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1312032

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Sentencing
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 potential effect of increasing the sentencing powers of Magistrates in accordance with Section 154 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on the number of outstanding cases at Crown Courts.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	187181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The government keeps this policy under review, but an assessment of the impact on outstanding cases at the Crown Court cannot be made available at this time.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/04/2021 12:00:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1312035

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
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 7 September 2020 to Question 78583 on Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for Shipley to supply that information.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	187182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to fully answer the question asked on 22 July 2020, involves accessing the Police National Computer (PNC). This system can only be accessed via a fixed location in our offices. Access to the PNC has been severely restricted since March 2020 due to the national restrictions and the need to minimise non-essential travel.</p><p> </p><p>Work to clear the backlog of parliamentary questions, alongside data uploads and other priority work using the PNC, has commenced but there is continued reduced capacity to do this due to the need to adhere to social distancing guidelines. I will write to the Hon Member with the requested information as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/04/2021 12:07:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1282968

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many outstanding (a) Magistrate's court cases and (b) Crown court cases there were in (i) March 2020 and (ii) January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	147797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The volume of outstanding cases in the criminal courts is published routinely. The latest monthly data available for the number of cases outstanding in (a) the magistrates’ courts and (b) in the Crown Court of England and Wales, is November 2020. The table below sets out the outstanding number of cases in March 2020 and November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly management information (MI) for January 2021 is expected to be available from 11<sup>th</sup> March 2020. Weekly MI that covers the period from March 2020 to 27<sup>th</sup> December 2020 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmcts-weekly-management-information-during-coronavirus-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmcts-weekly-management-information-during-coronavirus-outbreak</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Magistrates' <strong>1-4</strong> Outstanding</p></td><td><p>Crown <strong>1,2</strong> Outstanding</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>338,675</p></td><td><p>40,037</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-20</p></td><td><p>403,568</p></td><td><p>53,950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) The management information presented in this table reflects what is recorded on relevant case-management systems on the date of extraction. The case-management systems are continually updated and so the information presented will differ from previously published information.</p><p>2) The management information presented is different from the quarterly MOJ official statistics published due to timing and definitional reasons. The official statistics go through a more comprehensive quality assurance and analysis process to ensure quality and coherence.</p><p>3) Only criminal cases are included (civil and enforcement cases are excluded). Any cases entered in error have been removed.</p><p>4) Figures above include all case offence types. However, MOJ published statistics are filtered to include only the following offence types: Triable-either-way, Indictable Only, Summary Motoring, Summary Non-Motoring, Breaches.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/02/2021 15:33:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1279862

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Christmas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy was on temporary release from prison over the Christmas 2020 period.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	142853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, release on temporary licence (ROTL) from prison helps prevent offenders from returning to crime when they leave prison.</p><p>Most ROTL has been suspended during the pandemic to help limit the spread of the virus and protect the NHS. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has worked closely with public health authorities to plan when and where to re-introduce ROTL safely. Resumption of the full range of ordinary ROTL activities, including release to domestic addresses, has not been possible to date and temporary release is currently limited to essential work and compassionate reasons, such as accessing medical treatment.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/02/2021 17:15:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1241370

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the biggest pay rise given to someone in his Department was in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	100320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Between the period of 01/07/19 - 30/06/2020 the biggest pay rise given to someone in the Department was (a) 7.6 in percentage terms and (b) £7,059 in cash terms.</p><p>This pay increase, determined through the independent Prison Service Pay Review Body process and calculated as a percentage increase, was for Prison Service staff. HMPPS received the highest pay rise.</p><p>Figures are based on staff in post as at 30 June who received their pay awards in September which were backdated to 1 April. Figures do not include annual pay increases for staff in the National Probation Service which have yet to be confirmed and paid and excludes pay award for SCS grades as not yet implemented.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/10/2020 10:39:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1228685

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Theft: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous theft offences was for people convicted of a further theft offence and not given a sentence of immediate custody in each of the last three years; and what the chronological sentencing history for all previous such offences was for those people.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	81706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to answer these questions involves accessing the secure Police National Computer (PNC) system, which my relevant officials were unable to do in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although PNC access has now re-started, work to catch up the data loading needs to be completed before these questions can be answered and there is reduced capacity to do this due to the need to adhere to social distancing guidelines. I will write to the Hon Member in due course with the information requested and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.</p><p>You may wish to note that the latest available data is included in the responses to the following PQs provided in February: 13960–13962, 13967, 13968 and 14632–14636 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960#</a>).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 81707 81708 81709 81710 81711 81712 81713 81714 81715 question first answered 08/09/2020 15:27:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1228687

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Burglary: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous offences of burglary was for people convicted of that offence and not given a sentence of immediate custody in each of the last three years; and what the chronological sentencing history for all previous such offences was for those people.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	81707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to answer these questions involves accessing the secure Police National Computer (PNC) system, which my relevant officials were unable to do in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although PNC access has now re-started, work to catch up the data loading needs to be completed before these questions can be answered and there is reduced capacity to do this due to the need to adhere to social distancing guidelines. I will write to the Hon Member in due course with the information requested and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.</p><p>You may wish to note that the latest available data is included in the responses to the following PQs provided in February: 13960–13962, 13967, 13968 and 14632–14636 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960#</a>).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 81706 81708 81709 81710 81711 81712 81713 81714 81715 question first answered 08/09/2020 15:27:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1228688

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous offences of assault was for people convicted of that offence and not given a sentence of immediate custody in each of the last three years; and what the chronological sentencing history for all previous such offences was for those people.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	81708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to answer these questions involves accessing the secure Police National Computer (PNC) system, which my relevant officials were unable to do in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although PNC access has now re-started, work to catch up the data loading needs to be completed before these questions can be answered and there is reduced capacity to do this due to the need to adhere to social distancing guidelines. I will write to the Hon Member in due course with the information requested and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.</p><p>You may wish to note that the latest available data is included in the responses to the following PQs provided in February: 13960–13962, 13967, 13968 and 14632–14636 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960#</a>).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 81706 81707 81709 81710 81711 81712 81713 81714 81715 question first answered 08/09/2020 15:27:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1228689

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous offences of possession of an article with a blade or point was for people convicted of that offence and not given a sentence of immediate custody in each of the last three years; and what the chronological sentencing history for all previous such offences was for those people.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	81709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to answer these questions involves accessing the secure Police National Computer (PNC) system, which my relevant officials were unable to do in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although PNC access has now re-started, work to catch up the data loading needs to be completed before these questions can be answered and there is reduced capacity to do this due to the need to adhere to social distancing guidelines. I will write to the Hon Member in due course with the information requested and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.</p><p>You may wish to note that the latest available data is included in the responses to the following PQs provided in February: 13960–13962, 13967, 13968 and 14632–14636 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960#</a>).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 81706 81707 81708 81710 81711 81712 81713 81714 81715 question first answered 08/09/2020 15:27:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1228690

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous offences of sexual assault was for people convicted of that offence and not given a sentence of immediate custody in each of the last three years; and what the chronological sentencing history for all previous such offences was for those people.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	81710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to answer these questions involves accessing the secure Police National Computer (PNC) system, which my relevant officials were unable to do in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although PNC access has now re-started, work to catch up the data loading needs to be completed before these questions can be answered and there is reduced capacity to do this due to the need to adhere to social distancing guidelines. I will write to the Hon Member in due course with the information requested and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.</p><p>You may wish to note that the latest available data is included in the responses to the following PQs provided in February: 13960–13962, 13967, 13968 and 14632–14636 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-07/13960#</a>).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 81706 81707 81708 81709 81711 81712 81713 81714 81715 question first answered 08/09/2020 15:27:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies