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Written Question
Garth Prison: Education
Thursday 14th December 2023

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1242 on Garth Prison: Education, how (a) many hours of teaching time were lost and (b) much money was recovered from education providers as a result of prison education classes not going ahead in HMP Garth in each of the last two quarters.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We have introduced robust contractual levers into the current education contract which has seen a decrease in the teaching time lost through the education provider. The introduction at site level of Heads of Education, Skills and Work will increase the focus on ensure operational staff are able to ensure learners arrive in education.

The table below sets out the information requested for HMP Garth, HMP Bristol, HMP Pentonville, and HMP Ranby, for the first quarter of 2023-24. The data for Quarter 2 are in the process of quality assurance and validation, and are not currently available.

The education contract for HMP Five Wells is not managed by HMPPS. The information requested in relation to HMP Five Wells is therefore not available.

Quarter 1 2023-24

Prison

Education hours lost

Garth

397.5

Bristol

187

Pentonville

496

Ranby

812

Prison

Amount recoverable from the provider (£)

Garth

4,998

Bristol

1,681

Pentonville

10,612

Ranby

17,906


Written Question
Five Wells Prison: Education
Thursday 14th December 2023

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1241 on Five Wells Prison: Education, how many staff of (a) HMPPS and (b) his Department's staff work on recovering money from education providers; and to what budget the money recovered is credited.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We have introduced robust contractual levers into the current education contract which has seen a decrease in the teaching time lost through the education provider. The introduction at site level of Heads of Education, Skills and Work will increase the focus on ensure operational staff are able to ensure learners arrive in education.

The table below sets out the information requested for HMP Garth, HMP Bristol, HMP Pentonville, and HMP Ranby, for the first quarter of 2023-24. The data for Quarter 2 are in the process of quality assurance and validation, and are not currently available.

The education contract for HMP Five Wells is not managed by HMPPS. The information requested in relation to HMP Five Wells is therefore not available.

Quarter 1 2023-24

Prison

Education hours lost

Garth

397.5

Bristol

187

Pentonville

496

Ranby

812

Prison

Amount recoverable from the provider (£)

Garth

4,998

Bristol

1,681

Pentonville

10,612

Ranby

17,906


Written Question
Pentonville Prison: Education
Thursday 14th December 2023

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1244 on Pentonville Prison: Education, how (a) many hours of teaching time were lost and (b) much money was recovered from education providers as a result of prison education classes not going ahead in HMP Pentonville in each of the last two quarters.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We have introduced robust contractual levers into the current education contract which has seen a decrease in the teaching time lost through the education provider. The introduction at site level of Heads of Education, Skills and Work will increase the focus on ensure operational staff are able to ensure learners arrive in education.

The table below sets out the information requested for HMP Garth, HMP Bristol, HMP Pentonville, and HMP Ranby, for the first quarter of 2023-24. The data for Quarter 2 are in the process of quality assurance and validation, and are not currently available.

The education contract for HMP Five Wells is not managed by HMPPS. The information requested in relation to HMP Five Wells is therefore not available.

Quarter 1 2023-24

Prison

Education hours lost

Garth

397.5

Bristol

187

Pentonville

496

Ranby

812

Prison

Amount recoverable from the provider (£)

Garth

4,998

Bristol

1,681

Pentonville

10,612

Ranby

17,906


Written Question
Bristol Prison: Education
Thursday 14th December 2023

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1243 on Bristol Prison: Education, how (a) many hours of teaching time were lost and (b) much money was recovered from education providers as a result of prison education classes not going ahead in HMP Bristol in each of the last two quarters.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We have introduced robust contractual levers into the current education contract which has seen a decrease in the teaching time lost through the education provider. The introduction at site level of Heads of Education, Skills and Work will increase the focus on ensure operational staff are able to ensure learners arrive in education.

The table below sets out the information requested for HMP Garth, HMP Bristol, HMP Pentonville, and HMP Ranby, for the first quarter of 2023-24. The data for Quarter 2 are in the process of quality assurance and validation, and are not currently available.

The education contract for HMP Five Wells is not managed by HMPPS. The information requested in relation to HMP Five Wells is therefore not available.

Quarter 1 2023-24

Prison

Education hours lost

Garth

397.5

Bristol

187

Pentonville

496

Ranby

812

Prison

Amount recoverable from the provider (£)

Garth

4,998

Bristol

1,681

Pentonville

10,612

Ranby

17,906


Written Question
Ranby Prison: Education
Thursday 14th December 2023

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1245 on Ranby Prison: Education, how (a) many hours of teaching time were lost and (b) much money was recovered from education providers as a result of prison education classes not going ahead in HMP Ranby in each of the last two quarters.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We have introduced robust contractual levers into the current education contract which has seen a decrease in the teaching time lost through the education provider. The introduction at site level of Heads of Education, Skills and Work will increase the focus on ensure operational staff are able to ensure learners arrive in education.

The table below sets out the information requested for HMP Garth, HMP Bristol, HMP Pentonville, and HMP Ranby, for the first quarter of 2023-24. The data for Quarter 2 are in the process of quality assurance and validation, and are not currently available.

The education contract for HMP Five Wells is not managed by HMPPS. The information requested in relation to HMP Five Wells is therefore not available.

Quarter 1 2023-24

Prison

Education hours lost

Garth

397.5

Bristol

187

Pentonville

496

Ranby

812

Prison

Amount recoverable from the provider (£)

Garth

4,998

Bristol

1,681

Pentonville

10,612

Ranby

17,906


Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
NHS England

Dec. 05 2023

Source Page: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: standards report 2022 to 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE London 26 26 100 AAA-S01 Y03212 HMP WANDSWORTH London * 2 * AAA-S01 Y03254 HMP PENTONVILLE


Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
HM Prison and Probation Service

Nov. 30 2023

Source Page: HMPPS Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Document: HM Prison and Probation Service Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (PDF)

Found: We delivered c.2,800 of the additional prison places promised by our historic long-term prison building


Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
HM Prison and Probation Service

Nov. 28 2023

Source Page: HMPPS Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Document: HM Prison and Probation Service Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (PDF)

Found: We delivered c.2,800 of the additional prison places promised by our historic long-term prison building


Select Committee
Prison Governors Association

Oral Evidence Nov. 21 2023

Inquiry: Future prison population and estate capacity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)

Found: Prison Governors Association Oral Evidence


Select Committee
HM Inspectorate of Prisons, and Independent Monitoring Boards

Oral Evidence Nov. 21 2023

Inquiry: Future prison population and estate capacity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)

Found: reports that you and your teams have undertaken contain lots of examples of overcrowding, such as Pentonville