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169011

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 213688, tabled by the hon. Member for Hammersmith on 6 November 2014 for answer on 11 November.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	217807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Question 213688 was answered on 8 January 2015 but I have reproduced it here, for ease.</p><p> </p><p>Without incurring disproportionate cost it is not readily possible to distinguish those judicial review cases which were successfully brought against specific policies or measures from the total number of judicial review cases which were successfully brought against the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>My letter dated 7 January 2015 answering Question 211301 (which can also be found in the Libraries of the Houses and on www.parliament.uk) sets out the numbers of judicial review cases successfully brought against the Ministry of Justice in each year from 2010 to 2012.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/01/2015 12:06:33 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

169580

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Offensive Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) knives, (b) guns and (c) other weapons were seized from people visiting prisoners (i) in total and (ii) in each prison in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	218046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service takes the importation of all weapons into prisons extremely seriously. Prisons deploy a comprehensive range of robust searching and security measures to detect weapons and other items of contraband at the point of entry to the prison.</p><p> </p><p>Records of firearms seizures are held centrally, and I can advise that no firearms have been seized from people visiting prisoners since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Specific records of other weapons seized from people visiting prisoners are not held centrally. To provide the information you have requested about other weapon types would involve requesting and examining information held locally at all prison establishments which could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/01/2015 13:15:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

168896

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military personnel and (b) civilians have been (i) killed and (ii) wounded in Afghanistan in the last 13 years.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
	uin	217928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 7 October 2001 and 17 December 2014, 453 UK military personnel have died on operations in Afghanistan.</p><p>Information regarding those killed and wounded in Afghanistan is published on the Government's website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/op-herrick-casualty-and-fatality-tables-released-in-2014.</p><p> </p><p>Nine UK civilians have been treated for injuries in Afghanistan or aeromedically evacuated by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). These are included within the published figures.</p><p> </p><p>No MOD civilians have died on operations in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 08/01/2015 16:58:44 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34135 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

168589

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: Gifts and Endowments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many gifts from members of the public were made for the purpose of reducing the national debt in each of the last three years; what the (a) nature and (b) value of each gift was; whether it is his policy to encourage such donations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Norman Baker
	uin	217757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Given below is a list of gifts from members of the public made for the purpose of reducing the national debt in each of the last three years, with the nature and value of each gift. Over the last three years there have been 39 such gifts; 16 in 12/13, 16 in 13/14, and 7 in 14/15. The Treasury is a passive receiver of donations and bequests. It does not actively pursue possible donations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year 2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>12.18</p></td><td><p>24-Feb-14</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>200.00</p></td><td><p>19-Feb-14</p></td><td><p>Gift</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>10-Feb-14</p></td><td><p>Gift</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>3.87</p></td><td><p>16-Jan-14</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>02-Dec-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>40.00</p></td><td><p>21-Nov-13</p></td><td><p>Gift</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2.94</p></td><td><p>14-Oct-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>336,356.53</p></td><td><p>27-Sep-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.78</p></td><td><p>03-Sep-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>420,576.00</p></td><td><p>23-Aug-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>120.00</p></td><td><p>20-Aug-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>6.77</p></td><td><p>05-Aug-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>03-Jun-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>41,571.79</p></td><td><p>30-Apr-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>799,389.84</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year 2012-13</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>284,964.00</p></td><td><p>28-Mar-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1,988.20</p></td><td><p>05-Mar-13</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>41.91</p></td><td><p>18-Feb-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>3.06</p></td><td><p>04-Feb-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>8.84</p></td><td><p>31-Jan-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>03-Dec-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>7,000.00</p></td><td><p>06-Nov-12</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.04</p></td><td><p>30-Oct-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.07</p></td><td><p>30-Oct-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>101,946.98</p></td><td><p>24-Oct-12</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.75</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-13</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.08</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.08</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.08</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>406,607.08</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year 2011-12</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>120.00</p></td><td><p>29-Mar-12</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>18,478.49</p></td><td><p>14-Dec-11</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>01-Dec-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>6.72</p></td><td><p>22-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.61</p></td><td><p>19-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>4.45</p></td><td><p>19-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>42.80</p></td><td><p>19-Sep-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>5.61</p></td><td><p>20-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>7.80</p></td><td><p>14-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.44</p></td><td><p>05-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.26</p></td><td><p>05-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>05-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>17.06</p></td><td><p>28-Jun-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.01</p></td><td><p>02-Jun-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1.99</p></td><td><p>01-Jun-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.01</p></td><td><p>10-May-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>0.38</p></td><td><p>05-May-11</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1,416.93</p></td><td><p>04-May-11</p></td><td><p>Bequest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,183.66</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/01/2015 11:58:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	28 label Biography information for Norman Baker

170312

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that all its polices are consistent with the UK's commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	218683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury considers the impacts of its legislative and wider policy work, including impacts specifically on children. In the course of this work it consults with a number of expert groups and, in particular, works closely with Government Departments with lead responsibilities on policies important for the welfare of children.This approach reflects the government’s commitment to fairness as well as to meeting our wider commitments and legal obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/01/2015 11:26:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

166253

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance and Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government has spent on advertising campaigns aimed at reducing tax evasion and tax avoidance since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	216054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>In the interest of transparency, all government expenditure above £25,000 is disclosed on data.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/01/2015 14:37:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

169374

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were repaid arrears of the national minimum wage as a result of his Department's enforcement activity in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	218083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not attribute the number of any multiple complaints to individual employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record the average costs of individual types of enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has identified arrears of National Minimum Wage for the following numbers of workers in in each of the past six years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of workers for whom arrears were identified</p></td><td><p>23,247</p></td><td><p>19,245</p></td><td><p>22,919</p></td><td><p>17,371</p></td><td><p>26,519</p></td><td><p>22,610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the NMW will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HMRC will pursue recovery through the civil courts on behalf of the workers.</p><p> </p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218082 218249 question first answered 08/01/2015 14:50:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169373

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost is to HM Revenue and Customs of national minimum wage enforcement cases where (a) there is no enforcement action, (b) a Notice of Underpayment is issued and (c) there is a criminal prosecution.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	218082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not attribute the number of any multiple complaints to individual employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record the average costs of individual types of enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has identified arrears of National Minimum Wage for the following numbers of workers in in each of the past six years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of workers for whom arrears were identified</p></td><td><p>23,247</p></td><td><p>19,245</p></td><td><p>22,919</p></td><td><p>17,371</p></td><td><p>26,519</p></td><td><p>22,610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the NMW will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HMRC will pursue recovery through the civil courts on behalf of the workers.</p><p> </p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218083 218249 question first answered 08/01/2015 14:50:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169406

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints about non-payment of the national minimum wage HM Revenue and Customs received about how many employers in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	218249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not attribute the number of any multiple complaints to individual employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record the average costs of individual types of enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has identified arrears of National Minimum Wage for the following numbers of workers in in each of the past six years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of workers for whom arrears were identified</p></td><td><p>23,247</p></td><td><p>19,245</p></td><td><p>22,919</p></td><td><p>17,371</p></td><td><p>26,519</p></td><td><p>22,610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the NMW will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not, HMRC will pursue recovery through the civil courts on behalf of the workers.</p><p> </p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218082 218083 question first answered 08/01/2015 14:50:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

142288

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	High Court
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of his policies or measures have been deemed unlawful by the High Courts in the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	213688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Without incurring disproportionate cost it is not readily possible to distinguish those judicial review cases which were successfully brought against specific policies or measures from the total number of judicial review cases which were successfully brought against the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>My letter dated 7 January 2015 answering Question 211301 (accessible on www.parliament.uk) sets out the numbers of cases successfully and unsuccessfully brought against the Ministry of Justice in each year from 2010 to 2012.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/01/2015 11:42:07 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter