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1011448

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department is not running in-house bids for the operation of (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a diverse market of prison operators and competition for custodial services remains an important way of achieving that and driving quality of operations and innovation across the system. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service will not be bidding in the competition to operate the new prisons at Wellingborough and Glen Parva but will instead provide a ‘public sector benchmark’, against which against which potential operators’ bids can be assessed. It is right that the prison service focuses on getting the basics right in prisons, however where bids do not meet sufficient quality or value for money thresholds it will act as the provider.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS will soon launch a competition to establish a framework of prison operators, from which the operator for the new prison at Wellingborough and potentially further prisons will be selected. This process will enable us to undertake rigorous financial and operational assessment of bids put forward by any existing or potential operator to ensure they are of sufficient quality, value and affordability.</p><p> </p><p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places. The Chancellor reaffirmed this commitment in the Budget, announcing that we intend to build the new prisons at Wellingborough, which is due to open in 2021 and Glen Parva, which we expect to open in 2022, through public capital.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 194130 194146 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:46:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1011495

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of running in-house bids for the operation of (a) HMP Wellingborough and (b) HMP Glen Parva.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a diverse market of prison operators and competition for custodial services remains an important way of achieving that and driving quality of operations and innovation across the system. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service will not be bidding in the competition to operate the new prisons at Wellingborough and Glen Parva but will instead provide a ‘public sector benchmark’, against which against which potential operators’ bids can be assessed. It is right that the prison service focuses on getting the basics right in prisons, however where bids do not meet sufficient quality or value for money thresholds it will act as the provider.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS will soon launch a competition to establish a framework of prison operators, from which the operator for the new prison at Wellingborough and potentially further prisons will be selected. This process will enable us to undertake rigorous financial and operational assessment of bids put forward by any existing or potential operator to ensure they are of sufficient quality, value and affordability.</p><p> </p><p>As set out on the 26 June at the Justice Select Committee and in the 2017 manifesto, we remain committed to building up to 10,000 modern and decent prison places. The Chancellor reaffirmed this commitment in the Budget, announcing that we intend to build the new prisons at Wellingborough, which is due to open in 2021 and Glen Parva, which we expect to open in 2022, through public capital.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 194129 194130 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:46:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1011681

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many directions for release were made by the Parole Board from March 2018 to September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>In the period March 2018 to August 2018*, the Parole Board conducted 3,890 hearings and 2,647 hearings were completed. In this time the Parole Board made 1,280 release directions (81 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period September 2017 to March 2018, the Parole Board conducted 4,418 hearings and 3,041 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 1,613 release directions (138 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period January 2016 to January 2017, the Parole Board conducted 7,956 hearings and 5,674 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 3,045 release directions (425 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>* data for 2018-19 is only currently available for the period April-August 2018</p><p>Public protection will always be our priority. In 16/17 and 17/18 the Ministry of Justice provided additional funding to enable the Parole Board to induct and train over 100 new members and to hear more cases each month.</p><p> </p><p>In October this year the Government secured a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out a full review of the Parole Board rules, which will build on the work we have already done to increase transparency and ensure victims are better supported.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 194242 194243 194244 194245 194246 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1011684

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many oral parole hearings took place in England and Wales from September 2017 to March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>In the period March 2018 to August 2018*, the Parole Board conducted 3,890 hearings and 2,647 hearings were completed. In this time the Parole Board made 1,280 release directions (81 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period September 2017 to March 2018, the Parole Board conducted 4,418 hearings and 3,041 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 1,613 release directions (138 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period January 2016 to January 2017, the Parole Board conducted 7,956 hearings and 5,674 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 3,045 release directions (425 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>* data for 2018-19 is only currently available for the period April-August 2018</p><p>Public protection will always be our priority. In 16/17 and 17/18 the Ministry of Justice provided additional funding to enable the Parole Board to induct and train over 100 new members and to hear more cases each month.</p><p> </p><p>In October this year the Government secured a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out a full review of the Parole Board rules, which will build on the work we have already done to increase transparency and ensure victims are better supported.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 194241 194242 194243 194245 194246 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1011685

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many directions for release were made by the Parole Board from January 2016 to January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>In the period March 2018 to August 2018*, the Parole Board conducted 3,890 hearings and 2,647 hearings were completed. In this time the Parole Board made 1,280 release directions (81 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period September 2017 to March 2018, the Parole Board conducted 4,418 hearings and 3,041 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 1,613 release directions (138 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period January 2016 to January 2017, the Parole Board conducted 7,956 hearings and 5,674 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 3,045 release directions (425 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>* data for 2018-19 is only currently available for the period April-August 2018</p><p>Public protection will always be our priority. In 16/17 and 17/18 the Ministry of Justice provided additional funding to enable the Parole Board to induct and train over 100 new members and to hear more cases each month.</p><p> </p><p>In October this year the Government secured a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out a full review of the Parole Board rules, which will build on the work we have already done to increase transparency and ensure victims are better supported.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 194241 194242 194243 194244 194246 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1011686

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parole
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many oral parole hearings took place in England and Wales from January 2016 to January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>In the period March 2018 to August 2018*, the Parole Board conducted 3,890 hearings and 2,647 hearings were completed. In this time the Parole Board made 1,280 release directions (81 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period September 2017 to March 2018, the Parole Board conducted 4,418 hearings and 3,041 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 1,613 release directions (138 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>In the period January 2016 to January 2017, the Parole Board conducted 7,956 hearings and 5,674 hearings were completed. The Parole Board made 3,045 release directions (425 of them were released on papers).</p><p> </p><p>* data for 2018-19 is only currently available for the period April-August 2018</p><p>Public protection will always be our priority. In 16/17 and 17/18 the Ministry of Justice provided additional funding to enable the Parole Board to induct and train over 100 new members and to hear more cases each month.</p><p> </p><p>In October this year the Government secured a further £1.5 million for the Parole Board to boost its operational capacity.</p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out a full review of the Parole Board rules, which will build on the work we have already done to increase transparency and ensure victims are better supported.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 194241 194242 194243 194244 194245 question first answered 26/11/2018 15:51:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon