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Written Question
Wandsworth Prison: Prisoners
Monday 9th January 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were held at Wandsworth Prison on 10 December 2022.

Answered by Damian Hinds

The total population and capacity of the prison estate is published weekly at Prison population statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The population and capacity of each individual prison (including HMP/YOI Wandsworth) is published monthly at the same link. As set out in this publication, as at Friday 25th November 2022 (the latest date for which figures are available), the population of HMP/YOI Wandsworth was 1615.


Written Question
Wandsworth Prison: Prison Officers
Monday 9th January 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers at Wandsworth Prison attended their shift on 10 December 2022.

Answered by Damian Hinds

The proportion of prison officers who attended their shift on 10 December 2022 cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.

Figures for the proportion of prison officers at Wandsworth Prison who attended their shift on 10 December 2022 are provided in the table below.

AM

PM

ED

NIGHTS

Expected shifts

112

104

30

13

Attended shifts

69

63

14

7

Payment Plus

12

10

8

6

Percentage of expected who attended

61.5%

60.5%

46.5%

53.9%

Percentage including Payment Plus

72%

70%

73%

100%

  • The data above is combined for operational Bands 3, 4 & 5 at HMP Wandsworth for 10 December 2022
  • Expected shifts: these are the shifts which staff are scheduled to work
  • Attended shifts: this is the staff attending for duty where they were expected to, including where staff had planned to swap shifts or who were working for paid overtime
  • Payment Plus: this is a paid overtime facility for backfilling vacancies

Written Question
Prison Officers: Employment
Monday 9th January 2023

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers attended their shift on 10 December 2022.

Answered by Damian Hinds

The proportion of prison officers who attended their shift on 10 December 2022 cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.

Figures for the proportion of prison officers at Wandsworth Prison who attended their shift on 10 December 2022 are provided in the table below.

AM

PM

ED

NIGHTS

Expected shifts

112

104

30

13

Attended shifts

69

63

14

7

Payment Plus

12

10

8

6

Percentage of expected who attended

61.5%

60.5%

46.5%

53.9%

Percentage including Payment Plus

72%

70%

73%

100%

  • The data above is combined for operational Bands 3, 4 & 5 at HMP Wandsworth for 10 December 2022
  • Expected shifts: these are the shifts which staff are scheduled to work
  • Attended shifts: this is the staff attending for duty where they were expected to, including where staff had planned to swap shifts or who were working for paid overtime
  • Payment Plus: this is a paid overtime facility for backfilling vacancies

Written Question
Wandsworth Prison: Water Supply
Thursday 17th November 2022

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many days over the last 12 months has Wandsworth Prison not had an adequate water supply.

Answered by Damian Hinds

On 3 November, HMP Wandsworth reported disruption to their water supply across the prison. Contact was made with Thames Water who confirmed that there was a pipe leak in the Roehampton area which had disrupted water supply to the prison. Thames Water advised that the issue should be resolved within an hour. As a result of this, the prison implemented a restriction on access to showers and provided water to enable flushing of toilets.

Thames Water provided bottled water to affected areas, including the prison. On 9 November, the burst pipe was reported to be fixed but a period of time was required to ensure the safety of water supply when it was turned on.

The water supply to the prison was disrupted for a total of 8 days. The disruption lasted until 10 November when mains water was reinstated at the prison.

There have been no other water supply issues reported at HMP Wandsworth in the last 12 months.


Written Question
Wandsworth Prison: Water Supply
Thursday 17th November 2022

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Wandsworth Prison had an adequate water supply on 9 November 2022.

Answered by Damian Hinds

On 3 November, HMP Wandsworth reported disruption to their water supply across the prison. Contact was made with Thames Water who confirmed that there was a pipe leak in the Roehampton area which had disrupted water supply to the prison. Thames Water advised that the issue should be resolved within an hour. As a result of this, the prison implemented a restriction on access to showers and provided water to enable flushing of toilets.

Thames Water provided bottled water to affected areas, including the prison. On 9 November, the burst pipe was reported to be fixed but a period of time was required to ensure the safety of water supply when it was turned on.

The water supply to the prison was disrupted for a total of 8 days. The disruption lasted until 10 November when mains water was reinstated at the prison.

There have been no other water supply issues reported at HMP Wandsworth in the last 12 months.