closed-Circuit Television System and a Perimeter Intrusion Detection System. Improvements to the security began in November 2021 and are due to be completed by May 2025.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2023 15:39:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1665761

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contracts agreed by his Department on 5 May 2022, procurement references 270751/1269797 and 270751/1269783, how many temporary (a) probation and (b) probation service officers have been assigned to roles within the Probation Service under the terms of those contracts as of 18 October 2023 in (i) the North East, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber, (iii) Greater Manchester, (iv) the North West, (v) the East Midlands, (vi) the West Midlands, (vii) the South West, (viii) the South Central region, (ix) Wales, (x) the East of England, (xi) Kent, Surrey and Sussex and (xii) London.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	203247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Regions</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>270751/1269797 Service Care Solutions Ltd</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>270751/1269783 Red Snapper Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probation</p></td><td><p>Probation Service Officers</p></td><td><p>Probation</p></td><td><p>Probation Service Officers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The North West</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The South West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The South Central Region</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The East of England</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*There have been 14 Probation Service Officers assigned during the period under each contract who cover more than one region.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2023 11:11:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1625276

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract between his Department and BFS Group Ltd for the supply of food to prisons in England and Wales, what proportion of raw poultry used by BFS Group in the service of that contract over the course of financial year 2022-23 was sourced from within the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	183367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>The HMPPS food contract purchased 1,228,106.40 kg of Raw poultry in 2022-23 with 99.40% being sourced from UK suppliers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>VOLUME KG</p></td><td><p>% of Volume</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>1,228,106.40</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,220,693.77</p></td><td><p>99.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU</p></td><td><p>7,412.63</p></td><td><p>0.60%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/05/2023 15:49:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1625278

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract between his Department and BFS Group Ltd for the supply of food to prisons in England and Wales, what proportion of eggs used by BFS Group in the service of that contract over the course of financial year 2022-23 were sourced from within the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	183369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>100% of eggs supplied by BFS Group in the service of HMPPS food contract over the course of financial year 2022-23 were sourced from within the UK.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VOLUME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Volume</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL Eggs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 9,109,080.00 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 9,109,080.00 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100.00%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> - </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.00%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/05/2023 08:37:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry