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91077

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08/09/2014

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Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Bail

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25259

	pref label	House of Commons

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders were released from Crown courts on post-conviction bail for the offences of (a) murder, (b) rape, (c) manslaughter, (d) attempted murder and (e) child sex abuse in each of the last three years.

tabling member constituency

Shipley

tabling member printed

Philip Davies

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208543

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

18/03/2015

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Bail and remand decisions are a matter for the court in individual cases based on the facts that are presented to the court at the time of the hearing. Under this government more people are going to prison and for longer. We have given prosecutors the right to challenge a decision to award bail to a defendant in a criminal case when they believe they present a danger to the public, or might flee the country. The table below shows the number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at the Crown Court for the selected offences, in England & Wales in each year from 2011 to 2013. The number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown Courts for rape, manslaughter, attempted murder and sexual offences against children has declined since 2011. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown court for selected offences, England & Wales, 2011 to 2013(1)</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td>Offenders</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Murder</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Rape</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>102</td><td>119</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>9.0</td><td>10.6</td><td>8.7</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Manslaughter</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>144</td><td>129</td><td>115</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>27.7</td><td>27.3</td><td>22.9</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Attempted murder</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>*</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sexual offences against children</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>1,277</td><td>1,147</td><td>1,105</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>34.8</td><td>33.2</td><td>32.4</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>* = Based on less than 10 people.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </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) Includes the following offences: Sexual Offences Act 1956, Sexual Offences Act 2003 sections 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 47, 48, 49, 50; Protection of Children Act 1978 SS.1 & 6, Criminal Justice Act 1988 S.160.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Note: 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="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 208543</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> The table below shows the number of offenders given post-conviction bail at the Crown Court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence, in England & Wales during 2013. This figure has declined since 2011 for almost every offence type. Overall there has been a 35% decrease in the total number of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown Court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence since 2011. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence, England & Wales, 2013(1)</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Violence against the person</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual offences</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Robbery</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Theft Offences</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>Criminal damage and arson</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Drug offences</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>Possession of weapons</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Public order offences</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous crimes against society</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Fraud Offences</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Offences (ex. motoring offences)</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Motoring offences</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>248</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) Nil</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(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></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Note: 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></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 208575</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> Decisions regarding post-conviction bail are made independently by judges. They will not take this decision unless they deem it to be appropriate in each particular case. A little more than 30% of those getting post-conviction bail go on to an immediate custodial sentence, with the remainder sentenced to non-custodial alternatives.

answering member constituency

Hemel Hempstead

answering member printed

Mike Penning

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208575

question first answered

18/03/2015 11:46:44

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1528

	label	Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

tabling member

1565

	label	Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91078

registered interest

date

08/09/2014

answering body

Ministry of Justice

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Justice

answering dept sort name

Justice

hansard heading

Bail

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legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders of which offence type released from Crown Courts on post conviction bail subsequently failed to surrender for sentencing in the latest period for which figures are available.

tabling member constituency

Shipley

tabling member printed

Philip Davies

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208575

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date of answer

18/03/2015

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answering member constituency

Hemel Hempstead

answering member printed

Mike Penning

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208543

question first answered

18/03/2015 11:46:44

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1528

	label	Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

tabling member

1565

	label	Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

90297

registered interest

date

02/09/2014

answering body

Ministry of Defence

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answering dept short name

Defence

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Defence

hansard heading

Ammunition

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legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are taken to ensure that ammunition used on firing ranges is fully and properly accounted for; and what amount of ammunition has not been accounted for in each of the three services in each of the last five years.

tabling member constituency

Plymouth, Moor View

tabling member printed

Alison Seabeck

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207920

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

02/03/2015

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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the security and accounting of its ammunition very seriously. The MOD therefore has in place mechanisms to ensure that only units and individuals which are allowed to draw and use specific types of ammunition can do so. In addition to this, the MOD operates a rigorous internal audit system to ensure that ammunition can be accounted for at all stages of the supply chain. This includes both formal inventory checking within ammunition stores and confirmatory checks at the end of a range session; the latter includes a declaration requiring individuals to confirm they have no ammunition in their possession. The Service Police Crime Bureau has recorded all reported losses, thefts, and recoveries of MOD ammunition since 2011. Centrally held figures prior to 2011 are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The amount of lost and stolen ammunition is shown in the following table. <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Lost 9mm</td><td>13</td><td>164</td><td>60</td><td>237</td></tr><tr><td>Lost 5.56mm</td><td>247</td><td>602</td><td>1,473</td><td>2,322</td></tr><tr><td>Lost 7.62mm</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>210</td><td>210</td></tr><tr><td>Lost .22mm</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>55</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>Lost L35A3 105mm</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Lost 12.7mm</td><td>0</td><td>29</td><td>0</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Stolen 9mm</td><td>23</td><td>0</td><td>15</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>Stolen 5.56mm</td><td>90</td><td>1</td><td>280</td><td>371</td></tr><tr><td>Stolen 7.62mm</td><td>200</td><td>0</td><td>30</td><td>230</td></tr></tbody></table> Full year data for 2014 is not yet available.

answering member constituency

Broxtowe

answering member printed

Anna Soubry

question first answered

02/03/2015 16:22:13

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3938

	label	Biography information for Anna Soubry

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19205

answering member constituency

Broxtowe

answering member printed

Anna Soubry

answering member

3938

	label	Biography information for Anna Soubry

tabling member

1552

	label	Biography information for Alison Seabeck

90439

registered interest

date

03/09/2014

answering body

Department for Communities and Local Government

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answering dept short name

Communities and Local Government

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Communities and Local Government

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Domestic Visits

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legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 618W, on official visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.

tabling member constituency

Edinburgh East

tabling member printed

Sheila Gilmore

uin

208006

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

24/02/2015

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Ministers undertake regular visits to a wide variety of local authority areas in England, whilst balancing their Parliamentary work, internal Ministerial meetings in London and meetings of Cabinet Committees. Ministers also regularly host delegations from local authorities for meetings in Westminster. The list below provides a list of visits up to the end of January 2015. It would entail disproportionate cost to provide a detailed commentary on the purpose of each visit, but a brief summary is included. To assist the hon. Member, a selection of political visits is also included. Such visits also need to be viewed alongside the visits that other members of the Ministerial team have made, and the published list of meetings with external organisations. 2013 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council area on 21 January 2013, growth policy London Borough of Enfield area on 22 January 2013, political Cheshire West and Chester Unitary authority area on 1-2 February 2013, political Borough of Eastleigh area on 11 February 2013, political Borough of Eastleigh area on 22 February 2013, political Oxfordshire County Council area on 1 – 2 March 2013, political Reading Borough Council area on 18 March 2013, growth policy Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council area on 15 April 2013, local government and growth policy Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth area on 19 April 2013, political Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees Council area on 25 April 2013, political Ribble Valley Council area on 26 April 2013, political Mid Devon Council area on 29 April 2013, political Leicestershire County Council area on 13 May 2013, troubled families Royal Borough of Greenwich area on 18 June 2013, faith and integration Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council area on 4 July 2013, local government policy Salford City Council area on 4 July 2013, community rights London Borough of Hackney area on 30 July 2013, community rights Thurrock Council area on 9 August 2013, Thames Gateway policy Hastings Borough Council area on 15 August 2013, coastal communities’ policy Medway Council area on 18 August 2013, faith and integration London Borough of Southwark area on 23 September 2013, community rights Telford and Wrekin Council area on 7 November 2013, growth and housing policy Cheshire West and Chester Council area on 18 November 2013, local government policy Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council area on 28 November 2013, local Enterprise Zones Waveney District Council area on 7 December 2013, high streets policy 2014 Portsmouth City Council area on 16 January 2014, political Norfolk County Council area on 31 January 2014, growth and housing policy London Borough of Croydon area on 10 February 2014, flood response and recovery Cherwell District Council area on 11 February 2014, flood response and recovery Oxford City Council area on 11 February 2014, flood response and recovery Arun District Council area on 20 February 2014, coastal defences and flooding Runnymede Borough Council on 20 February 2014, flood response and recovery Fife Council area on 24 February 2014, coastal communities’ policy Aberdeen Council area on 24 February 2014, Cabinet meeting London Borough Council of Hounslow area on 3 April 2014, community rights and housing policy Derbyshire County Council area on 22 April 2014, growth policy and local enterprise zones London Borough of Havering area on 23 April 2014, housing policy Cambridge City Council area on 23 April 2014, political Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Council area on 24 April 2014, political London Borough of Wandsworth area on 1 May 2014, troubled families Stoke-on-Trent City Council area on 2 May 2014, political Brent Council area on 5 May 2014, faith and integration Newark-on-Trent City Council area on 19 May 2014, political Newark-on-Trent City Council area on 1 June 2014, political Bedfordshire County Council area on 12 June 2014, political Manchester City Council area on 26 June 2014, housing policy West Riding of Yorkshire Council area on 26 June 2014, political Doncaster City Council area on 27 June 2014, housing policy East Riding of Yorkshire Council area on 27 June 2014, political Harrogate Borough Council area on 5 July 2014, Le Grand Départ Salisbury City Council area on 10 July 2014, political Staffordshire County Council area on 11 July 2014, commemorative event West Sussex County Council area on 21 July 2014, commemorative event Hampshire County Council area on 29 July 2014, political London Borough Council of Hounslow area on 1 August 2014, faith and integration North East Lincolnshire Council area on 1 August 2014, growth policy and local Enterprise Zones Glasgow City Council area on 4 August 2014, commemorative event Mid Sussex District Council area on 23 August 2014, commemorative event Bedford Borough Council on 2 September 2014, housing policy Essex County Council on 4 September 2014, coastal defences Tendring District Council area on 4 September 2014, political London Borough of Harrow area on 14 September 2014, political Birmingham City Council area on 17 September 2014, Waste management Birmingham City Council area on 30 September 2014, local enterprise zones London Borough of Wandsworth area on 21 October 2014, growth and housing policy Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council area on 23 October 2014, housing policy Pendle Borough Council area on 24 October 2014, regeneration and housing policy Stroud District Council area on 27 October 2014, political Royal Borough of Greenwich area on 29 October 2014, better care fund Manchester City Council area on 30 October 2014, better care fund Stroud District Council area, Cheltenham Borough Council area and Staffordshire County Council area on 6 November 2014, political Westminster Council area on 9 November 2014, commemorative event Stroud District Council area on 20 November 2014, political Westminster City Council area on 25 November 2014, commemorative event Flyde Borough Council area on 27 November 2014, political Central Bedfordshire Council area on 28 November 2014, housing policy Northampton Borough Council area on 28 November 2014, political Essex County Council area on 11 December 2014, housing policy 2015 Cardiff City Council and Newport City Council area on 8 January 2015, political Bath and North East Somerset Council area on 15 January 2015, political Leicester City Council and Charnwood Borough Council area on 29 January 2015, local Enterprise Zones The list reflects the fact that the Department’s responsibilities are broadly devolved outside England. All visits are conducted in line with the provisions of the Ministerial Code.

answering member constituency

Keighley

answering member printed

Kris Hopkins

question first answered

24/02/2015 17:20:54

answering member

4043

	label	Biography information for Kris Hopkins

previous answer version

18923

answering member constituency

Keighley

answering member printed

Kris Hopkins

answering member

4043

	label	Biography information for Kris Hopkins

tabling member

3965

	label	Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

63483

registered interest

date

24/06/2014

answering body

Ministry of Defence

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Defence

answering dept sort name

Defence

hansard heading

Armed Forces: Crimes of Violence

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he could place in the Library a table showing, for each branch of the Armed Forces Police, the number of cases of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence that were (i) reported, (ii) referred to a prosecutor, (iii) directed for trial, (iv) led to a conviction, (v) led to an acquittal and (vi) led to a custodial sentence in each year between 2009 to 2013.

tabling member constituency

Islington South and Finsbury

tabling member printed

Emily Thornberry

uin

201983

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

27/01/2015

answer text

All allegations of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence made by or against members of the Armed Forces are thoroughly investigated. An investigation may be conducted by either the civil or Service Police. The tables below show the number of alleged cases of rape and sexual assault (including assault by penetration) that were investigated by each branch of the Service police in each year from 2009 to 2013, the number referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) and the result of those referrals. The SPA can receive formal referrals only from either Service Police or the Commanding Officer.It should be noted that the SPA may receive referrals in one year which relate to allegations and investigations made in previous years and that such cases may be directed, disposed and/or tried in following years. There is therefore no direct correlation between investigations and referrals and the number of cases brought in any one year. ROYAL NAVY POLICE (RNP) INVESTIGATIONS Rape<table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total Investigated by RNP</td><td>Total Referred to SPA</td><td>Directed For Trial</td><td>Acquitted</td><td>Convicted</td><td>Custodial sentence</td></tr><tr><td>2009(Figures in first column are from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table> Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration)<table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total Investigated by RNP</td><td>Total Referred to SPA</td><td>Directed For Trial</td><td>Acquitted</td><td>Convicted</td><td>Custodial sentence</td></tr><tr><td>2009(Figures in first column are from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table> ROYAL MILITARY POLICE (RMP) INVESTIGATIONS Rape<table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total Investigated by RMP</td><td>Total Referred to SPA</td><td>Directed For Trial</td><td>Acquitted</td><td>Convicted</td><td>Custodial sentence</td></tr><tr><td>2009(Figures in first column are from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</td><td>3</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>19</td><td>20</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>22</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>23</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>2013 – DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 3 cases yet to go to trial Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) <table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total Investigated by RMP</td><td>Total Referred to SPA</td><td>Directed For Trial</td><td>Acquitted</td><td>Convicted</td><td>Custodial sentence</td></tr><tr><td>2009(Figures in first column are from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</td><td>9</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>64</td><td>42</td><td>24</td><td>3</td><td>21</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>48</td><td>60</td><td>28</td><td>2</td><td>25</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>36</td><td>26*</td><td>15</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>43</td><td>34</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>7</td></tr></tbody></table>2013 – DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 3 cases yet to go to trial* We previously advised this as being “28”, but on re-investigation realised we have included 2 other Service police referrals that were not for sexual assault. ROYAL AIR FORCE POLICE INVESTIGATIONS Rape<table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total Investigated by RAFP</td><td>Total Referred to SPA</td><td>Directed For Trial</td><td>Acquitted</td><td>Convicted</td><td>Custodial sentence</td></tr><tr><td>2009(Figures in first column are from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>2013 – DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 2 cases yet to go to trial Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration)<table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total Investigated by RAFP</td><td>Total Referred to SPA</td><td>Directed For Trial</td><td>Acquitted</td><td>Convicted</td><td>Custodial sentence</td></tr><tr><td>2009(Figures in first column are from 1 Nov –figures in subsequent columns are for all of 2009)</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>2013 – DIRECTED FOR TRIAL – 1 case yet to go to trial Domestic violence is not a crime classification, but may be recorded under the crime classification of violence, for example battery, assault or grievous bodily harm. For the Service Police to establish which offences are as a result of domestic violence would require an individual review of all cases, which could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost. I apologise for not replying sooner; it has taken some time to ensure the accuracy of the data.

answering member constituency

Broxtowe

answering member printed

Anna Soubry

question first answered

27/01/2015 17:12:32

answering member

3938

	label	Biography information for Anna Soubry

previous answer version

7748

answering member constituency

Broxtowe

answering member printed

Anna Soubry

answering member

3938

	label	Biography information for Anna Soubry

tabling member

1536

	label	Biography information for Emily Thornberry

91699

registered interest

date

12/09/2014

answering body

Department for Communities and Local Government

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Communities and Local Government

answering dept sort name

Communities and Local Government

hansard heading

High Rise Flats

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support is available to councils and housing associations to (a) modernise and (b) demolish tower blocks; and what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on tower blocks.

tabling member constituency

Great Grimsby

tabling member printed

Austin Mitchell

uin

209196

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

19/01/2015

answer text

We have invested more than £2 billion to enable council and housing association homes to be brought up to the Decent Homes standard, and have announced a £150 million funding pot to enable the regeneration of some of our most run-down estates. Reforms we have introduced have given councils greater freedoms, including the retention of their full rental income. All 167 council landlords in England now have a long-term, stable source of funding, which they can use to better meet the needs of their tenants and local area, and have, on average, 15% more to spend on managing and maintaining their homes than under the previous system. While we recognise that transformational estate regeneration may require some demolition of existing homes, this will need to be clearly justified. We would expect landlords to first consider options to upgrade and refurbish existing homes, in consultation with residents, in line with George Clarke’s 12 point plan (<a href="http://georgeclarke.com/2012/11/george-clarkes-empty-homes-manifesto-delivered-to-government-today/" target="_blank">http://georgeclarke.com/2012/11/george-clarkes-empty-homes-manifesto-delivered-to-government-today/</a>). It is of course important that any modernisation, regeneration or demolition takes place only once the views of the local community have been taken into account. I also refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 January 2015, Official Report, Column 35-37WS, which outlines what this Government has done to promote refurbishment and getting empty building back into use.<a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150116/wmstext/150116m0001.htm#15011650000003" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150116/wmstext/150116m0001.htm#15011650000003</a>

answering member constituency

Great Yarmouth

answering member printed

Brandon Lewis

question first answered

19/01/2015 16:21:13

answering member

4009

	label	Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis

tabling member

372

	label	Biography information for Austin Mitchell

63851

registered interest

date

25/06/2014

answering body

Department for Communities and Local Government

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Communities and Local Government

answering dept sort name

Communities and Local Government

hansard heading

Councillors: Pensions

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library correspondence he has received from Essex County Council and Brentwood Council on changes to councillors' eligibility for the Local Government Pension Scheme.

tabling member constituency

Leeds Central

tabling member printed

Hilary Benn

uin

202283

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

15/01/2015

answer text

Brentwood Borough Council did not send in a response to the consultation on “Taxpayer-funded pensions for councillors and other elected local office holders”. A copy of Essex County Council’s response is attached. This differential interest no doubt reflects the fact that Brentwood Borough Council did not have any councillors in the Local Government Pension Scheme (a consequence of the decision of my hon. Friend, the Member for Great Yarmouth, when he was leader of the Council not to join the scheme), whereas Essex did. Non-participating councils tended not to respond to the consultation. Prior to the consultation, only 16 per cent of councillors were actually members of the scheme and only 55 councils actually responded. The majority of Councils and Councillors submitted no objection to the Government’s proposal to end Councillor’s access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Such taxpayer-funded local government pensions have now been abolished, subject to practical transition measures introduced as a result of the consultation. These reforms will save taxpayers’ money, strengthen the independence of councillors, and reflects that the fact that councillors are not salaried employees of the council. Nothing prevents councillors from contributing to their own private personal pension, receiving tax relief like any other member of the public. The suggestion by some that these changes would discourage people from running for election has not been borne out. In last year’s London borough elections, all candidates nominated in the knowledge that there would be no taxpayer-funded pensions if they were elected; yet more candidates ran for election in London in 2014 than in 2010 (source: London datastore). I suspect that the council tax-paying public would be less than impressed at the Labour Party’s calls to reintroduce such taxpayer-funded pensions.

answering member constituency

Keighley

answering member printed

Kris Hopkins

question first answered

15/01/2015 17:45:38

answering member

4043

	label	Biography information for Kris Hopkins

attachment

1

	file name	0223 Benn - Letter.pdf
	title	Letter - Essex County Council Response

tabling member

413

	label	Biography information for Hilary Benn

64659

registered interest

date

30/06/2014

answering body

HM Treasury

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Treasury

answering dept sort name

CaTreasury

hansard heading

Pay

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.

tabling member constituency

Newcastle upon Tyne East

tabling member printed

Mr Nicholas Brown

uin

203110

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

07/01/2015

answer text

The Chancellor and the Chief Secretary have agreed that the Treasury will continue to pay Trade Union subscriptions through the payroll (known as check-off) on the condition that the Trade Union pay full costs for the service provided.

answering member constituency

South Northamptonshire

answering member printed

Andrea Leadsom

question first answered

07/01/2015 15:21:55

answering member

4117

	label	Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

tabling member

523

	label	Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

89498

registered interest

date

29/08/2014

answering body

HM Treasury

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Treasury

answering dept sort name

CaTreasury

hansard heading

Television

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.

tabling member constituency

Exeter

tabling member printed

Mr Ben Bradshaw

uin

207225

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

07/01/2015

answer text

HM Treasury has spent £1883.87 on televisions in the last two financial years.

answering member constituency

South Northamptonshire

answering member printed

Andrea Leadsom

question first answered

07/01/2015 15:18:16

answering member

4117

	label	Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

tabling member

230

	label	Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77042

registered interest

date

10/07/2014

answering body

Department for Communities and Local Government

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Communities and Local Government

answering dept sort name

Communities and Local Government

hansard heading

Community Relations

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many community integration projects or organisations are funded by his Department.

tabling member constituency

West Ham

tabling member printed

Lyn Brown

uin

205041

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

18/12/2014

answer text

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement on integration made by my rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State (Eric Pickles) today.

answering member constituency

Bristol West

answering member printed

Stephen Williams

grouped question UIN

205039
205262
205263

question first answered

18/12/2014 15:29:31

answering member

1492

	label	Biography information for Stephen Williams

previous answer version

10378

answering member constituency

Bristol West

answering member printed

Stephen Williams

answering member

1492

	label	Biography information for Stephen Williams

tabling member

1583

	label	Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown