Tag: Jo Stevens

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional resources were made available to prisons to accommodate the increased number of people recalled to custody following the introduction of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014.

Mr Sam Gyimah

The Offender Rehabilitation Act was a key piece of legislation under the Transforming Rehabilitation Programme that extended statutory rehabilitation to offenders who served short sentences. Time spent on licence is an integral part of a custodial sentence. It is right that all offenders under probation supervision are subject to strict monitoring. In some cases offenders are recalled if their behaviour is causing concern to prevent a further offence from being committed.

In order to enable prisons to deliver the requirements of the act the National Offender Management Service reviewed resources within each prison establishment Offender Management Units that received remand prisoners. Following this review additional roles were introduced across prison establishments to support the increased casework processes.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2015-12-15.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the apprenticeship levy is expected to raise in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.

Greg Hands

The Apprenticeship Levy is expected to raise:

• £2,730m in 2017-18;
• £2,845m in 2018-19;
• £2,970m in 2019-20.
  

  These figures are published in table 3.1 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 document which is available on gov.uk.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners from HMP Cardiff attended A&E departments as a consequence of the use of psychoactive substances in each year from 2013 to 2015.

Andrew Selous

This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-03-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the number of people under 19 completing apprenticeship programmes.

Nick Boles

In England, 71,100 apprenticeships were achieved by under 19 year olds in the 2014 to 2015 academic year. This is 5,700 more than in the 2013 to 2014 academic year and 10,300 more than in the 2012 to 2013 academic year.

We supported over 600,000 apprenticeships starts for 16-18 year olds during the previous parliament.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost of recalling 22,412 people to custody over the last 12 months.

Mr Sam Gyimah

There are several agencies involved in recalling and returning offenders to custody. The information requested is not held centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-01-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) internal and (b) external investigations have been undertaken into self-harm, suicide and restraint in secure training centres in the last five years; which organisations undertook those investigations; and what the findings of those investigations were.

Andrew Selous

This information on investigations is not held centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in England and Wales were admitted to accident and emergency departments as a consequence of the use of psychoactive substances in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.

Andrew Selous

This information is not held centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-03-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Court of Appeal’s decision on domestic violence evidential requirements for legal aid, what interim steps his Department plans to make to allow victims of domestic violence with evidence of financial abuse access to legal aid.

Andrew Selous

We are pleased the court confirmed that the Lord Chancellor did have the power to set domestic violence evidence requirements. We are carefully considering the judgment as we decide how best to respond to the court’s concerns and will make a further announcement in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many external hospital appointments were scheduled for prisoners in each prison in the last 12 months.

Nicola Blackwood

The information is not held in the format requested.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are currently held at Medway Secure Training College.

Andrew Selous

The current population of Medway Secure Training Centre is 48.