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417576

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men were found to be using a television without a licence by inspectors in the most recent year for which information is available; and what proportion of (i) women and (ii) men were subsequently prosecuted for a television licence offence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>According to TV Licensing's data, in 2014 232,290 women and 114,347 men were interviewed under caution by TV Licensing officers in the course of investigating TV licence offences.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people prosecuted for licence fee evasion in 2014 is published here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a> From “offence” drop down list select 191A Television licence evasion. From “sex” drop down list select the male or female.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 11 men and 28 women were committed to prison for non-payment of a fine where the registered fine was for non-payment of the TV Licence. The average time spent in prison was 18 days for men and 20 days for women.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 9632 question first answered 16/09/2015 10:42:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417695

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle knife crime; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the carrying of a knife.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There is comprehensive legislation in England and Wales to deal with knife crime. Unlawful possession of a knife or offensive weapon in a public place without good reason or lawful excuse is already a serious criminal offence, which carries a maximum four year custodial sentence.</p><p> </p><p>Following the commencement in July of the relevant provisions in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, offenders convicted of a second offence of possession of a knife or offensive weapon and sentenced on or after 17 July 2015 face a minimum custodial sentence of six months, or four months if a young offender aged 16 or 17. The provisions of this Act make it absolutely clear that cautions should no longer be used for serious offences such as those involving a knife or offensive weapon.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 15:00:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417723

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 21 July 2015 to Questions 6745, 6746, 6747, 6748, 6749 and 6750, what the length was of each custodial sentence handed down; and which courts imposed the non-immediate custodial sentences referred to in those Answers.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>Crime is falling but offenders committing serious offences are more likely to go to prison and for longer. Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account the maximum penalty for the offence, the relevant sentencing guidelines and all the individual facts of each case. Where the offender has recent and relevant previous convictions this is a statutory aggravating factor which should increase the severity of the sentence. In addition, a third conviction for a domestic burglary has a minimum sentence of three years’ imprisonment. Since December 2012 an automatic life sentence applies to any offender convicted of a second very serious sexual crime. Also, since December 2012, threatening with a knife or bladed article in a school or public place has a minimum sentence of six months’ imprisonment, or four months’ detention for a 16 or 17 year old offender. Since 17 July 2015, adult offenders convicted of a second or subsequent offence of possession of a knife or offensive weapon will face a minimum sentence of six months’ imprisonment.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the highest number of previous convictions of an offender convicted of the same offence and the sentence received for the most recent offence in England and Wales, 2005 – 2014.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/11/2015 14:35:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 9633 table.xls title Number of previous convictions from 2005-14
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417724

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women were committed to prison for the non-payment of a fine for a television licence offence in the most recent year for which information is available; and how many days each such offender spent in prison.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>According to TV Licensing's data, in 2014 232,290 women and 114,347 men were interviewed under caution by TV Licensing officers in the course of investigating TV licence offences.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people prosecuted for licence fee evasion in 2014 is published here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a> From “offence” drop down list select 191A Television licence evasion. From “sex” drop down list select the male or female.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 11 men and 28 women were committed to prison for non-payment of a fine where the registered fine was for non-payment of the TV Licence. The average time spent in prison was 18 days for men and 20 days for women.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 9560 question first answered 16/09/2015 10:42:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417726

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2015 to Question 4115, what the reasons are for the reduction between 2010 and 2014 in the figures contained in the tables in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Police forces use local systems to record offences committed on bail, and there is no requirement to report data centrally. The complete information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 9557 9657 question first answered 16/09/2015 15:08:21 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417727

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2015 to Question 4115, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reductions in those figures between 2010 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Police forces use local systems to record offences committed on bail, and there is no requirement to report data centrally. The complete information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 9557 9620 question first answered 16/09/2015 15:08:21 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417732

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the total number of offenders convicted of cruelty to children were (a) men and (b) women in the last year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested can be found at :</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a>. (Open the `Pivot Table’ tab, select `Offence’, then `11 Cruelty and neglect of children’, then select `Sex’, (male, female, unstated)).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/09/2015 13:43:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417733

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which (a) people and (b) organisations he has met in an official capacity since his appointment as Secretary of State for Justice.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly on gov.uk. The information for this period has not yet been published, but will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/09/2015 14:27:15 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417734

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts close routinely for a period of two consecutive weeks or more in each calendar year; and what the reason for the closure is in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Lancaster Crown Court is the only courthouse which routinely closes for a period of two consecutive weeks or more in a calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>Lancaster Crown Court is a one courtroom centre and is administratively supported from Preston Crown Court. It is based within Lancaster Castle, a heritage site and tourist attraction. The court is closed during peak holiday periods to make best use of available staff resource and also to avoid complications arising out of increased tourist volumes. There are no adverse implications on court users as a result of the closure.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/09/2015 13:21:15 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417735

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were given fixed-term recalls in the latest year for which information is available; and for which original offences those recalls were given.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>The number and type of recalls are published in the licence recall tables within the offender management statistics quarterly, found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a>.</p><br /><p>The table below shows fixed term recalls broken down by their index offence category.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of fixed-term recalls by original offence, 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>3,849</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft and handling</p></td><td><p>641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud and forgery</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>1,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring offences</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other offences</p></td><td><p>394</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/11/2015 13:12:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies