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417455

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	Criminal Cases Review Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by how much in real terms funding for the Criminal Cases Review Commission has been cut since 2010; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such a reduction on the working of the Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s budget has been reduced in real terms by 26%. Since 2010, the Commission has improved its performance, closing 947 cases in 2010/11 and 1,632 cases in 2014/15.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/09/2015 15:08:23 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

417493

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: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the timetable and process will be for reviewing, publishing and awarding the contract for the provision of court interpreters, when the current contract expires at the end of 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL2089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Provision of interpretation and translation services across courts and tribunals is being explored in preparation for the end of the current contracts in October 2016. A competition to retender the contract is expected to be launched in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/09/2015 15:07:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

417494

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	Rights of Accused
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the current United Kingdom law with the European Union Directives on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL2090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The UK Government opted into these Directives, on 22 October 2010 and on 8 March 2010 respectively, and in transposing them into domestic law undertook careful analysis of the state of the existing law and whether any new measures were required to ensure compliance. As a result of this assessment, in England and Wales transposition included several new legislative measures, subsequently approved by Parliament, and the Devolved Administrations made similar arrangements. A full transposition table was provided to the European Commission as is normal practice. As with all Directives, the Government keeps compliance under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/09/2015 09:41:30 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

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

417719

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	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
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 30 June 2015 to Question 4072, what proportion of appeals to the Tribunals Service from appellants in England relating to (a) personal independence payments, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits were successful in (i) each quarter in 2014 and (ii) the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the proportion of appeals in England<sup>1</sup> relating to (a) Personal Independence Payments (PIP), (b) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), (c) Income Support (IS), (d) Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and (e) Tax Credits which were successful<sup>2</sup> in (i) each quarter in 2014 and (ii) April to June 2015, the latest period for which figures are available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>PIP<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – March 2014</p></td><td> </td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – June 2014</p></td><td><p>26.2%</p></td><td><p>44.9%</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td><td><p>24.2%</p></td><td><p>23.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July – September 2014</p></td><td><p>37.0%</p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>30.9%</p></td><td><p>34.3%</p></td><td><p>24.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October – December 2014</p></td><td><p>40.8%</p></td><td><p>50.3%</p></td><td><p>38.2%</p></td><td><p>32.9%</p></td><td><p>28.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – March 2015</p></td><td><p>39.8%</p></td><td><p>51.3%</p></td><td><p>33.0%</p></td><td><p>26.6%</p></td><td><p>26.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – June 2015</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Excludes SSCS Scotland processing centre and the following venues: Aberystwyth, Bridgend, Cardiff, Caernafon, Carmarthen, Colwyn Bay, Cwmbran, Haverfordwest Llandrindod Wells, Langstone, Llandudno, Llanelli, Llangefni, Llwynypia, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath, Port Talbot, Newton Abbott, Newtown, Pontypridd, Pontypool, Prestatyn, Swansea, Welshpool, Wrexham, Bargoed and Ebbw Vale</p><p>2. decided in favour of the appellant</p><p>3. Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments)</p><p>4. Includes Employment Support Allowance and Employment Support Allowance (Reassessments)</p><p>5. Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that are available.</p><p> </p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:46:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

417720

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: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what impact assessment he has commissioned on the effects of court closures on access to justice in deprived areas.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	9605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will consider all identified impacts once the consultation closes. To ensure that access to justice is maintained, we are committed to providing alternative ways for users to access our services, including the use of other civic buildings.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/09/2015 14:13:12 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

417721

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	Magistrates' Courts: Bury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the operating costs under each category of expenditure were of Bury Magistrates' Court in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Operating costs for Bury Magistrates’ Court are provided below. The figures provided do not include staff or judicial costs as it is not possible to attribute all of these costs to a particular site.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Bury Magistrates' Court and County Court </strong> <strong>Operating costs 2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rates (Estate)</p></td><td><p>£75,999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Audit &amp; Monitor Serv</p></td><td><p>£1,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estate Surveying</p></td><td><p>£562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Building Maintenance</p></td><td><p>£114,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security</p></td><td><p>£66,004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Utility - Electricity</p></td><td><p>£57,719</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleaning</p></td><td><p>£44,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estate Management</p></td><td><p>£34,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Utility - Gas</p></td><td><p>£27,806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Postage &amp; Distribution - Royal Mail</p></td><td><p>£22,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telephony</p></td><td><p>£22,101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Utility - Water</p></td><td><p>£19,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stationery &amp; Office Supplies</p></td><td><p>£7,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT Printing</p></td><td><p>£5,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecomms - Charges/Rental-non mobile</p></td><td><p>£4,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waste Disposal</p></td><td><p>£2,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Vehicles - Lease Charges</p></td><td><p>£2,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equipment Maintenance</p></td><td><p>£1,539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecomms - Charges/Rental - mobile</p></td><td><p>£1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Vehicles - Maintenance</p></td><td><p>£1,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Vehicles - Insurance</p></td><td><p>£1,361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design/Print/Reprographic Services</p></td><td><p>£1,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grounds Maintenance</p></td><td><p>£641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pest and Vermin</p></td><td><p>£378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Off-Site Storage</p></td><td><p>£288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catering-Office Drinking Water</p></td><td><p>£263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT Desktops</p></td><td><p>£201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Events &amp; Conferences</p></td><td><p>£110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT Network Services</p></td><td><p>£57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mechanical &amp; Electrical</p></td><td><p>-£4,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DX postal service</p></td><td><p>£10,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compensation Payments</p></td><td><p>£2,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manual Ex Gratia Payments</p></td><td><p>£1,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Payments</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hire Purchase Checks by Bailiffs</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous Running Costs</p></td><td><p>-£12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>£527,980</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/11/2015 16:20:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

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