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	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bronzefield Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) the prison governor or (b) another official gave permission for the performance of Sister Act in HMP Bronzefield in February and March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	201121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Former employees of the Trusts have transferred to the new organisations, namely the National Probation Service (NPS) and the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies. A small number of Chief Executives have taken early retirement or are due to do so over the next few weeks. There have also been a number of departures at Assistant Chief Officer (ACO) level. These were part of the normal turnover of staff; details of these are not held centrally.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HM Prison Bronzefield is a private (contracted out) prison and therefore any activities in the establishment are the decision of the Director of that prison. The production of the performance of Sister Act was arranged between Sodexo Justice Services and the respective parties. Therefore this is not part of the contractual agreement between Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Sodexo Justice Services.</ins></p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 23/06/2014 16:46:18 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2014 12:03:56 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes previous answer version 4697 answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

64819

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Police Cautions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cautions have been issued for offences of (a) murder, (b) rape, (c) sexual assault, (d) robbery and (e) burglary in (i) each year between 2010 and 2013 and (ii) each month since January 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	203136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The number of offenders (including young people) cautioned, for offences of rape, sexual assault, robbery and burglary, by months in England and Wales from 2010 to 2013 (latest available) can be viewed in the table. There were no cautions administered for murder.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Simple cautions (previously police cautions) are a non-statutory disposal available to the police to dispose of any offence committed by an adult and designed for dealing with low level, mainly first time offending. The Government does not believe that cautions are appropriate for serious offences. We issued new guidelines on 14 November 2014 following a detailed review of how cautions were being used by police forces, and are strengthening the law to prevent cautions being used for serious offences.</del></p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice issues guidance on the process to be followed by the police and the CPS when they are administering simple cautions for adult offenders. This guidance states that the use of a simple caution for indictable only offences, such as rape, should only be given following authorisation by the CPS. These will be cases where there were exceptional circumstances which would mean that it was not in the public interest to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p>The overall number of simple cautions issued has halved since 2007. The cautioning rate, that is, the number of offenders cautioned as a percentage of offenders who were either cautioned or convicted, in 2013 was 20 per cent; this has declined from a peak of 31 per cent in 2007.</p><p>The Government is clear that serious offences should always be brought to court and to ensure that there is increased public confidence in the justice system last year announced limits on the use of simple cautions. These changes restrict the use of cautions for indictable only offences and certain serious either way offences unless there are exceptional circumstances and a senior police officer, as well as the CPS for certain cases, has agreed that a caution should be administered.</p><p>The MOJ guidance on Adult Simple Cautions was amended in November last year to reflect these changes, and we are currently legislating in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to place statutory restrictions around their use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 07/07/2014 15:20:18 question first ministerially corrected 28/08/2014 11:45:56 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green attachment 1 file name Offenders cautioned(1)(2) for selected offences, by month, England and Wales, 2010-2013(3).xls title Offenders cautioned for selected offences -2010-13 previous answer version 9230 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green attachment 1 file name Offenders cautioned(1)(2) for selected offences, by month, England and Wales, 2010-2013(3).xls title Offenders cautioned for selected offences -2010-13
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

60619

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Open Prisons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in an open prison have previously breached a licence condition while released on temporary licence.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	199722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Keeping the public safe is our priority. That is why this Government has taken action on both releases on temporary licence (ROTL) and absconds from prison.</p><p> </p><p>We commissioned a fundamental review of ROTL policy and practice last year and, in March, announced a package of measures to ensure that the public was properly protected. We have brought forward some of those measures so that they take effect immediately; particularly with more serious offenders, where the review concluded that an enhanced risk assessment approach should be taken.</p><p> </p><p>Absconds have reached record lows under this Government but each incident is taken seriously. Immediate changes have already been ordered to tighten up the system as a matter of urgency. Prisoners will no longer be transferred to open conditions or allowed out on temporary release if they have previously absconded.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">My officials are currently working to provide the information requested. I will write to you in due course. </ins></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/06/2014 16:59:29 question first ministerially corrected 09/10/2014 13:55:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 1732 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

65750

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of child witnesses who had given evidence in court by video recording rather than by live video link in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	203945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service uses information about witnesses in criminal cases to ensure that individual trials are managed effectively. HMCTS does not, however, hold data on the number of child witnesses who give evidence via video link/recording.</p><p> </p><p>Video recording of initial evidence known as ABE (Achieving Best Evidence) is appropriate for some child witnesses; this is undertaken by the Police and can be played at trial.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2013, a pilot commenced of S.28 of Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, a special measures provision allowing the Cross Examination of eligible witnesses' evidence to be recorded in advance of the trial. This pilot is taking place in three Crown Courts sitting at Liverpool, Leeds and Kingston-upon Thames.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 08/07/2014 15:39:29 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

65050

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Tees Valley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates there are on Teesside; what the gender and ethnic composition of that bench is; and what recruitment there has been to that bench in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	203266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>There are 302 magistrates serving in Teesside. Of this total number, 151 are male and 151 are female. The ethnic composition of the bench in Teesside is as follows:</p><p>White - <strong>288</strong></p><p>Mixed - <strong>2</strong></p><p>Black - <strong>0</strong></p><p>Asian –<strong>10</strong></p><p>Chinese – <strong>0</strong></p><p>Any other - <strong>2</strong></p><p>A total of 25 new magistrates were recruited to the bench in Teesside in the last three years; 18 of these new appointments were made in 2012-2013 and seven of the new appointments were made in 2013-2014. No new recruitment took place for the Teesside bench in 2011-2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 08/07/2014 15:34:02 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

63945

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners aged 75 and over there were in each type of prison in (a) 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Duncan Hames
	uin	202351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Over the last ten years the number of prisoners in England and Wales aged 75 and over has risen each year. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is working hard to ensure that prisons are equipped to meet the needs of this group, including through the commissioning of health and social care services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The requested information is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Prison population aged 75 years and over as at 31 March in year shown, </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong><strong> and Wales</strong></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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cluster</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female closed</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female local</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male category B</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male category C</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male closed YOI<sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male dispersal</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male local</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male open</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Semi open</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>208</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>400</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>1) </sup>People may be held in a prison which is predominantly for young offenders but</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>is dual registered to hold adults.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </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><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/07/2014 14:38:19 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3951 label Biography information for Duncan Hames

65048

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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, how many training and education sessions in each prison in England and Wales were cancelled due to staff shortages in each month in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	203242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and would need to be collated through enquiries at each prison in England and Wales. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/07/2014 14:33:53 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

65055

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many pedal cyclists were prosecuted for road traffic offences in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	203262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for offences connected with pedal cycles in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for pedal cycle offences, England and Wales, 2009 to 2013 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>879</td><td>1,052</td><td>1,243</td><td>871</td><td>901</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) The figures given in the table 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 it 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><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) 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 courts and 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></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Ref: PQ 202362</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p /> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 08/07/2014 12:53:21 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

65160

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which prison Michael Wheatley was transferred in December 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	203459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Mr Wheatley was transferred from HMP Standford Hill to HMP Elmley on 9 November 2013.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/07/2014 12:42:10 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

65159

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what role the Governor of HM Prison Standford Hill played in rescinding the decision of the parole board to send Michael Wheatley to that prison.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	203458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>TheDuty Governor made the decision to return Mr Wheatley to closed conditions as a precautionary measure pending a full investigation of intelligence that he had more money in his possession than permitted.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/07/2014 12:41:19 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan