Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff at HM Prison Liverpool have suffered injury in each of the last 12 years.

The table below shows how many injuries to staff there have been at HMP Liverpool in each of the last 12 years.

* Data migrated to electronic system

Note: These figures have been drawn from HMP Liverpool’s incident reporting system. Care is taken when recording and processing the incidents, but the data are not independently verified, and the detail collected is subject to the potential for inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale data recording system.

We are determined to give officers the tools they need to manage violent offenders – investing £2million in body-worn cameras which will act as a visible deterrent against violence and assist with prosecutions, as well as introducing new style handcuffs and piloting PAVA incapacitant spray. Violence against our dedicated staff will never be tolerated which is why we are supporting legislation to increase sentences for those who attack emergency workers, including prison officers.

In addition, more officers on the wings will improve the safety of our prisons. That is why we are investing £100 million to boost the front line. We have already recruited 1,290 extra prison officers over the past year.