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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 8th September, references 128559, 413 c1037W and 129219, 410 c1246W, on prisons, for what reason he chose scenario C as the basis for the projection; and if he will provide similar projections on the basis...

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

413 c1036W; 132218

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 6th March 2003, 400 c1244W, on prisons, on which (a) assumptions about future sentencing trends and (b) new policy initiatives with an agreed timetable the forecast average prison population for 2003 to 2006 is based.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 September 2003

For answer on

19 November 2003

Answered on

19 November 2003

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 6 March 2003, Official Report, column 1244W, on prisons, on which (a) assumptions about future sentencing trends and (b) new policy initiatives with an agreed timetable the forecast average prison population for 2003 to 2006 is based. [128559] Paul Goggins: The projected prison population for 2003-06 in the answer given by the Secretary of State for International Development, the right hon. Member for Leeds, Central (Hilary Benn) on 6 March 2003, Official Report, column 1244W, was scenario C published in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 14/02 in December 2002. It assumes that custody rates increase by 1.25 per cent. per year for males and 2.5 per cent. for females to 2005, with the increase halving thereafter. The legislative and other changes that are included in the projection are given as follows: `Narrowing the Justice Gap'--one of the delivery targets for the Criminal Justice System. Crime (Sentences) Act 1997--automatic life sentences for serious repeat offenders; minimum custodial sentences of three years for third-time domestic burglars. Crime and Disorder Act 1998--the recall of short sentence prisoners released on licence; the extension of secure remands. Early release from Detention and Training Orders (DTOs). Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programmes (ISSPs). Added days--effect of a decision by the European Court of Human Rights. The number of Immigration Act detainees. Extension of Home Detention Curfew (HDC)--the maximum period of HDC to be increased to 90 days for those prisoners eligible from 16 December 2002. An updated set of prison population projections was released on Tuesday 9 September in the April 2003 monthly brief. The projections take into account recent policy changes, such as the extension to HDC in July, and sentencing trends.

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

128559; 413 c1037W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the populations of each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institute; whether each institution is overcrowded, giving (i) the definition of overcrowding used, (ii) by how much and (iii) for how long the institution has been...

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

131351; 413 c1038W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the 2001 Census estimate of the percentage of children who live in overcrowded housing; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2003

Reference

139268; 413 c807W;413 c806-7W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what obligations a local housing authority has to a household deemed to be statutorily overcrowded.

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2003

Reference

139269; 413 c807W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary's statement of 29th October 2003 412 c126WH, on what basis his Department estimates that 25,000 households are statutorily overcrowded; pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary's statement of 29th October, Official Report, column 126WH, if he will provide a regional breakdown...

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

413 c389-90W; 137905;137906

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to prevent overcrowding in prisons. - Including figures.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2003

Reference

413 c242-3W; 136249

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the number of prisoners who share a cell designed for one person. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2003

Reference

133865; 413 c114-5W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of reasons other than overcrowding for the suicide rate in prisons. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 October 2003

For answer on

10 November 2003

Answered on

10 November 2003

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of reasons other than overcrowding for the suicide rate in prisons. [136258] Paul Goggins: The rate of self-inflicted deaths in prisons was 147.4 per 100,000 prisoners (at the end of 2002-03). This high rate appears to be mainly a product of two factors: greater throughput of prisoners at a time of population increase and greater (but not easily quantifiable) numbers of prisoners in high risk categories. The effects of overcrowding and throughput include more prisoners being located further from home, thereby affecting their access to familial/social support; prisons handling large and variable numbers of prisoners, often arriving late in the day, which reduces the time staff can spend with individual prisoners on care and risk assessment; and an increase in the length of time prisoners are locked in their cells, rather than engaged in purposeful activity. Emerging research from the evaluation of the Prison Service's safer custody strategy suggests that the suicide rate in an establishment may correlate with levels of psychological distress. This distress is affected by prisoners' perceptions of safety, their experiences of entering custody and their level of psychological, emotional and physical well-being upon entry to the establishment. The general prison population contains a very large number of prisoners who, when they enter custody, are struggling to cope with a wide range of difficult issues, including drug and/or alcohol abuse, family background and relationship problems, social disadvantage or isolation, previous sexual or physical abuse, and mental health problems. Studies suggest that 90 per cent. of all prisoners have shown evidence of at least one of the following: personality disorder, psychosis, neurosis, alcohol misuse and drug dependence. These factors increase their likelihood of self-harm. It has been found that 27 per cent. of men and 44 per cent. of women on remand report having attempted suicide in their lifetime.

Date

10 November 2003

Reference

136258; 413 c116W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, in relation to the draft Housing Bill, how many surveyors will be required to fulfill the requirement of the seller's pack proposals; how these will be trained; and over what timescale they will be available; what plans the Government has to amend the Overcrowding...

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 November 2003

For answer on

10 November 2003

Answered on

10 November 2003

Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) in relation to the draft Housing Bill, how many surveyors will be required to fulfill the requirement of the seller's pack proposals; how these will be trained; and over what timescale they will be available; [R] [136895] (2) what plans the Government have to amend the Overcrowding Standard as defined in the Housing Act 1985. [136939] Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's initial estimate is that between 7,500 and 8,500 Home Inspectors will be needed to carry out home condition reports but this figure may be revised in the light of consultations and further work with the industry. Research indicates that there is a substantial pool of labour that could meet this potential demand, including the 4,500 people who are carrying out residential surveys now. Home Inspectors will have to be certified and trained to National Occupational Standards. An awarding body will be appointed by the certification scheme to accredit the training courses and qualifications for home inspectors. Academic institutions, professional institutions and major employers are likely to run courses and training will take account of differences in prior knowledge and skills. Work on this has already started and we expect this will accelerate once the proposed new legislation is in place. Any requirement for sellers to provide a home condition report will not be brought into force until the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is satisfied that there are sufficient trained Home Inspectors in place. The Government recognises that the statutory overcrowding standards in the Housing Act 1985 are now out of date, and is considering whether they should be reformed in the light of the arguments presented during the Westminster Hall Debate on 29 October 2003, Official Report, column 105WH.

Date

10 November 2003

Reference

413 c155-6W; 136895;136939

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether directions have been made under Section 334 of the Housing Act 1985 to require information on overcrowding. - Inc fact that the information requested is not held centrally and disproportionate cost.

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

136940; 412 c793W;412 c794W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of overcrowding on the ability of an individual to participate in re-offending reduction courses.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 2003

Reference

135493; 412 c721-2W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 6th October 2003, 410 c1246W, on prisons, if he will assess the likelihood of the legislative and other changes listed in his Answer being fully implemented within the timescales of the projections.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 2003

Reference

133554; 412 c720W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the health hazards arising from overcrowded trains.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 November 2003

Reference

134183; 412 c463W;412 c471W

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on housing in Islington

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on housing in Islington.

Lead member

Jeremy Corbyn

Answering member

Keith Hill

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

29 October 2003

Reference

412 c129-36WH

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on housing and overcrowding

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on housing and overcrowding.

Lead member

Sally Keeble

Answering member

Yvette Cooper

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

29 October 2003

Reference

412 c105-28WH

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answered by

Keith Hill (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

22 October 2003

Reference

411 c630-1

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

1st supplementary on standards for overcrowding established in 1935 being out of date.

Asked by

Sally Keeble (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 2003

Reference

411 c630-1

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Supplementary on measures to help families living in overcrowded conditions and the need to increase construction of affordable homes to rent.

Asked by

Gary Streeter (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 2003

Reference

411 c631

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has for measures to help families living in overcrowded conditions.

Asked by

Sally Keeble (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 2003

Reference

411 c630-1; 133439

House

House of Commons

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