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  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out in each month in 2015; and to which prison the NTRG was called out in each case.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    Any violence in prison is unacceptable – especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff.

    We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence.

    The following tables set out the occasions from 1st January 2015 until 9th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.

    The information does not include aborted callouts.

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    January

    Onley

    2

    January

    Northumberland

    3

    January

    The Mount

    4

    January

    Pentonville

    5

    January

    Garth

    6

    January

    Northumberland

    7

    January

    Durham

    8

    January

    Lancaster Farms

    9

    January

    Ranby

    10

    January

    Feltham

    11

    January

    Morton Hall

    12

    January

    Styal

    Total

    January

    12

    1

    February

    Risley

    2

    February

    Oakwood

    3

    February

    Lindholme

    4

    February

    Moorland

    5

    February

    Isis

    6

    February

    Lindholme

    7

    February

    Liverpool

    8

    February

    Deerbolt

    9

    February

    Durham

    10

    February

    Channings Wood

    11

    February

    Lindholme

    12

    February

    Brinsford

    13

    February

    Lindholme

    14

    February

    Wetherby

    15

    February

    Bullingdon

    Total

    February

    15

    Any violence in prison is unacceptable – especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff

    We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence

    The following tables set out the occasions from 1st January 2015 until 9th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.

    The information does not include aborted callouts.

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    March

    Rochester

    2

    March

    Rochester

    3

    March

    Pentonville

    4

    March

    Woodhill

    5

    March

    Doncaster

    6

    March

    Whitemoor

    7

    March

    Deerbolt

    8

    March

    Leicester

    9

    March

    Woodhill

    10

    March

    High Down

    11

    March

    Lindholme

    12

    March

    Isis

    13

    March

    Wandsworth

    14

    March

    Preston

    15

    March

    Wandsworth

    16

    March

    Lindholme

    17

    March

    Wetherby

    18

    March

    Werrington

    19

    March

    Dovegate

    20

    March

    Humber

    21

    March

    Leicester

    22

    March

    Swaleside

    23

    March

    Brixton

    24

    March

    Doncaster

    25

    March

    Lindholme

    26

    March

    Aylesbury

    27

    March

    Hull

    28

    March

    Northumberland

    Total

    March

    28

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    April

    Lindholme

    2

    April

    Manchester

    3

    April

    Deerbolt

    4

    April

    Glen Parva

    5

    April

    Brixton

    6

    April

    Leicester

    7

    April

    Garth

    8

    April

    Nottingham

    9

    April

    Liverpool

    10

    April

    Bristol

    11

    April

    Bristol

    12

    April

    Leeds

    13

    April

    Stocken

    14

    April

    Featherstone

    15

    April

    Werrington

    16

    April

    Dovegate

    17

    April

    Birmingham

    18

    April

    Northumberland

    19

    April

    Nottingham

    20

    April

    Wayland

    21

    April

    Wayland

    22

    April

    Stafford

    23

    April

    Wetherby

    24

    April

    Manchester

    25

    April

    Humber

    26

    April

    Bristol

    27

    April

    Liverpool

    Total

    April

    27

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    May

    Stoke Heath

    2

    May

    Stocken

    3

    May

    Lindholme

    4

    May

    Highdown

    5

    May

    Leeds

    6

    May

    Highdown

    7

    May

    Wandsworth

    8

    May

    Wayland

    9

    May

    Isis

    10

    May

    Nottingham

    11

    May

    Liverpool

    12

    May

    Werrington

    13

    May

    Leeds

    14

    May

    Glen Parva

    15

    May

    Dover

    16

    May

    The Mount

    17

    May

    Buckley Hall

    18

    May

    Durham

    19

    May

    Doncaster

    20

    May

    Pentonville

    21

    May

    Featherstone

    22

    May

    Lincoln

    23

    May

    Lincoln

    24

    May

    The Mount

    25

    May

    Exeter

    26

    May

    Preston

    27

    May

    Lindholme

    28

    May

    Werrington

    29

    May

    Bullingdon

    30

    May

    The Mount

    Total

    May

    30

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    June

    Hindley

    2

    June

    Wayland

    3

    June

    Wandsworth

    4

    June

    Stocken

    5

    June

    Leicester

    6

    June

    Wayland

    7

    June

    Lowdham Grange

    8

    June

    Glen Parva

    9

    June

    Lincoln

    10

    June

    Humber

    11

    June

    Lindholme

    12

    June

    Lincoln

    13

    June

    Moorland

    14

    June

    Wormwood Scrubs

    15

    June

    Lowdham Grange

    16

    June

    Leeds

    17

    June

    Highpoint

    18

    June

    Leeds

    19

    June

    Channings Wood

    20

    June

    Leeds

    21

    June

    Stocken

    22

    June

    Glen Parva

    23

    June

    Stocken

    24

    June

    Swaleside

    25

    June

    Onley

    26

    June

    Channings Wood

    27

    June

    Isis

    28

    June

    Humber

    29

    June

    Hindley

    30

    June

    Wandsworth

    31

    June

    Isis

    32

    June

    Wetherby

    33

    June

    Northumberland

    34

    June

    Woodhill

    35

    June

    Wayland

    36

    June

    Highpoint

    37

    June

    Wetherby

    38

    June

    Frankland

    39

    June

    Garth

    40

    June

    Wandsworth

    41

    June

    Coldingley

    42

    June

    Feltham

    43

    June

    Garth

    Total

    June

    43

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    July

    Humber

    2

    July

    Littlehey

    3

    July

    Wandsworth

    4

    July

    Bristol

    5

    July

    Wayland

    6

    July

    Swaleside

    7

    July

    Wandsworth

    8

    July

    Pentonville

    9

    July

    Swaleside

    10

    July

    Lindholme

    11

    July

    Nottingham

    12

    July

    Liverpool

    13

    July

    Lancaster Farms

    14

    July

    Doncaster

    15

    July

    Leeds

    16

    July

    Swaleside

    17

    July

    The Mount

    18

    July

    Humber

    19

    July

    Buckley Hall

    20

    July

    Eastwood Park

    21

    July

    Highdown

    22

    July

    Portland

    23

    July

    Woodhill

    24

    July

    Chelmsford

    25

    July

    Lancaster Farms

    26

    July

    Parkhurst

    27

    July

    Swaleside

    28

    July

    Lowdham Grange

    Total

    July

    28

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    August

    Wandsworth

    2

    August

    Glen Parva

    3

    August

    Isis

    4

    August

    Hewell

    5

    August

    Wandsworth

    6

    August

    Lowdham Grange

    7

    August

    Manchester

    8

    August

    Swinfen Hall

    9

    August

    Brixton

    10

    August

    Hewell

    11

    August

    Featherstone

    12

    August

    Bullingdon

    13

    August

    Cardiff

    14

    August

    Leicester

    15

    August

    The Mount

    16

    August

    Hull

    17

    August

    Parc

    18

    August

    The Mount

    19

    August

    Guys Marsh

    20

    August

    Lowdham Grange

    21

    August

    Bullingdon

    22

    August

    Rochester

    23

    August

    Wayland

    24

    August

    Parc

    25

    August

    Belmarsh

    26

    August

    Moorland

    27

    August

    Bullingdon

    28

    August

    Parc

    29

    August

    Werrington

    30

    August

    Hewell

    31

    August

    Wayland

    32

    August

    Ranby

    33

    August

    Leicester

    34

    August

    Wetherby

    35

    August

    Dovegate

    36

    August

    Manchester

    37

    August

    Bronzefield

    38

    August

    Birmingham

    39

    August

    Highpoint

    Total

    August

    39

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    September

    Nottingham

    2

    September

    Isis

    3

    September

    Parc

    4

    September

    Holme House

    5

    September

    Manchester

    6

    September

    Lewes

    7

    September

    Rochester

    8

    September

    Hewell

    9

    September

    The Mount

    10

    September

    Chelmsford

    11

    September

    Highpoint

    12

    September

    Doncaster

    13

    September

    Lincoln

    14

    September

    Garth

    15

    September

    Manchester

    16

    September

    Whitemoor

    17

    September

    Whatton

    18

    September

    Wymott

    19

    September

    Highpoint

    20

    September

    Bristol

    21

    September

    Haverigg

    22

    September

    Lowdham Grange

    23

    September

    Humber

    24

    September

    Leicester

    25

    September

    Isis

    26

    September

    Hindley

    27

    September

    Exeter

    28

    September

    Glen Parva

    29

    September

    The Mount

    30

    September

    Feltham

    31

    September

    High Down

    32

    September

    Wayland

    33

    September

    Doncaster

    34

    September

    Lindholme

    35

    September

    Lowdham Grange

    Total

    September

    35

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    October

    Brixton

    2

    October

    Erlestoke

    3

    October

    Stocken

    4

    October

    Dover

    5

    October

    Isis

    6

    October

    Bedford

    7

    October

    Wormwood Scrubs

    8

    October

    Manchester

    9

    October

    Stocken

    10

    October

    Leeds

    11

    October

    Wealstun

    12

    October

    Swaleside

    13

    October

    Bristol

    14

    October

    Coldingley

    15

    October

    Winchester

    16

    October

    Lowdham Grange

    17

    October

    Winchester

    18

    October

    Glen Parva

    19

    October

    Wayland

    20

    October

    Wandsworth

    21

    October

    Highpoinnt

    22

    October

    Lancaster Farms

    23

    October

    Lowdham Grange

    24

    October

    Lindholme

    25

    October

    Moorland

    26

    October

    Gartree

    27

    October

    Doncaster

    28

    October

    Swinfen Hall

    29

    October

    Belmarsh

    30

    October

    Winchester

    31

    October

    Full Sutton

    32

    October

    Brinsford

    33

    October

    Leeds

    34

    October

    Bedford

    35

    October

    Manchester

    Total

    October

    35

    Date

    Establishment

    1

    November

    Moorland

    2

    November

    Wandsworth

    3

    November

    Doncaster

    4

    November

    Preston

    5

    November

    Wandsworth

    6

    November

    Swansea

    7

    November

    Featherstone

    8

    November

    Isis

    9

    November

    Glen Parva

    10

    November

    Wandsworth

    11

    November

    Humber

    12

    November

    Werrington

    13

    November

    Birmingham

    14

    November

    Morton Hall

    15

    November

    Leeds

    16

    November

    Moorland

    17

    November

    Parc

    18

    November

    Leicester

    19

    November

    Nottingham

    20

    November

    Birmingham

    21

    November

    Leeds

    22

    November

    Humber

    23

    November

    Colnbrook

    24

    November

    Humber

    25

    November

    Wetherby

    26

    November

    Leeds

    27

    November

    Swinfen Hall

    28

    November

    Winchester

    29

    November

    Thameside

    30

    November

    Wayland

    31

    November

    Glen Parva

    32

    November

    Cardiff

    33

    November

    Lewes

    34

    November

    Glen Parva

    35

    November

    Glen Parva

    36

    November

    Lindholme

    37

    November

    The Mount

    38

    November

    Durham

    Total

    November

    38

    1

    December

    Moorland

    2

    December

    Wandsworth

    3

    December

    Buckley Hall

    4

    December

    Manchester

    5

    December

    Humber

    6

    December

    Wormwood Scrubs

    7

    December

    Durham

    8

    December

    Elmley

    9

    December

    Humber

    Total

    December

    9

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the National Offender Management Service budget in (a) staffing resources, (b) allocation of civil service time and (c) funding was set aside for the operation of Just Solutions International throughout its lifespan.

    Andrew Selous

    No funding was allocated within the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) budget for the operation of Just Solutions International (JSi), and exact calculations were not made to apportion staff time on JSi. Under the business model, services provided by JSi were to be provided on a cost recovery basis.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2015 to Question HL2604, what the cost to the public purse is of salary, expenses and bonuses of the 3.5 full-time staff who worked under the JSi brand.

    Andrew Selous

    As was stated in the Answer to HL 2604, the 3.5 full time equivalent staff who worked under the Just Solutions International (JSi) brand also worked on other core business within the National offender Management Service. Exact calculations were not made to apportion staff time, salaries, expenses or bonuses on JSi.

  • Mary Creagh – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Mary Creagh – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many forced marriage prevention orders have been issued in West Yorkshire since the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 came into force.

    Caroline Dinenage

    Since November 2008 (when the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 came into force) there have been 118 Force Marriage Protection Orders issued in total in West Yorkshire.

  • Graham Stringer – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Graham Stringer – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stringer on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his plans are for the future ownership of HM Prison Manchester; and if he will make a statement.

    Andrew Selous

    There are no current plans to change the ownership of HMP Manchester.

  • Karl Turner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Karl Turner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl Turner on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have children’s play areas.

    Andrew Selous

    This information is not held centrally.

  • Karl Turner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Karl Turner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl Turner on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons allow children to take school books in with them when visiting.

    Andrew Selous

    This information is not held centrally.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of each prison building and site for prisons closed since May 2010.

    Andrew Selous

    Since May 2010 we have closed 18 prisons. This includes two partial closures (HMP Camp Hill, HMP Brockhill) and two former prisons (Morton Hall and The Verne) which have been re-roled into Immigration Removal Centres. The closure of these, and other uneconomic prison places, delivered £170m in savings between 2011-12 and 2014-15.

    Two former prisons, Wellingborough and Camp Hill, have been retained as a contingency measure to deal with unexpected events such as a larger than projected increase in the prison population. This allows us to have reserve capacity without the cost of keeping them fully operational.

    The status of each of the closed prisons is as follows:

    Former Prison

    Status

    HMP Ashwell

    Sold

    HMP Lancaster Castle

    Lease handed back

    HMP Latchmere House

    Sold

    HMP Wellingborough

    Reserve capacity

    HMP Bullwood Hall

    Contracts exchanged

    HMP Canterbury

    Sold

    HMP Gloucester

    Sold

    HMP Kingston

    Sold

    HMP Shepton Mallet

    Sold

    HMP Shrewsbury

    Sold

    HMP Blundeston

    Contracts exchanged

    HMP Dorchester

    Sold

    HMP Northallerton

    Sold

    HMP Camp Hill (part of HMP Isle of Wight)

    Reserve capacity

    HMP Brockhill (part of HMP Hewell)

    Sold

    HMYOI Reading

    Not yet on the market

    The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 9 November that we will sell former HMYOI Reading.

  • Philip Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Philip Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2015 to Question 18370, on criminal proceedings, how many (a) men and (b) women make up the 9,578 figure; and what the sex of the lead defendant was in each case.

    Mike Penning

    Of the 9,578 cases where there were one or more defendants, there were 24,619 defendants in total. Of these, 20,877 were male and 3,603 were female. The remaining defendants were recorded as companies or unknown. To identify the lead defendant would not be possible without incurring disproportionate costs.

  • Karl Turner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Karl Turner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl Turner on 2015-12-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse has been of legislating for and implementing the criminal courts change to date.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The Ministry of Justice does not collect data relating to the cost of legislating for specific provisions in this way.

    The costs of the criminal courts charge implementation project were £534,760.