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100002

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:21
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:11
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Ahmadiyya
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2217
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/10/2014 15:37:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the assassination of the Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, and in particular, the recent assasination of Latif Aalam Butt.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2217
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2217
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We remain concerned about the violence faced by the Ahmadiyya and other communities in Pakistan and continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to protect and guarantee the fundamental rights of all its citizens as laid down in the Constitution and in accordance with international standards. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office closely monitors the situation in Pakistan as documented in the annual Human Rights report and quarterly updates. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) and the former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), raised human rights concerns with Prime Minister Sharif during his visit in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/10/2014 15:37:50
	creator	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

100006

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:16
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2221
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:57:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Syrian refugees are being refused entry to Jordan; whether they have any information about the situation of any such people; and whether they will make the necessary representations to enhance their well-being.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2221
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2221
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government has raised the reports of Syrian refugees stranded at their border with the Jordanian authorities. While we respect the rights of the Jordanians to control their border and protect entry against extremists and terrorists, we have stressed the humanitarian imperative that vulnerable people are protected and given refuge.</p> question first answered 28/10/2014 16:57:23
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100007

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:17
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2222
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:36:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt about recent arrests of students, and the placing of private security companies, on university campuses there.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2222
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2222
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), asked that the Egyptian government address the large number of people being held in detention during his meeting with President Al-Sisi at the UN General Assembly in New York on 23 September. John Casson, our Ambassador in Cairo, discussed the recent university protests with Ahmed el-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, on 14 October. The UK believes that freedom of expression, including the right to protest peacefully, is important in any democracy.</p> question first answered 28/10/2014 16:36:00
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100008

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:19
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2223
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 12:15:07
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the azure payment card for asylum seekers as a result of the new report by the British Red Cross on the humanitarian cost of the card.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2223
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2223
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Azure card is issued to destitute failed asylum seekers who require support because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom and can be used at most of the main supermarket chains to purchase food and other essential items. The performance of the card is kept under regular review and the views of reputable partners such as the Red Cross are carefully considered but the Government is satisfied that it is an effective way of ensuring the individuals are able to meet their essential living needs and not left destitute.</p> question first answered 27/10/2014 12:15:07
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100009

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:20
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployed People: Travel
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2224
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 15:06:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance is given to help young people on benefits with the travel costs associated with attending job interviews.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2224
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2224
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>All Jobcentre Plus District Managers have access to the Flexible Support Fund, that they can use to supplement mainstream services and to tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. A proportion of this fund will be spent by their Work Services Teams on discretionary awards to individual claimants, which could include helping with travel costs to attend job interviews.</p> question first answered 23/10/2014 15:06:09
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

63855

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/06/2014
	date	25/06/2014
	date tabled	25/06/2014
	ddp created	25/06/2014 20:50:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:42:55
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Solar Power: Suffolk
	house id	1
	identifier	202291
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 17:07:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent in legal fees during the judicial review brought against his Department on the solar farm at Ellough Airfield, Suffolk.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 202291
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	202291
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Planning casework is a quasi-judicial function of the department, and as was the case under the last Administration, it attracts a high volume of legal challenges. This is particularly the case in light of the long-term growth of both judicial review and the growing creep of European Union directives, regulations and case law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yet to place the Department’s spending in context, I would observe that the Department spent £1.7 million in external lawyers’ fees in 2009-10 (excluding Treasury Solicitors), in 2013-14, the figure had fallen to £699,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposed application for a sizeable solar farm development in Suffolk was refused by Waveney District Council. That decision was appealed by the developer, was recovered for Ministerial decision, and that appeal was refused by the Secretary of State. The decision letter outlines the reasons, but particular issues included the effect upon the character and appearance of the countryside.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The appellant, Lark Energy, challenged the decision in the High Court; four of the five grounds of challenge were rejected by the Court. The challenge however succeeded on just one ground – a technical point of law on the application of the statutory test for appeals under the relevant planning legislation. The Department spent £6,596 (ex VAT) in defending this challenge. The appeal is now back with the Department for re-determination.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Equally, I would observe that a week later, the High Court upheld the decision of the Secretary of State in a recovered appeal to refuse a proposed six turbine wind farm on the Somerset Levels, following its initial refusal by Sedgemoor District Council. The applicants, Ecotricity, were ordered to pay the Department’s costs (which may be in the region of £9,000).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All decisions on recovered appeals are taken by the Secretary of State on their merits, following due process and after careful consideration of both the public inquiry evidence and the independent Inspector’s recommendation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 27/10/2014 17:07:22
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

64386

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/06/2014
	date	26/06/2014
	date tabled	26/06/2014
	ddp created	26/06/2014 20:30:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 12:27:48
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
	house id	1
	identifier	202782
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/10/2014 13:34:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the names are of all prisoners who have absconded from prison and currently not been returned; and if he will specify in each such case (a) the offence each absconder originally committed and (b) the length of custodial sentence they were serving when they absconded.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 202782
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	202782
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>I apologise for the delay in replying. The table below provides details of index offence and length of sentence of those absconders who are unlawfully at large having absconded between April 2004 and March 2014 (the most recent period that statistics are available). Information prior to April 2004 could only be collated by performing manual checks across different databases and could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In order to disclose the names of absconders who are unlawfully at large, it is necessary to make appropriate checks to ensure that disclosure will not jeopardise ongoing Police operations to recapture the offender, will not place any one else in danger and to ensure that any victim has been informed of both the abscond and release of the name. These checks are still on-going and I will write shortly as soon as the information has been prepared.</p><p> </p><p>The number of absconds has reduced by 80% over the last 10 years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table1: Index offence and sentence length of absconders unlawfully at large from April 2004 to March 2014, as at 30 September 2014</strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p>OFFENCE</p></td><td><p>SENTENCE</p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>SUPPLYING DRUGS</p></td><td><p>3 YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOING EQUIPPED TO CHEAT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOING EQUIPPED TO CHEAT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGGRAVATED BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>4YRS 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FALSE INSTRUMENTS</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>18MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEATH BY RECKLESS DRIVING</p></td><td><p>4YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>19YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT</p></td><td><p>3YRS 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>9YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>8MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>12YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>78MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>12YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS OFFENSIVE WEAPON</p></td><td><p>23MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLACKMAIL</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>3YRS 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>10YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CUSTOMS EVASION (DRUGS RELATED)</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FINES</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>30MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CUSTOMS EVASION (DRUGS RELATED)</p></td><td><p>8YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASSISTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS</p></td><td><p>54MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>9MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TRESPASS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>15MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>15MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>26MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS OFFENSIVE WEAPON</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASSISTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>12MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY DRUGS</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FALSE INSTRUMENTS</p></td><td><p>12MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MANSLAUGHTER</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO IMPORT DRUGS</p></td><td><p>8YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FALSE INSTRUMENTS</p></td><td><p>18MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>30MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>4YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONTEMPT OF COURT</p></td><td><p>15MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SUPPLYING DRUGS</p></td><td><p>42MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GBH</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FRAUD</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FRAUD</p></td><td><p>DETAINEE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY DRUG</p></td><td><p>40MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>112DAYS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOING EQUIPPED TO STEAL</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EXCESS ALCOHOL</p></td><td><p>112DAYS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>6Y</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONPIRACY TO COMMIT BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>3 YRS 3 MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ARSON</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAPE</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>9YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOUNDING WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>6YRS 8MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GBH</p></td><td><p>8YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>32MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>2Y 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>64MTHS</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Note: Table shows absconds of prisoners and excludes absconds of immigration detainees from NOMS operated establishments and those operated as Immigration Removal Centres by NOMS under contract to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p><em>These figures have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. </em></p> question first answered 24/10/2014 13:34:50
	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

65063

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/07/2014
	date	01/07/2014
	date tabled	01/07/2014
	ddp created	01/07/2014 22:03:43
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 13:29:18
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
	house id	1
	identifier	203390
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/10/2014 10:41:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) drug caches including heroin and (b) needles used for drug-taking were found in each prison during the last year for which figures are available; and how many prisoners tested positive for heroin use in each such prison in that year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 203390
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203390
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p><strong>I am sorry that the response to this question was delayed by a failure in the data collection system.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) takes the issue of all contraband in prisons extremely seriously and deploys a comprehensive range of robust searching and security measures to detect items of contraband both at the point of entry to the prison and concealed within the prison. These include targeted searching, random and targeted mandatory drug tests, the use of x-ray machines and CCTV surveillance cameras, Body Orifice Security Scanners to detect contraband secreted internally, and the imposition of closed (non-contact) visits. Prisoners found with prohibited items face swift and robust punishment. This can include having days added to their custody, being transferred to a different prison and losing privileges.</p><p> </p><p>The table below gives the number of seizures of heroin and needles (including improvised needles) seized in prisons in England and Wales in 2013. The third column shows the number of prisoners that tested positive for opiates, including heroin in each of those prisons. To disaggregate the data to show those samples positive for heroin from those positive for other opiates would require a detailed investigation of every prison’s locally held records, which would entail significant disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Finds of heroin, needles and Opiates by establishment<sup>1</sup> 01.01. 2013 to 31.12.2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Heroin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Needles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Positive Opiates Tests</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorchester</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Everthorpe</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle Of Wight</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Wolds</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>203</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>192</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1328</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Heroin finds have reduced by 82% when compared to 2007, positive opiate tests by 82% also, and the total number of incidents of drug finds has fallen by 19% since 2007. And, under this Government, the Random Mandatory Drug Testing rate has reached the lowest level since records began.</p><p> </p><p>No drugs or equipment were found, or opiate tests failed, in 2013 at prison establishments that are not listed above.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is important to note that many drugs are similar in appearance and in many cases drugs seized are not categorically identified by scientific analysis. Many will have been identified by appearance only.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All figures in this answer have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.</p> question first answered 24/10/2014 10:41:51
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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/07/2014
	date	01/07/2014
	date tabled	01/07/2014
	ddp created	01/07/2014 22:11:34
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 13:39:11
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody
	house id	1
	identifier	203470
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/10/2014 13:48:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of child abuse have been reported in youth custody environments in each of the last 10 years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 203470
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203470
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Establishments must report to their local authority for investigation any suspected cases of abuse or instances where a child is identified as having suffered, or is at risk of, significant harm. If the allegation or concern involves a member of staff, the establishment will report this to the designated officer, whose job it is to investigate concerns involving adults working with children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Arrangements for the governance of child protection referrals are agreed between the establishment and the local authority, through Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards. Data on the referrals made through this process are collected locally and monitored in line with the agreed protocols.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Child protection referrals can cover a range of incidents, including complaints made by young people about any aspect of their treatment in custody. It is not possible centrally to determine how many of these referrals relate to particular concerns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) requires each establishment to demonstrate how it fulfils its statutory safeguarding duty and undertakes a monitoring function to assure itself of performance against statutory responsibilities. Service specifications clearly reinforce and reflect the requirement that establishments and their LSCB will reach agreement on how they work together<em>.</em> This agreement will include how establishments must report to their local authority for the investigation of any suspected cases of abuse or instances where a child is identified as having suffered, or is at risk of, significant harm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is supported by robust independent inspections by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for all under 18 YOIs, which take place annually, and by HMI Prisons, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in Secure Training Centre’s (STCs), and by Ofsted in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The inspectorates will speak to young people and staff, review documents and observe practice. They will also engage with other partners, including local authorities, in order to fully test partnership working and delivery of child protection arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The YJB’s established relationships with these inspectorates ensures that they are made aware of any systemic issues or concerns within a particular establishment, and are then able to subsequently take appropriate action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The YJB augments inspection findings and the outcome of local authority audits with its own assurance monitoring to identify any trends and concerns within the youth secure estate. In all cases the YJB interrogates findings and any identified or emerging trends, and takes appropriate action where necessary, including:</p><p> </p><p>· the YJB’s own referral to local authorities for investigation;</p><p> </p><p>· requests to inspectorates to instigate urgent reviews and</p><p> </p><p>· the requirement that establishments/providers instigate action plans for service improvement.</p><p>The YJB continues to monitor the progress of these actions, in order to ensure its statutory responsibilities for maintaining the safety and well being of children in custody are fulfilled.</p> question first answered 24/10/2014 13:48:10
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	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/07/2014
	date	07/07/2014
	date tabled	07/07/2014
	ddp created	07/07/2014 23:32:52
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 14:59:51
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Air Travel
	house id	1
	identifier	204299
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/10/2014 13:54:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what occasions each Minister within his Department has taken domestic flights on official business since May 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 204299
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	204299
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The table below details domestic flights taken on official business booked through the Department’s business travel contracts for each Minister within the Department since May 2010. The Crown Dependencies (Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man) although not part of the United Kingdom, fall with the Common Travel Area and as such are treated as domestic flights.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Itinerary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of Travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>10/09/2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>Aberdeen - London Heathrow</p></td><td><p>10/09/2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Belfast City</p></td><td><p>06/02/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>Belfast City - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>06/02/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Guernsey</p></td><td><p>23/09/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>Guernsey - Jersey</p></td><td><p>23/09/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>Jersey - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>24/09/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Isle Of Man</p></td><td><p>07/07/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>Isle Of Man - Manchester</p></td><td><p>08/07/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Belfast Intl</p></td><td><p>05/09/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Grayling</p></td><td><p>Belfast City - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>05/09/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shailesh Vara</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Belfast City, Belfast City - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>20/05/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Edward Faulks</p></td><td><p>London City - Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man - London City</p></td><td><p>04/04/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Edward Faulks</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Guernsey</p></td><td><p>19/06/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Edward Faulks</p></td><td><p>Guernsey - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>21/06/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Edward Faulks</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Jersey,</p></td><td><p>04/08/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Edward Faulks</p></td><td><p>Jersey - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>05/08/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jeremy Wright</p></td><td><p>Exeter - Manchester, Manchester - Exeter</p></td><td><p>02/10/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Tom McNally</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Guersney, Guersney - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>08/06/2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Tom McNally</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Jersey, Jersey - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>26/07/2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Tom McNally</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Isle Of Man</p></td><td><p>15/11/2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Tom McNally</p></td><td><p>Isle Of Man - Blackpool</p></td><td><p>16/11/2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Tom McNally</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Guernsey, Guernsey - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>16/04/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Tom McNally</p></td><td><p>London Gatwick - Jersey, Jersey - London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>14/11/2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Simon Hughes</p></td><td><p>London City - Glasgow</p></td><td><p>11/08/2014</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 24/10/2014 13:54:34
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