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175133

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Court of Protection
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 review the powers of the Court of Protection; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	221546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has no plans to review the powers of the Court of Protection.<br><br>However, the department is currently changing the Court of Protection Rules. This will give the Court more flexibility to help it manage its caseload more efficiently.<br><br>The department and judiciary have been clear that there needs to be more openness in the Court of Protection, which deals with some of the most vulnerable people in society. The President of the Family Division's guidelines mean that more judgements are published than ever before. <br><br>The President and I will continue to push for ever greater transparency, where it is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 26/01/2015 14:16:48 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

174779

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy to publish the names of people in England and Wales where the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been used.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	221301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no statutory requirements relating to the publication of pardons granted under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy. However, by convention, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery places a notice of free pardons granted in England and Wales in the London Gazette.</p><p> </p><p>In the past 20 years, only two free pardons were granted by Her Majesty the Queen in England in 2009 and 2014 respectively. I am not aware of any other pardons (by use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy) that have been granted in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>However, with regard to Remission Pardons for England &amp; Wales no records are held for the period prior to 1 February 2013; since that time the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has not been exercised.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 221302 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:58:32 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

174781

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been used in England and Wales in the last 20 years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	221302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no statutory requirements relating to the publication of pardons granted under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy. However, by convention, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery places a notice of free pardons granted in England and Wales in the London Gazette.</p><p> </p><p>In the past 20 years, only two free pardons were granted by Her Majesty the Queen in England in 2009 and 2014 respectively. I am not aware of any other pardons (by use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy) that have been granted in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>However, with regard to Remission Pardons for England &amp; Wales no records are held for the period prior to 1 February 2013; since that time the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has not been exercised.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 221301 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:58:32 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

174790

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many books were received by his Department during December 2014 as part of the books for prisoners campaign; and where those books were distributed.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	221459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>377 books were donated in December 2014 and we are in the process of arranging for them to be sent to a prison library. Books which have been donated previously were sent to HMP Pentonville and HMP East Sutton Park.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with national policy, all of the books are searched before being made available to the library service. The books will be available for any prisoner at the relevant establishments to borrow and will be formally donated to the library service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 23/01/2015 16:43:16 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

174793

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of defendants who represented themselves in court in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	221303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer provided to the right honourable member for Tooting, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-10-21/211297/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-10-21/211297/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the Honourable Member with the information requested, which is being assembled to answer to this earlier question.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 23/01/2015 14:59:29 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

174455

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the successful bidder for Compliance and Enforcement Service Project offers value for money.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	221188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The final bids submitted by the remaining three bidders on 5 January 2015 for the competition for Compliance and Enforcement Services are going through a robust evaluation process and HMCTS will award the contract based upon the bidder which submits the most economically advantageous tender. The evaluation criteria takes into account price and non price factors and the overall achievability and financial viability of the bids.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this the agreement that will be put in place with the selected service provider will deliver value for money through a combination of the payment mechanism which incorporates a Payment By Results element based upon performance, Key Performance Indicators and penalties for underperformance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/01/2015 16:03:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

174456

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Town Halls: Fenton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next meeting between officials of his Department, Urban Vision and Stoke-on-Trent City Council to discuss Fenton Town Hall will take place.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	221182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Ministry of Justice officials met, including telephone conferences, with Urban Vision on one occasion and with Stoke on Trent City Council on three occasions in the last three months. There are no further meetings scheduled to take place. The MoJ is now in commercial discussions for the sale of the property to a private bidder.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the community in Stoke-on-Trent have made their views on the court building clear to us, and we have engaged in constructive dialogue with Urban Vision as they developed their business case.</p><p> </p><p>Following those discussions, we offered to transfer ownership of the building to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, for a peppercorn rate so they could work with Urban Vision and others on the long term future of the building. Unfortunately the council has declined that offer and sadly now we will be looking to sell the court.</p><p> </p><p>We were keen to explore solutions that suited the community but we have a duty to get best value for the taxpayer when disposing of surplus property and this building had been empty for over two years.</p><p> </p><p>We will be paying for three of the war memorials to be carefully relocated to the nearby Fenton Christ Church. There will be a legal duty for whoever buys the building to preserve the Minton Memorial which cannot be safely moved.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 221235 question first answered 22/01/2015 16:08:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

174458

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Town Halls: Fenton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions officials from his Department have met (a) Urban Vision and (b) Stoke-on-Trent City Council to discuss Fenton Town Hall in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	221235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Ministry of Justice officials met, including telephone conferences, with Urban Vision on one occasion and with Stoke on Trent City Council on three occasions in the last three months. There are no further meetings scheduled to take place. The MoJ is now in commercial discussions for the sale of the property to a private bidder.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the community in Stoke-on-Trent have made their views on the court building clear to us, and we have engaged in constructive dialogue with Urban Vision as they developed their business case.</p><p> </p><p>Following those discussions, we offered to transfer ownership of the building to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, for a peppercorn rate so they could work with Urban Vision and others on the long term future of the building. Unfortunately the council has declined that offer and sadly now we will be looking to sell the court.</p><p> </p><p>We were keen to explore solutions that suited the community but we have a duty to get best value for the taxpayer when disposing of surplus property and this building had been empty for over two years.</p><p> </p><p>We will be paying for three of the war memorials to be carefully relocated to the nearby Fenton Christ Church. There will be a legal duty for whoever buys the building to preserve the Minton Memorial which cannot be safely moved.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 221182 question first answered 22/01/2015 16:08:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

174245

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Bradford
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 25 November 2014 to Question 214963, what the (a) actual offence charged, (b) number of previous convictions, (c) number of previous knife crime convictions, (d) age of the offender, (e) other offences were charged and sentenced at the same time and (f) other information which formed part of the sentencing decision was in each case at Bradford Crown Court for which an immediate custodial sentence was not handed down.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	221097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It has not been possible to answer these questions within the time available. I will write to my honourable friend in due course and a copy of the response will be placed in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 23/01/2015 14:58:29 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

174246

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police Cautions
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 25 November 2014 to Question 214936, how many such cautions were issued in each police force area.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	221098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>Further to my answer to Question 214936 of 25 November 2014, information those offenders cautioned for sexual activity with a child under 13 in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 by police force area can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>This data can also be sourced, via the creation of pivot tables, from information which is in the public domain as part of the Criminal Justice Statistics annual publication, in the table “Cautions by police force area”. This is available at: <a title="blocked::https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>Police Force areas are covered in column A and offences (sexual activity with a child under 13 is offence number 21) is in column J. When manipulating these data, please bear in mind the footnotes in the table apply here too.</p><p> </p><p>All sexual offences are abhorrent and the Government is clear that serious criminals should always face the courts, where judges have tough sentencing measures available to them. We have changed the rules to stop cautions being given for serious offences and have unveiled plans to scrap their use completely. This proposed new system will see cautions replaced with a system of tougher sanctions designed to make sure offenders face direct consequences for carrying out even minor crimes. People have to be able to have confidence in our justice system and serious offenders should not be getting cautions. Under this Government, more sex offenders are going to jail and for longer.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 23/01/2015 15:03:30 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes attachment 1 file name 221098 -table.xls title Offenders cautioned for sexual activity with child
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies