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385548

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date	24/06/2015
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, what proportion of appeals to the Tribunals Service from appellants in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England relating to (i) personal independence payments, (ii) employment and support allowance, (iii) income support, (vi) jobseeker's allowance and (v) tax credits were successful in (A) each quarter in 2014 and (B) the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	4072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 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 which were decided in favour of the appellant in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England relating to (i) personal independence payments (PIP), (ii) employment and support allowance (ESA), (iii) income support (IS), (vi) jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) and (v) tax credits were successful in (A) each quarter in 2014 and (B) between January and March 2015, the latest period for which figures are available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Personal Independence Payments <sup>1</sup></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Employment and Support Allowance <sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>West Midlands <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Jan – March 2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>April – June</p><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>40.0%</p></td><td><p>23.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>36.9%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>July – Sept 2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>50.0%</p></td><td><p>33.7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>53.2%</p></td><td><p>41.0%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Oct - Dec 2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>32.3%</p></td><td><p>32.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>61.7%</p></td><td><p>46.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Jan – March 2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>49.4%</p></td><td><p>33.5%</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>57.4%</p></td><td><p>32.6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Income Support</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Jobseekers Allowance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Jan – March 2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>April – June 2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>33.3%</p></td><td><p>24.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16.7%</p></td><td><p>16.4%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>July –Sept 2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>66.7%</p></td><td><p>29.5%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20.0%</p></td><td><p>27.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Oct –Dec 2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>75.0%</p></td><td><p>43.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>56.5%</p></td><td><p>28.4%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Jan – March</p><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>20.0%</p></td><td><p>38.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>47.1%</p></td><td><p>26.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Tax credits <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Jan – March 2014</p></td><td><p>Total Cleared</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision in Favour</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>April –June 2014</p></td><td><p>Total Cleared</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision in Favour</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>22.2%</p></td><td><p>19.0%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>July - Sept 2014</p></td><td><p>Total Cleared</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision in Favour</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>26.5%</p></td><td><p>23.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Oct –Dec 2014</p></td><td><p>Total Cleared</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision in Favour</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>39.2%</p></td><td><p>24.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Jan – March 2015</p></td><td><p>Total Cleared</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decision in Favour</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>17.0%</p></td><td><p>17.5%</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>SSCS data are normally registered to the venue nearest to the appellant's home address. We cannot retrieve data based on the appellants actual address, but can produce reports detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of our Regional centres or heard at a specific venue.</p><p>1. Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments)</p><p>2. Includes Employment Support Allowance and Employment Support Allowance (Reassessments)</p><p>3. Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.</p><p>4. West Midlands includes the venues: Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Stoke, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Shrewsbury, Worcester (Fownes), Kidderminster, Coventry, Worcester (Magistrates Court), Hereford (Magistrates Court)</p><p>5. 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, Newtown, Pontypridd, Pontypool, Prestatyn, Swansea, Welshpool, Wrexham, Bargoed and Ebbw Vale</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 is available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published statistics as this data was run on a different date.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/06/2015 12:34:43 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

385597

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tooth Whitening: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in England for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38 of the Dentists Act 1984 in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	3944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Data for offences under section 38 of the Dentist Act 1984 are reported as part of a related group of offences, and it is not possible to separately identify convictions for these specific offences from other offences under the Act. This information may be held by the individual courts in England and Wales and as such it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/06/2015 12:02:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

385627

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Shared Services Connected: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assurance he has received from Steria that work and jobs at the Newport shared services centre will not be off-shored.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	4076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>How Sahared Services Connected Limited manage their workforce is an operational issue for them as employers. Newport Shared Services staff are no longer civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/06/2015 16:55:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

385081

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Aldershot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people appeared at Aldershot Magistrates' Court in respect of traffic offences in each of the last three years (a) in total and (b) who are resident on the Isle of Wight; and if he will estimate the average travelling time for residents of the Isle of Wight to attend that court.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	3624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Most traffic cases are dealt with on the papers and the defendant does not need to attend court. Data is not collected on how many people appeared at court for the hearing of their case, or on their place of residence.</p><p> </p><p>Average travel times for residents of the Isle of Wight are approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes by car and 4 hours by public transport, although times vary depending on where on the Isle of Wight a defendant lives.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 29/06/2015 13:09:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

385095

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent by his Department on the development and implementation of plans for a secure college.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the Secretary of State's answer on this subject in oral Parliamentary Questions on 23 June this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/06/2015 13:36:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

385118

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have died in each prison in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of deaths in custody has increased in recent years, as the prison population and the proportion of older prisoners within it have increased.</p><p> </p><p>The table attached shows the number of prisoners who have died in each prison in each of the last six months for which annual data has been published. The annual information on deaths in each prison is published in the Safety in Custody statistics available at <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2014-and-annual" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2014-and-annual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2014-and-annual</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/06/2015 16:59:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 3875 - Deaths in Custody.xls title Deaths in Custody
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

385119

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many deaths in custody are under investigation by police as suspected homicide.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Every death in custody is subject to investigation by the police. The decisions as to whether or not to treat a particular death as a suspected homicide, and what information to disclose about the status of each ongoing investigation, are matters for the relevant police authorities in each case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/06/2015 13:31:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

385120

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many homicides in prison have taken place in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>This information is published in the Safety in Custody statistics available at <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2014-and-annual" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2014-and-annual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-december-2014-and-annual</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/06/2015 13:06:48 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

384734

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will issue guidance to court users on the appropriateness of the use of the term victim to describe a complainant in a court case at the pre-conviction stage of proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	3492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has no current plans to issue such guidance.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/06/2015 13:14:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

384736

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what programmes are available in the prison service to help prisoners with gambling problems.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	3508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) commissions providers to deliver a broad range of high quality, accredited, interventions to address the particular risks and needs of offenders. With the introduction of “Through the Gate” services in May 2015, all prisoners irrespective of their sentence length are screened on entering prison for issues including debt and offered a package of support in prisons and on release to address their offending based on individual circumstances. Support available to problem gamblers includes debt advice but could also include referral to specialist organisations such as Gamblers Anonymous or Gamcare, as well as services provided through the chaplaincy and the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) such as money management courses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all prisoners are seen by healthcare services on reception and can be referred to mental health and addiction services to help address problem gambling.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 29/06/2015 13:26:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell