Protecting the health and safety of our staff and prisoners is of the utmost importance. We take all reported incidents seriously and work hard to mitigate any risks that staff or prisoners face. Information on ambulance attendance at prisons could only be obtained from prison records at disproportionate costs as central records are not kept by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). HMPPS continues to develop with NHS and Public Health partners the use of data and evidence to support both health and justice outcomes for people in prison.

The Ministry of Justice will publish data relating to the number of people prosecuted, convicted and given suspended sentences or immediate custodial sentences in 2018 for ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’ on 16 May 2019.

The Ministry of Justice will publish data relating to the number of people prosecuted, convicted and given suspended sentences or immediate custodial sentences in 2018 for ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’ on 16 May 2019.

The Ministry of Justice will publish data relating to the number of people prosecuted, convicted and given suspended sentences or immediate custodial sentences in 2018 for ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’ on 16 May 2019.

The Ministry of Justice will publish data relating to the number of people prosecuted, convicted and given suspended sentences or immediate custodial sentences in 2018 for ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’ on 16 May 2019.

The Ministry of Justice will publish data relating to the number of people prosecuted, convicted and given suspended sentences or immediate custodial sentences in 2018 for ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’ on 16 May 2019.

Protecting the health and safety of our staff and prisoners is of the utmost importance. We take all reported incidents seriously and work hard to mitigate any risks that staff or prisoners face. We record ambulance attendance at prisons but our analysis does not identify the number of attendances relating specifically to staff injuries. However, we examine all of the information that we receive on reported incidents to ensure that we learn lessons and provide all staff with appropriate guidance. We are working closely with Public Health England to understand the issues around secondary exposure to psychoactive substances and ensure that we respond appropriately.

We have revised our internal guidance on controlling the risks of secondary exposure and this will be published shortly. It includes information on how to assess and control risk on entry into cells where psychoactive substances have been used, with more detail on specific airborne risks and control methods, and clearer guidance on responding to and investigating exposure.

Protecting the health and safety of our staff and prisoners is of the utmost importance. Our staff work hard to ensure that our prisons are safe and we are concerned by reports of the effects of secondary exposure to psychoactive substances. We do not have data on the number of staff admitted to hospital as a result of secondary exposure to a psychoactive substance but we are working closely with Public Health England to understand the issues around secondary exposure to psychoactive substances and ensure that we respond appropriately.

We have revised our internal guidance on controlling the risks of secondary exposure and this will be published shortly. It includes information on how to assess and control risk on entry into cells where psychoactive substances have been used, with more detail on specific airborne risks and control methods, and clearer guidance on responding to and investigating exposure.

The latest figures for assaults on prisoners and on prison staff can be seen in the Safety in Custody summary tables at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018.

While we collect details of the injuries sustained, I regret that it will not be possible in the time available to separate those sustained by prisoners from those sustained by staff. I will write to the Hon Member as soon as the more detailed figures become available.

To improve safety, we have recruited 4,300 new prison officers over the last two years, with 1,400 more due to begin training soon. We are investing an extra £70 million to improve safety, security and decency, and we are equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are also tackling the drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody. This includes spending on new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs, phone-blocking technology and dedicated search teams.

In addition, the Government supported the recent Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act, which increases sentences for those who attack emergency workers, including prison officers.

As set out in the answer to question 138496 on 8 May, this information was not recorded for incidents that occurred before April 2017. Between April and December 2017 prison officers attended hospital for treatment following 741 incidents of assault. Figures for 2018 will be available following the publication of the next annual tables on assaults, which is planned for April 2019.

These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System, and while care is taken when processing and analysing returns, the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.

We are taking urgent action to make prisons safer, and assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do their jobs by rolling out body worn cameras, 'police-style' handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.

Between April and December 2017 prison officers attended hospital for treatment following 741 incidents of assault. This information was not recorded for incidents that occurred before April 2017, and data for the first three months of 2018 is not yet available.

These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System, and while care is taken when processing and analysing returns, the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.

We are taking urgent action to make prisons safer, and assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do their jobs by rolling out body worn cameras, 'police-style' handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.

Between April and December 2017 prison officers attended hospital for treatment following 741 incidents of assault. This information was not recorded for incidents that occurred before April 2017, and data for the first three months of 2018 is not yet available.

These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System, and while care is taken when processing and analysing returns, the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.

We are taking urgent action to make prisons safer, and assaults on our hardworking staff will never be tolerated. We are ensuring that prison officers have the tools they need to do their jobs by rolling out body worn cameras, 'police-style' handcuffs and restraints, and trialling PAVA incapacitant spray.

The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

£450,000 was paid in damages to prison staff in 2016/17 who had brought personal injury claims following alleged assaults.

Some £450,000 was paid to prison staff in damages in 2016/17 who had brought personal injury claims following alleged assaults.

Operations started in Mosul and surrounding areas on 16 October 2016. UN casualty figures for Ninewah (the governorate in which Mosul is located) estimate that 332 civilians were killed in November and 566 civilians in October. The UN, the UK and our partners are clear that the situation in Mosul is a result of Daesh’s utter disregard for civilians. The Iraqi Security Forces and the Coalition are making every effort during operations to protect civilians. The UN cannot verify these figures and state that they are likely to be at the lower end of the scale. The numbers are not disaggregated by the cause of civilian deaths.

As of 9 December, more than 85,000 people have been displaced from Mosul, half of them children. The UK is supporting the UN and partners to assist these people and around 45,000 people still inside Mosul in areas re-taken from Daesh, including children. This includes vital humanitarian assistance, including food, water, shelter, medical and protection services.