Written Questions are submitted by MPs or Lords to receive information from a Department.
| Date | Title | Questioner |
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| 5 Feb 2019, 6:46 p.m. | Prisons: Mobile Phones | David Hanson |
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Question To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mobile phones have been seized in prison establishments in (a) 2015-6, (b) 2016-7 and (c) 2017-18. Answer (Rory Stewart) The number of mobiles phones found in prison is published here: Please refer to table 9.6, this covers data from 2016/2017. The number of mobile phones found in an incident was not specifically recorded prior to October 2015 when a new incident type was introduced. We are investing £70 million determined to tackle head-on the issues that undermine the safety and security of our prisons. We are taking decisive measures to find and block mobiles, including investing into detection equipment, including hand-held detectors and portable detection devices. These figures highlight the success of these measures, and the determination of prison staff to disrupt this behaviour. Any offender found using a mobile phone could face an extra two years behind bars. |
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