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45873

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities affected by the recent floods are offering council tax discounts to flooded-out householders under section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	194492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Thursday 3 April 2014]</em></p><p>My rt. hon. Friend, the PrimeMinister announced on 19 February 2014 that Government will reimburse local authorities for providing council tax discounts for flooded homes. 48 local authorities have reported that they had already offered discounts by 17 March, with a further 63 planning to do so in using their discretionary powers under section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. It is for local authorities to determine whether they wish to take up the Government's offer of funding, depending on the precise scale and extent of local flooding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 4501 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

45924

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each prison establishment are not being held in relation to criminal proceedings; and what the reason is for their being so held in each case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	194405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>As of the 31 December 2013, 1,230 people were being held in prisons in England and Wales not in relation to criminal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Of these, 1,214 were being held as immigration detainees and 16 were being held for civil offences (for example non-payment of a debt, contempt of court, or breach of an injunction).</p><p> </p><p>The agreement to hold time served foreign national offenders (Immigration Detainees) in prisons is set out in a Service Level Agreement between NOMS and the Home Office and is designed to support the Home Office in achieving its objectives for removal.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing the FNO population is a top priority for this Government. We are working hard to reduce the flow of FNOs into our prison system and increase the number of FNOs removed from the UK through Prisoner Transfer Agreements (PTAs); the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) and Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS).</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 (attached) provides a breakdown of the population who are not held in relation to criminal proceedings by prison establishment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 194405 Table 1 v2.XLS title Table 1
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

45926

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what programmes which receive funding from his Department are available solely to (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	194407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information required to provide a full response to the question could not be collated within the timeframe available. I will write to the honourable member providing a full reply in due course</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

45931

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) advice and (b) written guidance (i) he, (ii) Ministers and (iii) officials in his Department have given to Aspire to Change (A2C) since December 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	194432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Under Transforming Rehabilitation, we are opening up the market to a diverse range of new rehabilitation providers, so that we get the best out of the public, voluntary and private sectors, at the local as well as national level. Managers in a number of Probation Trusts, including Essex, have set up mutuals so that they can bid to become owners of the new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). In line with wider Government policy, we have encouraged those Trusts that have been interested to consider the mutual option. All those developing mutuals have had the opportunity to bid for further advice, guidance and assistance through the Cabinet Office Mutual Support Programme (MSP). The MSP has allocated a total of £1.5million to support prospective mutuals with the greatest potential. Support to organisations has been provided in two phases. Phase 1 supported organisations to prepare them for the competition. Phase 2 is providing further support to those that passed the first stage of the competition throughout the negotiation phase and, if they are successful in the competition, support their transition to a mutual.</p><p> </p><p>We launched the competition to establish the owners of the 21 CRCs on 19 September 2013. Competition rules preclude this Department from contacting potential bidders other than through the competition process so that is, and will remain the only avenue for Aspire 2 Change Ltd. to communicate with the Department until the competition is completed.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194433 194440 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

45933

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid by his Department to Aspire to Change (A2C) since its formation; for what purpose each payment was made; what assessment he has made of the value for money of such expenditure; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	194433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Under Transforming Rehabilitation, we are opening up the market to a diverse range of new rehabilitation providers, so that we get the best out of the public, voluntary and private sectors, at the local as well as national level. Managers in a number of Probation Trusts, including Essex, have set up mutuals so that they can bid to become owners of the new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). In line with wider Government policy, we have encouraged those Trusts that have been interested to consider the mutual option. All those developing mutuals have had the opportunity to bid for further advice, guidance and assistance through the Cabinet Office Mutual Support Programme (MSP). The MSP has allocated a total of £1.5million to support prospective mutuals with the greatest potential. Support to organisations has been provided in two phases. Phase 1 supported organisations to prepare them for the competition. Phase 2 is providing further support to those that passed the first stage of the competition throughout the negotiation phase and, if they are successful in the competition, support their transition to a mutual.</p><p> </p><p>We launched the competition to establish the owners of the 21 CRCs on 19 September 2013. Competition rules preclude this Department from contacting potential bidders other than through the competition process so that is, and will remain the only avenue for Aspire 2 Change Ltd. to communicate with the Department until the competition is completed.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194432 194440 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

45940

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of a magistrates' court proceeding was in (a) all cases and (b) cases relating to the non-payment of the television licence fee.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	194436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The majority of criminal cases in the magistrates court are dealt with in a single day. Around two thirds of all cases are dealt with in a single hearing with 90% of television licence evasion cases requiring only one hearing, The Government has said that it will examine whether television licence evasion should be decriminalised.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

45943

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) discussions with and (b) representations from Aspire to Change (A2C) (i) he, (ii) Ministers and (iii) officials in his Department have had since December 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	194440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Under Transforming Rehabilitation, we are opening up the market to a diverse range of new rehabilitation providers, so that we get the best out of the public, voluntary and private sectors, at the local as well as national level. Managers in a number of Probation Trusts, including Essex, have set up mutuals so that they can bid to become owners of the new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). In line with wider Government policy, we have encouraged those Trusts that have been interested to consider the mutual option. All those developing mutuals have had the opportunity to bid for further advice, guidance and assistance through the Cabinet Office Mutual Support Programme (MSP). The MSP has allocated a total of £1.5million to support prospective mutuals with the greatest potential. Support to organisations has been provided in two phases. Phase 1 supported organisations to prepare them for the competition. Phase 2 is providing further support to those that passed the first stage of the competition throughout the negotiation phase and, if they are successful in the competition, support their transition to a mutual.</p><p> </p><p>We launched the competition to establish the owners of the 21 CRCs on 19 September 2013. Competition rules preclude this Department from contacting potential bidders other than through the competition process so that is, and will remain the only avenue for Aspire 2 Change Ltd. to communicate with the Department until the competition is completed.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194432 194433 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

45944

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new cases were allocated by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to be dealt with by each of their regional teams in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	194426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) divides its case work between six teams, each of which handles applications from a particular region of Great Britain. All of these teams work from a single office. Northern Ireland has a separate Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, which CICA does not administer. CICA publishes the total number of cases it receives each year in its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&amp;publication_filter_option=corporate-reports&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=" target="_blank">annual reports</a> but these are not broken down by team.</p><p> </p><p>The six regional teams are numbered as follows:</p><p>1. Scotland and Wales</p><p>2. North-West England</p><p>3. North-East England</p><p>4. Midlands</p><p>5. South England</p><p>6. London</p><p>The table below sets out how many cases each region received in each of the last three reporting years. The sum of cases allocated to each region will differ from the total received by CICA each year because some clearly ineligible cases are refused before they are sent to a regional team to investigate.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of cases</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Region 1</p></td><td><p>Region 2</p></td><td><p>Region 3</p></td><td><p>Region 4</p></td><td><p>Region 5</p></td><td><p>Region 6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>9276</p></td><td><p>10805</p></td><td><p>10167</p></td><td><p>9601</p></td><td><p>10619</p></td><td><p>8213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>8897</p></td><td><p>10294</p></td><td><p>9357</p></td><td><p>9450</p></td><td><p>10749</p></td><td><p>8129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>7155</p></td><td><p>8058</p></td><td><p>7578</p></td><td><p>7833</p></td><td><p>8976</p></td><td><p>6196</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 4465 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

45950

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consultation his Department undertook before excluding damage sustained in utero as a result of illegal drug taking from the definition of a crime of violence under Annex B paragraph 4(e) of the Criminal Compensation Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	194338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>I sympathise deeply with anyone who suffers from an injury or debilitating condition sustained in utero. As part of the ‘Getting it right for victims and witnesses' consultation, which was published in January 2012, we looked in detail at the definition of a “crime of violence” for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS). After the consultation, a decision was taken to exclude injuries sustained by an unborn child if the mother willingly consumes harmful substances during pregnancy. We implemented a new Scheme in November 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Below is a link to the ‘Getting it right for victims and witnesses' Consultation Paper and the Government's Response.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/victims-witnesses" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/victims-witnesses</a></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

45953

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans are in place to increase the operational capacity at HMP Oakwood.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	194349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to increase the operational capacity of HMP Oakwood.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery