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175968

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence have been imprisoned for contempt of court in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	222123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Domestic violence and abuse is a dreadful crime and has no place in our society. Tackling it has been one of this Government’s top priorities. We are determined to support victims in rebuilding their lives and reporting these crimes, and to make sure perpetrators are brought to justice. We have piloted and rolled out Clare's Law and domestic violence protection orders; extended the definition of domestic abuse to cover controlling behaviour and teenage relationships; run two successful campaigns to challenge perceptions of abuse; and placed Domestic Homicide Reviews on a statutory footing to make sure lessons are learned from individual tragedies. More recently we have added an amendment to the Serious Crime Bill at Commons Committee stage to create a new offence of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on the Court Proceedings Database does not include the circumstances behind each case beyond the description provided in the statute. It is not possible separately to identify from this centrally held information how many people imprisoned for contempt of court have also been victims of a crime. This detailed information may be held on court records but is not reported centrally to the Ministry of Justice. As such, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:50:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

176818

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any targets for the sanction referrals for labour market decision makers are based on the number of sanctions applied.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	222692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are no targets for sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/02/2015 13:01:01 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

176594

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claims was (a) disallowed or (b) considered to have been withdrawn due to claimants not returning the PIP2 form in each calendar month since April 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	222418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As detailed in the PIP statistical ad hoc released on the 28th January, by the end of December 2014 143,400 claimants had been disallowed Personal Independence Payment post-referral to the assessment providers. We do not currently hold information that allows us to break this figure down to report how many were disallowed because they did not attend an assessment without good reason, and hence we do not know how many of these claimants have since reapplied for PIP. We do not have high volumes of complaints about disallowance due to non-attendance indicating this isn’t a serious issue.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Good Reason is considered on an individual basis by the Department and will be dependent on the individual case. This might typically include a health or domestic emergency for example.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 63,600 claims that were disallowed pre-referral to the assessment providers, 94% of these were disallowed due to the claimant not returning the Part 2 form within the time limit (which represents 10% of all registrations up to 31st December 2014).</p><p> </p><p>Returning the Part 2 form within the deadline is a legal requirement. Individuals can request an extension if required. There are processes in place to provide additional support to those who need it and haven’t returned their form.</p><p>The table below provides a time series of these data since April 2013, for new claims normal rules.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Normal Rules New Claims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the AP</p></td><td><p>Disallowed for non-return of Part 2</p></td><td><p>Total Registrations</p></td><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the AP as a % of Total Registrations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>34,200</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>30,600</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>33,700</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>35,500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>32,600</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>21,700</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>37,900</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>36,000</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>36,800</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>32,600</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>32,400</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>12,900</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>35,000</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>31,900</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>37,300</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>6,800</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>36,200</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>32,200</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>24,800</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,600 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>624,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records</p><p> </p><p>Notes to table;</p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</p><p>2. Figures are for normal rules (i.e. non special rules for the terminally ill) new claims only.</p><p>3. Disallowed pre-referral to the assessment providers (AP) includes claims that have been disallowed due to failure of basic eligibility criteria or non-return of the Part 2 form within the time limit and have not been marked as requiring additional support.</p><p>4. '-' Less than 50 claims in this category.</p><p>5. Great Britain only.</p><p>6. Between Feb-14 to May -14 numbers were understated due to an IT issue within the PIP computer system. Issue resolved in Jun-14, with previous months corrected in month, leading to an inflated figure for Jun-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Claims may also be withdrawn by the claimant at any point during the PIP claims process (either before or after the return of the PIP2). The latest published PIP ad hoc statistics show that between April 2013 and December 2014 a total of 19,300 claims were withdrawn by the claimant. DWP research with PIP claimants showed that some people reconsidered their claim on receipt of a PIP2 form and decided to withdraw or discontinue it for a range of reasons including improvements in their health condition (see section 4.1 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332622/rr_867-early-process-evaluation-of-new-claims-for-pip.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332622/rr_867-early-process-evaluation-of-new-claims-for-pip.pdf</a>)</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 222419 question first answered 03/02/2015 15:29:36 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

176194

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work after being reassessed for employment and support allowance between October 2010 and March 2014 have found work as a result of the Work Programme in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland, (d) the UK, (e) Engand, (f) Wales and (g) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	222319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As of September 2014, the Work Programme has helped 368,000 long term unemployed people into lasting work. Many more people have started work but not reached the six month point yet. Industry published figures for the same period, show almost 640,000 have found work.</p><p> </p><p>The information we do have shows the number of Work Programme Referrals and Job Outcomes, by payment group and this can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/02/2015 14:12:39 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

175975

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was withheld in benefits sanctions from applicants residing in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	222124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As previously replied and reiterated in the Debate on the matter, the Department does not estimate the amount of benefit withheld as a result of benefit sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/02/2015 14:14:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

175971

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) breathalysed and (b) convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol in December in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	222116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is toughened the law by closing loopholes relating to breath tests conducted by the police.</p><p> </p><p>The number of breath tests carried out by police in England and Wales between 2008 and 2012, the latest year available, and the number of tests that were positive or refused is set out in the table below. For reporting purposes the Home Office does not differentiate between ‘positive’ and ‘refused’ breathe tests. If an individual refuses a breath test, this is an offence which carries the same maximum penalty as a positive breath test.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of breath tests</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Positive/Refused</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>711,658</p></td><td><p>91,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>815,290</p></td><td><p>93,348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>736,846</p></td><td><p>84,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>685,992</p></td><td><p>80,761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>682,558</p></td><td><p>75,868</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total number of offenders found guilty of drink driving offences in England and Wales per year between 2009 and 2013 (the latest year available) and in December of each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of offences </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of which December =</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>68,335</p></td><td><p>5,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>53,305</p></td><td><p>3,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>50,320</p></td><td><p>3,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>50,192</p></td><td><p>3,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>47,844</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:15:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

176597

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2014, Official Report, column 141W, on children: maintenance, what progress he has made on the development of statistics on compliance, collections and enforcement under the statutory child maintenance scheme; and when he will publish these statistics.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
	uin	222370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Experimental Official Statistics on the Child Maintenance Service have been published on a regular quarterly cycle since March 2014. The series of reports can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p><p> </p><p>The statistics remain in the early stages of development with new measures added when they are fully assured and meet Official Statistics standards.</p><p> </p><p>The next release is scheduled for the end of March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/02/2015 11:39:04 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

174859

	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	Public Sector: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as a consequence of the Lord Chancellor’s disciplinary ruling in the case of Richard Page JP, they will indicate how they intend to ensure that those in public office find no hindrance in expressing, promoting or practising Christian morals and principles as a result of the Government's equality policies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL4286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Government’s firm view is that Christianity is a very important part of our society and national culture. The Lord Chancellor is himself a strong defender of Christian freedom of expression, and is categorical that a judicial office holder would never be, and has not been, disciplined solely on the basis of their religious views.</p><p> </p><p>The disciplinary ruling in the case of Richard Page JP reflected the long-standing principle that cases before any court in the land are decided wholly on their facts, not on personal beliefs. This essential tenet for any fair and impartial justice system, and the oath magistrates take upon appointment has been in place since 1868 for that very reason.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has actively promoted the great Christian heritage of this country and believes that Christianity plays a vital role in our national life and that faith inspires people to become involved in public service including providing help to those in need.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

156410

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	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, how many prisoners who escaped or absconded from prison in the last year for which figures are available had previously escaped or absconded from prison.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In March, we announced a package of measures to ensure that the public was properly protected. Absconds and escapes have reached record lows under this Government, but we take each incident seriously. As a result of a comprehensive review, we have made major changes to tighten the eligibility for open prisons. Prisoners may no longer be transferred to open conditions or allowed out on temporary release if they have previously absconded, escaped, attempted to escape, or if they have failed to return or have re-offended whilst released on temporary licence, unless there are exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The change in policy for eligibility for open conditions was not applied retrospectively: the majority of these offenders who were already in open conditions were allowed to remain. However, any prisoners who were assessed to present an unacceptable risk in such conditions in light of their previous non-compliance were returned to closed prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Progression to open prison is never automatic. All prisoners undergo regular, mandatory assessment of their risk of escape or abscond and risk of harm to the public. Only those who are assessed as having an acceptable level of risk for conditions of lower security can be allocated to open prison.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March 2014, there were no prisoners held in open prisons who had absconded or escaped on more than one occasion between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>There were 13 prisoners who, in the year ending 31 March 2014, either escaped or absconded from prison, having previously done so between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Data on escapes and absconds, prior to 1 April 2010 could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost due to changes in recording practice.</p><p> </p><p>As part of business as usual, open prisons return prisoners to closed conditions where they judge that they can no longer be managed safely in open conditions. Figures for this ongoing process are not included here.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 10:01:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

176162

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from prison officers and staff regarding morale amongst prison staff and officers.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	222322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>National Offender Management Service staff write to the Secretary of State on a wide range of issues. A central record of the detail of these letters is not held.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:36:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman