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1129670

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alternatives to Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the use of alternatives to prison sentences.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	259852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>There is a case to abolish or restrict the use of sentences of six months or less, with some exceptions, and we are working towards having firm proposals by the summer.</p><p>The sentencing framework already gives courts the flexibility to select community order requirements which are a robust alternative to custody, and are tailored to address the specific issues that contribute to reoffending. Community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective in reducing reoffending, and therefore keeping the public safe. We must ensure the public and judiciary have confidence in effective community orders, including those which address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and substance misuse needs and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p>Confidence in community sentences starts with confidence in the probation services that deliver them and our probation reforms are designed to achieve this. Bringing all offender management responsibilities under the National Probation Service and having a more clearly defined role for the private and voluntary sectors in delivering interventions are intended to strengthen sentencer and public confidence in probation. Our changes will also ensure a wider range of rehabilitative programmes, so that courts can better tailor community sentences to the individual needs of offenders.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:26:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1129632

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Leigh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there were for anti-social behaviour in Leigh constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	260114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for England and Wales by Police Force Area but does not hold data for parliamentary constituencies. Anti-social behaviour can span a wide range of offences, for which there is not a definitive list. The number of defendants prosecuted for breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) or a Criminal Behaviour Order (which replaced the ASBO in 2014) by police force area can be found in the Court outcomes by Police Force Area data tool found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804509/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804509/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>When using the data tool, ensure ’02: Magistrates’ Court’ is selected in the Court Type filter for prosecutions.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Leigh constituency falls within the ‘Greater Manchester’ Police Force Area, which can be selected in the ‘Police Force Area’ filter.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Select ’66.7 Breach of a criminal behaviour order’ and ‘8.11 Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order’ in the Offence filter.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>To view the offences in the table, remove Police Force Area from the Rows area and replace it with Offence.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2019 14:20:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1132088

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Approved Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy not to privatise Approved Premises.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	264374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Approved Premises are accommodation approved under section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007 for the supervision and rehabilitation of persons convicted of offences, or the supervision of persons granted bail in criminal proceedings. Their chief function is to accommodate high-risk offenders on release from custody.</p><p> </p><p>All Approved Premises are funded by the Ministry of Justice. Most are managed by the National Probation Service, and the remainder by independent charitable trusts. We have no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 264375 question first answered 18/06/2019 14:38:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1124852

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Arson: Churches
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold on the number of, and circumstances behind, arson attacks on churches in (1) the UK, and (2) overseas, in the last two years; how many prosecutions there have been for such attacks in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the motives of those responsible.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL15527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We have consulted Home Office, who do not hold detailed information for all police forces around the circumstances and location of offences. Detailed information on the location of arson offences, such as churches, may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost. Matters relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for those respective devolved administrations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/05/2019 16:16:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1132942

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Occupational Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2019 to Question 260703 on Prisons: Occupational Health, how many occupational health assessments have been carried out in HMP Bedford in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	266238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>Wincester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>226</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>246</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>306</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These data have been collated from all Occupational Health Assessments, including</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 266239 266240 266241 266242 question first answered 24/06/2019 15:56:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1131042

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to ensure that the capacity at HMP Berwyn is fully utilised.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	262449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>We are increasing the population at Berwyn at a measured rate that ensures the safety of prisoners and staff. As with any new prison, there has been a deliberate phased population increase at Berwyn since opening.</p><p> </p><p>Berwyn is already operating as a large prison so we are regularly reviewing plans to ensure its increase in population is done safely whilst maintaining good order and control.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 16:51:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1131043

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria his Department applies when deciding which prisoners are located at HMP Berwyn; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of that criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	262450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>HMP Berwyn is a Category C training and resettlement prison and when fully rolled out it will also have a reception and remand function for prisoners from mid Wales, North Wales and the North West of England. In doing so it will meet the needs of the courts and the prison population for Mid and North Wales and enable men to be closer to home geographically. Berwyn will also serve as a training prison for men from across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 15:01:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1131044

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	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 suitability of prisoners located at HMP Berwyn.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	262451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>HMP Berwyn currently holds convicted, category C male prisoners. The men located at the prison are assessed in terms of their risk of escape and risk to the public, and as with any other category C prison.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Berwyn holds offenders from Mid to North Wales and North-West England that fall under these criteria.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 14:56:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1131045

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the (a) suitability of prisoners located at HMP Berwyn, (b) prospect of moving additional prisoners to HMP Berwyn to fill its capacity and (c) criteria for deciding which prisoners are located at HMP Berwyn.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	262452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Welsh Government was one of many parties on the Programme Board which approved the business case for HMP Berwyn with HM Treasury. This was both during the phase of creating the plans and during mobilisation of the prison. Discussions in these meetings included the nature of the population of Berwyn.</p><p> </p><p>HMP Berwyn is a Category C prison with Reception, Training and Resettlement functions serving Wales, North Wales and the North West of England. There are plans to introduce a Remand function in 2019/20. HMP Berwyn meets the needs of the courts and the prison population for Mid and North Wales, and the North West of England to enable men to be geographically close to home. There are no plans to change the category of HMP Berwyn.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS Wales regularly meets the Welsh Government to discuss a range of justice issues, including the performance and operations of all Welsh prisons.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/06/2019 14:59:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1122871

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Birmingham Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 2 April 2019, Official Report HCWS1475 on HMP Birmingham, if he will list the new approaches that have been delivered by the private sector referred to in that Statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	247133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Privately-managed prisons have pioneered the use of modern technology to improve the running of establishments and help promote rehabilitation. This includes the development of in-cell telephony to help prisoners maintain ties with their families; interactive story-time activities between prisoners and their children; and the introduction of electronic kiosks, which allow prisoners to have greater control of managing their day-to-day lives. The use of body-worn video cameras was introduced by private prisons. Private prisons also have excellent facilities as standard, such as showers in cells, which it is not possible to provide in our older prisons.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 14:58:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon