Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average distance was between an offender's home address and the (a) female or (b) male prison they were sent to in each year since 2010.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
There are complex and wide-ranging issues involved in transferring and locating prisoners, and allocation decisions must reflect both the specific needs and circumstances of the prisoner, including their security assessment, as well as the operating environment and range of services at the receiving prison.
HMPPS is committed to ensuring, where practicable and appropriate, that prisoners are accommodated as close as possible to their resettlement communities and families. Whilst this is a priority, it is not always possible due to a variety of factors, for example where prisoners have specific sentence planning needs which can only be met at certain establishments.
A year-by-year summary of average distance from home, in miles, for all prisoners in female and male prisons and Young Offenders Institutes (YOIs) is listed below. This includes 15-17 year olds living in YOIs. Distances are measured in a straight line between the home address and the prison/YOI currently holding the prisoner, rather than the prison/YOI they were initially sent to.
Date | Average distance from home – Female Prisons | Average distance from home – Male Prisons | Average distance from home - All |
14/05/2010 | 56 | 51 | 51 |
31/03/2011 | 47 | 43 | 43 |
31/03/2012 | 45 | 43 | 43 |
31/03/2013 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
31/03/2014 | 47 | 43 | 43 |
31/03/2015 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
31/03/2016 | 47 | 43 | 43 |
31/03/2017 | 46 | 44 | 45 |
31/03/2018 | 48 | 45 | 45 |
31/03/2019 | 49 | 45 | 46 |
31/03/2020 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
31/03/2021 | 47 | 45 | 45 |
31/03/2022 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by the Public Accounts Committee entitled Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system, published on 28 April 2022, HC 997, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the implementation of the 66 commitments contained within the Female Offender Strategy.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
We will be formally responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report shortly and will set out our future actions on the delivery of the Female Offender Strategy.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 33 recommendations in the 2019 Farmer Review for Women have been implemented.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
We are making good progress on the implementation of Lord Farmer’s recommendations, with 25 out of 33 recommendations completed, including the rollout of in-cell telephony and video calling in women’s prisons.
We continue to work across the Ministry of Justice, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and wider government to take forward the report’s recommendations.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men are held in prison for offences under the Terrorism Act 2000 as on 6 July 2022.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
As of 31 March 2022, there were 233 persons in custody for terrorism-connected offences in Great Britain. Breakdowns based on specific terrorism-related legislation or gender is withheld to prevent the identification of individuals, as some of this information amounts to five people or fewer.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who are offered assistance under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy by the Ministry of Defence are granted permission to enter the UK.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) offers relocation to eligible Afghan citizens who worked for, or with, a UK government department in Afghanistan - in exposed, meaningful or enabling roles and assessed to be at serious risk as a result of their work. This scheme remains open, and it is free to apply to. Those who are eligible for relocation under the ARAP can relocate with dependent family members.
The Ministry of Defence refers eligible Afghan citizens and their family members to the Home Office for permission to enter the UK subject to the enrolment of biometrics and security checks.
There is no option to enrol biometrics in Afghanistan. We are working with the authorities in neighbouring countries and with international partners to ensure biometric enrolment can be carried out in as rapid and efficient a manner as possible.
The UK is working with international partners, including non-governmental organisations and other countries, to secure safe routes out of Afghanistan as soon as they become available, starting with those in most need. We also intend to establish a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan as soon as the security and political situation allows. We are coordinating this effort with allies.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the steps his Department has taken to help children’s education recover from the impact of the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Robin Walker
Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 disruption on the attainment and progress of all students is a key research priority for the government. That is why we invested in research into academic progress over the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years with Renaissance Learning and the Education Policy Institute. The latest findings from this research, published 28 March, include data from the first half of the 2021-22 autumn term. The findings from this research have been published on gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-progress-in-the-2020-to-2022-academic-years
Our latest evidence suggests recovery is happening, with primary pupils recovering around 0.1 months in reading and 0.9 months in maths since Summer 2021, and recovering 1.5 months in reading and 1.7 months in maths since Spring 2021, with pupils now only 0.8 months and 1.9 months behind in reading and maths respectively.
This is equivalent to recovering around two thirds of progress lost due to the pandemic in primary reading and around half of progress lost in primary maths since Spring 2021.
Progress for secondary pupils in key stage 3 remains a concern, with pupils now on average around 2.4 months behind in reading, having seen losses since Summer 2021.
We are making some progress in closing gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, additional gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic appear to have reduced in primary maths and secondary reading since Summer 2021. However, the gap for primary reading appears to have grown.
In line with this evidence, we have announced £1 billion to extend the recovery premium over the next two academic years. This will enable schools to provide additional support for the most disadvantaged, and will be weighted more towards secondary pupils to reflect evidence showing greater learning loss for older pupils, who also have less time left in education. This is part of the nearly £5 billion of funding we have announced for an ambitious, multi-year education recovery plan to support young people to catch up on missed learning.
Recovery funding is already making a difference. By May 2022 1.5 million courses had been started by children across England through the National Tutoring Programme, and £950 million of direct funding through the catch up and recovery premia, was helping schools to deliver evidence-based interventions based on pupil needs. In light of the success of this year’s school-led tutoring route through the National Tutoring Programme, next year we will allocate all tutoring funding directly to schools, simplifying the system and giving schools the freedom to decide how best to provide tutoring for their pupils.
In addition to this, the Schools White Paper, 'Opportunity for all: strong schools with great teachers for your child', sets out how our education system will deliver recovery, not just through our specific recovery investments, but through a wider programme of ambitious reforms that truly level up outcomes and ensure we build back better from the pandemic.
The Parent Pledge in the Schools White Paper will also make the government’s vision clear that any child who falls behind in English or maths will receive the right evidence-based targeted support to get them back on track.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received Carer's Allowance but do not live with the person they care for in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The data held by analysts is anonymised, and therefore does not show the address of the Carer’s Allowance recipient or the disabled person they care for. Therefore, we are unable to provide the figures to answer this part of the question.
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients. These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
Source: DWP Stat-Xplore – November 2021
Notes
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both the (a) Carer’s Allowance and (b) Carer Premium in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:
These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
| ||||
Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of: | ||||
Universal Credit (receiving carer element) | 248,570 | 212,180 | 14,040 | 22,330 |
Universal Credit (not receiving carer element) | 34,770 | 29,900 | 1,930 | 2,940 |
Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium | 700 | 600 | 0 | 100 |
Income Support carer premium | 155,680 | 131,200 | 9,540 | 14,940 |
Pension Credit carer addition | 3,280 | 3,000 | 120 | 170 |
Housing Benefit carer premium | 92,530 | 79,720 | 5,950 | 6,860 |
Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both Universal Credit and Carer's Allowance but not the carer element of Universal Credit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:
These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
| ||||
Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of: | ||||
Universal Credit (receiving carer element) | 248,570 | 212,180 | 14,040 | 22,330 |
Universal Credit (not receiving carer element) | 34,770 | 29,900 | 1,930 | 2,940 |
Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium | 700 | 600 | 0 | 100 |
Income Support carer premium | 155,680 | 131,200 | 9,540 | 14,940 |
Pension Credit carer addition | 3,280 | 3,000 | 120 | 170 |
Housing Benefit carer premium | 92,530 | 79,720 | 5,950 | 6,860 |
Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of carers received both (a) Pension Credit and (b) Carer Addition in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The following table shows the latest available statistics in Great Britain at November 2021, of the number of Carer’s Allowance recipients who are also in receipt of the:
These figures are broken down further for England, Wales and Scotland.
| Great Britain | England | Wales | Scotland |
Carer’s Allowance recipients | 921,320 | 783,800 | 56,450 | 80,380 |
| ||||
Carer’s Allowance recipients also in receipt of: | ||||
Universal Credit (receiving carer element) | 248,570 | 212,180 | 14,040 | 22,330 |
Universal Credit (not receiving carer element) | 34,770 | 29,900 | 1,930 | 2,940 |
Jobseeker's Allowance carer premium | 700 | 600 | 0 | 100 |
Income Support carer premium | 155,680 | 131,200 | 9,540 | 14,940 |
Pension Credit carer addition | 3,280 | 3,000 | 120 | 170 |
Housing Benefit carer premium | 92,530 | 79,720 | 5,950 | 6,860 |
Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry 5% data, 100% DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) and DWP Single Housing Benefit Extract (November 2021)
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants, or Carer’s Allowance claimants who are partners of those receiving Income Support or Pension Credit. To provide this additional information would incur disproportionate cost.