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58285

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 20:17:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:33:40
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: North West
	house id	1
	identifier	199308
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 14:04:50
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent conformation dry run conducted in the (a) Makerfield constituency and (b) Borough of Wigan.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199308
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199308
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p> </p><p>Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Makerfield were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABRAM</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHTON</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRYN</p></td><td><p>8,197</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>8,674</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY GREEN</p></td><td><p>7,593</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ORRELL</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINSTANLEY</p></td><td><p>8,003</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORSLEY MESNES</p></td><td><p>8,006</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Borough of Wigan were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABRAM</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHTON</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASPULL NEW SPRINGS WHELLEY</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASTLEY MOSLEY COMMON</p></td><td><p>8,168</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ATHERLEIGH</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>1,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ATHERTON</p></td><td><p>9,641</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>1,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRYN</p></td><td><p>8,197</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOUGLAS</p></td><td><p>8,241</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>1,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOLBORNE and LOWTON WEST</p></td><td><p>7,788</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>8,674</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY GREEN</p></td><td><p>7,593</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INCE</p></td><td><p>7,755</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>1,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH EAST</p></td><td><p>7,867</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH SOUTH</p></td><td><p>9,116</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>1,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH WEST</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>1,851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOWTON EAST</p></td><td><p>8,630</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ORRELL</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PEMBERTON</p></td><td><p>8,515</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEVINGTON WITH LOWER GROUND</p></td><td><p>8,217</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STANDISH WITH LANGTREE</p></td><td><p>8,594</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TYLDESLEY</p></td><td><p>8,901</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>1,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WIGAN CENTRAL</p></td><td><p>7,776</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>1,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WIGAN WEST</p></td><td><p>8,599</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINSTANLEY</p></td><td><p>8,003</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORSLEY MESNES</p></td><td><p>8,006</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> question first answered 10/06/2014 14:04:50 answering member 234
	creator	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

62311

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:11:41
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:35:27
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Kidneys: Diseases
	house id	1
	identifier	201145
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 14:26:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of kidney disease among the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201145
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201145
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department is not currently undertaking any work to raise awareness of kidney disease among black, asian and minority ethnic communities. However, local National Health Service organisations can undertake such campaigns should they wish to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Choices Website contains detailed information on both black and asian health issues which includes a page on the increased risk these ethnic groups have of developing kidney disease. The page can be viewed at the following link.</p><p> </p><p>www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Kidneyhealth/Pages/BlackandAsiankidneyhealth.aspx</p><p> </p><p>We are identifying kidney disease earlier through the NHS Health Check. This programme identifies those aged between 40 and 74 at risk of cardiovascular diseases and helps them to reduce that risk. We anticipate that up to 20,000 cases of kidney disease and diabetes (a contributing factor) could be prevented through the programme.</p><p> </p> question first answered 24/06/2014 14:26:19 answering member 3918
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

62312

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:11:41
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:35:32
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Kidneys: Donors
	house id	1
	identifier	201146
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 14:13:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will assess the achievements of Kidney Research UK's Peer Educator model to support sign-up to the NHS Organ Donor Register in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities; and if his Department will take steps to support rollout of Kidney Research UK's Peer Educator model across the UK.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201146
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201146
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department, as part of its support for the National Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Transplant Alliance, is funding Kidney Research UK to run a Peer Educator Project to raise awareness of the lack of donors and increase the numbers on the organ and bone marrow/stem cell registers within the Pakistani Muslim community in Birmingham. Subject to Parliamentary business, the project will be officially launched by the Public Health Minister on 26 June 2014 and will build upon the success of an earlier Department funded Peer Educator project. The project will be fully evaluated and further lessons learned will be used to inform the roll out of any future Peer Educator projects in other BAME locations across the country.</p> question first answered 24/06/2014 14:13:57 answering member 3918
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

62381

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:11:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:42:00
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	201135
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 16:41:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the treatment of child victims and witnesses within the courts system.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201135
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201135
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We do everything we can to support child witnesses and help them give their best possible evidence to bring offenders to justice.We are piloting recorded pre-trial cross-examination, allowing vulnerable witnesses for the first time to give evidence in advance of trial.</p><p>In ‘Transforming the Criminal Justice System: Strategy and Action Plan' (June 2013), the Ministry of Justice committed to improving the consistency and take-up of special measures for vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses, such as the use of live-link, screens in court and the use of an intermediary (communication specialist). We are working with other criminal justice agencies to deliver this.</p><p>Child victims and witnesses are automatically eligible for special measures when giving evidence in court. The presumption in most cases is that they should give their evidence by video-recorded statement, and that any subsequent cross-examination is conducted by live-link with a supporter present who has been approved by the court.</p><p>The pre-trial cross-examination pilot ends in October 2014 and the evaluation of the pilot will inform plans for any future rollout of the measure.</p> question first answered 24/06/2014 16:41:58 answering member 76
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

62382

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:11:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:42:06
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	201136
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 16:41:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions available to support child victims and witnesses within the courts system; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201136
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201136
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We do everything we can to support child witnesses and help them give their best possible evidence to bring offenders to justice.We are piloting recorded pre-trial cross-examination, allowing vulnerable witnesses for the first time to give evidence in advance of trial.</p><p>In ‘Transforming the Criminal Justice System: Strategy and Action Plan' (June 2013), the Ministry of Justice committed to improving the consistency and take-up of special measures for vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses, such as the use of live-link, screens in court and the use of an intermediary (communication specialist). We are working with other criminal justice agencies to deliver this.</p><p>Child victims and witnesses are automatically eligible for special measures when giving evidence in court. The presumption in most cases is that they should give their evidence by video-recorded statement, and that any subsequent cross-examination is conducted by live-link with a supporter present who has been approved by the court.</p><p>The pre-trial cross-examination pilot ends in October 2014 and the evaluation of the pilot will inform plans for any future rollout of the measure.</p> question first answered 24/06/2014 16:41:59 answering member 76
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

62383

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:11:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:42:14
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	201137
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 16:39:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from (a) charities, (b) hon. Members and (c) other individuals on the provisions available to support child victims and witnesses.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201137
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201137
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>My Department from time to time receives representations about provisions to support child victims and witnesses. In recent months, my officials have held discussions with NSPCC and Barnardo's on the subject, and a number of honourable Members and members of the public have written to Ministers.</p> question first answered 24/06/2014 16:39:14 answering member 76
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

62384

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:11:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:42:21
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	201138
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 16:45:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many child victims and witnesses have given evidence from insside a court building in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201138
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201138
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We must do everything we can to support child witnesses and help them give their best possible evidence to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>The department does not hold data on the number of child victim and witnesses that use video links to give evidence (either a court building, or from a remote site).</p><p>The list below sets out the number of courthouses in each of the seven HMCTS Regions in England &amp; Wales; criminal justice is a devolved matter for Scotland and Northern Ireland. These facilities enable any victim or witness to appear by video link from a different court location to that of the trial court; it is also possible for third party users to access the court system through a secure bridge.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMCTS Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of courthouses enabled for remote video link.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>249</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 24/06/2014 16:45:51 answering member 76
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

62385

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:12:00
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:42:28
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	201139
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 16:45:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many child victims and witnesses have given evidence from a remote site in each of the last five years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201139
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201139
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We must do everything we can to support child witnesses and help them give their best possible evidence to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>The department does not hold data on the number of child victim and witnesses that use video links to give evidence (either a court building, or from a remote site).</p><p>The list below sets out the number of courthouses in each of the seven HMCTS Regions in England &amp; Wales; criminal justice is a devolved matter for Scotland and Northern Ireland. These facilities enable any victim or witness to appear by video link from a different court location to that of the trial court; it is also possible for third party users to access the court system through a secure bridge.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMCTS Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of courthouses enabled for remote video link.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>249</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 24/06/2014 16:45:51 answering member 76
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

62421

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:20:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:45:58
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	201140
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 16:45:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many remote sites are available and in use by child victims and witnesses in (a) each region of England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201140
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201140
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We must do everything we can to support child witnesses and help them give their best possible evidence to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>The department does not hold data on the number of child victim and witnesses that use video links to give evidence (either a court building, or from a remote site).</p><p>The list below sets out the number of courthouses in each of the seven HMCTS Regions in England &amp; Wales; criminal justice is a devolved matter for Scotland and Northern Ireland. These facilities enable any victim or witness to appear by video link from a different court location to that of the trial court; it is also possible for third party users to access the court system through a secure bridge.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMCTS Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of courthouses enabled for remote video link.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>249</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 24/06/2014 16:45:51 answering member 76
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 21:20:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:46:03
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Children: Advocacy
	house id	1
	identifier	201141
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 16:52:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many registered intermediaries are available for use by child victims and witnesses in (a) Bolton, (b) Lancashire, (c) England, (d) Scotland and (e) Wales.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201141
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201141
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>As at 19 June 2014, 29 Registered Intermediaries (RIs) were available for use by child victims and witnesses in the Greater Manchester police force area that covers Bolton, 25 RIs for Lancashire, 81 RIs for England and 26 RIs for Wales. Support for vulnerable witnesses is a devolved matter in Scotland.</p><p>We recruited over 25 RIs this year, to increase the numbers of Active Registered Intermediaries to be used across the 43 police forces to help vulnerable witnesses.</p><p>Registered Intermediaries are available for work across multiple police force areas and the numbers quoted above do not reveal the total number of active RIs.</p><p>The number of child victims and witnesses involved in sexual abuse cases that have benefitted from the use of an RI in the last four years since the Witness Intermediary Scheme has been operational are provided in the table below. We do not hold data on cases before this time.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Age <br> 0 to 4</p></td><td><p>Age <br> 5 to 11</p></td><td><p>Age <br> 12 to 17</p></td><td><p><strong>Yearly <br> Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p><strong>351</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p><strong>340</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p><strong>425</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p><strong>686</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>385</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>668</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>749</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1802</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice continues to monitor the number of Registered Intermediaries and is considering future recruitment plans. We are working with the CPS and police so that RIs are used to help more vulnerable witnesses to give their best evidence.</p> question first answered 24/06/2014 16:52:03 answering member 76
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi