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445045

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Medway Secure Training Centre: G4S
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times G4S has been in breach of its contract at Medway STC since it was awarded that contract; for what reasons each such breach occurred; and what fines were incurred by G4S for each of these breaches.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	22664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Since the contract was awarded in 1997, there have been two instances of financial remedies on G4S’s contract at Medway STC, both for failure to comply with procedures. The financial penalties were for a total of £<del class="ministerial">1221.87.</del><ins class="ministerial">707.40.</ins> We are examining whether the allegations made by Panorama would constitute a breach of contract.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/02/2016 16:02:19 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2016 14:46:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 44502 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

453357

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority have been made in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
	tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
	uin	27571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The former probation trusts ceased operation on 31 May 2014, as part of the previous Government’s <em>Transforming Rehabilitation</em> reforms. The trusts’ archived records are now held by the National Offender Management Service.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Within the specified timescale, it is not possible to ascertain whether or not the information requested is held in the archives. I will write to the hon. Member in due course to let him know the position and to provide the information if we have it.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We sympathise with all victims of violent crime. The latest scheme, introduced in November 2012, focuses awards on those who have suffered the most serious injuries. The figures for the past 5 financial years are given in the table below.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Applications made to CICA</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010 - 2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">61,292</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011 - 2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58,195</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012 - 2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">47,889</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">33,688</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014 -2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">32,595</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/02/2016 10:06:53 question first ministerially corrected 29/02/2016 16:55:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 47613 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

454262

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many injuries were sustained by children during restraint in each custodial institution in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	28142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2016 answer text <p>As the Justice Secretary has said, the safety and welfare of all those in custody is vital.</p><p>Although youth crime is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young people in custody is not good enough. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.</p><p>In 2012, we introduced the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR). Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons has welcomed the significant improvements that MMPR has brought.</p><p>The number of minor and serious injuries requiring medical treatment resulting from RPIs is published in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Annual Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>We are investigating the accuracy of all restraint injury data from Medway Secure Training Centre.</p><p>The number of young people that establishments recorded as injured during incidents that required Restrictive Physical Intervention in each institution in the youth secure estate in each of the last eight years is set out in the attached document. This includes the following categories of injury: (i) serious injury requiring hospital treatment (ii) minor injuries requiring medical treatment and (iii) minor injuries, no treatment required.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/04/2016 14:44:19 question first ministerially corrected 08/04/2016 09:51:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name Number of injuries sustained by children during restraint.xls title injuries sustained by children during restraint previous answer version 54110 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

455401

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Custody: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his Department's policy that all prison officers in youth facilities should wear body-mounted cameras.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	28480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and we take all incidents of violence extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>A pilot of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVCs) is currently taking place across <del class="ministerial">24</del><ins class="ministerial">23</ins> prisons, including Cookham Wood, Feltham and Wetherby under -18 Young Offender Institutions.</p><p> </p><p>BWVCs are already in use at all Secure Training Colleges (STCs).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/03/2016 14:50:06 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2016 14:22:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 49267 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

445375

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Business: Supply Chains
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent report by the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Sheffield which claims that supply chain audits fail to detect labour and environmental abuses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. There is no requirement for any UK business to audit its supply chain or what such an audit should include – this is a matter for individual businesses. UK businesses are, however, required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. UK businesses are required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters in the supply chain. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/02/2016 15:38:51 question first ministerially corrected 16/03/2016 16:46:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 44048 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

447455

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to engage with leaders of businesses of all sizes in every sector to ensure that they have information about the pros and cons of the UK remaining a full member of the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL5357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p><em><del class="ministerial">No such assessment has been made.</del></em></p><p><del class="ministerial"><em>The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in the UK - so we get a better deal for our country and secure our future. We are confident that the right agreement can be reached.</em></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Under Sections 6 and 7 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015, the Government has a duty to publish information on what has been agreed by Member States following negotiations on the UK’s request for reforms; the Government’s opinion on what has been agreed; the UK’s rights and obligations as a member of the EU; and examples of non-EU countries that have other arrangements with the EU. As stipulated in the Act, this information will be published before the beginning of the final 10 week period ending with the date of the referendum.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/02/2016 15:40:41 question first ministerially corrected 15/02/2016 15:49:57 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 44070 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

452266

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	National Media Museum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the National Media Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Photographic Society, Bradford City Council, and any other relevant bodies, about the move of 400,000 items from Bradford to London; and whether they have offered any advice on that matter.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL6167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Member houses of the Historic Houses Association make an important contribution to the UK's tourism industry. They attract over 24 million visits per year with a total visitor spend of £1bn; and support 41,000 jobs.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Government has made no specific assessment of the possible closures of these historic houses. DCMS continues to work with the HHA and others, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, to support privately owned heritage.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">DCMS museums operate at arm’s length from government and the transfer of objects between national museums is a matter for the boards of the museums. The transfer of part of the Royal Photographic Society’s collection has been carefully considered by the Trustees of the Science Museum, who approved the transfer of the objects to the V&amp;A, with the Royal Photographic Society also approving the transfer. The Department was informed of this in December 2015. Bradford City Council was regularly consulted while the matter was under consideration.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The National Media Museum took this decision in order to focus its offering more effectively, while ensuring that the Royal Photographic Collection is preserved.The V&amp;A intend to store, digitise and make the photographic collection available as part of its planned International Photography Resource Centre, which will provide the public with a world-class facility to access the consolidated collection.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/02/2016 12:29:21 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2016 12:43:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 46518 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

453583

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Software: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to implementing the EU Waste Electrical Equipment Directive (2012/19/EU) in relation to computer software.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL6285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No consideration has been given as internet search engines are not within the defined scope of the Waste Electrical &amp; Electronic Equipment Directive. The scope of the WEEE Directive is restricted to equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly or equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">No consideration has been given to either computer software or internet search engines because they do not fall within the definition of electrical and electronic equipment specified in the WEEE Directive. Software is normally either downloaded to equipment or purchased on CDs. It is the equipment that is used to run the software that would fall in scope since that equipment is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly. An internet search engine is a service, not a piece of equipment, and so is also outside the scope of the Directive.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/03/2016 16:58:34 question first ministerially corrected 21/03/2016 11:38:43 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 49925 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

453584

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to implementing the EU Waste Electrical Equipment Directive (2012/19/EU) in relation to internet search engines.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL6286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No consideration has been given as internet search engines are not within the defined scope of the Waste Electrical &amp; Electronic Equipment Directive. The scope of the WEEE Directive is restricted to equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly or equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">No consideration has been given to either computer software or internet search engines because they do not fall within the definition of electrical and electronic equipment specified in the WEEE Directive. Software is normally either downloaded to equipment or purchased on CDs. It is the equipment that is used to run the software that would fall in scope since that equipment is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly. An internet search engine is a service, not a piece of equipment, and so is also outside the scope of the Directive.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/03/2016 16:58:53 question first ministerially corrected 21/03/2016 11:38:31 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 49931 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

457378

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	New Businesses: Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to encourage universities to support students who have started, or plan to start, a business venture while at university.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government’s Start-Up Loans scheme supports people wanting to start a business and has provided over 35,000 loans worth over £200 million. We’re committed to supporting start-ups by cutting taxes on small businesses, extending rate relief and increasing the Employment Allowance.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In Cambridge, Government has invested £4.8m in the establishment of the Sir John Bradfield Technology Centre to support business incubation on Cambridge Science Park. This is in addition to a range of other growth-enabling investments made through the £500m Greater Cambridge City Deal, the £109.1m Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Growth Deal and a three year funding package to support development of a local business Growth Hub</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Government fully supports and actively encourages students who wish to start a business. This commitment was reiterated in the recent grant letter from Ministers to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) where we welcomed the Council’s commitment to:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">The continued funding and support for the work of National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), which we see as key to promoting enhanced university and business activity. NCUB gathers evidence and brings together university and business leaders, sharing best practice. The NCUB’s work covers all aspects of the interaction between Businesses and Higher Education, including addressing skills shortages, work experience and graduate recruitment.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">To continue to promote knowledge exchange through the Higher Education Innovation Fund, which is focussed on promoting entrepreneurship and enterprise education, as well as the commercialisation of research.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">In addition to this, the QAA issued guidance to Higher Education Institutions in 2012 to promote best practice in developing enterprise and entrepreneurship education.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">According to HESA, support provided by universities led to 4,600 graduate start-ups in 2013-14[1] an increase of 1,100 on the previous year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] HE-BCI (Higher Education – Business Community Interaction) survey</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/03/2016 12:27:08 question first ministerially corrected 16/03/2016 16:22:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 50700 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick