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1663922

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date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the number of cases of Television Licence evasion that were considered by magistrates' courts in each year between 2015 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	201775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds data on the number of prosecutions for television licence evasion in magistrates’ courts, covering the period requested up to December 2022, and this can be viewed in the following data tool:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182044/magistrates-court-2022_v2.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' court data tool: 2022</a>.</p><ul><li>Select ‘191A Television licence evasion’ in the Offence filter.</li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/10/2023 15:21:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1657241

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Attendance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to mandate people who have been convicted of crimes to attend court for their sentencing.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government appreciates that an offender’s refusal to attend their hearing can cause anger and upset for victims and their families. Offenders should be brought before the court to face the consequences of their crimes.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 August 2023, we announced our intention to introduce a new court order requiring an offender to attend their sentencing hearing. Any offender who refuses to attend will face an additional penalty with a maximum of 24 months’ custody. The measure will apply to all offenders convicted of an offence which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. In addition, we will include in legislation an express power for judges to require production of offenders for sentencing hearings, and for prison and escort staff to use reasonable force to produce the offender in appropriate circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>It will be a matter for judges to decide whether to issue such an order. Whilst many victims would want to see the offender present, we recognise that there will be circumstances where an offender’s presence may be distressing to victims and their families. Courts must have the discretion to do what is right in each case.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/09/2023 10:19:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1647732

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Critical Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	191179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2021/22, the Ministry of Justice opened a £2.8 million national fund called the Critical Support Fund, available to support organisations via Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund (RASAF) providers. The aim of the fund was to meet exceptional need for domestic abuse and sexual violence services due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. £1.5 million of this funding was allocated to community-based support, and £1.3 million was allocated to ISVA and IDVA roles on a 2-year basis.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the impact of this fund and other grants to PCCs is collected through regular monitoring exercises, which allows us to see the number of referrals made and the number of victims supported. This data is analysed to help inform policy development and commissioning decisions, such as an increase in funding for ISVA and IDVA roles. However, this data is not currently publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/07/2023 13:30:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1541305

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department holds data on the number of prosecutions under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	83662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, in 2021, in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113400/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence data tool</a>.</p><p>Navigate to the ‘Prosecutions and Convictions’ tab and use the <em>HO offence code</em> filter to select the following offences:</p><p>- 09701 - Causing, permitting or failing to prevent unnecessary suffering of protected animal</p><p>- 09702 - Carrying out, permitting, causing to be carried out or failing to prevent prohibited procedure on a protected animal</p><p>- 09705 - Offences relating to animal fights</p><p>- 10829 - Causing, permitting or failing to prevent unnecessary suffering (Reclassified)</p><p>- 10830 - Carrying out, permitting, causing to be carried out or failing to prevent prohibited procedure on a protected animal (Reclassified)</p><p>- 10831 - Removing or causing or permitting or failing to prevent removal of dog’s tail other than for medical treatment (Reclassified)</p><p>- 10832 - Administration of poisons etc to a protected animal (Reclassified)</p><p>- 10834 - Failing to ensure needs of animal are met as required by good practice</p><p>- 10836 - Carrying on activity without authority of S.13 licence or carrying on unregistered S.13 activity concerning Animal Welfare Act 2006</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/11/2022 13:12:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503473

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Hubs: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been created in the West Midlands as a result of the establishment of the cross-Government hub at 23 Stephenson Street in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, opened in October 2021 housing 1,700 staff across 20 different Government departments. The vast majority of these civil servants were brought together through consolidation of existing roles in Birmingham but additional capacity for 30 new roles has been created.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/09/2022 15:47:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight