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Service Personnel and Veterans Agency's Prison In-Reach
Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners who were formerly members of the armed forces have been identified by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency's Prison In-Reach programme in each (a) nation and (b) region in which they have been held in each year since the programme's inception. [286073]
Mr. Kevan Jones: I have been asked to reply.
The Veterans Prison In-Reach initiative aims to raise awareness among ex-service offenders and their families about the help and assistance that is available to them. The Ministry of Justice and the MOD are working together with the ex-service charities, including The Royal British Legion, SSAFA-Forces Help and Combat Stress, to publicise the initiative and to target better those who need assistance. I will arrange for copies of our new leaflet and poster publicising the Veterans Prison In-Reach initiative to be placed in the Library of the House.
The Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) Welfare Service has the capability to respond to referrals as part of their normal business. Consequently, no specific funding has been provided under this initiative.
On contacting the SPVA, prison authorities (welfare) and ex-service offenders are referred to the Veterans Welfare Service which has the capability to offer help and advice to them and to their families. The ex-service charities also provide support including financial assistance, help with rent as well as clothing, training, relocation, employment and welfare visits to veterans and to their families.
Statistics on the number of offenders who are ex-service, the number who contact the SPVA, and the prison establishments they come from are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. We are working closely with the Ministry of Justice to produce up-to-date and authoritative data on the number of our veterans in prison.
Sexual Offences: Compensation
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many awards have been made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in relation to serious sexual assaults committed on patients while in the care of the NHS in the last five years. [285204]
Claire Ward: In assessing criminal injuries compensation applications, the main information the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (the Authority) requires (in addition to an applicant's personal details) his incident reports from the police to determine whether a crime of violence has taken place; and reports from medical authorities to determine the nature and extent of an applicant's injuries. The Authority does not need details on whether an applicant was in the care of the NHS at the time of the assault, and therefore does not record that information.
Young Offender Institutions
Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of (a) 12, (b) 13, (c) 14, (d) 15, (e) 16, (f) 17, (g) 18 and (h) 19 year olds in each young offender institution was detained within 20 miles or 45 minutes travel away from their homes on the latest date for which figures are available. [285053]
Maria Eagle: The tables show the percentage of 15-19 year-old male and female offenders in young offender institutions (YOIs) who were detained within 20 miles of their home area, as of September 2008. Home area is taken as a prisoner's home address. If no home address is recorded the court of first committal is used as a proxy. We do not hold reliable data for travel times between YOIs and home areas. Those aged 12 to 14 are not held in YOIs.
| Percentage of 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 year-olds in each young offender institution detained within 20 miles or 45 minutes travel away from their homes on the latest date for which figures are available | |||||
| Male YOI | |||||
| Percentage of 15 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 16 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 17 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 18 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 19 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | |
| Female YOI | |||||
| Percentage of 15 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 16 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 17 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 18 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | Percentage of 19 year-olds held within 20 miles of home area | |
Young Offenders: Sports
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours on average a young offender in prison spent playing competitive sport in each of the last five years. [285264]
Mr. Straw: The average number of hours of recreational sport and educational physical education per offender per week in young offender institutions is:
| Average number of hours per offender per week | |
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