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387758

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether the speaking rights of the second largest opposition party front bench in the House of Lords can be reallocated to the opposition party with the second highest votes cast at the last general election.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1136 HL1137 HL1138 HL1139 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

387759

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what rules apply, and what advice is sought, when a political party seeks to establish or assume front-bench speaking rights in the House of Lords; and when the rules were first established.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1137 HL1138 HL1139 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

387760

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what cross-party discussions have taken place regarding the recognition of opposition front-bench speaking rights for Liberal Democrat spokesmen in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1138 HL1139 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

387761

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether UKIP Peers in the House of Lords are to be granted opposition front-bench speaking rights; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1139 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

387762

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Parliamentary Procedure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether the percentage of the vote cast for a political party at a general election is a consideration in deciding whether a political party is granted opposition front-bench speaking rights in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1138 HL1588 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

391050

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Political Parties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House on what basis a political party with 7.9 per cent of the national vote at a general election holds front bench status in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The second largest opposition party is neither formally defined nor given specific speaking rights by the Standing Orders of the House or the Companion to the Standing Orders. The Companion to Standing Orders does, however, set out several areas where the “opposition front benches” have the right to speak for longer than backbenchers or have rights to speak at specific points in proceedings.<br><br>Of the political parties represented in the House, only the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat group operate frontbenches of a size that permits them to shadow each Government department. It is for that reason that the definition of “opposition frontbenches” that applied in practice before the 2010 Parliament has been reverted to in this Parliament. <br><br>It remains open to any member who wishes to propose a change to current arrangements to make representations to me and/or make a submission to the Procedure Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL1135 HL1136 HL1137 HL1138 HL1139 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:47:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

389419

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what procedures are in place to ensure that prosecutors make courts aware of overseas criminal convictions of (a) foreign and (b) British criminals for the purposes of bail and sentencing.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Prosecutors are required to make the courts aware of all convictions, including overseas convictions, in bail and sentencing hearings. This duty is prescribed by statute and by Criminal Practice Direction and is set out in comprehensive Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) legal guidance which is available on the CPS website.</p><p>Previous convictions of EU nationals are now more easily accessible because of the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), which was set up in 2012.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2015 15:02:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

389421

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in what proportion of cases in a domestic setting the Crown Prosecutor requests (a) a witness summons or (b) special measures; and what proportion of such applications are granted.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number or proportion of cases in which a witness summons or special measures are requested, or the number and proportion of applications which were subsequently granted. Obtaining this information would require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2015 10:57:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

389422

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of prosecutors using computerised prosecution court files; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	6610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has made substantial progress in implementing digital working with other Criminal Justice agencies. Almost all police forces are now transferring over 90% of case files electronically.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Between October 2014 and June 2015 the CPS has issued 5,576 mobile devices, meaning that 92% of staff now have such a device.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS is introducing a ‘Prosecutor App’ for advocates in the magistrates’ court. This is designed to make preparing for, prosecuting and recording hearings easier for prosecutors and provide administrative teams with timely information to record hearing outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Savings and efficiencies are being made through business process change, headcount reductions and reduced printing and transport of paper. By the end of 2015-16, the CPS estimates that savings of approximately £30million per annum will be achieved.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/07/2015 14:59:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

388886

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which newspapers, journals and periodicals his Department subscribes to; and how much his Department spent on newspapers, journals and periodicals in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	6490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon.Member to the answer I gave on 7 July, PQ 5247.<br> <br>In addition, I confirm that the cost stated for our two main suppliers does include journals, as well as newspapers, magazines and periodicals. There may be other expenditure on specialist publications, however this is not held centrally and would be a disproportionate cost to the Department to collate this.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/07/2015 14:58:01 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick