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date	28/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of lost keys have required the relocking of prisons since May 2010; and at what cost.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	212348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><p> </p><p>A range of procedural and physical measures are used to assist in the secure management of keys in prisons. These increasingly include electronic and biometric systems.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - costs of partial/full relocking of prisons due to loss of keys from May 2010 - 29 October 2014:</p><p> </p><p>14/05/2010 Swaleside £95,430</p><p>21/06/2010 Glen Parva £208,329</p><p>04/11/2010 Warren Hill £101,301</p><p>20/12/2010 Ashwell £15,576</p><p>24/10/2011 Birmingham £499,000 <ins class="ministerial">(Paid for by G4S)</ins></p><p>09/01/2012 Maidstone £5,847</p><p>28/02/2014 Lindholme £40,286</p><p>08/05/2014 Haverigg £32,882</p><p>21/07/2014 Highpoint £14, 933</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 – number of reported incidents of lost keys from April 2010 – 31 March 2014:</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 - 62</p><p>2011/12 - 67</p><p>2012/13 – 73</p><p>2013/14 – 35 (* see note below)</p><p> </p><p>* Note: a change in the reporting requirements for key/lock incidents from April 2013 has resulted in a lower “lost keys” figure for 2013/14 in comparison to the three previous years. In addition to keys “lost”, the figures for the three previous years include keys inadvertently taken out of prisons and subsequently returned, but the figure for 2013/14 includes only keys lost, not those inadvertently taken out and returned.</p><p> </p><p><em>The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</em></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/11/2014 11:21:01 question first ministerially corrected 03/11/2014 17:23:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 25520 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

101192

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 15 October 2014 to Question 208447, how many people convicted of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were given custodial sentences in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	212153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Sentencing and fines imposed in individual cases are a matter for the independent courts, within the limits set by Parliament and following sentencing guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>The number of persons found guilty, fined and given a custodial sentence for class A, class B and class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest data available) can be viewed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>Persons found guilty, fined and given a custodial sentence for class A, class B and class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, England and Wales 2009-2013 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Total guilty</td><td>Total Fine</td><td>Immediate Custody</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>20,293</td><td>5,915</td><td>5,627</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>25,565</td><td>11,801</td><td>1,459</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>2,977</td><td>792</td><td>625</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>271</td><td>3</td><td>237</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>232</td><td>78</td><td>40</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>18,632</td><td>5,450</td><td>5,343</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>38,284</td><td>16,678</td><td>2,969</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>1,811</td><td>600</td><td>245</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>368</td><td>3</td><td>296</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>241</td><td>79</td><td>32</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>16352</td><td>4766</td><td>4857</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>41524</td><td>17655</td><td>3705</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>1655</td><td>591</td><td>180</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>376</td><td>6</td><td>316</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>233</td><td>81</td><td>31</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A Drug</td><td>15184</td><td>5009</td><td>4721</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B Drugs</td><td>40526</td><td>15814</td><td>3428</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C Drugs</td><td>1222</td><td>391</td><td>96</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class Unspecified</td><td>288</td><td>0</td><td>253</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>177</td><td>74</td><td>13</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A Drug</td><td>15,426</td><td>5,086</td><td>4,924</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B Drugs</td><td>39,407</td><td>15,162</td><td>3,280</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C Drugs</td><td>1,108</td><td>334</td><td>107</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class Unspecified</td><td>318</td><td>0</td><td>271</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>222</td><td>97</td><td>18</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) = Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(1) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(2) The conviction statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 212152 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:39:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

101193

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
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 15 October 2014 to Question 208447, how many people convicted of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were fined in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	212152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Sentencing and fines imposed in individual cases are a matter for the independent courts, within the limits set by Parliament and following sentencing guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>The number of persons found guilty, fined and given a custodial sentence for class A, class B and class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest data available) can be viewed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>Persons found guilty, fined and given a custodial sentence for class A, class B and class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, England and Wales 2009-2013 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Total guilty</td><td>Total Fine</td><td>Immediate Custody</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>20,293</td><td>5,915</td><td>5,627</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>25,565</td><td>11,801</td><td>1,459</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>2,977</td><td>792</td><td>625</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>271</td><td>3</td><td>237</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>232</td><td>78</td><td>40</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>18,632</td><td>5,450</td><td>5,343</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>38,284</td><td>16,678</td><td>2,969</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>1,811</td><td>600</td><td>245</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>368</td><td>3</td><td>296</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>241</td><td>79</td><td>32</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>16352</td><td>4766</td><td>4857</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>41524</td><td>17655</td><td>3705</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>1655</td><td>591</td><td>180</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>376</td><td>6</td><td>316</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>233</td><td>81</td><td>31</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A Drug</td><td>15184</td><td>5009</td><td>4721</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B Drugs</td><td>40526</td><td>15814</td><td>3428</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C Drugs</td><td>1222</td><td>391</td><td>96</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class Unspecified</td><td>288</td><td>0</td><td>253</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>177</td><td>74</td><td>13</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A Drug</td><td>15,426</td><td>5,086</td><td>4,924</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B Drugs</td><td>39,407</td><td>15,162</td><td>3,280</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C Drugs</td><td>1,108</td><td>334</td><td>107</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class Unspecified</td><td>318</td><td>0</td><td>271</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>222</td><td>97</td><td>18</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) = Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(1) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(2) The conviction statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 212153 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:39:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

101194

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the date of closure was of each court building which closed but was not disposed of between May 2010 and 30 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	211999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs.</p><p> </p><p>The date of operational closure of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010 is detailed below. The majority of these courts were closed as part of the Court Estate Reform Programme (CERP). CERP is expected to save the taxpayer £152m by 2015 while ensuring the courts continue to operate effectively. As of 29 October 2014 a total of 66 buildings closed under the programme have been sold attracting disposal receipts of £42.9m.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the courts announced for closure under CERP, the Ministry of Justice has closed and disposed of a number of court buildings as a result of the integration and co-location.</p><p> </p><p>The sale of former court buildings is dependent on a number of factors including the state of the market, potential future use of the property (including its development potential) and their location. Furthermore, some of the buildings are occupied in part by the police and local authorities, which can also delay or prevent swift disposal.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets we will always seek best value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Date of operational closure of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010 as at 30 June 2014</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Court Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of operational closure <sup>1, 2</sup></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ &amp; County Court <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>13 July 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridport Magistrates' Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burton-upon-Trent County Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coleford Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorking Magistrates' Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flint Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frome Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>16 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haywards Heath (Mid Sussex) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honiton Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton Le Spring Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>16 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Drayton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates' Court &amp; County Court</p></td><td><p>07 October 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontefract Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Magistrates’ Court<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>22 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Selby Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sherborne Magistrates' Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>07 December 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super Mare Magistrates’ Court <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>Not used since September 2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wimborne Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Footnotes:</strong></p><p>1. The date the building was decommissioned and available for disposal is not held centrally. Court buildings may have been used for administrative purposes following their operational closure until space could be found at alternative locations to facilitate this work</p><p>2. Where two courts shared the same building then the operational closure date of the last court to close is shown</p><p>3. The closures of Bridport Magistrates’ Court, Dorking Magistrates’ Court and Sherborne Magistrates’ Court were announced on 18 March 2010</p><p>4. Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ Court and County Court building was sold on 11 August 2014</p><p>5. Rochdale Magistrates’ Court was sold on 28 August 2014</p><p>6. Former Weston Super Mare Magistrates’ Court is integral with the police station. Avon and Somerset Policy Authority will lead on the future of the building</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/10/2014 16:07:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

101197

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Prisons Service spent on taxis to transport prisoners in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	211985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Prisoner Escort Custody Service (PECS), which is part of the National Offender Management Service, is responsible for the movement of prisoners between prisons, police stations and courts and their care and security while in court custody. PECS manages the secure escort contracts covering all those sent to custody in the prison estate, apart from Category A prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>However, there are occasions when the prison service may make use of taxis to provide prisons with a cost-effective, flexible way of fulfilling transport requirements for prisoners where there is a strong operational justification for doing so. This is an economical mode of transport (particularly in comparison with using cellular vehicles or purchasing cars). It reduces potential overhead costs for prisons, such as maintenance and cleaning, which have an impact on staff time. Prisons are able to access this form of transport at short notice, in response to urgent requirements</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total amount of cost of hiring transport, including taxis, for prisoners for financial year 2013-14 for public sector prisons in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transport Hire Costs for Prisoners </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£3,417,595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>To note within the table:</em></p><p>1. It is important to note that the charges for Taxis used for medical escorts are reimbursed by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). PCTs have the commissioning and funding responsibility for all medical escorts and bedwatches for prisons but exclude Open prisons, Immigration Remand Centres and prisons in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>2. The figure for financial year 2013-14 is extracted from our central accounting code and include costs of hiring transport e.g. taxis, coaches, mini-buses etc. for taking prisoners to court and for all other escorts including bedwatches, funeral escorts and regime activities not in official vehicles. Also, the figure has been drawn from NOMS central accounting records, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>3. Private Prisons are excluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/10/2014 17:06:58 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

100904

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 202782, on prisoner escapes, tabled on 26 June 2014 for answer on 30 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I answered Question 202782 on 24 October 2014. The answer can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-06-26/202782/</p><p> </p><p>I apologise for the delay in answering this question.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 29/10/2014 16:07:41 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

100906

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Stalking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the guidelines for sentencing of people convicted of stalking.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	211915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Sentencing guidelines are issued by the independent Sentencing Council.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 30/10/2014 15:54:15 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

100907

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest time is that any prisoner has been on the run in the last 30 years; for what offence that prisoner was sentenced; what the length of that sentence was; and how long that prisoner had served before absconding.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Detailed records of offenders who are unlawfully at large have only been maintained since April 2004. It is not possible therefore to provide details of any prisoner who has been unlawfully at large before this period or to specify the longest period of absence.</p><p> </p><p>The number of escapes, absconds and temporary release failures has fallen over the last two decades. When a prisoner becomes unlawfully at large he or she is immediately reported to police to locate and apprehend. Unlawfully at large prisoners are often recaptured and returned to custody quickly, and over 97% of prisoners who absconded between April 2004 and March 2014 have been returned to custody. Absconds are taken very seriously. Re-captured prisoners will be returned to a more secure closed prison and will face either a criminal prosecution or an internal adjudication in prison in front of a visiting judge. In either case they can receive additional time in prison.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/10/2014 17:52:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

100754

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 17 September 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs M Lawson.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	211688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>A response to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton was sent on Tuesday 21 October 2014.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/10/2014 15:59:22 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

100755

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Clwyd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the closure of courts in the Vale of Clwyd; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such closures on staff numbers and levels of service.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	211759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service keeps the use of its estate under review in order to make the best use of its resources for users and taxpayers alike.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close Rhyl County Court and move its work to Prestatyn Magistrates’ Court was announced by the Lord Chancellor in December 2010. The closure required enabling work at Prestatyn Magistrates' Court to accommodate the additional work, which has not yet been finalised. The court will not close until this work has been concluded. The effects on staff and levels of service were considered in response to the consultation and will form part of any closure implementation plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/10/2014 16:17:33 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane