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890416

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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 the cost to the public purse has been of women serving prison sentences for non-violent crimes since 1 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>At 31 March 201<ins class="ministerial">8</ins><del class="ministerial">7</del>, there were 2,271 sentenced females in the prison population for non-violent crimes (everything but violence against the person) and an additional 445 on remand. This information is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS), does not calculate separately the average cost of prisoners by any type of offence. However, HMPPS routinely publishes average costs per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales, including all categories of the women’s estate. This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent published figures, for financial year 2016-17, can be accessed on the www.gov.uk website from the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2016-to-2017</a>. Prison unit costs can be found within the Excel document <em>Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison establishment</em> in the ‘Cost by Establishment’ tab.</p><p> </p><p>The courts have a range of sentences at their disposal including community sentences, suspended sentences, fines and custodial sentences. Custodial sentences are reserved for the most serious offences. Women diverted from custody and into community sentences, also have an associated cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/05/2018 16:06:09 question first ministerially corrected 20/06/2018 12:47:35 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee previous answer version 55640 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890415

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	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 23 April 2018 to Question 136378, whether it is planned to review the legal aid means test threshold as part of the post-implementation review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The government evaluates the civil and criminal means tests thresholds on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>The post-implementation review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) 2012, will assess the impact of the relevant changes to the legal aid means test that were implemented as part of the reforms and inform wider consideration on the future of legal support in the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/05/2018 16:08:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890418

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the publication of his Department's female offender strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>Considering how we can best address the needs of female offenders, to improve outcomes for them, their families and their communities, is a complex issue that we want to get right.</p><p> </p><p>We are working hard to develop the Female Offender Strategy and we will publish in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/05/2018 16:04:07 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890425

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Childbirth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the procedure is for recording (a) births and (b) stillbirths in women's prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>It is a requirement for mothers (or fathers) to register births (and still births) within 42 days and prison staff will arrange for registrars to come into the establishment to do this where necessary.</p><p>While there is no requirement for prisons to keep a central record of women who give birth (or suffer a still birth) whilst in prison, the issues pertinent to prisoners, their management and care will be noted on their individual case record. This will include details of whether the woman is pregnant and the outcome of that pregnancy, should it occur whilst they are in custody.</p><p>We currently do not record the number of women who give birth in prisons centrally but consideration will be given on recording this information locally on prison systems.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/05/2018 16:07:08 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890435

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Independent Monitoring Boards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department records the (a) number of members, (b) number of vacancies or (c) quorum of each Independent Monitoring Board.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>As of 25 April 2018, there were 1,394 IMB members in post and 691 vacancies. The quorum for each Board meeting should be no fewer than three, as set out in Prison Rule 1999 76(2), Young Offender Institution Rule 2000 80(2) and Detention Centre Rule 2001 60(2).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/05/2018 16:10:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890449

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Chelmsford Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff have resigned from HMP Chelmsford since 1 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not currently available as the latest set of HMPPS workforce statistics covers the period up to 31 December 2017. The next set of data for the period to 31 March 2018 is due to be published in the HMPPS Quarterly Workforce Statistics Bulletin on 17 May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/05/2018 16:11:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890450

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Chelmsford Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner on prisoner assaults have occurred at HMP Chelmsford since 1 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Data about assaults by prisoners, including those on staff and on other prisoners, is published in the quarterly Safety in Custody statistics. The figures for January to March 2018 are scheduled to be published on 26 July.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent statistics were published on 26 April and cover assaults to December 2017. Figures for individual prisons can be found in the data tool: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/702356/assaults-data-tool.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/702356/assaults-data-tool.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking urgent action to make prisons safer, and assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do their jobs by rolling out body worn cameras, 'police-style' handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 137618 question first answered 02/05/2018 16:12:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890452

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Chelmsford Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff have occurred at HMP Chelmsford since 1 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Data about assaults by prisoners, including those on staff and on other prisoners, is published in the quarterly Safety in Custody statistics. The figures for January to March 2018 are scheduled to be published on 26 July.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent statistics were published on 26 April and cover assaults to December 2017. Figures for individual prisons can be found in the data tool: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/702356/assaults-data-tool.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/702356/assaults-data-tool.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking urgent action to make prisons safer, and assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do their jobs by rolling out body worn cameras, 'police-style' handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 137617 question first answered 02/05/2018 16:12:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890455

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Market Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on social research or communications and marketing research in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested on how much the Ministry of Justice has spent on social research since from 2010 to 2017 or on communications and marketing research from 2010-2013. Between April 2014 and March 2017, the department spent £0 on communications and marketing research. Between April 2017 and March 2018, the Department spent £44,160.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/05/2018 16:07:46 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

890456

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of expenses for prison officers in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	137620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the data requested, as the expenses records that we have are not able to be broken down to the level of grade of staff, therefore it is not possible to identify which expenses were for Prison Officers only.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/05/2018 16:12:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon