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166729

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: East Ham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what new school projects are currently being considered for the East Ham Police Station site which has recently been acquired by the Education Funding Agency; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	216369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The East Ham Police Station site is currently earmarked for the London Design and Engineering (LDE) University Technical College (UTC). However, the Department for Education has not yet entered into a funding agreement with the LDE UTC trust and is in discussion with the trust about the development of the project, including the most suitable site to meet the UTC’s needs. A number of other new school projects are also currently being considered as alternative options for the East Ham Police Station site. A decision will be made in early 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Given the sensitivity of the discussions I am not able to to release the names of the projects at this stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/12/2014 17:32:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

166730

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention rate is for secondary school teachers of each subject area.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	216419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information on teacher retention is currently derived from the Database of Teacher Records (DTR). However, this data source does not contain information on either the subject(s) of a teacher’s qualifications or the subject taught by the teacher.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/12/2014 16:51:58 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

166731

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
	uin	216416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government believes that strong and effective laws already exist in the UK under which individuals, including children, may seek enforceable remedies in the courts or tribunals if they feel that their rights have been breached. We do not therefore currently believe that ratification of the Optional Protocol is necessary. Nonetheless, the Government will continue to keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/12/2014 17:01:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

166732

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Science: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school (a) chemistry teachers hold a chemistry degree, (b) physics teachers hold a physics degree and (c) maths teachers hold a maths degree in each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	216418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the proportions of secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers holding degrees or higher in those subjects in each region.</p><p> </p><p>The table also shows, for England only, the percentage of teachers with a relevant post A level qualification in chemistry, physics and mathematics. This measure includes teachers who have trained in these subjects either via degrees or other relevant qualification routes (eg the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Proportions of secondary school chemistry, physics and maths teachers holding degrees or higher in the relevant subjects which they teach, English regions, November 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Chemistry</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Physics</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Mathematics</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1]</p></td><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1] <sup> </sup></p></td><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Confidence <br>Interval (+/-)[1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td> </td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inner London</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outer London</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>England (including all relevant post A level qualifications)</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>66</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Confidence intervals have been calculated around the proportions as not all secondary schools were able to submit curriculum information, and not all qualifications returns were complete. The confidence intervals show the statistical accuracy for the data, and give a range within which we can be reasonably sure (95% certain) that the true value actually lies.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/12/2014 16:59:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

155547

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid to each of the 50 highest (a) barrister and (b) chambers beneficiaries of criminal legal aid payments in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	214194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>In relation to barristers, a statistical publication was released on 2 January 2014 which is available at <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-barrister-fee-income-from-public-sources-201213" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-barrister-fee-income-from-public-sources-201213" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-barrister-fee-income-from-public-sources-201213</a>. This contains information for the financial year 2012/13 on the data and methodology used and includes payments from both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA).</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below contains LAA statistics for 2012-13 as per the published statistics, but covering criminal legal aid only, excluding non-criminal legal aid and CPS payments, with ranking from 1-50.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to chambers, the Ministry of Justice does not hold the information that has been requested. The LAA does hold an address for each barrister but does not record as routine which chambers they work at as there is no legal or business requirement for it to do so, and each barrister can work for multiple chambers during their working life.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p><strong>Table 1:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ranking</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Criminal legal aid only (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>675,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>600,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>510,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>500,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>460,369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>450,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>446,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>438,651</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>417,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>399,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>395,403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>382,475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>372,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>366,826</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>354,402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>351,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>346,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>340,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>339,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>334,514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>332,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>328,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>327,746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>326,788</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>321,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>308,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>305,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>304,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>297,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>293,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>292,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>289,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>33</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>286,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>34</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>286,473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>283,589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>281,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>278,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>277,595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>39</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>277,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>277,267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>41</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>272,588</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>272,368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>43</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>269,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>44</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>268,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>267,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>46</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>267,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>47</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>266,675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>48</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>266,505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>49</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>266,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>266,058</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/12/2014 18:14:47 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156467

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the outcome of the meeting held with the NSPCC on 14 November to discuss the Serious Crime Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL2909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The meeting between Government officials, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Police and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to discuss the case for criminalising sexual communications with a child was constructive.</p><p>As my Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary indicated during Home Office oral questions on 17 November (House of Commons, official report, column 17), we will complete our consideration of the case for a new offence in good time to enable an amendment to be tabled to the Serious Crime Bill in the House of Commons should the Government decide to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/12/2014 16:47:02 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

156559

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the view of the fact that in 2013 young people in young offender institutions were experiencing on average only 12 hours a week of purposeful activity, what progress has been made towards the 25 hours a week promised in the contract.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL2982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is placing education at the heart of youth custody to equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to build a life free from crime and become productive, hardworking members of the community.</p><p>As part of the Transforming Youth Custody Programme a competition is underway for new education contracts in directly managed young offender institutions which will more than double existing education provision and enable the delivery of at least 30 hours per week of education, integrated into a wider rehabilitative regime. The contracts will commence in spring 2015. This, in addition to wider provision of purposeful activity will help to equip young people of the skills, qualifications and self discipline they need to lead lives free from crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/12/2014 17:56:34 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

156560

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Secure Colleges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the secure colleges for under-18s will be providing education at the target rate of 30 hours per week in the new contract by the end of (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL2983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The first Secure College will open in the East Midlands in 2017. This will be the first of a new generation of secure educational establishments which will put education at the heart of youth custody. If successful, it will inform our vision for the future of the youth custodial estate across England and Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has recently completed a public consultation on our plans for Secure College Rules. These Rules will provide the statutory framework for the effective operation of Secure Colleges. We have proposed a Rule on education which would set out a requirement for Secure Colleges to establish a minimum of 30 hours of educational activities for young people each week. This, in addition to wider activities, will help to equip young people with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to lead lives free from crime. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/12/2014 18:02:33 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

156563

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many serving prisoners have died (1) by suicide, and (2) from natural causes, in each year from 2010 to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL2986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of deaths in prison by apparent cause is published in the Safety in Custody statistical bulletin which is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p><p>Reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons is a key priority for the Government. We are working hard to understand the reasons for the recent rise, but, as is the case in society at large, there is no simple explanation with complex and individual reasons behind any suicide.</p><p>We have dedicated resources providing support every day in prisons and have created a specialist team to help share good practice as part of our strenuous efforts to learn from each death.</p><p>Young adults are a particularly challenging and vulnerable group, and that is why we have commissioned an independent review into the deaths of 18 to 24-year-olds in prison custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 03/12/2014 18:01:22 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

166392

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population was in jail for (a) sex-related offences, (b) vehicle crime, (c) violent crime, (d) drug-related offences, (e) benefit-related fraud and (f) non-benefit-related fraud in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	216063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Crime is falling and under this Government more offenders are going to prison and for longer. In 2012 the law was changed to introduce an automatic life sentence for a second very serious sexual or violent offence and there are several measures to strengthen sentencing in this area in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, currently going through Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>These include ending automatic half-way point release for criminals convicted of child rape and ensuring that all dangerous offenders who receive the tough Extended Determinate Sentence (EDS) are no longer automatically released two-thirds of the way through their custodial term. The Government has also banned the use of simple cautions for serious offences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the number of offenders in prison by offence group in England and Wales is published routinely in the ‘Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin’ and can be found in Table A1.4 of the annual prison population tables. Copies of the current publication and those of previous years are available from the Library of the House and via the following link:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/12/2014 17:35:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins