Asked by: Kirstene Hair (Conservative - Angus)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
What progress his Department has made on recruiting 2,500 new prison officers.
Answered by Rory Stewart
We have met our target to recruit an additional 2,500 prison officers ahead of schedule; at the end of December 2018 we had a net increase of 4,767 FTE Band 3 to 5 prison officers since we began at the end of October 2016.
It is the highest number of officers in post since 31 March 2012.
Asked by: Kirstene Hair (Conservative - Angus)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for attacks by violent dogs on Royal Mail and other delivery staff since 2015.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Kirstene Hair (Conservative - Angus)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for attacks by violent dogs on Royal Mail and other delivery staff since 2015.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.