Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statistics her Department holds on the length of time it takes individual police forces to investigate specific crimes from initial contact to referral to the Crown Prosecution Service.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Tonnage Tax: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments have been made of the effect of creating a mandatory requirement in the Tonnage Tax scheme to employ British (a) ratings and (b) officers since June 2016 to date.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the link between the tonnage tax and UK seafarer training.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK domiciled (a) ratings and (b) officers were employed on tonnage tax qualifying vessels on the UK Ship Register in each year between 2001-02 and 2020-21.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK domiciled (a) ratings and (b) officers were employed on tonnage tax qualifying vessels registered outside the Red Ensign Group in each year between 2001-02 and 2020-21.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK domiciled officer cadets were trained on tonnage tax qualifying vessels in each year between 2014-15 and 2020-21.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK domiciled ratings officers were trained on tonnage tax qualifying vessels in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

28 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2021 to Question 58816, Prisoners: Crime, whether he holds data on the number of (a) referrals, (b) prosecutions and (c) successful prosecutions relating to crimes allegedly c

28 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average weight is of equipment carried by prison officers on duty.

28 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the average weight of equipment carried by prison officers on duty.

28 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prison officers may choose to wear utility vests while on duty.

28 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for reasons of safety of equipping prison officers with utility vests.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on the mental health of prison officers of managing prisoners serving indeterminate sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support prison officers diagnosed with long-covid.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers have been diagnosed with long-covid, by grade.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice press release of 20 July 2021, Lord Chancellor sets out reform vision for justice, what progress his Department has made in implementing those reforms.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Job Satisfaction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on prison officer morale of the Government’s public-sector pay policies.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of effectiveness of his Department’s recruitment policy for prison officers.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the support available for prison officers diagnosed with mental health difficulties.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Attendance Management Policy for prison officers, what consideration is given to prison officers diagnosed with mental health problems.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers have left the prison service as a result of violence at work.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers have been diagnosed with mental health problems attributed to violence at work.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures and processes are in place for prison officers who wish to challenge management decisions in HM Prison and Probation Service.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of installing grills on the windows of prison cells in each of the last three years.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) savings to the public purse and (b) other merits of installing grills on the windows of prison cells.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of prisoners smashing cell windows for the purposes of allowing the receipt of drones carrying contraband.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of replacing prison windows in each of the last five years.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Crimes against the Person

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of assaults against prison officers.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any adaptations are made to the annual fitness test to take account of (a) age, (b) injury and (c) menopausal status of prison officers.

27 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reasonableness of expecting prison officers aged 60 and above to pass the annual fitness test.

Source: official written-questions record.