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418077

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Offender Management Service: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of travel and subsistance has been to the National Offender Management Service for the operation of the nationally co-ordinated detached duty scheme since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	9816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service cannot disaggregate the cost of travel and subsistence claimed by staff on the nationally co-ordinated detached duty scheme from other staff travel and subsistence expenses recorded on the central accounting system without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/09/2015 14:22:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

417576

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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, how many (a) women and (b) men were found to be using a television without a licence by inspectors in the most recent year for which information is available; and what proportion of (i) women and (ii) men were subsequently prosecuted for a television licence offence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>According to TV Licensing's data, in 2014 232,290 women and 114,347 men were interviewed under caution by TV Licensing officers in the course of investigating TV licence offences.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people prosecuted for licence fee evasion in 2014 is published here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a> From “offence” drop down list select 191A Television licence evasion. From “sex” drop down list select the male or female.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 11 men and 28 women were committed to prison for non-payment of a fine where the registered fine was for non-payment of the TV Licence. The average time spent in prison was 18 days for men and 20 days for women.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 9632 question first answered 16/09/2015 10:42:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417695

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
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 bring forward legislative proposals to tackle knife crime; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the carrying of a knife.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There is comprehensive legislation in England and Wales to deal with knife crime. Unlawful possession of a knife or offensive weapon in a public place without good reason or lawful excuse is already a serious criminal offence, which carries a maximum four year custodial sentence.</p><p> </p><p>Following the commencement in July of the relevant provisions in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, offenders convicted of a second offence of possession of a knife or offensive weapon and sentenced on or after 17 July 2015 face a minimum custodial sentence of six months, or four months if a young offender aged 16 or 17. The provisions of this Act make it absolutely clear that cautions should no longer be used for serious offences such as those involving a knife or offensive weapon.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 15:00:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417743

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2015 to Question 6617, which offences each of the prisoners currently in open prisons who have previously absconded and were in open conditions in May 2014 had committed; and what length of sentence each such person was serving.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested. I will write to you when the information becomes available.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 9432 question first answered 16/09/2015 10:24:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417757

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in closed prisons have been released on temporary licence in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested. I will write to you in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/09/2015 13:06:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417761

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who had previously been released from prison following a murder conviction were on life licence in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All offenders convicted of murder must receive a life sentence. Once an offender has served the minimum term in prison imposed by the court he or she may be considered for release by the Parole Board, which will only release a prisoner if it is satisfied that it is safe to do so. If and when they are released, all offenders serving life sentences are on licence for the rest of their lives, and subject to recall to prison at any time.</p><p> </p><p>The number of first releases for those prisoners serving a mandatory life sentence for the period 2007 to 2014 is published online and can be found in table A3.3 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449324/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/449324/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a> .</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/09/2015 14:16:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417762

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Newspaper Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many copies of each newspaper were delivered to prisons in the most recent year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners can use their own money to purchase newspapers at the discretion of governors and directors of contracted out prisons.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/09/2015 10:32:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417763

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners currently in open prisons previously breached the conditions of their temporary licence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested. I will write to you when the information becomes available.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 9553 question first answered 16/09/2015 10:24:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417129

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	Euthanasia: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence for the offence of assisted suicide is for each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	9328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of offenders sentenced at all courts, by type of sentence and custodial sentence length band, for the offence of encouraging or assisting suicide or attempted suicide, in England and Wales, for the period 2009 to 2014, is available at the following link:</p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Select the offence “76 Aiding Suicide” to present information on offenders sentenced at all courts for this offence.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not publish the average custodial sentence length in circumstances where the number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody is too small to give a meaningful average – specifically when there are fewer than five offenders.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/09/2015 13:55:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

416179

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by unmanned drones to prison security; and what steps he is taking to protect against drones dropping contraband material into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service continues to assess the developing risk posed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or ‘drones’. All prisons have local contingency plans to respond to incidents including drones.</p><p>The previous Government introduced legislation which prohibits the “projection” of any item into prison by any means, including by a drone. Prisons work with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 11:07:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn