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99991

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Altcourse Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with G4S Custodial and Detention Services about the findings of the report of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on HM Prison Altcourse, published on 15 October, in respect of cells designed for one or two people holding an additional prisoner.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL2206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All establishments within the prison estate are required to comply with the cell certification and occupancy requirements. This is reflected in the contract for the running of HMP Altcourse.</p><p> </p><p>The prison operator is finalising an action plan in response to H M Inspectorate of Prisons’ recommendations. The plan will be discussed, and progress in implementing the actions monitored, at the regular meetings between the Controller (representing the Secretary of State), who is based at the prison, and the prison’s Director.</p><p> </p><p>The action plan will also be discussed at the quarterly contract review meetings, which are attended by the Director and his team, the Controller and officials from the National Offender Management Service.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/11/2014 16:07:01 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

99992

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Altcourse Prison
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with G4S Custodial and Detention Services about the findings of the report of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on HM Prison Altcourse, published on 15 October, in respect of the prison’s response at strategic and operational levels to rising levels of violence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL2207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Incidence of violence and associated trends are closely monitored by the Controller (the Secretary of State’s representative), who is based at the prison.</p><p> </p><p>The prison operator is finalising an action plan in response to H M Inspectorate of Prisons’ recommendations. The plan will be discussed, and progress in implementing the actions monitored, at the regular meetings between the Controller and the prison’s Director.</p><p> </p><p>The action plan will also be discussed at the quarterly contract review meetings, which are attended by the Director and his team, the Controller and officials from the National Offender Management Service.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/11/2014 16:06:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

93687

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	India
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Foreign and Commonwealth Office-sponsored officials from the Indian Prison Service were charged for a visit to HMP Grendon; and if so, how much, and on what grounds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL2116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) charged Penal Reform International £1,000 for running a full day visit to HMP Grendon in June 2014, involving ten Indian Prison Officers, two Indian Training Academy officials and one Penal Reform International representative. The charge covered the costs of NOMS staff screening and arranging the visit and HMP Grendon’s staff costs for escorting and providing refreshments for the thirteen delegates.</p><p> </p><p>Most of the international visits to prisons that NOMS arranges are at the request of other governments and are not charged. NOMS applies charges in a few cases to cover its costs where, as on this occasion, a private company or non-governmental organisation approaches NOMS as an intermediary and has a funded programme of which the visit is part.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 29/10/2014 17:56:58 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

93680

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prison transfer applications from Great Britain to Northern Ireland have been (1) sent, (2) approved, and (3) rejected, in the past 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL2109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>From 1 October 2013 to the 30 September 2014 the National Offender Management Service referred a total of eight applications to the Northern Ireland Prison Service from prisoners seeking to transfer from a prison in England and Wales to one in Northern Ireland to continue serving a sentence of imprisonment or to facilitate a period of temporary visits with close family.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 8 applications, two were approved and the prisoners were transferred, one application was refused, one prisoner withdrew their application and four applications remain under consideration.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 29/10/2014 15:40:38 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

93426

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total annual cost of imprisoning foreign national offenders in United Kingdom prisons in each of the last four calendar years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL2092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) does not calculate separately the annual cost of imprisoning foreign nationals in England and Wales. NOMS does not analyse cost by prisoner nationality, as costs recorded on the NOMS central accounting system do not allow identification of costs attributable to holding individual prisoners.</p><p>All prison costs for Scotland and Northern Ireland are a devolved matter and the responsibility of the relevant Minister.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/10/2014 17:19:53 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

100904

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	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 202782, on prisoner escapes, tabled on 26 June 2014 for answer on 30 June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	211919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I answered Question 202782 on 24 October 2014. The answer can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-06-26/202782/</p><p> </p><p>I apologise for the delay in answering this question.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 29/10/2014 16:07:41 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

101481

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prisons were women who (a) gave a North Wales address and (b) were sentenced by a North Wales court were held in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	212187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The following table shows the number of female prisoners who have a reported home address in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table showing the Number and Location of Female Prisoners who have a Reported Home Address in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number and location of female prisoners sentenced at a court in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table Showing the Number and location of Female Prisoners Sentenced at a Court in North Wales, in each September since 2010.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (Female)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>35</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January 2013, the Justice Secretary commissioned a review of the Women’s Custodial Estate. The review was published on 25 October 2013 and recommended that the women’s prison estate be reconfigured to make sure that women are held closer to home with access to the right interventions and with opportunities for meaningful resettlement. This includes women from Wales.</p><p> </p><p>No address has been recorded and no court information is available for around 3% of all offenders, and therefore these figures are excluded from the answer. Information on offenders' addresses is provided by them on reception in prison and recorded on a central IT system. Reported addresses can include a home address, an address to which offenders intend to return on discharge or the address of their next of kin.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>Note</em>:</strong> North Wales is defined here as the area covered by North Wales Police. Those sentenced at a North Wales court may also have a reported home address in North Wales and in this case would appear in both tables.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/11/2014 12:54:42 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

101191

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many private finance initiative projects his Department contracted for in each year from 1997 to 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	212101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The data requested on PFI projects is publically available via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data.</a></p><p> </p><p>The data accessed via this link can be filtered by procuring authority and then by date of financial close in order to determine how many PFI projects were contracted by a Department in a specific year.</p><p> </p><p>This information is provided by Departments and published by the Treasury each year. The current data is as at 31 March 2013 but will be updated with data as at 31 March 2014 shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/11/2014 12:35:53 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

101483

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crown Court: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many witness care staff were employed at each Crown court in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	212299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice provides grant funding to Victim Support to help witnesses at both the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England and Wales. The service provides information, emotional and practical support to witnesses who are attending court to give evidence. This is a vital part of our commitment to victims and witnesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect data on the number of staff deployed to each court by Victim Support. Victim Support has provided the following breakdown of staff deployed at each Crown Court location for each year since 2010 and includes Victim Support’s assessment of their Full Time Equivalent apportionment. Some staff are deployed full-time at the Crown Court, while others provide support at Crown Court alongside some apportionment of their time for other local witness and victim services. Approximately 200,000 witnesses received support from the court-based Witness Service in 2013-14. The number of Victim Support staff deployed to each court has remained broadly consistent over the last four years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the court-based Witness Service, victims and witnesses also receive support from Witness Care Units (jointly staffed by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service). Witness Care Units staff are not specifically employed at Crown Court locations but provide support and information for victims and witnesses through the criminal justice system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Annex A</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Crown Court Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham CC</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon CC &amp; Dolgellau CC</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hereford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leamington CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mold CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northampton CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackfriars CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inner London CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isleworth CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snaresbrook CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wood Green CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Combined Court</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burnley CC</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grimsby CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds CC</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool CC</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minshull St CC</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesside CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester Crown Square</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster CC - SDM also ran Lancaster MCWS</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amersham CC</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury CC</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basildon CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth CC</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canterbury CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.42</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorchester Crown</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester CC</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IOW Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes and Hove Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton CC</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford Combined Court Centre</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough CC</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth CC</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading CC</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.21</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton CC</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taunton CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Truro CC</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester CC</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend Combined Court</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guildford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knutsford CC</p></td><td><p>0.25</p></td><td><p>0.25</p></td><td><p>0*</p></td><td><p>0*</p></td><td><p>0*[1]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Due to reduced workload across Cheshire, this two-courtroom venue has not been used for hearings since May 2010</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/11/2014 14:29:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

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	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 208447, how many people convicted of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were given custodial sentences in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	212153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Sentencing and fines imposed in individual cases are a matter for the independent courts, within the limits set by Parliament and following sentencing guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>The number of persons found guilty, fined and given a custodial sentence for class A, class B and class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest data available) can be viewed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><strong>Persons found guilty, fined and given a custodial sentence for class A, class B and class C drug offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, England and Wales 2009-2013 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Total guilty</td><td>Total Fine</td><td>Immediate Custody</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>20,293</td><td>5,915</td><td>5,627</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>25,565</td><td>11,801</td><td>1,459</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>2,977</td><td>792</td><td>625</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>271</td><td>3</td><td>237</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>232</td><td>78</td><td>40</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>18,632</td><td>5,450</td><td>5,343</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>38,284</td><td>16,678</td><td>2,969</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>1,811</td><td>600</td><td>245</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>368</td><td>3</td><td>296</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>241</td><td>79</td><td>32</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>16352</td><td>4766</td><td>4857</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>41524</td><td>17655</td><td>3705</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>1655</td><td>591</td><td>180</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class unspecified drug offences <sup>(4)</sup></td><td>376</td><td>6</td><td>316</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>233</td><td>81</td><td>31</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various summary offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(6)</sup></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A Drug</td><td>15184</td><td>5009</td><td>4721</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B Drugs</td><td>40526</td><td>15814</td><td>3428</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C Drugs</td><td>1222</td><td>391</td><td>96</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class Unspecified</td><td>288</td><td>0</td><td>253</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>177</td><td>74</td><td>13</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class A Drug</td><td>15,426</td><td>5,086</td><td>4,924</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class B Drugs</td><td>39,407</td><td>15,162</td><td>3,280</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class C Drugs</td><td>1,108</td><td>334</td><td>107</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Class Unspecified</td><td>318</td><td>0</td><td>271</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Various triable either way offences under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>222</td><td>97</td><td>18</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) = Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(1) 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 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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(2) The conviction statistics 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 the principal offence 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></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 212152 question first answered 30/10/2014 16:39:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
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