The Ministry of Justice does not collect judicial review data to this level of detail.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-18T15:22:54.3086292Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Aarhus Convention"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on the number and success rate of Aarhus claims made in England and Wales since 1 April 2013; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1516", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andy Slaughter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hammersmith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Andy Slaughter"} ], "uin" : "200769"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62112", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62112/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Women should be given any items required to meet essential personal needs for their first 24 hours in custody, including toiletries, clean clothing and a towel. Women also must have easy access to a choice of sanitary provision. Tampons with applicators must be one of the choices.<\/p>
<\/p>
All prisons across the female custodial estate provide Interlude tampons and sanitary towels to women free of charge. Other brands of sanitary products are available for women to buy via the National Product list.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/194", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Hughes"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bermondsey and Old Southwark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Simon Hughes"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-20T14:34:15.8877369Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisoners: Sanitary Products"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a full range of sanitary products is provided free-of-charge to female prisoners.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/12", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Slough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Fiona Mactaggart"} ], "uin" : "200773"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62113", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62113/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Female prisoners can purchase the following sanitary products from the National Product List:<\/p>
Sanitary pads\u2014Always Ultra Normal 32s\u2014price £2.69<\/p>
Sanitary towels\u2014Tena Lady Normal 12s\u2014price £2.69.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/194", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Hughes"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bermondsey and Old Southwark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Simon Hughes"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-18T11:01:49.0128746Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisoners: Sanitary Products"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which types and brands of sanitary products female prisoners may purchase from the National Product List; and at what cost.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/12", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Slough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Fiona Mactaggart"} ], "uin" : "200774"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62118", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62118/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The First-tier Tribunal \u2013 Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.<\/p>
<\/p>
Table 1 below shows the average length of time to complete appeals in respect of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England between April 2013-March 2014,the latest period for which figures are available.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> Table 2 below shows the proportion of appeals which were decided in favour of the appellant in (a) Coventry (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in respect of (i) Disability Living Allowance (DLA), (ii) ESA, (iii) Income Support (IS), (iv) Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), and (v) tax credits between April 2013 and March 2014the latest period for which figures are available.<\/p> <\/p> Table 1: Average length of time to administer ESA1<\/sup> appeals between April 2013 and March 2014, the latest period for which figures are available<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013 \u2013 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coventry<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29 weeks<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/strong> 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 27 weeks<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23 weeks<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Table 2: Percentage of appeals decided in favour of the appellant in 2013-2014, the latest period for which figures are available<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Appeal type<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coventry<\/strong><\/p><\/td> DLA<\/p><\/td> 45%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ESA<\/p><\/td> 48%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> IS<\/p><\/td> 27%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JSA<\/p><\/td> 24%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit<\/p><\/td> 12%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall<\/p><\/td> 44%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/strong> 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> DLA<\/p><\/td> 36%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ESA<\/p><\/td> 39%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> IS<\/p><\/td> 32%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JSA<\/p><\/td> 23%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit<\/p><\/td> 20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall<\/p><\/td> 37%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> DLA<\/p><\/td> 41%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ESA<\/p><\/td> 43%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> IS<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JSA<\/p><\/td> 19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit<\/p><\/td> 19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall<\/p><\/td> 39%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> 1 <\/sup>Includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Incapacity Benefit reassessment).<\/p> 2 <\/sup>West Midlands includes appeals heard at Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Kidderminster, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Shrewsbury, Solihull, Stoke, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcester venues.<\/p> <\/p> Note: The above data are taken from management information in line with published statistics. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale reporting system and is the best data available.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> A significant increase in ESA appeals received by the Tribunal resulted in increased waiting times for appeals. In 2011/12, ESA appeal receipts at Coventry were 1,896; West Midlands 18,957; and England 145,625. In 2012/13 these rose to 3,025, 33,958 and 200,850 respectively. To meet the increased demand, HMCTS increased the capacity of the Tribunal by, amongst other things, recruiting additional judges and medical members, increasing the number of venues used, extended opening times and introduced more efficient processes.<\/p> <\/p> During 2013/14, the Tribunal has experienced a reduction in ESA appeal receipts (2,569 in Coventry, 18,969 in the West Midlands, and 190,047 in England). The reduction in receipts and the increased capacity within the Tribunal has enabled HMCTS to focus on reducing outstanding workloads. As at the end of March, for the Tribunal overall, this stood at 78,347, a reduction of 143,254 (65%) from June 2013.<\/p> <\/p> Action taken to address waiting times specifically at Coventry have included offering appellants hearings at alternative venues in Leamington Spa and Nuneaton and, from June 2013, the number of hearing rooms at Coventry doubled.<\/p> <\/p> These measures have had a positive effect resulting in a reduction in the average waiting time for ESA appeals at the Coventry venue from 35 weeks in 2012-2013 to 29 weeks in 2013-2014.<\/p> <\/p> Typically, new appellants lodging new appeals which would be heard at the Coventry venue are now being offered a hearing date between 13 and 14 weeks of receipt of the appeal. For the West Midlands overall this would be between 9 and 14 weeks.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average length of time was taken by the Tribunals Service to administer a First-tier Tribunal Social Security and Child Support appeal in respect of (a) disability living allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits in (i) Coverntry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England in the latest period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62119/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The First-tier Tribunal \u2013 Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.<\/p> <\/p> Table 1 below shows the average length of time to complete appeals in respect of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England between April 2013-March 2014,the latest period for which figures are available.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Table 2 below shows the proportion of appeals which were decided in favour of the appellant in (a) Coventry (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in respect of (i) Disability Living Allowance (DLA), (ii) ESA, (iii) Income Support (IS), (iv) Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), and (v) tax credits between April 2013 and March 2014the latest period for which figures are available.<\/p> <\/p> Table 1: Average length of time to administer ESA1<\/sup> appeals between April 2013 and March 2014, the latest period for which figures are available<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013 \u2013 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coventry<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29 weeks<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/strong> 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 27 weeks<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23 weeks<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Table 2: Percentage of appeals decided in favour of the appellant in 2013-2014, the latest period for which figures are available<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Appeal type<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coventry<\/strong><\/p><\/td> DLA<\/p><\/td> 45%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ESA<\/p><\/td> 48%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> IS<\/p><\/td> 27%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JSA<\/p><\/td> 24%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit<\/p><\/td> 12%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall<\/p><\/td> 44%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/strong> 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> DLA<\/p><\/td> 36%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ESA<\/p><\/td> 39%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> IS<\/p><\/td> 32%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JSA<\/p><\/td> 23%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit<\/p><\/td> 20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall<\/p><\/td> 37%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> DLA<\/p><\/td> 41%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ESA<\/p><\/td> 43%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> IS<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JSA<\/p><\/td> 19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit<\/p><\/td> 19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall<\/p><\/td> 39%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> 1 <\/sup>Includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Incapacity Benefit reassessment).<\/p> 2 <\/sup>West Midlands includes appeals heard at Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Kidderminster, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Shrewsbury, Solihull, Stoke, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcester venues.<\/p> <\/p> Note: The above data are taken from management information in line with published statistics. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale reporting system and is the best data available.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> A significant increase in ESA appeals received by the Tribunal resulted in increased waiting times for appeals. In 2011/12, ESA appeal receipts at Coventry were 1,896; West Midlands 18,957; and England 145,625. In 2012/13 these rose to 3,025, 33,958 and 200,850 respectively. To meet the increased demand, HMCTS increased the capacity of the Tribunal by, amongst other things, recruiting additional judges and medical members, increasing the number of venues used, extended opening times and introduced more efficient processes.<\/p> <\/p> During 2013/14, the Tribunal has experienced a reduction in ESA appeal receipts (2,569 in Coventry, 18,969 in the West Midlands, and 190,047 in England). The reduction in receipts and the increased capacity within the Tribunal has enabled HMCTS to focus on reducing outstanding workloads. As at the end of March, for the Tribunal overall, this stood at 78,347, a reduction of 143,254 (65%) from June 2013.<\/p> <\/p> Action taken to address waiting times specifically at Coventry have included offering appellants hearings at alternative venues in Leamington Spa and Nuneaton and, from June 2013, the number of hearing rooms at Coventry doubled.<\/p> <\/p> These measures have had a positive effect resulting in a reduction in the average waiting time for ESA appeals at the Coventry venue from 35 weeks in 2012-2013 to 29 weeks in 2013-2014.<\/p> <\/p> Typically, new appellants lodging new appeals which would be heard at the Coventry venue are now being offered a hearing date between 13 and 14 weeks of receipt of the appeal. For the West Midlands overall this would be between 9 and 14 weeks.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Tribunals Service from appellants in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England relating to (i) disability living allowance, (ii) employment and support allowance, (iii) income support, (iv) jobseeker's allowance and (v) tax credits were successful in the latest period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62120/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of prisoners held overnight in a police cell has come down to around 1,400 in 2013-14, after reaching a peak of over 50,000 in 2007-08.<\/p> Prison numbers fluctuate throughout the year and we have sufficient accommodation for the current and expected population. We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts. There will be more adult male prison capacity in May 2015 than there was at the start of this Parliament.<\/p> Police cells, under Operation Safeguard, have not been used since 22 September 2008 and no police cells under Operation Safeguard have been on stand by since the end of October 2008.<\/p> We are not using police cells due to a lack of space but because it is not always possible to transfer prisoners from courts to prisons in the time available at the end of court sittings - we have over half a million prisoner transfers a year so it is unsurprising that occasionally we cannot get prisoners back to their prison for one night.<\/p> As part of standard logistical arrangements, there are occasions where prisoners may be temporarily held overnight in police cells.. This is solely for overnight accommodation by the police before collection and onward transmission to the prison establishment the following working day. This is not the same as using Operation Safeguard, as in 2007-08.<\/p> For the above occasions, under the existing National Offender Management Service /Association of Chief Police Officers National Framework Agreement, it costs £55 for a prisoner to stay in a police cell overnight<\/p> The following table shows i) the total number of prisoners who were temporarily held overnight in police cells in England and Walesin each year since 2005-06 and ii) of which, the numbers held in police cells in the Suffolk Police Force area (identified by the number in brackets), in each year since 2009-10. The totals include adults, young adults (18 to 20-year-olds) and young people (15 to 17-year-olds). In order to identify individual police station locations to identify those in the Bury St Edmunds constituency would require a manual check of each record and this could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> 2005-06<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2006-07<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2007-08<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2008-09<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2009-10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p> 286<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> 16,719<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> 52,879<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> 4,769<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 182 (1)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> 191 (6)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> 1,474 (1)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> 686 (1)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> 1,412 (4)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are being held in police cells; what the daily cost is of holding such prisoners; and how many prisoners were held in police cells in (a) Bury St Edmunds constituency, (b) Suffolk and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings he has had with his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1171", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liam Byrne"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62125", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62125/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We do not centrally hold data on the number of occasions the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been exercised for the time period in question. Consequently, the information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost, as it would involve a manual trawl through the records of every prisoner who has formed part of the prison population for the last 25 years, to identify, firstly, if they have ever escaped from prison custody and secondly, if a request to exercise the Royal Prerogative of Mercy was successful.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been granted in relation to offences occurring as a result and in the course of escaping from or breaking out of prison in the last 25 years; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62135/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We have recently received representations from insolvency practitioners, including the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3), regarding a permanent exemption for insolvency litigation from the scope of the costs and funding provisions in Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012. Ministry of Justice officials have met with R3 on this matter.<\/p> <\/p> The LASPO reforms were implemented generally from 1 April 2013, although they were delayed for insolvency proceedings in order to allow stakeholders time to adjust. The Government's position remains - as announced by written ministerial statement in May 2012 (24 May 2012: Col 94WS) - that the reforms should apply to insolvency proceedings from April 2015.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has had on including insolvency litigation in the scope of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3912", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Fuller"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Fuller"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62136/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " This information is not available centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> We want more prisoners to undertake work in prisons, within the discipline of regular working hours, which will also help them develop the skills they need to gain employment, reform, and turn away from crime. To truly expand real work in prison, we need to maximise the involvement of businesses and the rest of Government, making it profitable for companies and to deliver value to the taxpayer.<\/p> <\/p> The number of prisoners working in industrial activity across public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-11 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,700 in 2012-13. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 13.1 million hours. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda and have reported that they delivered over 1½ million prisoner working hours in commercial and industrial workshops in 2012-13 which provided work for over 1,200 prisoners.<\/p> <\/p> In addition there are substantial numbers of prisoners who work to keep prisons running on tasks such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning.<\/p> <\/p>