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1659486

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were in (a) category A and (b) category B prisons as of 11 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	198640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>The number of prisoners held in Category A and B prisons as of 11 September is provided below. The main function of Category B training prisons is to hold sentenced Category B prisoners. By contrast all reception prisons are certified as suitable to hold sentenced category B prisoners, but their main function is to hold remand and recently sentenced prisoners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Function</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category A prisons</p></td><td><p>5,039</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category B training prisons</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category B reception prisons</p></td><td><p>25,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37,183</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/09/2023 16:41:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1659487

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have escaped from (a) category A and (b) category B prisons since 2010; and which prisons did those escapes occur from.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	198641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>Time series for escape and abscond data are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022" target="_blank">HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2021 to March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. In the 13 years from April 2010 to March 2023 there were no escapes from category A prisons and 8 escapes from category B prisons. The prisons were HMP Pentonville, HMP Wandsworth, HMP Dovegate, HMP Peterborough and HMP Bedford. There have been no absconds from a category A or category B prison in this period.</p><p>In the 13 years prior to 2010, there were nearly 146 escapes from prisons – nearly ten times the number since 2010.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 198642 question first answered 22/09/2023 15:51:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1659488

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have absconded from (a) category A and (b) category B prisons since 2010; and which prisons did those incidents occur.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	198642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>Time series for escape and abscond data are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022" target="_blank">HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2021 to March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. In the 13 years from April 2010 to March 2023 there were no escapes from category A prisons and 8 escapes from category B prisons. The prisons were HMP Pentonville, HMP Wandsworth, HMP Dovegate, HMP Peterborough and HMP Bedford. There have been no absconds from a category A or category B prison in this period.</p><p>In the 13 years prior to 2010, there were nearly 146 escapes from prisons – nearly ten times the number since 2010.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 198641 question first answered 22/09/2023 15:51:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1659490

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who have (a) escaped and (b) absconded from category B prisons were (i) being held on remand for terrorism related charges, (ii) convicted of terrorism related charges, (iii) being held on remand under the Official Secrets Act and (iv) convicted under the Official Secrets Act since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	198644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>There has only been one incident of a prisoner who has (a) escaped or (b) absconded from category B prisons and was (i) being held on remand for terrorism related charges, (ii) convicted of terrorism related charges, (iii) being held on remand under the Official Secrets Act and (iv) convicted under the Official Secrets Act since 2010. This was the escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth on 06 September 2023.</p><p>An abscond is an escape that does not involve overcoming a physical security restraint such as that provided by a wall or fence, locks, bolts or bars, a secure vehicle, handcuffs, or the direct supervision of staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/09/2023 16:43:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1659491

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Category Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were assessed to be in the wrong security categorisation since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	198645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>Prisoners are not assessed as being in the wrong security category. A re-categorisation review can take place at any point during a prisoner's sentence following specific incidents or changes in risk. It is vital to ensure we hold prisoners in the appropriate category of prison.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/09/2023 16:47:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1653896

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Bills Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of average amount of financial payment applied to consumers under the energy bill discount scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	194698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) discount is applied directly to the energy bills of eligible consumers by their energy providers. The Department does not hold information on the average payment made per consumer.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided just under £26 million of support under the EBDS so far and will continue providing support until March 2024. Further data on payments made under the scheme was published on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2023 and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fenergy-bills-discount-scheme-payments-made-under-the-scheme&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cc7495027908f4e8e5e4908db8c5a25e8%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638258091023794215%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wdZPV9BMY6qIW8dKOSD9TCUZBioMXueMUlVPF99xqNs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-discount-scheme-payments-made-under-the-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/07/2023 06:36:31 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1653897

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Alternative Fuel Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average financial award was to residential non-commercial consumers under the Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	194699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment (NDAFP) scheme targeted non-domestic consumers including businesses and voluntary organisations. In some cases, residential consumers were able to benefit from the scheme, where their energy supply was provided through an intermediary who has a non-domestic energy contract (such as a landlord). In these cases, the intermediary was required to pass through support to end users. The Department does not hold information on the average financial award to residential consumers in this instance.</p><p> </p><p>In total the Government provided just under £67 million of support under the NDAFP scheme. Further data on payments under the scheme were published on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2023 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnon-domestic-alternative-fuel-payment-ndafp-payments-made-under-the-scheme.&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C986f37dfceee4e9f341708db8c5aa4ed%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638258093157777189%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cEvO0sTTt8EMnc1xjd35uq%2FBr8WkdUOGLIS3gedeWA0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-domestic-alternative-fuel-payment-ndafp-payments-made-under-the-scheme.</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/07/2023 06:35:18 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1640476

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process is in place for dispatching visas to people who have been successful in applying for Entry Clearance who were in Sudan but have had to flee due to the outbreak of war.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	186851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Where our records confirm that a customer’s passport is being held in the Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Khartoum, UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all those customers that have been issued or refused visa applications in our VAC in Khartoum and offering them a letter confirming that their passport is securely stored and attaching a digital copy of their passport, that may help support their travel out of Sudan and into a third country.</p><p>Where the passport is held in Nairobi or Pretoria and a named individual (either the applicant or a designated 3<sup>rd</sup> party) is identified to return the passport to outside of Sudan, the passport can be sent (to the named individual) by courier or for collection from another visa application centre. For customers that have been able to exit Sudan, processes are in place to re-direct printing of their visa and endorsement on a Form for affixing a visa (FAV) to another VAC location of their choice for collection.</p><p>UK Visas and Immigration are currently operating within their global customer service standards across all of the main legal migration routes for customers who make an entry clearance application from overseas. If exceptional compelling and compassionate circumstances are raised, these will be considered in the usual way.</p><p>Details of current performance against these customer service standards are updated regularly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk%23join-family-in-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAngela.Duncan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1567453132274663eae408db5d2dd101%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638206224319053888%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GVs%2BYZZhc5LYCU%2FG3wKkKXmnyClqMbvXZElULg7tibE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p>Customers are able to contact the UK Visas and Immigration contact centre, telephone: 0300 790 6268, Monday to Thursday (excluding bank holidays), 9am to 4:45pm and Friday (excluding bank holidays), 9am to 4:30pm.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 186852 186853 186854 question first answered 07/06/2023 16:58:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1640477

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will take to process applications for individuals waiting for a decision on entry clearance from Sudan following the closures of the visa application centres.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	186852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Where our records confirm that a customer’s passport is being held in the Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Khartoum, UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all those customers that have been issued or refused visa applications in our VAC in Khartoum and offering them a letter confirming that their passport is securely stored and attaching a digital copy of their passport, that may help support their travel out of Sudan and into a third country.</p><p>Where the passport is held in Nairobi or Pretoria and a named individual (either the applicant or a designated 3<sup>rd</sup> party) is identified to return the passport to outside of Sudan, the passport can be sent (to the named individual) by courier or for collection from another visa application centre. For customers that have been able to exit Sudan, processes are in place to re-direct printing of their visa and endorsement on a Form for affixing a visa (FAV) to another VAC location of their choice for collection.</p><p>UK Visas and Immigration are currently operating within their global customer service standards across all of the main legal migration routes for customers who make an entry clearance application from overseas. If exceptional compelling and compassionate circumstances are raised, these will be considered in the usual way.</p><p>Details of current performance against these customer service standards are updated regularly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk%23join-family-in-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAngela.Duncan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1567453132274663eae408db5d2dd101%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638206224319053888%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GVs%2BYZZhc5LYCU%2FG3wKkKXmnyClqMbvXZElULg7tibE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p>Customers are able to contact the UK Visas and Immigration contact centre, telephone: 0300 790 6268, Monday to Thursday (excluding bank holidays), 9am to 4:45pm and Friday (excluding bank holidays), 9am to 4:30pm.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 186851 186853 186854 question first answered 07/06/2023 16:58:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1640478

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether visa application centres in countries neighbouring Sudan will be able to provide the visas dispatched to the Sudanese embassy and visa application centre in Khartoum following their closures due to the outbreak of war.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	186853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Where our records confirm that a customer’s passport is being held in the Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Khartoum, UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all those customers that have been issued or refused visa applications in our VAC in Khartoum and offering them a letter confirming that their passport is securely stored and attaching a digital copy of their passport, that may help support their travel out of Sudan and into a third country.</p><p>Where the passport is held in Nairobi or Pretoria and a named individual (either the applicant or a designated 3<sup>rd</sup> party) is identified to return the passport to outside of Sudan, the passport can be sent (to the named individual) by courier or for collection from another visa application centre. For customers that have been able to exit Sudan, processes are in place to re-direct printing of their visa and endorsement on a Form for affixing a visa (FAV) to another VAC location of their choice for collection.</p><p>UK Visas and Immigration are currently operating within their global customer service standards across all of the main legal migration routes for customers who make an entry clearance application from overseas. If exceptional compelling and compassionate circumstances are raised, these will be considered in the usual way.</p><p>Details of current performance against these customer service standards are updated regularly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk%23join-family-in-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAngela.Duncan%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1567453132274663eae408db5d2dd101%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638206224319053888%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GVs%2BYZZhc5LYCU%2FG3wKkKXmnyClqMbvXZElULg7tibE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p>Customers are able to contact the UK Visas and Immigration contact centre, telephone: 0300 790 6268, Monday to Thursday (excluding bank holidays), 9am to 4:45pm and Friday (excluding bank holidays), 9am to 4:30pm.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 186851 186852 186854 question first answered 07/06/2023 16:58:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood