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	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report entitled Report to the United Kingdom Government on the periodic visit to the United Kingdom carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 8 to 21 June 2021, published on 7 July 2022, and the Government's response to that report, published on 7 July 2022, if he will take steps to reduce overcrowding in the prison estate by implementing changes to sentencing (a) policies and (b) other practices.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	37477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a sentencing framework that takes account of the true nature of crimes and targets specific groups of offenders accordingly. This means that serious criminals must spend time in prison that reflects the gravity of their crimes, whilst we also look to divert offenders away from a life of crime and support them to rehabilitate.</p><p> </p><p>The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act introduced targeted interventions for the most serious and most dangerous offenders, and those of most public concern. This includes those who commit the premeditated murder of a child, for example. These are serious crimes, and we must ensure that offenders are receiving appropriate punishments so that victims are protected for longer and the public can have confidence in the system.</p><p> </p><p>This government has made tangible progress in tackling the £18 billion cost of reoffending and protecting the public. Data shows that over the last 10 years, reoffending rates have decreased from 30.9% in 2009/10 to 25.6% in 2019/2020. To continue this progress, we will invest £200m a year by 2024-25 to improve prison leavers’ access to accommodation, employment support and substance misuse treatment. This includes delivering a Prisoner Education Service which raises the level of the numeracy, literacy, skills and qualifications of offenders and delivering a presumption in favour of offering offenders the chance to work in prisons and on release.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside delivering 20,000 additional prison places by the middle of this decade, we are also continuing to invest in critical maintenance projects to ensure as much capacity as possible is kept online. This will have a positive impact on lowering the proportion of crowding within the prison estate.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/07/2022 13:36:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1490573

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Exercise
	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 14 July 2022 to question 33745 on Prisons, if he will take steps to ensure that all prisoners in England and Wales are afforded a minimum of at least one hour of outdoor exercise each day in compliance with the (a) United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, (b) European Prison Rules and (c) the standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	39794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>HMPPS recognises the importance to prisoners of outdoor exercise and spending time in the open air. Subject to weather conditions and the need to maintain good order and discipline, current policy provides for all prisoners to be afforded a minimum of 30 minutes in the open air daily. Governors strive to deliver above the minimum 30 minutes requirement where operationally possible, which means that many prisoners may regularly benefit from a greater amount of time in the open air, including through participation in activities/physical education and exercise. There are no immediate plans to review the policy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/09/2022 07:19:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1490575

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation: Standards
	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 14 July 2022 to question 33745 on Prisons, if he will take steps to ensure that the Prison Group Director gives effect to the standard set by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment that all prisoners in multi-occupancy cells are afforded a minimum of four square metres of living space.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	39795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>New prison accommodation being delivered under the Government’s prison expansion programme, including at the recently opened HMP Five Wells, will meet the standard set by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, that all prisoners in multi-occupancy cells are afforded a minimum of four square metres of living space.</p><p>Some cells in older prisons - Victorian prisons, for example – may fall short of these recommended minimum standards. In such cases, other alleviating factors are found. These factors include in particular the fact that prisoners are able to spend a considerable amount of time each day outside their cells (in workshops, classes or other activities).</p><p>On 22 April 2022, HMPPS published a revised framework for the certification of prisoner accommodation. Cells are only shared where a Prison Group Director has assessed them to be decent and of an adequate size and condition. In addition, they must have adequate lighting, heating, ventilation and fittings, have 24-hour access to water and sanitation, and allow prisoners to communicate at any time with a prison officer. These standards ensure that prisoners are accommodated safely even when two prisoners are held in a cell (originally designed for one).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/09/2022 07:21:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1522883

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sport: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the debate entitled The fight for a level playing field – ending discrimination against women in sport, which took place at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 13 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	64011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting women's sport at every opportunity - pushing for greater participation, employment, commercial opportunities and visibility in the media. We appreciate the increased focus the Council of Europe has given to all these aspects.</p><p>There is no place for discrimination anywhere, it is completely unacceptable. There are some fantastic initiatives that exist to encourage women to take up sport and physical activity, for example Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign, which has already inspired millions of women and girls to get active regardless of shape, size and ability. The Code for Sports Governance also requires national governing bodies to agree a diversity and inclusion action plan (DIAP) with Sport England and UK Sport. It is important that we make progress in the wider culture of sport to ensure women’s sport is treated equally to men’s at all levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 31/10/2022 15:36:51 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell