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156085

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Castes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what representations she has received on the timetable for the amendment of the definition of race to include caste in the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Since July 2013 when the timetable was published, the government has received a number of representations from MPs, Peers, organisations and individuals. These representations have concerned whether the timetable should go ahead as well as the length of time required to implement the various stages it contains. Representations from organisations in particular have included both those in favour of and those opposed to the introduction of legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 24/11/2014 13:12:09 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

156433

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>All aspects of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership were discussed at the Joint Ministerial Committee (Europe) on 13 October 2014, which the Welsh Government Minister for Finance attended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 214881 question first answered 24/11/2014 11:41:59 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

156434

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on exemption of the Welsh National Health Service from negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>All aspects of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership were discussed at the Joint Ministerial Committee (Europe) on 13 October 2014, which the Welsh Government Minister for Finance attended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 214883 question first answered 24/11/2014 11:41:59 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

156435

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether any (a) external contractors and (b) consultancy companies engaged by his Department have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>No external contractors or consultancy companies engaged by the Wales Office since May 2010 have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 24/11/2014 11:43:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

156419

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether any (a) external contractors and (b) consultancy companies engaged by his Department have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>On no occasion has the Scotland Office been charged more by external contractors or consultancy companies we engaged than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/11/2014 15:25:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

156417

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make additional funds available to allow the Northern Ireland Executive to extend the Warm Home Discount Scheme to Northern Ireland; what recent steps she has taken to encourage the setting up of the Warm Home Discount Scheme in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Decisions on tackling fuel poverty are devolved matters and this is why Northern Ireland has its own fuel poverty strategy separate to Great Britain. It therefore follows that any associated funding issues that would arise in introducing the Warm Home Discount Scheme to Northern Ireland would be for the Northern Ireland Executive to fund from its Block Grant.</p><p>I am aware that from time to time the Social Development Committee has considered the question of introducing a Warm Homes Discount Scheme in Northern Ireland but as these are matters that are the responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the hon Member might wish to take this matter up with the DETI Minister directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 24/11/2014 11:11:26 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

147402

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Antisemitism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the current law is sufficient to deal with hate messages against Jews on social media, including Twitter.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Yes. The Government is absolutely clear that abusive and threatening behaviour online – whoever the target - is totally unacceptable. A number of offences may be committed by abusing others on social media. A message sent by means of a public electronic communications network, such as a message on Twitter, which is grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing may be an offence under section 127(1) of the Communications Act 2003. Sending indecent, grossly offensive or threatening material to another with the purpose of causing distress or anxiety to a person to whom the material is communicated, including by means of the internet, is an offence under the Malicious Communications Act 1988.</p><p> </p><p>Internet abuse could also amount to an offence under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 if it is carried out as part of a ‘course of conduct’ which amounts to harassment or puts someone in fear of violence.</p><p> </p><p>Changes to the law being taken forward in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will increase the maximum penalty for offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 to 2 years imprisonment, and will mean that the current requirement that prosecutions are brought within 6 months of the offence being committed will no longer apply. The Bill will also extend the time within which prosecutions under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 may be brought, to up to three years from commission of the offence, as long as this is also within 6 months of the prosecutor having knowledge of sufficient evidence to justify proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>These steps will help to ensure that people who commit these awful crimes are prosecuted and properly punished. Where any crime is motivated by or demonstrates hatred based on the race or religion of the victim, the courts will take this into account in passing sentence.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/11/2014 17:33:23 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

156037

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) male and (b) female offenders have been (i) engaged in and (ii) declined to engage in work programmes in custody in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Work in prisons is a key priority, to ensure prisoners are engaged in real work whilst they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and develop their work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release, a key element to reducing reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>Under our reforms to the Incentives and Earned Privileges national policy framework, which came into effect in adult prisons on 1 November 2013, prisoners are expected to engage in purposeful activity, as well as demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others if they are to earn privileges.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoners working in industrial activity reported by public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-11 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,900 in 2013-14. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 14.2 million hours, as published in the <em>National Offender Management Service Annual Report 2013-14: Management Information Addendum (</em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics-201314" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-and-probation-trusts-performance-statistics-201314</a> ).</p><p> </p><p>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> </p><p>A breakdown of the proportion of the prison population that were working in industrial activities in male and female public sector prison establishments is set out in the table below for 2013-14, alongside the average number of prisoners working and the average population from which the proportions are calculated.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 214620</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Public sector prisons 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Number of Prisoners Working in Industrial Activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Prisoner Population</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of Prisoner Population Working in Industrial Activity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Female establishments</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holloway</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sub-total: female establishments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>410</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3078</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Male establishments</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashwell</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>809</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blantyre House</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blundeston</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1089</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullwood Hall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canterbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>793</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>722</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Everthorpe</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>621</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>511</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>734</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>703</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glen Parva</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon/Springhill</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>541</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>1242</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>1083</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1306</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>1170</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>751</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>1128</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>1192</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>669</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>979</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>1089</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>1220</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>542</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>1127</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>764</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>1331</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>1038</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>1304</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>673</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>1078</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>1089</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheppey Cluster</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>2782</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shepton Mallet</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>832</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>671</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>579</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk/Prescoed</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>493</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Verne</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>743</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>1365</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>999</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wellingborough</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolds</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>356</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>782</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sub-total: male establishments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9505</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65649</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total: all establishments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9916</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68727</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Levels of industrial activity vary between sites. This variation is influenced by a number of factors, chiefly by the category and role of the prison and the types of prisoner available to work. For example the transient nature of the prisoner population in local establishments, as well as the requirements of commercial customers, mean that this is a more challenging, and often less suitable environment into which to introduce work.</p><p> </p><p>The physical capacity of prisons – primarily available space and operating environment – is an additional limiting factor. Many prisoners were built without large work shops.</p><p> </p><p>These differences in capacity and capability are reflected in prison Service Level Agreements and in the performance framework; establishments with higher capacity and capability to deliver industrial activity will have higher target hours and this will carry a higher weighting in the prison rating system than for establishments with lower levels of capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The regime in prisons is changing for convicted prisoners as NOMS implements the benchmark core day and the opportunities it provides to extend the working day as well as the potential to increase time in other activities including education. To support this, recreational activities will take place outside the main working part of the day.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the proportion of prisoners who decline to engage with work programmes is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/11/2014 17:38:52 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156040

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills the introduction of a tailored curriculum offering a mix of life skills and formal educational skills to build on established programmes in men's prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Officials in the National Offender Management Service, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Skills Funding Agency are working in partnership with learning providers to further develop the flexibility of the tailored curriculum approach. Once developed, new courses will be added to the menu available under the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS), accessible to male prisoners.</p><p>We have introduced a tailored curriculum in women’s prisons. The same curriculum approach is accessible to male prisoners should Governors wish to commission this.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/11/2014 17:53:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156041

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sanctions there are for (a) male and (b) female prisoners for not engaging in education or work programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Both male and female prisoners are expected to engage in education and work, as directed, and those who do not can be dealt with under prisoner discipline procedures. Prisoners who intentionally fail to work properly or, being required to work, refuse to do so can be charged under the Prison Rules 1999 and Young Offender Institution Rules 2000. In addition to the range of punishments that can be incurred for offences against prison discipline, where prisoners attend work or education but fail to sufficiently engage, deductions from prisoners’ pay can be made for poor attendance to an activity place and/or for poor performance.</p><p> </p><p>The revised Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) policy framework came into effect on 1 November 2013 and, under it, adult prisoners are expected to demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, engage in purposeful activity (for example, attend work and/or education), reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others. Prisoners who do not engage sufficiently with these requirements can be placed on the lowest level of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/11/2014 17:50:44 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies