Grahame Morris MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Ministry of Justice: ResignationsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison officers, (b) probation officers, and (c) workers in her Department submitted their resignation in each of the past five years.
Answer: The number of prison and probation officers who have resigned is published each quarter in the “HM Prison and Probation Service workforce statistics” publication.The latest data, which goes back to the year ending March 2019, is available in Table 14b of ...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: BuprenorphineMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of ringfencing funding for Buvidal for people released from prison.
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds local authorities to deliver drug and alcohol treatment services. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol services according to local need, which includes the provision of...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: BuprenorphineMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the availability of Buvidal for people released from prison.
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds local authorities to deliver drug and alcohol treatment services. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol services according to local need, which includes the provision of...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: OvertimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the amount of time off in lieu that was accrued by probation officers in each year since 2021; and how much and what proportion of this time was (a) taken and (b) rolled over.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the capacity of accredited probation programmes is in each region.
Answer: A regional breakdown of staff in post vs target staffing has been provided below.Probation RegionTarget Staffing (FTE)Staff in Post (FTE)Staffing Level (%)PS East Midlands82.152.964%PS East of England161.9122.476%PS Greater Manchester68.966.597%PS Kent, S...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: Sick LeaveMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of (a) attrition, (b) sickness absence and (c) work-related stress there were for probation officers in each region in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: Number of leavers, sickness absences and stress-related sickness absences for probation officers in the 12 months to end of December 2024 by region: LeaversSickness absencesOf which, Stress sickness absences1Approved Premises07~East Midlands Probation Ser...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the cumulative number of years of experience held by probation officers in each year since 2021.
Answer: The cumulative length of service, in years, held by all band 4 probation officers is given in the following table. Years’ figures are given as of 31 December each year from 2021 to 2024.The service of Probation Service staff in Probation Trusts prior to t...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Length of ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the cumulative number of years of experience held by prison officers in each year since 2010.
Answer: The cumulative length of service, in years, held by band 3-5 prison officers in public sector prisons is given in the following table. Figures are given as of 31 December each year. Although national staffing levels have improved, we are focusing on retai...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with bidders for prison education contracts on the New Fair Deal for pensions.
Answer: Guidance to bidders on the application of the New Fair Deal was included in the Invitation to Tender. Further information can be found using the following links: Prisoner Education Services Panel (Inc. Core Education) - Find a Tender (find-tender.service....
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will list the providers that have entered into Prison Education Service contracts in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is in the public domain. The names of contractors are published via Contracts Finder - GOV.UK. For ease of reference, Prison Education Services entered into in the last 12 months are provided below: Supplier Associated Training S...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the level of pay rise that would be required for probation officers for their salaries to be at the same real-terms level they were in 2010.
Answer: Probation is currently in a multi-year pay deal covering the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025.This pay deal has provided certainty in pay increases throughout the period while securing necessary reforms to the pay structure helping to resolve some lon...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of probation officer salaries in the context of the (a) workload and (b) level of stress associated with this role.
Answer: The Probation Service this Government inherited was burdened with a workload which often exceeded what staff should be expected to handle. Probation staff are drawn to the profession because it is a vocation, it is right that we recognise the resilience a...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of probation officer salary levels on staff retention rates.
Answer: We are committed to supporting probation staff. We brought forward planned increases to pay, impacting the majority of staff, from 1 October 2024 to 1 April 2024, enabling access to improved pay earlier than planned. These improvements will benefit staff ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the level of pay rise required by prison officers for salaries to be at the same real-terms levels as they were in 2010.
Answer: Pay for Prison Officers is informed by independent recommendations made by the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB).HMPPS’ written evidence to the PSPRB for 2025/26 was published on 10 December 2025. This noted that the rate of economic growth since the...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of prison officer salaries given the levels of (a) risk and (b) stress of this role.
Answer: Prison Service staff are some of our finest public servants. Despite their hard work, the Prison Service has been under immense pressure due to an increasing population and ageing estate.One of the first things this Government did upon coming into office ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of prison officer salary levels on staff retention rates.
Answer: The 2024/25 Prison Service pay award delivered a pay rise of at 5% for all Band 3 – 5 Prison Officers on modernised terms and conditions. This brings the starting salary for an entry level officer (on the national rate, 39 hours with unsocial hours) from ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the prison maintenance backlog.
Answer: We will shortly be publishing an ad-hoc report on the prison estate conditions survey, which will contain information on the maintenance implications.HMPPS is investing up to £220 million on maintenance this financial year 2024/25. We will continue to inv...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: ClosuresMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates courts closed in each year since 2010.
Answer: The table below shows the number of Magistrates’ Courts that have permanently closed in each financial year (FY) since 2010/11. The figures do not include integrations, where workload remained in the local area by transferring to a building in close proxi...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Industrial DisputesMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of restoring the right of prison officers to take industrial action.
Answer: Prison officers work in difficult environments every day with some of the most challenging people in society, and we recognise their critical importance in keeping the public safe. As prison officers’ right to take industrial action is restricted under cu...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: RetirementMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on restarting negotiations with the Prison Officers Association over the pension age of prison officers.
Answer: The pension age in all public sector pension schemes is set under legislation by HM Treasury, and the merits of any review in pension age would be for them to consider. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice is committed to listening and w...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners on RemandMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of remand prisoners serve longer in prison on remand than the length of an average custodial sentence for the crime that they are accused of.
Answer: Information relating to the time spent on custodial remand is not centrally held by the Ministry of Justice. To obtain the data to answer this question would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in supervisory roles have less than one year's experience.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Labour TurnoverMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what incentives are in place to retain experienced prison officers.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have (a) joined and (b) left service in each of the last five years.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase cumulative prison officer experience.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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