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63734

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the planned timetable is for each prison in England and Wales to achieve Steady State under the systems introduced under the new Business Development Gateway programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	202080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The timetable for each prison to achieve Steady State is shown in the table below. Arrangements are in place by which region Deputy Directors Custody (DDC) may recommend an earlier date to the Director of Public Sector Prisons.</p>Table: Benchmarking Steady State dates<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Benchmarking Phase 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Benchmarking Phase 2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Steady State<br> Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Steady State<br> Date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Blantyre House</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint (North &amp; South)</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Glen Parva</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Holloway</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Isle of Wight(Albany, Parkhurst)</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mount, The</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>30.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spring Hill/Grendon</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk/Prescoed</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>31.3.15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>31.3.16</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 30/06/2014 13:59:42 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

63735

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many training places and work-related experience places have been provided by the One3One Solutions, since it replaced the Prison Industries Unit, in each prison in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	202082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information is not collected and recorded to identify separately prisoner training and work-related places specifically attributed to ONE3ONE Solutions at each prison in England and Wales. To provide the information requested would incur disproportionate cost as it would need to be extracted from different management information systems including local and central records, quality checked, recorded and formatted.</p><p> </p><p>Work in prisons is a key priority to ensure that prisoners are engaged purposefully whilst they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and a work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release, a key element to reducing reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of prisoners working. The number of prisoners working in workshops in public sector prisons rose significantly from 8,600 at the end of 2010-11 to 9,700 at the end of 2012-13. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda and have reported that they provided work for some 1,200 prisoners in 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p>This work does not include the large numbers of jobs prisoners undertake such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning that contributes to the upkeep of prisons and helps offset the cost of imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for public sector prisons are published in the NOMS Annual Report Management Information Addendum: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf</a>. .</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 30/06/2014 14:13:40 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

63736

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Offender Management Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many operational support grade staff employed by the National Offender Management Service on 31 March 2014 were employed on (a) temporary, (b) fixed-term and (c) full-time contracts.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	202083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the number of operational support grade staff that were employed by National Offender Management Service (NOMS) as at the 31 March 2014, broken down by contract type is contained in the table below. The information refers to staff directly employed by NOMS and does not include staff engaged through an agency. A fixed-term contract is the same as a temporary contract.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Employment Type of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Operational Support Grades Employed in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales as at 31 March 2014</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Employment Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed-Term</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent</p></td><td><p>4990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>5150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 in line with the department's policy for presenting staffing data. Totals are formed from unrounded parts prior to rounding. For this reason, totals may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 30/06/2014 14:15:08 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

63738

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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 staff from each prison establishment had been sent on detached duty on 9 June 2014; and how many staff had been received at each prison establishment on detached duty on that date.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	202084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 12 June 2014, Official Report, Column 316W. The previous answer provided information on every establishment that had received or contributed staff on detached duty until the latest available date of 31 March 2014.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 30/06/2014 14:02:31 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

63083

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
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 overcrowded cells on 1 April (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012, (e) 2013 and (f) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	201661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and continue to modernise the prison estate so that it delivers best value for the taxpayer. This Government has a long term strategy for managing the prison estate which will provide more adult male prison capacity than we inherited from the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p>Crowding occurs when the number of prisoners in an accommodation unit exceeds the Certified Normal Accommodation in that unit. The average rate of crowding is published annually in the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The average number of prisoners in crowded accommodation for the years 2005-06 to 2013-14 is set out in the table below, alongside the average percentage in crowded accommodation in order to provide context.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average number of prisoners in crowded accommodation</p></td><td><p>Average Rate of Crowding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>18,356</p></td><td><p>24.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>19,438</p></td><td><p>24.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>20,377</p></td><td><p>25.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>20,452</p></td><td><p>24.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20,235</p></td><td><p>24.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,211</p></td><td><p>23.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>20,907</p></td><td><p>24.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>19,933</p></td><td><p>23.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,383</p></td><td><p>22.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2013-14, the average number of prisoners held in crowded conditions decreased to 22.9% of the total population compared to 23.3% in 2012-13. This is the lowest level since 2001-02 and has come down from a high of 25.3% in 2007-08.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 25/06/2014 15:51:02 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

63084

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deaths in custody there have been in each month since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	201656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of deaths in custody for the requested period is not yet available. The number of deaths in prison custody for the first quarter of 2014 will be published on 31<sup>st</sup> July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information on deaths in prison custody can be found in the Safety in Custody Statistics bulletin which can be found here: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 201655 question first answered 25/06/2014 15:32:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

63085

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many self-inflicted deaths there have been in each month since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	201655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of deaths in custody for the requested period is not yet available. The number of deaths in prison custody for the first quarter of 2014 will be published on 31<sup>st</sup> July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information on deaths in prison custody can be found in the Safety in Custody Statistics bulletin which can be found here: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 201656 question first answered 25/06/2014 15:32:22 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

63086

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
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, how much in capital receipts has been generated by the disposal of each prison closed since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	201662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>Through the sale of three prisons we have generated capital receipts of over £30.8m and, in doing so, avoided unnecessary costs.</p><p>The following prisons have been sold since May 2010:</p><p> </p><p>· HMP Ashwell (2012) £1.34m</p><p>· HMP Latchmere House (2013) £22.5m</p><p>· HMP Canterbury (2014) £7m.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these disposals, the lease for HMP Lancaster Castle was handed back to the Duchy of Lancaster in 2012. However, no capital receipt was generated from this.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets the Ministry of Justice will always seek best value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 25/06/2014 16:49:36 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

62979

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Inspectorate of Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings he and his Ministers have had with the Chief Inspector of Prisons; when each such meeting took place; and what was discussed at each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	201486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Ministerial team and senior officials are in regular dialogue with the Chief Inspector of Prisons. This includes but is not limited to the meetings set out below.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State met with the Chief Inspector on 29 October 2012 and 29 October 2013. The Secretary of State and I are due to see the Chief Inspector on 24 June 2014.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, I met with the Chief Inspector on 24 October 2012, 28 January 2013, 11 June 2013, 3 September 2013, 10 December 2013, and 10 March 2014. I also attended a prison inspection, with the Chief Inspector on 1 May 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Simon Hughes met with the Chief Inspector on 24 March 2014 and 18 June 2014.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A range of issues relevant to the Chief Inspector's responsibilities have been discussed at these meetings.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/06/2014 15:39:47 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

62982

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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, on how many occasions prisoners were held in (a) police station and (b) court cells in each month since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	201489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The number of prisoners held overnight in a police cell has come down to around 1,400 in 2013-14, after reaching a peak of over 50,000 in 2007-08.</p><p>Prison numbers fluctuate throughout the year and we have sufficient accommodation for the current and expected population. We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts. There will be more adult male prison capacity in May 2015 than there was at the start of this Parliament.</p><p>Police cells, under Operation Safeguard, have not been used since 22 September 2008 and no police cells under Operation Safeguard have been on stand by since the end of October 2008. Court cells have not been used since 28 February 2008 and have been stood down since March 2008.</p><p>As part of standard logistical arrangements, there are occasions where prisoners may be temporarily held overnight in police cells.</p><p>We are not using police cells due to a lack of space but because it is not always possible to transfer prisoners from courts to prisons in the time available at the end of court sittings - we have over half a million prisoner transfers a year so it is unsurprising that occasionally we cannot get prisoners back to their prison for one night.</p><p>This is solely for overnight accommodation by the police before collection and onward transmission to the prison establishment the following working day. This is not the same as using Operation Safeguard, as in 2007-08.</p><p>The following table shows i) the total number of prisoners who were temporarily held overnight in police cells in England and Wales in each month since January 2014. The totals include adults, young adults (18 to 20-year-olds) and young people (15 to 17-year-olds).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of Prisoners</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/06/2014 15:20:55 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan