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91317

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the national youth justice budget was in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	208784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer my honourable member to a previous answer of 26 November 2013 to question 176385, HC Deb 26 Nov 2013: Column 234W, which provides the Youth Justice Board’s budget for the past five years:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131126/text/131126w0003.htm#13112677002849" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131126/text/131126w0003.htm#13112677002849</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 12/09/2014 08:58:55 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

91511

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders released in the last 12 months are not in education, employment or training.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	208978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2013/14 41%(1) percent of young people who had been sentenced to custody were not receiving any education, training or employment at the end of their licence period.</p><p> </p><p>Our Transforming Youth Custody programme is improving the prospects of effective resettlement of young people leaving custody. We are working closely with other Government Departments to provide young people with the opportunities they need, including through the Youth Engagement Fund which will help to close the attainment gap for disadvantaged 14-17 year olds, including those that have come into contact with the youth justice system.</p><br />(1) Information is extracted from YOTs’ electronic case management system and is taken from the last week of the custodial licence period. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time. answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/10/2014 09:05:37 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

90870

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	208429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested for the proportion of named day answers which have been answered within the prescribed period is set out in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Session</p></td><td><p>Proportion answered within the prescribed period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15*</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Data correct as of 8 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and the ministerial team take our obligations to Parliament seriously and want to ensure that honourable members receive answers of a high standard which set out the relevant context. More complex questions can involve compiling and analysing large volumes of information, and we respond to such questions as promptly as we can.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has implemented a number of measures to ensure it provides high quality and timely Parliamentary Question answers. Following these changes there has been a significant improvement in timeliness.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental performance information is published on a sessional basis by the Procedure Committee. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report for the 2013-14 session is due to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/09/2014 15:09:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

91762

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which written questions tabled by the hon. Member for Shipley in 2014 which were answered with a promise to place information in the Library that information has (a) been and (b) not been placed in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	209236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My Department has conducted a check, and information for all the relevant written questions tabled by the hon. Member for Shipley in 2014 has now been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant written questions are as follows:</p><p>- 191214 – 191216</p><p>- 191309 – 191215</p><p>- 194407</p><p>- 194406 - 194408</p><p>- 204641 – 204642 – 204652 - 204653</p><p>- 205007</p><p>- 194430</p><p>- 203440</p><p>- 204505-204455</p><p>- 204660</p><p>- 202790-202791</p><p> </p><p>The Department has put in place a robust system to keep track of commitments to place information in the Library and ensure that this is done promptly in future.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/10/2014 09:22:15 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91516

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wardship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal aid his Department makes available for cases involving wardship.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	209037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has prioritised civil legal aid for the most important cases, including those involving wardship.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, civil legal aid is available (subject to means and merits tests) for matters where the High Court exercises its inherent jurisdiction in relation to children and vulnerable adults.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/10/2014 10:26:40 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91518

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Wardship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court cases involving wardship there were in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	209038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The wardship jurisdiction is part of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. It is the duty of the court to ensure that a child who is the subject of proceedings is protected and taken care of. The wardship jurisdiction means the court has custody of the child who is a ward. No important step can be taken in the child's life without the court's consent.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the number of wardship applications made to courts in England and Wales during each of the last five calendar years is in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Applications for Wardship in England &amp; Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Wardship Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>452</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/10/2014 15:18:23 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91318

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victim Personal Statements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effects on Victim Impact Statements on sentencing decisions made by judges in the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	208826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government implemented a new Victims’ Code in December 2013. One of the code’s key entitlements is for victims to make a Victim Personal Statement (VPS), setting out the consequences of the offence on them. This gives victims a stronger voice in the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>We have also made a commitment that next year we will introduce a new law that will set out in statute key entitlements for victims previously set out in the Victims' Code. This will include the right to make a personal statement and ask to read it aloud in court.</p><p> </p><p>In the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), victims are asked a range of questions on the VPS, which includes whether they felt their VPS was taken into account in the criminal justice system. We will look to use this data in monitoring criminal justice agencies’ compliance with their duties on the VPS, as set out in the Victims' Code.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an assessment of the effect the VPS scheme has had on sentencing decisions. The VPS helps the sentencing judge to consider any harm which the offence has caused when determining the seriousness of any offence and the appropriate penalty to be imposed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/09/2014 16:42:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91648

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Victim Personal Statements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of victims who have made personal statements at criminal trials in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	209132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government implemented a new Victims’ Code in December 2013. The Code entitles victims to make a Victim Personal Statement (VPS), which gives the victim a stronger voice in the criminal justice system by allowing them to describe the impact the crime has had on them. </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Ministry of Justice does not record information in relation to the number and proportion of victims who have made personal statements at criminal trials. The Government has made a commitment to monitor criminal justice agencies’ compliance with the Victims’ Code and in “Our Commitment to Victims,” published on 15 September 2014, we announced that criminal justice agencies will publish information on how they have improved services for victims from April 2015. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/10/2014 15:06:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

92062

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of trial outcomes were (a) effective, (b) ineffective and (c) cracked in each year from 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	209536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The proportion of trials that were (a) effective, (b) ineffective and (c) cracked in each year from 2010 for the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court are available in Tables 3.4 and 3.6 respectively of the Court Statistics Quarterly Publication.</p><p> </p><p>Link to the tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323503/court-statistics-main-tables-jan-mar-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323503/court-statistics-main-tables-jan-mar-2014.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/10/2014 11:01:51 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

91759

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing Guidelines Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings officials in his Department have had with the Sentencing Guidelines Council since June 2010; and (a) who was present and (b) what was discussed at each such meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	209163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>Officials in my Department hold regular informal meetings with officials from the Sentencing Council. These are not minuted or recorded. An official from my Department attends meetings of the Council. Meetings are held one a month, and minutes are available on the Sentencing Council website. </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/10/2014 14:16:05 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick