Written questions

1,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that prisoners do not face delays in receiving books sent by means of designated providers.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the speed with which books are passed to prisoners by means of designated providers.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who took part in programmes on drug recovery wings in prisons have reoffended for drug-related offences in each year since those wings were introduced.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of drug recovery wings on reducing drug addiction in prisons.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have taken part in programmes on drug recovery wings in prisons in each year since they were introduced.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to extend the use of drug recovery wings to prisons that do not have them.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the capacity is of drug recovery wings in each prison in which they operate.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that drug users receive (a) suitable accommodation and (b) access to addiction support services after they leave prison.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who took part in programmes on drug recovery wings in prisons have reoffended in each year since those wings were introduced.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has provided to prison governors on rules permitting books to be handed on to prisoners.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department maintains a list of books and other written materials which have been banned by each prison.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Burma: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirements his Department has set for the re-establishment of military assistance provided by the UK to Myanmar.

6 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with his foreign counterparts on the imposition of sanctions against the Myanmar Government.

6 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Myanmar Government on allowing access for human rights observers to Rakhine State.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve oversight of licence recalls.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners recalled on licence were (a) men and (b) women in each year since 2010.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were in prison due to licence recalls in each year since 1990.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to introduce statutory purposes for prisons.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what valuations his Department has received of prisons selected for closure.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that it achieves value for money when it sells former prison sites.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of days is for which offenders are incarcerated in each prison in England and Wales.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the Scottish Government's plans to restrict sentences of less than 12 months on (a) overcrowding, (b) safety and (c) reoffending.

6 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health staff are deployed at each prison in England and Wales.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has allocated to improve prison buildings in England and Wales.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department's budget is sufficient to fund the 1.7 per cent pay rise for prison officers without decreasing spending on other departmental responsibilities.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to extend statutory status to the office of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the training of new prison officers.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuing professional development of existing prison officers.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to enhance joint-working between probation services and sentencers.

6 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to extend provision of problem-solving courts.

Source: official written-questions record.