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630996

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 3 November (HL Deb col 770), what estimate they have made of the financial cost of each suicide which occurs in prisons and of the annual cumulative cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy, and the Government is committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prison. It is very difficult to accurately calculate the financial costs of suicide in prison.</p><p> </p><p>Action to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths is an urgent priority, and our plans, including investment in 2,500 more prison officers across the prison estate, are set out in the White Paper on Prison Safety and Reform which was published earlier this month.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/11/2016 17:55:19 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

630997

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the maximum prison population and how many prison officer staff were employed in 2010–11 and each succeeding year to date in (1) HMP Deerbolt, (2) HMP Durham, (3) HMP Frankland, (4) HMP Holme House, (5) HMP Kirklevington Grange, (6) HMP Low Newton, and (7) HMP Northumberland; how many of the prisoners in each of those establishments were on remand, and what proportion of those prisoners received a custodial sentence.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested on prisoner population is published regularly at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2016</a>. Staffing data is also regularly published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>The following table details the highest population figures for the prisons requested in the financial years 2010-11 to 2016-17.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Highest population figures by prison in financial years 2010/11 - 2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prison</p></td><td><p>2010/11*</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>513</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>957</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>927</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>976</p></td><td><p>953</p></td><td><p>953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>824</p></td><td><p>817</p></td><td><p>809</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>835</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>1081</p></td><td><p>1200</p></td><td><p>1193</p></td><td><p>1227</p></td><td><p>1223</p></td><td><p>1229</p></td><td><p>1218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland**</p></td><td><p>1177</p></td><td><p>1328</p></td><td><p>1337</p></td><td><p>1345</p></td><td><p>1347</p></td><td><p>1345</p></td><td><p>1345</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Data for 2010/11 only available from November 2010 to March 2011.</p><p>** Data for Northumberland summed from the totals for Acklington and Castington before both sites officially formed Northumberland in March 2012.</p><p> </p><p><strong>NOMS Prison Officers<sup>1</sup> in Post at Selected Prisons, 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2016</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>596</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(1) Consists of Band 3-5 officers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(2) The management of HMP Northumberland was transferred to Sodexo in December 2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on how many of the prisoners in each of these establishments were on remand and what proportion of those prisoners received a custodial sentence could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 29/11/2016 17:44:28 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

631010

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what criteria or guidance they have regard in performing their duty under section 3 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 to uphold the independence of the judiciary.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL3029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The<em> Cabinet Manual </em>makes clear reference to judicial independence. All ministers have access to legal advice in relation to their statutory duties where necessary, including advice where appropriate from the Law Officers.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/11/2016 18:01:16 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

631018

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Business: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that British school-leavers have the necessary business skills to attract employers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined to make sure that every child, no matter where they live or what their background, has the skills they need to succeed in work and life. Strong literacy and numeracy are central to this, but other skills and qualities are essential, including the development of well-rounded and resilient individuals. It is also vital that schools provide high-quality careers guidance to pupils on their options. They have a legal requirement to inform pupils about apprenticeships and other vocational options.</p><p> </p><p>Every child should be taught to read well and read widely and write with accuracy and confidence. The new English language GCSE places greater emphasis on demonstration of accurate, spelling, punctuation and grammar. Students must be able read a wide range of texts fluently, write effectively, and demonstrate sound use of Standard English.</p><p> </p><p>There is a much stronger emphasis across the mathematics curriculum on the essential arithmetic knowledge that employers value and which underpins calculations with money and percentages. Children must be fluent in written and mental arithmetic by the end of primary school. At secondary school pupils are taught about functions and uses of money including about wages, taxes, credit, debt, financial risk and a range of more sophisticated financial products and services at GCSE.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced new “core maths” qualifications that will help students develop their mathematical skills further through real world examples from business, research or everyday life. Core maths content covers financial maths such as learning how to build a financial model to understand an investment or calculating ways to improve a process. These are the practical maths skills that are needed in a wide variety of business careers, from marketing to manufacturing and banking.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting schools to develop well-rounded and resilient pupils is a high priority – we know that these skills make young people attractive to employers. The Department carries out a range of activity to develop young people in this way, working with the National Citizen Service and celebrating those organisations that are working to instil positive traits in young people through the Character Awards.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government has established the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company to play a lead role in transforming the provision of careers, enterprise and employer engagement experiences for young people, to inspire them and prepare them for the world of work. Apprenticeships are an essential part of this, which the Company is promoting through its nationwide Enterprise Adviser Network. This network has been set up to broker strong and extensive links locally between schools and colleges and employers, focusing on areas where provision will have the most impact. The Network now has 1190 Enterprise Advisers and 78 Enterprise Coordinators, connecting over 900 schools in 37 out of 38 Local Enterprise Partnership areas in England.</p><p> </p><p>The National Curriculum focuses on the essential knowledge that must be taught, but all schools are required to teach a broad and balanced school curriculum which prepares pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/11/2016 14:41:34 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

631031

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cycleways: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the costs to the Metropolitan Police Service measured in (1) manpower, and (2) other resources, to police London's cycle superhighways.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL3050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government has made no assessment of the costs to the Metropolitan Police Service to police London's cycle superhighways. This is an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/11/2016 12:25:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

631082

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to release more publicly-owned land to local authorities for the building of homes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	51988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Through its public sector land programme, the government plans to dispose of sufficient land for 160,000 homes over the course of this Parliament. Local authority land has the potential to make a real difference to local housing supply. For example, independent estimates suggest that a third of the land in Bristol is owned by local government bodies, and, although not all of this land will be suitable for development, this does offer potential to unlock land to help increase housing supply.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 01/02/2017 12:51:46 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 20384 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

631101

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Shared Ownership Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much under the shared ownership and affordable homes programme 2016 to 2021 has been allocated by (a) region and (b) tenure.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	52154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>We published the prospectus for the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes 2016-21 programme on 13 April and bidding closed on 2 September. Assessments are currently being made by the Homes and Communities Agency on the basis of the criteria set out in the national prospectus rather than any pre-set regional allocations<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 22/11/2016 11:59:34 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

631194

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Seized Articles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal firearms have been seized in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not maintain records of firearms seized by police forces in England and Wales. The National Ballistics Intelligence Service regularly assesses the volume and type of illegal firearms in use in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/12/2016 13:10:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

631196

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will grant existing EU national university staff and students leave to remain in the UK in advance of Article 50 being triggered.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	52122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>While the UK remains in the EU, EU national university staff and students will continue to have the same rights and status that they had before the referendum. The Prime Minister has been clear that she wants to protect the status of EU nationals already living and working in the UK after the UK leaves the EU, and the only circumstances in which that would not be possible is if British citizens' rights in other EU Member States were not protected in return.</p><p>The Government has provided repeated assurances on this point. It has also been clear that the timeframe for resolving this issue is through an agreement with the EU to ensure fair treatment of British citizens living in other EU countries.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/11/2016 18:26:02 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

631217

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) band 3-5 officers, (b) operational support grade officers and (c) other grades have been employed at HMP Bedford in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	52180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Information on staff in post within HMP Bedford requested for 31 March from 2010 to 2013 is contained in the attached table. Information from 2014 onwards is published in the NOMS Workforce Statistics Bulletin available on the gov.uk website.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NOMS Staff in Post By Grade at HMP Bedford, 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31-Mar-2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 3-5 Officers</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 2 / Operational Support</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other grades</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>241</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>242</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>250</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/12/2016 11:24:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon