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172983

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent joint training in peace-keeping methods has taken place involving the armed forces of the United Kingdom and those of the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL4055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>At present the UK and the Irish Defence Force cooperate in a limted number of activities, including the UK's support to the EU training mission in Mali and the UK's efforts to counter Ebola in Sierra Leone. However, the Memorandum of Understanding signed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and his Irish counterpart on 19 January 2015 contains provisions for greater co-operation in training, as a result of which we hope to see UK/Irish training expanded in the future, including in the area of peacekeeping.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 10/02/2015 16:13:50 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

169586

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
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 1 December 2014 to Question 216156, what body independently assesses the NOMS extremism programme; and if he will publish the most recent assessment of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	218197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have a comprehensive range of measures to tackle extremism in prisons. All high security prisons have dedicated counter terrorism units who work in partnership with the Police and the security services to root out extremism.</p><p> </p><p>The regular statistics reports and briefings NOMS provides to various partners on its performance, caseload and range of interventions constitute independent assessment. These reports with the exception of NOMS’ contribution to Home Office statistics (Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: arrests, outcomes and stops and searches, quarterly update), are classified for reasons of National Security. I am regularly briefed on NOMS’ work on extremism.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/02/2015 18:03:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

168350

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 72, on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, what estimate he has made of the number of applications for judicial review which were granted on minor technicalities since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made an estimate of the number of applications for judicial review which are granted on procedural defects or minor technicalities. Judicial review applications are not recorded in an accessible and reliable electronic form, but rather in paper case files which would need to be manually searched and as such there is no central figure. However, those involved in judicial reviews, including government departments, local authorities and businesses, are fully aware of the ways in which the judicial review process can be misused.</p><p>One of the reforms we are taking forward in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill (clause 84 of the print of the Bill currently awaiting Royal Assent) is to improve the way the courts deal with judicial reviews based on procedural defects. This is an important part of the Government’s programme to tackle public burdens, promote growth and stimulate economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2015 17:40:55 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168070

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) current and (b) certified normal capacity is of the prison estate in each region; what estimate he has made of the prison estate's capacity in 2021; and what the proportion is of the prison population originated in each region.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and have a range of contingencies in place to manage temporary or unexpected increases in the population.</p><p>Prison population projections are a useful tool in our strategic management of prison capacity but do not offer a definitive picture of future population levels. Decisions on the number of spaces required in 2021 will depend on population trends and projections over the coming years.</p><p>The table below identifies the in-use certified normal accommodation and total operational capacity by National Offender Management Service region (and Wales) and the number of male and female prisoners by region of origin on the latest dates available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region/Country*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19 Dec 2014 In Use Certified Normal Accommodation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19 Dec 2014 Total Operational Capacity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 Sep 2014-12-09 Population by region of origin***</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of the prison population originated in each region by %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>9,023</p></td><td><p>10,472</p></td><td><p>6,733</p></td><td><p>7.86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>8,146</p></td><td><p>9,102</p></td><td><p>6,075</p></td><td><p>7.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p>8,915</p></td><td><p>11,243</p></td><td><p>17,611</p></td><td><p>20.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Kent</strong><strong> and Sussex</strong></p></td><td><p>5,780</p></td><td><p>6,275</p></td><td><p>3,778</p></td><td><p>4.41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>4,846</p></td><td><p>5,522</p></td><td><p>4,043</p></td><td><p>4.72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>10,837</p></td><td><p>13,055</p></td><td><p>13,522</p></td><td><p>15.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South Central</strong></p></td><td><p>4,534</p></td><td><p>5,382</p></td><td><p>4,216</p></td><td><p>4.92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>5,358</p></td><td><p>6,108</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td><td><p>6.20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>2,329</p></td><td><p>3,279</p></td><td><p>4,729</p></td><td><p>5.52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>8,840</p></td><td><p>9,812</p></td><td><p>8,111</p></td><td><p>9.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</strong></p></td><td><p>8,150</p></td><td><p>9,866</p></td><td><p>9,463</p></td><td><p>11.04%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2,137</p></td><td><p>2.25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>76,758</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90,116</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>85,698</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>99.91</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* Contracted and High Security prisons have been allocated to the geographical region in which they are located.</p><p>** Total operational capacity of a prison is the total number of prisoners that an establishment can hold taking into account control, security and the proper operation of the planned regime. Useable Operational Capacity of the estate is the sum of all establishments’ operational capacity less 2,000 places. This is known as the operating margin and reflects the constraints imposed by the need to provide separate accommodation for different classes of prisoner i.e. by sex, age, security category, conviction status, single cell risk assessment and also due to geographical distribution. This margin is applied to the whole estate but is not segmented by prison function or region.</p><p>*** Region/country of origin is based on prisoners’ recorded residences. Information on prisoners is provided by them on reception in prison and recorded on a central IT system. Reported addresses can include a home address, an address to which offenders intend to return on discharge or the address of their next of kin. If no address is given, an offender’s committal court address is used as a proxy for the area in which they are resident. No address has been recorded and no court information is available for around 3% of all offenders.</p><p>Individual prison population and capacity information for every prison in England and Wales is published monthly on the Government website:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-population-figures-2014" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-population-figures-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-population-figures-2014</a></p><p>As far as possible, NOMS endeavours to place prisoners as close to their home area as possible. However, a number of factors are considered in the allocation of each prisoner, including; location of prisons, court appearance, security concerns - both for the individual and for others at the establishment, suitability of establishment to prisoners’ needs (such as those set out in their sentence plan), regimes and services offered. It may therefore not be possible or desirable to keep prisoners close to home. For example, some specialist interventions and offending behaviour programmes are not available in every region.</p><p>Under the Government's Transforming Rehabilitation agenda most prisoners will serve the last 12 weeks of their sentence and be discharged from a Resettlement Prison in their home Contract Package Area where they will receive tailored interventions and support.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/02/2015 13:16:15 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168071

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for offences related to driving without insurance there were in each year since 2010; and what the average fine imposed for driving without insurance was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is reviewing driving offences and penalties.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences relating to using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, with average fine imposed, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Court proceeding data for calendar year 2014 is planned for publication in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7">Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences relating to using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, with average fine imposed, England &amp; Wales, 2010-2013<sup>(1)(2)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td> </td><td>Outcome</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">Using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks<sup>(3)</sup></td><td> </td><td>Proceeded against</td><td>129,010</td><td>109,987</td><td>94,976</td><td>91,944</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Average fine (£)</td><td>285.58</td><td>288.50</td><td>322.41</td><td>346.29</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(3) An offence under S.143(2) Road Traffic Act 1988</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 217244</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2015 10:04:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168073

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of drivers were disqualified from driving for drink-driving offences in each year since 2010; how many and what proportion of drivers have been disqualified from driving due to drink-driving offences; and what the average length of a disqualification from driving for drink-driving offences was in (a) 2010 and (b) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is reviewing driving offences and penalties</p><p>The number of people sentenced for drink driving offences, the number disqualified and the proportion disqualified from driving from 2010 to 2013 can be viewed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10">Offenders sentenced for drink-driving offences<sup>(1)</sup> and number and proportion disqualified from driving, England and Wales, 2010 to 2013<sup>(2)(3)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sentenced</td><td>53,359</td><td>50,376</td><td>50,225</td><td>47,894</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Disqualified<sup>(4)</sup></td><td>51,146</td><td>48,359</td><td>48,140</td><td>45,415</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Proportion disqualified</td><td>95.9%</td><td>96.0%</td><td>95.8%</td><td>94.8%</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(1) Includes the following offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988:</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle whilst unfit to drive through drink or drugs - Drink</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Being in charge of mechanically propelled vehicle whilst unfit to drive through drink or drugs - Drink</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while having a breath, blood or urine alcohol concentration in excess of the prescribed limit</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">In charge of a motor vehicle while having a breath, blood or urine alcohol concentration in excess of the prescribed limit</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Failing without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen of breath for a preliminary test</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle and failing to without a reasonable excuse provide a specimen for a laboratory test or 2 specimens for analysis of breath</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">In charge of a motor vehicle and failing without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen for a laboratory test or two specimens for analysis of breath</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Failing to allow specimen of blood to be subjected to laboratory test: a) driving or attempting to drive, b) all other cases.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">(4) Includes those disqualified outright and excludes those only disqualified under the penalty points system (under section 35 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988).</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not the specific circumstances of each case. This centrally held information records the period of disqualification into one of thirteen bands. As the exact length of driving ban is not available, it is not possibly to identify the average length of a disqualification from driving. This detailed information may be held on the court record but due to the size and complexity is not reported centrally to the MOJ. As such, the information requested can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2015 11:07:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168075

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) arrests, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions of (i) men and (ii) women in each Local Criminal Justice Board area for the offence of drink driving there have been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is reviewing driving offences and penalties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of offences related to drink driving in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 (latest available) can be viewed in the following tables:-</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· Table 1 – males</p><p> </p><p>· Table 2 - females</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The arrests collection held by the Home Office covers arrests for recorded crime (notifiable offences) only, broken down at a main offence group level, covering categories such as violence against the person and robbery. The offence of drink driving is not a notifiable offence and does not form part of this collection.</p><p>Data by police force has been provided as we are not able to group results from the Crown Court by local criminal justice board. Additionally, due to changes in court structure we not able to group courts by local criminal justice board across the whole time-period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2015 10:20:53 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 217245 - Male & Female defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts.xls title Male & Female defendants proceeded against
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

166789

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have been dismissed in each year since 2010; what the reasons were for each dismissal; and how many prison staff have received custodial sentences for crimes committed while working in prisons in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	216466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of staff dismissed from the public sector prison service in England and Wales, together with the reason for dismissal can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Annual headcount of dismissals from public sector prison service in England &amp; Wales, 2010-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014 (Jan to Sep)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Inefficiency</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conduct</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsatisfactory Attendance</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poor Performance</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Breach of Contract</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on all custodial sentences received for crimes committed by serving members of Prison Service staff is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/02/2015 13:15:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

166391

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Take-away Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on take-away food for staff since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice records spend on catering but not at the level of detail which allows spend on take-away food to be isolated if this had occurred. Under the Department’s Gifts and Hospitality Policy, any requests for spend of this nature would need to be supported by a business case which would need to be cleared by the Director General Finance.</p><p>Since 2010, spend on hospitality has fallen significantly. Reasons for this include measures taken to ban lunches, teas and coffees for internal meetings. Any such refreshments for meetings with external stakeholders are only provided in exceptional circumstances and require sign of from a Director General. The department has also put in place a block on Government Procurement Cards preventing payments to bars and restaurants.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2015 14:53:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

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registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>In answering this question I have included core MoJ and its larger Executive Agencies (NOMS, HMCTS, LAA) in the figures in the table below. The smaller Executive Agencies (Office of the Public Guardian, Criminal Injuries Compensations Authority) have not been included. The figures show a drop of spending of £426,844.38 (92.98%) between 2008/09 and the 2013/14 figure, the last full year figure included.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, spend on hospitality has fallen significantly. Reasons for this include measures taken to ban lunches, teas and coffees for internal meetings. Any such refreshments for meetings with external stakeholders are only provided in exceptional circumstances and require sign off from a Director General. No alcohol is provided for staff from departmental funds and when hospitality is provided to external parties, such as a modest amount of wine with a meal, this requires Director General level approval. The department has also put in place a block on Government Procurement Cards, preventing payments to bars and restaurants.</p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MoJ core and Agency spend on Hospitality and related catering since April 2008:</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">MoJ HQ</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224226-Entertainment</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,773.76</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">585.29</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">327.90</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">326.40</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">60.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">252.52</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224227-Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18,572.77</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18,755.64</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,584.20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,095.97</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,893.31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,312.56</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">745.45</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224228-External Lunches &amp; Dinners</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,262.15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,909.39</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">883.27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224229-Refreshments for Interdepartmental Meetings</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">96,946.33</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28,699.71</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,096.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">247.68</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,027.22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-1,824.58</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>123,555.01</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>51,364.74</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>11,148.76</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>3,671.55</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>3,219.71</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>3,399.78</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>-826.61</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">HMCTS</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224226-Entertainment</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,787.92</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">740.61</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">256.01</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">253.54</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58.58</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">60.25</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224227-Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53,202.18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-1,005.41</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,452.08</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,620.32</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,952.39</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,659.08</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,797.57</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224228-External Lunches &amp; Dinners</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">332.15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">90.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-42.55</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">156.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,544.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224229-Refreshments for Interdepartmental Meetings</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">42,138.13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">33,973.89</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28,070.48</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,660.04</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,597.02</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">312.96</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">120.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>97,460.38</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>33,799.09</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>33,736.02</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>14,689.90</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>12,151.99</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>7,972.04</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2,977.82</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">LAA</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">224227-Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,258.19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1,258.19</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>0.00</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">NOMS:</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nac Level 6 (Phoenix)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY08/09</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY09/10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY10/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY11/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY12/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY13/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">FY14/15 to end Oct-14</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1720 - Entertainment &amp; Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">238,039.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">215,230.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">76,947.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">59,420.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,800.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19,580.00</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,114.00</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Annual Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>238,039.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>215,230.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>76,947.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>59,420.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>35,800.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>19,580.00</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>10,114.00</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MoJ Total </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>459,054.39</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>300,393.83</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>121,831.78</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>77,781.45</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>51,171.70</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>32,210.01</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>12,265.21</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2015 15:00:06 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2015 17:10:25 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 43918 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth