Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many violent attacks by inmates on inmates were recorded in Young Offender Institutions in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Data on assaults by children and young people in the secure estate, by sector, are published quarterly on GOV.UK. The latest publication with data from April 2014 is available at tables 1.2.1 and 1.2.2: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-the-children-and-young-people-secure-estate-update-to-june-2023.
Data prior to April 2014 are available at table 8.14: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/youth-justice-statistics.
The way assaults are counted changed in April 2018 for Young Offender Institutions. Information before and after this date should not be compared.
Safeguarding data for internal management information purposes has been collected centrally since November 2019. The categories to be reported include sexual abuse.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on sexual assaults by staff on inmates in Young Offender Institutions.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Data on assaults by children and young people in the secure estate, by sector, are published quarterly on GOV.UK. The latest publication with data from April 2014 is available at tables 1.2.1 and 1.2.2: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-the-children-and-young-people-secure-estate-update-to-june-2023.
Data prior to April 2014 are available at table 8.14: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/youth-justice-statistics.
The way assaults are counted changed in April 2018 for Young Offender Institutions. Information before and after this date should not be compared.
Safeguarding data for internal management information purposes has been collected centrally since November 2019. The categories to be reported include sexual abuse.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on the number of prison staff dismissed for entering into (a) romantic and (b) sexual relationships with prisoners.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Data is collected on all conduct and discipline cases for MoJ employees, including those working in Prisons, and is captured once a dismissal has been submitted. Prison staff who have been dismissed for entering a sexual relationship fall under the sub-category ‘Sexual Relationship with Prisoner or Ex-Prisoner'.
'Romantic relationship’ is not a term used in the standard categorisation, therefore we do not have data that captures this. This would fall under the charge of ‘Inappropriate Relationship with a Prisoner/Ex-Prisoner’.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proven re-offending was rate in each year since 2015 for people convicted of cruelty to children or young persons.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This Government is committed to tackling the causes of reoffending to keep our communities safe. Between 2010/11 and 2020/21, the overall proven reoffending rate has decreased from 31.6% to 24.4%.
Proven reoffending data, by index offence of “cruelty to or neglect of children” (annual average, England and Wales) [2015/16 to 2020/21]
| Apr 2015 - Mar 2016 | Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 | Apr 2017 - Mar 2018 | Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 | Apr 2019 - Mar 2020 | Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 |
Proportion of offenders who reoffend (%) | 7.3 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have been re-locked since 2015; how much was spent on each re-locking process; and for what reason each prison required re-locking.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The table below shows which prisons have been re-locked since 2015, the amount spent on each re-locking occurrence and the reason(s) the re-locking was required. Re-locking is rare and all incidents are fully investigated to ensure the safety and security of our prisons.
Establishment | Cost | Reason |
Portland | £117,211.50 | Full set of keys missing and unaccounted for. |
Northumberland | £422,477.46 | Several key/lock incidents reported within a short period of time. |
Birmingham | £438,525.29 | Gate to a yard was found open and re-lock undertaken. |
Wandsworth | £441,649.00 | key compromise, which necessitated changing all the prison locks. |
Erlestoke | £21,304.70 | Compromise to lever mechanism locks for offices and storerooms. |
Wandsworth | £324,486.39 | Full set of keys taken by a member of staff. Full re-lock undertaken. |
Full Sutton | £2,821.40 | Member of staff left the establishment with keys to an inner perimeter inaccessible to prisoners. Partial re-lock was undertaken. |
Doncaster | £313,139.66 | Full set of keys were taken by prisoner during an incident with a member of staff. |
Swaleside | £28,650.00 | Service cupboard keys for cell electrics and plumbing on wings went missing. Decision made to re-lock service cupboards only. |
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Budget 2023, how many schools have participated in the wraparound pathfinder scheme in 2023; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
As the programme is yet to launch, the department is unable to provide data about participation in the programme.
In the Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced a transformative set of childcare reforms aimed at increasing labour market participation. This included the largest ever investment in childcare, including expansions of early years entitlements and wraparound childcare.
The government is investing £289 million in a new wraparound childcare programme which will support local authorities to work with primary schools and providers, including childminders, to set up and deliver more wraparound childcare before and after school in the term time. The government’s ambition is for all parents of primary school children who need it, to access childcare in their local area from 8am to 6pm.
Parents should expect to see an expansion in the availability of wraparound childcare from September 2024, with every parent who needs it able to access term-time wraparound childcare by September 2026. Programme funding allocations for local authorities were announced on 27 October 2023.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have introduced childcare (a) before and (b) after the school day as a result of the pathfinder scheme.
Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
As the programme is yet to launch, the department is unable to provide data about participation in the programme.
In the Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced a transformative set of childcare reforms aimed at increasing labour market participation. This included the largest ever investment in childcare, including expansions of early years entitlements and wraparound childcare.
The government is investing £289 million in a new wraparound childcare programme which will support local authorities to work with primary schools and providers, including childminders, to set up and deliver more wraparound childcare before and after school in the term time. The government’s ambition is for all parents of primary school children who need it, to access childcare in their local area from 8am to 6pm.
Parents should expect to see an expansion in the availability of wraparound childcare from September 2024, with every parent who needs it able to access term-time wraparound childcare by September 2026. Programme funding allocations for local authorities were announced on 27 October 2023.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the three significant, related events which affected Tutor aircrafts in the last eight months; and whether any injuries were sustained in these events.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to the hon. Member with the detail requested once it has been collated. A copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government Procurement Card Transparency release on Home Office Spend over £500, updated 23 February 2023, how many animals were involved in transaction number 109-UKBE - UK Borders & Enforcement-600.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office can confirm 30 animals were involved in the transaction number.
Asked by: Julie Elliott (Labour - Sunderland Central)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Ministry of Justice data: gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings January 2023 to March 2023, published July 2023, what the (a) agenda, (b) attendance and (c) outcomes were of the meeting between the Rt hon. Member for East Hampshire and the Albanian Prison Director on 21 March 2023.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
A new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Albania came into force in May 2022. A meeting between the Director General for prisons and Minister Hinds took place on 21 March 2023 where they discussed the Prisoner Transfer Agreement between the UK and Albania and Albania’s plans to reform their prison system.
In May 2023, we announced a complementary arrangement whereby the UK Government has agreed to provide support to modernise and expand the Albanian prison system and in return Albania has agreed to accept the return of up to 200 Albanian Nationals currently serving sentences of 4 years or more in the UK. The Home Office simultaneously announced over £4m in funding for capacity building and prison reform in Albania, including investment in security equipment, vehicles, and technical assistance.