Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 May 2018
Prison Officers: Working Conditions
"That is a particularly sore point with me. The CPS standpoint has always been that it is not in the public interest to prosecute a prisoner who is already in prison. It may not be, but it is certainly in the interest of the staff who have to suffer those …..."Gordon Henderson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 14th December 2017
Asked by:
Gordon Henderson (Conservative - Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in England and Wales were prosecuted for possession of a weapon while in prison in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, c) 2016 and (d) 2017 to date.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Serious Crime Act 2015 introduced an offence of unauthorised possession in prison of a knife or offensive weapon. Data on proceedings in 2015 and 2016 is available on the gov.uk website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/614435/experimental-statistics-by-ho-offence-code.zip
Data on proceedings in 2017 is not yet available.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
Prisons
"Thank you for sharing that good news, Mr Deputy Speaker...."Gordon Henderson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
Prisons
"It is great to follow the hon. Member for City of Durham (Dr Blackman-Woods). Like her, and like the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint), I have three prisons in my constituency: Elmley, Standford Hill and Swaleside, which is mentioned in the Opposition motion. Combined, those three prisons …..."Gordon Henderson - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 16th December 2016
Asked by:
Gordon Henderson (Conservative - Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers are employed in England and Wales.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
Full information on staffing in prisons in England and Wales is published in the NOMS Quarterly Workforce Bulletin available on the gov.uk website.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I have three prisons in my constituency. Combined, they have one of the largest concentrations of prisoners in the country. The prison officers in Sheppey’s prisons are fantastic people—dedicated, hard working and highly responsible—but Sheppey’s prisons are seriously understaffed. Because of our location in the south-east of England, it is …..."Gordon Henderson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 16 Jun 2015
Isle of Sheppey (Prisons)
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered prisons on the Isle of Sheppey.
It is good to see you in the Chair for my first Westminster Hall debate of this Parliament, Mr Hollobone.
My constituency has three prisons: Elmley, which is a category C prison; Standford Hill, which …..."Gordon Henderson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 16 Jun 2015
Isle of Sheppey (Prisons)
"Yes. It is delightful that among the small number of MPs present for the debate are three Kent MPs. That is probably unique. I do agree with my hon. Friend, but there is another factor. That employment in Elmley and Swaleside is good for the prisoners and their rehabilitation, but …..."Gordon Henderson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 16 Jun 2015
Isle of Sheppey (Prisons)
"Will my hon. Friend the Minister accept, with regard to benchmarking, that the prison officers on Sheppey showed a lead and embraced it enthusiastically?..."Gordon Henderson - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 4th March 2015
Asked by:
Gordon Henderson (Conservative - Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners there are in the prison system in Kent; and how many such prisoners have completed their sentence and are awaiting deportation.
Answered by Andrew Selous
At 31 December 2014, there were 965 foreign national prisoners held in prisons in Kent. 19 of those had completed their sentence and were detained in prison under immigration powers.