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487106

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
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 additional cost to his Department in the last year of appeal hearings at the First Tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) which were adjourned because the Department of Work and Pensions did not send a representative in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	32527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/04/2016 10:33:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

449477

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the finding in the annual report to Parliament of the Lord Chief Justice, dated 16 January 2016, that the UK's system of justice has become unaffordable to most; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	25099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>As the Justice Secretary said in June, we have a two nation justice system at present. Those who have benefitted financially need to do more to protect access to justice for all and we are discussing with the profession how this can be taken forward.</p><p> </p><p>As the Lord Chief Justice made clear in his annual report, the investment the Government is making to modernise our courts and tribunals is a significant step, and one which will enable us to tackle many of the issues he identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/02/2016 14:45:44 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

428188

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of crimes committed by people with gambling problems.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	16206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has made no specific assessment of the number of crimes committed by people with gambling problems.</p><p>The most recent crime statistics published by the Office for National Statistics showed that overall crime fell by 8% in the year to June 2015, according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Crime has now fallen by more than a quarter since June 2010, with just over 2.9 million fewer crimes a year.</p><p>It is for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners to decide crime priorities at a local level, and the most appropriate response in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2015 18:05:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

420757

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were accepted onto the Metropolitan Police National Fast Track Programme in the last 12 months; and how many such people did not subsequently pass the vetting procedure and therefore did not take up their places on the programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	11309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The College of Policing delivers the fast track and direct entry programmes. According to its data, seven external officers and 25 internal officers started the fast track programme with the Metropolitan Police in September. There were 1,952 applicants for the 2015 external fast track programme, of which 421 were to the Metropolitan Police. The public need to have confidence that police officers have been subject to extensive vetting before they join, and it is for individual forces to make decisions on recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/10/2015 09:22:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 23527 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

417318

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and abetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review and clarify the law on joint enterprise.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Department has been considering the Justice Select Committee’s recommendation that the law in this area should be reviewed. The Department will respond formally to the Committee in due course.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 12:45:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169886

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will increase the maximum magistrates' court fines for non-payment of the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Anyone who is a worker is entitled to be paid at least the minimum wage. The Government is cracking down on employers who break the law by not paying the minimum wage. Failure to comply with national minimum wage legislation is punishable in the magistrates’ courts with a fine not exceeding £5,000. Under provisions in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, once commenced, all fines and maximum fines of £5,000 and more will become unlimited. This will give magistrates greater powers to deal with the most serious offenders who come before them, including those who fail to comply with national minimum wage legislation. The Government intends to bring this provision into force as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/12/2014 17:25:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

167119

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Kidnapping: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to respond to the Law Commission's recommendation on unlawful retention of children in its report on Simplification of Criminal Law: Kidnapping and Related Offences; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Kidnap and child abduction can have a devastating and lasting impact on victims and their families. It is vital that the law reflects the gravity of such offences and that those who commit them are punished accordingly. The Law Commission published its report on these offences on 20 November. The Government is considering the recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/12/2014 16:16:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

64449

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, columns 345-6W, on employment and support allowance, how many claimants in the WRAG with a prognosis of two years or more who made (a) a new claim - initial assessment and (b) a new claim - repeat assessment were judged that return to work was unlikely in the longer term.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	202738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The figures requested are the same as those referred to in the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, columns 345-6W, on employment and support allowance. A prognosis of two years or more is defined as unlikely in the longer term.</p><p> </p><p>The prognoses available to the healthcare professional are:</p><p>- 3 months</p><p>- 6 months</p><p>- 12 months</p><p>- 18 months</p><p>- Within 2 years</p><p>- In the longer term</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/07/2014 16:32:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63028

registered interest
date	20/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Occupational Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he expects the Health and Work Service to start operations.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	201607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Implementation will begin in late 2014 and the details will be confirmed when the chosen supplier has been appointed.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/06/2014 14:09:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61108

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answers of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 603W, column 604W and column 605W on employment and support allowance, how many people who have been given a prognosis that (a) a return to work could be considered within two years and (b) return to work is unlikely in the longer term have been placed in the work-related activity group since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	200146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Outcomes of functional assessments by prognosis for the ESA work-related activity group, Great Britain: October 2008 – September 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>WRAG: Claimants with a prognosis of under 2 years</p><p> </p></td><td><p>WRAG: Claimants with a prognosis of 2 years or more</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Claims - Initial assessment</p></td><td><p>451,800</p></td><td><p>11,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Claims – Repeat assessment</p></td><td><p>385,800</p></td><td><p>19,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>2. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker's decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker's decision is not yet available.</p><p>3. The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. It related to new and repeat ESA claims. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 13:33:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms