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156056

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	Northumberland Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether homosexual prisoners taking part in the Sex Offender Treatment Programme delivered at HM Prison Northumberland are having additional weighting points allocated on the grounds of their sexual orientation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	214774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>National Offender Management Service does not, as part of the Sex Offender Treatment Programme, use a prisoner's sexual orientation when coding and allocating them to a particular risk level.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/11/2014 17:22:52 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

100240

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Service Reserve Band 3 staff have been employed at each prison establishment in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	211208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The creation of the Prison Service Reserve was announced in June. Staff information will be published in late November, covering the period up to 30 September.</p><p>The National Offender Management Service has written to 2,066 selected former staff who left during the past two years, inviting them to volunteer for a fixed term contract of up to nine months. In response to positive replies from former employees, 435 application packs were distributed.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment for both the Prison Service Reserves and for permanent officers is progressing well. NOMS is currently aiming to appoint up to 100 Reserves (full time equivalents), but with the flexibility to develop the Reserve as required. We will also be recruiting nearly 1,700 Prison Officers on permanent contracts between 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 211210 211211 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:20:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

100247

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former members of prison staff have been appointed to the Prison Service Reserve in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	211210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The creation of the Prison Service Reserve was announced in June. Staff information will be published in late November, covering the period up to 30 September.</p><p>The National Offender Management Service has written to 2,066 selected former staff who left during the past two years, inviting them to volunteer for a fixed term contract of up to nine months. In response to positive replies from former employees, 435 application packs were distributed.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment for both the Prison Service Reserves and for permanent officers is progressing well. NOMS is currently aiming to appoint up to 100 Reserves (full time equivalents), but with the flexibility to develop the Reserve as required. We will also be recruiting nearly 1,700 Prison Officers on permanent contracts between 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 211208 211211 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:20:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

100248

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many letters have been sent to former prison staff seeking expressions of interest to join the Prison Service Reserve in the last year; and how many such letters received a positive response.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	211211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The creation of the Prison Service Reserve was announced in June. Staff information will be published in late November, covering the period up to 30 September.</p><p>The National Offender Management Service has written to 2,066 selected former staff who left during the past two years, inviting them to volunteer for a fixed term contract of up to nine months. In response to positive replies from former employees, 435 application packs were distributed.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment for both the Prison Service Reserves and for permanent officers is progressing well. NOMS is currently aiming to appoint up to 100 Reserves (full time equivalents), but with the flexibility to develop the Reserve as required. We will also be recruiting nearly 1,700 Prison Officers on permanent contracts between 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 211208 211210 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:20:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

93858

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons staff of what grades are currently performing detached duty at establishments other than the one at which they are employed.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	210904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Tooting on 17 October 2014, which covered the information now being requested and can be found at the link below.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209423" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209423</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 210905 210906 question first answered 22/10/2014 16:08:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

93859

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost is of Payment Plus for prisons staff on detached duty.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	210905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Tooting on 17 October 2014, which covered the information now being requested and can be found at the link below.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209423" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209423</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 210904 210906 question first answered 22/10/2014 16:08:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

93860

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost is of (a) travel and (b) subsistence for staff performing detached duty.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	210906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Tooting on 17 October 2014, which covered the information now being requested and can be found at the link below.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209423" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=209423</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 210904 210905 question first answered 22/10/2014 16:08:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

93861

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have been made against the application of the shared accommodation rate; and how many of those appeals have been successful.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	210847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice, hears appeals against Local Authority decisions on Housing Benefit (HB), which includes the Shared Accommodation Rate (SAR).</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against SAR decisions and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on appeals against HB decisions overall is published by Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report for the period April to June 2014, published on 11 September 2014 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 22/10/2014 16:39:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

90532

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will seek to ensure that the courts' administrations when a defendant has been given a custodial sentence do not send confidential information to an address where there is a risk it might be read by unauthorised persons such as a new tenant but instead to a person nominated by the prisoner such as next-of-kin or to the prisoner's legal representative.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	208067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides administrative support for a large number of courts in England and Wales. HMCTS sends information by post to the addresses given by the parties to court proceedings. If a party changes their address or commences a custodial sentence part way through court proceedings then they should notify the relevant court of this change and can request that information is sent to a relative or a legal representative. All courts have administrative procedures in place to process changes of address and will update their records accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS is reliant on the parties to proceedings providing valid and up to date addresses. It is not possible for HMCTS to check if an address given is correct or if any defendants in criminal proceedings have commenced a custodial sentence, due to the volume of cases handled by the criminal, civil and family courts.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/09/2014 13:42:16 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

90354

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what studies his Department has commissioned on the relative efficacy of prison-based treatment as against treatment in the community for sex offenders convicted of similar offences.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	207844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>It is difficult to compare the efficacy of programmes delivered in prison and in the community, as at the moment they are different programmes and the sexual offender populations accessing treatment in the two settings may also differ in a way that could affect comparison.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service’s (NOMS) programmes delivered to sexual offenders across prison and probation have been developed in line with the available evidence to address the needs of this group. They have been designed in accordance with the principles of effective intervention, and have all been accredited by an independent body of experts, the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advisory Panel. The latest published reconviction outcome study for the NOMS Core Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) delivered in prison was conducted in 2003 (Friendship, Mann &amp; Beech, 2003.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS are working towards the development of a new programme for sexual offenders which will be delivered across prison and in the community. As part of this development, NOMS will be commissioning research into the best methodology to evaluate this programme as it is rolled out across both settings.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/09/2014 16:42:15 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson