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61253

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 23:19:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:16:54
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Security
	house id	2
	identifier	HL213
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 17:07:15
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will initiate a debate in the House of Lords before any decision is taken to privatise the security arrangements of the House.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL213
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL213
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The following information about decisions on the new security contract arrangements was published in March 2014:</p><p>“In March 2015, the current contract with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to provide armed protection, policing and security officer functions will expire. Over the last year, the Security Arrangements Renewal Programme (SARP) Board has been working to analyse options and make a recommendation on new contract arrangements to be introduced next year. That recommendation was endorsed by the Lords House Committee and the Commons Commission.</p><p>The agreed recommendation is that the two Houses should renegotiate with the MPS to continue to provide security officer functions, armed protection and policing, whilst moving the provision of the search and screening function for the three main public entrances (Black Rod's Garden, Cromwell Green and Portcullis House) to a specialist commercial provider. The Clerk of the House and the Clerk of the Parliaments have now written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner requesting new arrangements from 2015, and a commercial procurement for search and screening will start soon.</p><p>This is a major contract for Parliament, both in terms of its financial value and its central role in ensuring the security of parliamentarians, employees and visitors to the Parliamentary Estate. As well as continuing to benefit from the expertise and experience of the Metropolitan Police officers and staff, new search and screening arrangements at the busiest public entrances will be better able to provide the greater flexibility and scalability needed to meet Parliament's changing requirements for public access”.</p><p>Discussions with the Metropolitan Police Service on future arrangements are continuing. Security matters are not discussed on the floor of the House and the House Committee has agreed to the initial approach taken by the Security Arrangements Renewal Programme Board. That Committee will be further consulted during the process. I have no plans to initiate a debate on the floor of the House.</p> question first answered 18/06/2014 17:07:15 answering member 2124
	creator	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

61512

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:37
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
	house id	2
	identifier	HL290
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 12:18:36
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps he will take to facilitate the passage of Private Members' Bills through the House of Lords.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL290
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL290
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Practice in recent years is well-established: Private Members' Bills introduced in the House of Lords are offered Second Reading slots in the order in which they receive their First Reading. Second Readings for Private Members' Bills introduced this session have been scheduled on Friday 27 June and Friday 18 July; further Second Readings will be arranged in due course. A ballot to determine the order in which Private Members' Bills receive their First Reading will be introduced from the start of the new Parliament (3rd Report of the Procedure Committee, Session 2013-14).</p><p>For Bills that receive a Second Reading, formal consideration of their remaining stages will be arranged where no amendments are tabled and where the Member in charge so requests. Where Bills receive a Second Reading but require further substantive consideration of amendments, they will be competing for time with Private Members' Bills that are received from the House of Commons and Private Members' Bills introduced in this House that are still awaiting a Second Reading.</p><p>My noble friend the Government Chief Whip will endeavour to facilitate the progress of bills in each of those categories.</p><p> </p> question first answered 25/06/2014 12:18:36 answering member 4144
	creator	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

62502

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:11
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:53
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Access
	house id	2
	identifier	HL431
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/06/2014 12:50:20
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what are the arrangements for access to the House of Lords during weekends and other quiet periods; and whether there are any plans to change them.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL431
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL431
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Members have access to the House of Lords estate 24 hours a day, including during weekends. Outside regular hours (advertised in the <em>Handbook on facilities and services for Members and their staff</em>), Members may gain access to the estate by use of their electronic pass at Carriage Gates.</p> question first answered 25/06/2014 12:50:20 answering member 2124
	creator	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

62802

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/07/2014
	date	19/06/2014
	date tabled	19/06/2014
	ddp created	19/06/2014 18:57:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:23:02
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Spencer Perceval
	house id	2
	identifier	HL482
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 11:13:36
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are plans to mark the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812; if so, what those plans are; and if not, why not.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL482
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL482
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords has no such plans. A series of events was held in 2012 to mark the 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. The House of Commons authorities plan to erect a plaque in St Stephen's Hall near the spot where Spencer Perceval was assassinated.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 11:13:36 answering member 2124
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

61569

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:40:34
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:25:51
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	200438
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:47:31
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many parliamentary questions tabled to the Law Officers' Departments in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200438
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200438
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>None.</p> question first answered 16/06/2014 15:47:31 answering member 69
	creator	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

61151

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:42:40
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:00:28
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Homicide: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	identifier	199980
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:50:37
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many homicide prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service undertook in 2013 where there were (a) three defendants, (b) four defendants, (c) five defendants and (d) six or more defendants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199980
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199980
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants in its prosecutions. This information could only be obtained by examining all homicide files, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 16/06/2014 15:50:37 answering member 69
	creator	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

60999

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:41:21
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:46:16
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	200138
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:55:35
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times an appeal made against an unduly lenient sentence in the last five years has led to someone being returned to prison who had already been released.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200138
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200138
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This information is not collated centrally and obtaining it would require my office to manually consider each file over the last 5 years which would involve a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/06/2014 15:55:35 answering member 69
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

61169

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:42:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:02:19
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	identifier	199965
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 16:00:05
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section (a) 2A and (b) 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are active in magistrates' and crown courts in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199965
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199965
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of particular offences that are currently active in either magistrates' or crown courts in England and Wales.</p><p>The CPS case management system does however record the number of finalised cases which reached a first hearing in the magistrates' court as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking involving fear of violence</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking involving serious alarm / distress</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 2A(1) and (4) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There is no indication of final outcome or if the offence charged was the offence at finalisation.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/06/2014 16:00:05 answering member 69
	creator	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

61171

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:42:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:02:30
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	identifier	199969
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 16:00:06
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section 2A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are active in magistrates' courts in England and Wales.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199969
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199969
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of particular offences that are currently active in either magistrates' or crown courts in England and Wales.</p><p>The CPS case management system does however record the number of finalised cases which reached a first hearing in the magistrates' court as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking involving fear of violence</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) and (5) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking involving serious alarm / distress</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protection from Harassment Act 1997 { 2A(1) and (4) }</p></td><td><p>Stalking</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There is no indication of final outcome or if the offence charged was the offence at finalisation.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/06/2014 16:00:06 answering member 69
	creator	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

60998

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	10/06/2014
	date tabled	10/06/2014
	ddp created	10/06/2014 22:41:14
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 07:46:09
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	200137
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 16:39:11
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of unduly lenient sentences were (a) referred to his Department, (b) taken up by him and (c) upheld in court since 2010 where the offender whose sentence was the subject of the appeal could have been released prior to the conclusion of the case if there had been a delay in the commencement of proceedings by (i) 14 days, (ii) 28 days, (iii) 42 days and (iv) 62 days; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200137
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200137
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Offenders whose sentences</p><p>were referred to the AGO</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders whose sentences</p><p>were referred by the Law Officers</p><p>to the Court of Appeal</p></td><td><p>Cases</p><p>Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>Sentences</p><p>Increased</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 up to 11 June 2014</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* out of a total of 21 sentences considered by the Court of Appeal up to 11 June 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My office does not hold information on the release date of offenders that have been referred to the Court of Appeal.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/06/2014 16:39:11 answering member 69
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies