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	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	53222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins><ins class="ministerial">In respect of media management and campaign communications, the DCMS communications team monitor relevant publicly available social media content to evaluate the effectiveness of government campaigns. DCMS follows Government Communications Service (GCS) Standards using the GCS Evaluation Framework https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/</ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/11/2016 11:19:00 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2016 12:44:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 22391 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

455401

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody: Cameras
	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 Department's policy that all prison officers in youth facilities should wear body-mounted cameras.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	28480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and we take all incidents of violence extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>A pilot of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVCs) is currently taking place across <del class="ministerial">24</del><ins class="ministerial">23</ins> prisons, including Cookham Wood, Feltham and Wetherby under -18 Young Offender Institutions.</p><p> </p><p>BWVCs are already in use at all Secure Training Colleges (STCs).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/03/2016 14:50:06 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2016 14:22:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 49267 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

435929

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of confiscation of (a) knives, (b) firearms and (c) other weapons in (i) magistrates' and (ii) Crown courts there were in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department takes the issue of security within courts extremely seriously and has a robust security and safety system to protect all court users and the judiciary. Security procedures, including the detection technology used, is continuously reviewed to ensure that security is as effective as possible’</p><p> </p><p>The number of confiscated knives, firearms and other weapons in Magistrates and Crown Courts are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Knives</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Firearms (incl. Replicas)</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Other weapons **</strong></del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Financial year</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Crown</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Magistrates</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Crown</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Magistrates</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Crown</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Magistrates</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>12/13*</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">322</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1252</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">246</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2325</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>13/14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">705</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3108</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1002</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6418</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>14/15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,469</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,439</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">Currently unavailable</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,496</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,799</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">57</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,248</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,743</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>* </strong>Figures for 2012/13 include data for an additional 8 week period from 1 February 2012 when the Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract was introduced. </del><br /><del class="ministerial"> ** ’Other weapons’ are any items Security Officers deem could be used as a weapon, includes for 2014/15 items such as glass bottles and items which would not have been deemed as weapons. Robust analysis of the data is underway.</del></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Knives</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Firearms (incl. Replicas)</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Other weapons (tools and sharp objects)</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Crown</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Magistrates</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Crown</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Magistrates</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Crown</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Magistrates</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12/13*</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">322</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1252</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">246</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2325</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">705</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3108</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1994</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,388</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,469</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,439</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,063</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,701</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,496</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,799</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">57</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,303</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27,414</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>*</strong>Figures for 2012/13 include data for an additional 8 week period from 1 February 2012 when the Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract was introduced.</ins></p><p>The figures provided do not cover the period prior to 1 February 2012 as there was no consolidated reporting of items confiscated from court users prior to the introduction of the Total Facilities Management contract. For the purpose of this answer only full financial years have been provided.</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Analysis of the data for 2014/15 captured in the “other category” is currently underway to establish which items are or could be deemed as weapons, as the currently centrally held data represents a “catch all” and therefore may be misleading. I will write to the Hon. Member as soon as possible to provide clarity on that category.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The increase in the number of weapons taken from people as they enter Crown Courts between 2012/13 and 2014/15 may be due to the implementation of more robust training for Court Security Officers; improved rates of recording for the taking of such items and improved searching of people entering Crown Courts.</ins></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/12/2015 17:37:58 question first ministerially corrected 25/02/2016 14:42:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 34967 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

445045

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Medway Secure Training Centre: G4S
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times G4S has been in breach of its contract at Medway STC since it was awarded that contract; for what reasons each such breach occurred; and what fines were incurred by G4S for each of these breaches.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	22664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Since the contract was awarded in 1997, there have been two instances of financial remedies on G4S’s contract at Medway STC, both for failure to comply with procedures. The financial penalties were for a total of £<del class="ministerial">1221.87.</del><ins class="ministerial">707.40.</ins> We are examining whether the allegations made by Panorama would constitute a breach of contract.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/02/2016 16:02:19 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2016 14:46:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 44502 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

454262

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many injuries were sustained by children during restraint in each custodial institution in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	28142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2016 answer text <p>As the Justice Secretary has said, the safety and welfare of all those in custody is vital.</p><p>Although youth crime is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young people in custody is not good enough. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.</p><p>In 2012, we introduced the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR). Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons has welcomed the significant improvements that MMPR has brought.</p><p>The number of minor and serious injuries requiring medical treatment resulting from RPIs is published in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Annual Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>We are investigating the accuracy of all restraint injury data from Medway Secure Training Centre.</p><p>The number of young people that establishments recorded as injured during incidents that required Restrictive Physical Intervention in each institution in the youth secure estate in each of the last eight years is set out in the attached document. This includes the following categories of injury: (i) serious injury requiring hospital treatment (ii) minor injuries requiring medical treatment and (iii) minor injuries, no treatment required.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/04/2016 14:44:19 question first ministerially corrected 08/04/2016 09:51:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name Number of injuries sustained by children during restraint.xls title injuries sustained by children during restraint previous answer version 54110 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter