Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of officials to be employed by his Department and (b) his Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU.
Answered by Dominic Raab
As with all government departments, members of staff across the MoJ provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required. Given the interactions between EU Exit work and the MoJ’s other priorities, it is not possible to provide an estimate of the number of officials to be employed for these financial years
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department was consulted by the Department for Exiting the European Union on the economic impact assessments conducted for the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The Government is carrying out an ongoing programme of comprehensive analytical work that will inform our negotiating position with the EU, to define our deep and special partnership with the EU and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.
The Ministry of Justice is working with officials across government, in close coordination with the Department for Exiting the European Union, to ensure the delivery of a holistic programme of analysis across government.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of how many and what proportion of young offenders in young offenders institutes have speech, language and communications difficulties; what proportion of such offenders are receiving support services; and what proportion of those not receiving such support services are in a waiting list to receive them.
Answered by Phillip Lee
There are high numbers of young people with special educational needs including speech, language and communication needs in youth custody.
Data collected to inform the custody placement decision for young people shows that 32% were recorded as having ‘learning disability or difficulty concerns’ between April 2014 and March 2016.
Both health and education partners fulfil key roles in meeting the needs of young people with speech language and communication needs but we do not collect assessment data centrally.
NHS England screen and assess every child and young person that enters the secure estate using the Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (CHAT) that assesses any neurodisabilities. Following this assessment individual care plans for all children and young people are put in place.
Education providers are also required to assess the educational needs of young people and their contracts require them to provide support services for young people with special educational needs or disabilities.
We are committed to strengthening health services and special needs support as part of youth justice reforms. Reforms include implementing the NHS-led Secure Stairs project, an integrated framework of care for the Secure Estate for Children and Young People and investing in Enhanced Support Units, smaller units to provide specialist interventions, mental health and psychological support, in under-18 YOIs.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) direct resource expenditure and (b) overall resource expenditure for Feltham Young Offenders Institution between 2011 and 2017.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) routinely publishes direct and overall resource expenditure for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales on an annual basis after the end of each financial year. The information requested can be accessed at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2015-to-2016. The figures for Feltham YOI are reported under the ‘Male closed YOI’ establishment category.
The data for the last financial year 2016-17 has not yet been finalised, and is expected to be published in autumn 2017.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff and officers were employed at Feltham Young Offenders Institution between 2011 and 2017.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Information on the number of staff employed in Feltham YOI from 2013 and 2017 can be found in the workforce statistics bulletins at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics
Information on the number of staff employed in Feltham YOI in 2011 and 2012 are contained in the table 1 below.
Table 1: Staff numbers (Full-Time Equivalent) in Feltham YOI, as at 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2012
| Band 3-5 Officers | All other staff |
31/03/2011 | 400 | 291 |
31/03/2012 | 369 | 285 |
To note: band 3 officers refers to Prison officers
band 4 officers refers to Specialist officers
band 5 officers refers Custodial Managers
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons published on 30 June 2017 following an unannounced inspection of Feltham Young Offenders Institution; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons' inspection of Feltham took place from 23 January to 3 February 2017. Safety in prisons and young offender institutions is fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system and addressing safety concerns is at the heart of our reform plans. The findings from the report highlighted serious concern over safety and levels of violence and we are already taking action to address this and other issues identified. We are currently working on an action plan based on the inspectorate’s recommendation to address the concerns raised in the report.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons are for recent trends in the level of funding to West London Coroners District; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Coroner services are funded by local authorities, not the Ministry of Justice. The local authorities which fund the West London coroner service are the London Boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham (the lead authority), Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames. They are independent of central government and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding her Department allocated to Coroner's court services in the West London Coroner District in each of the last five years.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The Ministry of Justice collects annual statistical data on deaths reported to coroners. The table below shows the total number of deaths reported to the West London coroner service between 2011 and 2015.
Year | Total deaths (including no further action cases) |
2011 | 3,886 |
2012 | 3,813 |
2013 | 3,858 |
2014 | 3,437 |
2015 | 3,364 |
Data on the number of cases that have been waiting more than a week is not held centrally.
The Ministry of Justice has not allocated funding to the West London coroner service as coroner services are funded by local authorities.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been referred to the West London Coroners Office in each of the last five years.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The Ministry of Justice collects annual statistical data on deaths reported to coroners. The table below shows the total number of deaths reported to the West London coroner service between 2011 and 2015.
Year | Total deaths (including no further action cases) |
2011 | 3,886 |
2012 | 3,813 |
2013 | 3,858 |
2014 | 3,437 |
2015 | 3,364 |
Data on the number of cases that have been waiting more than a week is not held centrally.
The Ministry of Justice has not allocated funding to the West London coroner service as coroner services are funded by local authorities.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases referred to the West London Coroners Office have been waiting more than a week for a coroner's report.
Answered by Phillip Lee
The Ministry of Justice collects annual statistical data on deaths reported to coroners. The table below shows the total number of deaths reported to the West London coroner service between 2011 and 2015.
Year | Total deaths (including no further action cases) |
2011 | 3,886 |
2012 | 3,813 |
2013 | 3,858 |
2014 | 3,437 |
2015 | 3,364 |
Data on the number of cases that have been waiting more than a week is not held centrally.
The Ministry of Justice has not allocated funding to the West London coroner service as coroner services are funded by local authorities.