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date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dartmoor Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when staff at HMP Dartmoor were informed that the prison was due to close in 2023; and for what reasons his Department did not inform the POA union, as the recognised trade union for prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>A letter was sent from the Chief Executive of HMPPS to all staff at HMP Dartmoor on 4 September 2013, advising them that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was entering discussions with the Duchy of Cornwall to commence the process to exit the lease on HMP Dartmoor. This letter explained that this would lead to the closure of the establishment but that there was a ten-year notice period on the lease, which would give HMPPS the chance to manage the closure process over time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) was also informed of the announcement on 4 September 2013. The POA issued circular and press releases relating to this announcement following discussions with MoJ officials.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/11/2019 15:17:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1167035

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date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will meet with the POA union to discuss Government policy on closing Victorian prisons.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Officials in the Ministry hold regular meetings with the Prison Officers Association, and have received correspondence from it requesting a meeting about the closure of HMP Dartmoor, to which they are responding.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/11/2019 16:58:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris