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1123083

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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, how many (a) assaults and (b) serious assaults on staff were recorded in each prison in each quarter from 2010 to 2018 by the type of injury inflicted.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	247720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Data for the numbers of assaults and serious assaults in each prison, broken down by type of weapon and type of injury, is set out in the attached tables. The figures are presented by calendar year rather than by quarter. This is because analysis at the level of detail requested produces many results of 5 or fewer. Disclosure-proofing to reduce the risk of identification, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, requires such low numbers to be suppressed. Even at the annual level, some such values have had to be suppressed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search teams to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 247719 question first answered 28/06/2019 15:17:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1130046

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
	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 progress in reducing the women’s prison population since June 2018 publication of the Female Offender Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	260621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Female Offender Strategy, we set out our vision to see fewer women in custody, particularly on short custodial sentences and to see more women supported in the community. The strategy launched an ambitious programme of work which will take several years to deliver. So far, we have published a new Women’s Policy Framework, Lord Farmer’s Review for Women and invested £5m to support community provision for female offenders and women at risk of offending</p><p>We are committed to monitoring progress over time and taking action to deliver the outcomes we set out to achieve. The latest published statistics show that the total female prison population increased slightly (by 1%) between March 2018 and 2019, but that female first receptions have decreased by 10% over the past year, (from 2,036 between October and December 2017 to 1,840 over the same period in 2018).</p><p>The published data setting out the current and previous female prison population can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/796904/population-31-march-2019.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 15:38:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1132307

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Peers: Writs of Summons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many writs of summons were sent to Peers in (1) each region of England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Following the dissolution of Parliament for the General Election in 2017, a total of 823 writs of summons were sent to Peers in the UK and Northern<br>Ireland.</p><p>Information on the number of writs issued by region is no longer held by the Crown Office, which is responsible for issuing the writs. Writs are issued to Preferred contact addresses provided by Peers to the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 28/06/2019 13:47:36 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132402

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, since 2010 how many claims have been rejected by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority because the application was made more than two years following the criminal incident.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	265569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the Scheme), which was approved by Parliament, sets out the time limits in which applications must be received by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The CICA publishes data about the number of claims rejected for being out with the time limit in its annual reports and accounts at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&amp;parent=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&amp;parent=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority</a></p><p> </p><p>In the 2017-18 annual report and accounts, this data was presented as a proportion of all refusal reasons used. The number of cases refused for being submitted out with the time limit was 1252.</p><p> </p><p>The figures published in the annual reports and accounts show the number of times each rejection reason was used. For some applications there will have been more than one reason for rejection. This means that the total number of reasons for rejection is higher than the actual number of claims refused.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 15:44:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1133195

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Hull Prison: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proportion of staff turnover has been in HMP Hull in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	266869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMPPS have recruited an extra 4,700 officers in the past two years to help ease the burden on our hard-working prison staff and the leaving rate remains broadly in the normal range for workforces of this type. Staffing levels are at their highest since 2012. <strong>Table 1: Underlying leaving rate of permanent<sup>1</sup> staff in HMP Hull - 2009-10 to 2018-19</strong> <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Leavers<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Average SIP</p></td><td><p>Rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2010</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2011</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2012</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2013</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2015</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2016</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2017</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2018</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months to 31st March 2019</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Notes to Table 1<ol><li>Staff with a permanent contract of employment with HMPPS</li><li>Does not include voluntary early departure or redundancy.</li></ol>We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We have 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></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/06/2019 13:25:26 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1133203

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Committal Proceedings: Council Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many committal proceedings have been started against people for council tax non-payment in each year between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	266683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the numbers of committal orders issued as a result of proceedings against people for council tax non-payment since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</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></tr><tr><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department does not hold information on how many proceedings have been started.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/06/2019 09:39:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1133216

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of cases where a female was sent to prison and her children were subsequently taken into local authority care in the last 12 months for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	266742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We know female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody: around 60% of women in prison compared with about 45% of men. However, currently the Ministry of Justice does not routinely capture data about what happens to children when their parents are held in custody.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Farmer’s Review “The Importance of Strengthening Female Offenders' Family and other</p><p>Relationships to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime” was published on 18 June<em>. </em>We welcome Lord Farmer’s report and are committed to moving forward with reforms on this important subject. We will look closely at the report’s findings and recommendations to see how we can best give effect to them. This includes recommendation 5 on improving data collected on the dependants of female offenders.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2019 09:59:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133236

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints his Department has received from witnesses and victims on a failure to provide separate entrances and waiting areas in courts in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	266759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>Over the past three years, the number of complaints recorded about courts in England and Wales not having separate entrances and waiting areas for witnesses and victims is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number recorded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our Victims Strategy, published last year, commits to improving court environments with new victim-friendly waiting areas and an emphasis on accessibility for the most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/06/2019 09:44:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133587

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what redress a victim or witness has if special measures are requested in court but are not subsequently provided.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	267261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>There are many statutory protections that support vulnerable victims and witnesses in the criminal courts, for example banning cross examination of rape complainants by the defendant. In addition, a number of special measures can be applied for by the CPS to further support a victim or witness who is intimidated or vulnerable, for example the provision of protective screens.</p><p> </p><p>Such applications are considered by the trial judge. Should circumstances change during the trial it is possible for a late (or second) application to be made. Where applications are refused, it may be possible to appeal at the Court of Appeal or, in certain exceptional circumstances, to seek a judicial review.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/06/2019 13:17:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1133598

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	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 assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence, (b) type of drug, (c) method of importation and (b) health risks to (i) prisoners and (ii) staff of the presence of illegal drugs in prisons in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	267271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS measures the prevalence of drug use in prisons through random mandatory drug testing of prisoners. These test for a wide range of drugs including psychoactive substances as defined in the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. In 2017/18, 20.4% of samples tested positive for drugs.</p><p> </p><p>Psychoactive Substances (PS), as defined in the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, are the most prevalent drug type in prison. Psychoactive substances were present in 60% of all positive samples in 2017/18, overtaking cannabis (28%), opiates (11%) and buprenorphine (10%). HMPPS is continuing to develop its drug testing frameworks to respond to the changing patterns of misuse in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Drugs can enter prison through a number of routes including being thrown over the wall or flown over by drone, via mail, visits, forced recalls (offenders who intentionally breach their licence in order to be recalled), and corrupt staff. The extent to which individual routes are used varies over time and across the estate and is influenced by a range of static and dynamic factors. HMPPS monitors these routes by gathering intelligence and working with law enforcement partners.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is working with unions, independent scientists and clinicians to assess the impact of secondary exposure to psychoactive substances on staff and prisoners. A program of staff post-exposure biological testing is being expanded and will explore prisoner and staff experiences of secondary exposure to assess the risk.</p><p> </p><p>To respond to the risk from drugs in prisons, we are strengthening our gate and perimeter security, drafting specialist search teams into prisons across the country and investing in physical and technical security counter measures. Alongside this, HMPPS has developed a new, national Prison Drugs Strategy, published in April 2019. The strategy outlines how HMPPS is working to restrict the supply of drugs, reduce demand through rehabilitative activities, and support prisoners to build recovery from substance misuse.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/06/2019 13:29:33 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts