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44111

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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) gender, (b) religion or faith, (c) ethnicity and (d) grade of the staff in each prison in England and Wales was on 1 March in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	192975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested on headcount of staff in each public sector prison, as at 31 March 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and 31 December 2013, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) ethnicity (iii) religion and (iv) grade, has been placed in the House of Commons Library. Information on religion has only been available since 31 March 2013. These are the closest publication dates to the dates requested.</p><p> </p><p>We have maintained a consistent ratio of non-operational and operational staff since 2009 while we have been reforming and modernising the prison estate to ensure best value for the taxpayer, while also providing safe and secure prisons that deliver effective rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to equal opportunities employment and are striving to improve the diversity of the workforce, which has always proved a challenge due to factors such as regional patterns of ethnicity and the geographical isolation of prisons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 192975 - Khan - Table 1.XLS title Table 1
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44811

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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 given custodial sentences for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 were sentenced to (A) up to three months, (B) up to six months, (C) up to 12 months and (D) over 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The offences of using a TV receiver without a valid licence and of failure to hold a valid vehicle excise duty licence (tax disc) are not punishable by imprisonment, so offenders cannot be sentenced to custody for these offences. Failing to pay council tax is not a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders found guilty of TV licence or vehicle excise evasion may be sentenced to a fine. Failure to pay a fine can lead, following enforcement action and as a last resort, to committal to prison for fine default. Failure to pay council tax is pursued through the civil courts and can also lead, ultimately, to committal to prison.</p><p> </p><p>Data for receptions into prison for defaulting on the TV licence fine, in England and Wales, 2008 to 2012 can be viewed in table 1 below. Receptions for defaulting on the vehicle excise duty fine cannot be separately identified.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Fine defaulters received into prison for defaulting on fines imposed for using a TV without a valid licence: England and Wales, 2008-2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Length to serve in respect of fine</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</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> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Less than or equal to 3 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Greater than 3 months less than or equal to 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><em>Data Sources and Quality:</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><em>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. </em></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data in relation to failure to pay council tax are shown in table 2 below.</p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disposal</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><p><strong>(To Sept )</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Immediate Imprisonment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Committal Warrant Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>109</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>· <em>This data has been extracted solely for the purposes of answering this question and has not been subject to data quality checks that would be applied for published statistics</em></p><p>· <em>The date is based on case completion date</em></p><p>· <em>The total figures include committal to prison, detention until court rises, imprisonment and imprisonment in default.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for installing or using a television receiver without the appropriate licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 3.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for keeping a motor vehicle on the highway without a current vehicle excise licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 4.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 3.xls title Table 3 2 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 4.xls title Table 4 grouped question UIN 193400 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

44815

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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 appearing in court for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in each year since 2010 were found (i) guilty and (ii) not guilty.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	193400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The offences of using a TV receiver without a valid licence and of failure to hold a valid vehicle excise duty licence (tax disc) are not punishable by imprisonment, so offenders cannot be sentenced to custody for these offences. Failing to pay council tax is not a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders found guilty of TV licence or vehicle excise evasion may be sentenced to a fine. Failure to pay a fine can lead, following enforcement action and as a last resort, to committal to prison for fine default. Failure to pay council tax is pursued through the civil courts and can also lead, ultimately, to committal to prison.</p><p> </p><p>Data for receptions into prison for defaulting on the TV licence fine, in England and Wales, 2008 to 2012 can be viewed in table 1 below. Receptions for defaulting on the vehicle excise duty fine cannot be separately identified.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Fine defaulters received into prison for defaulting on fines imposed for using a TV without a valid licence: England and Wales, 2008-2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Length to serve in respect of fine</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</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> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Less than or equal to 3 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Greater than 3 months less than or equal to 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><em>Data Sources and Quality:</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><em>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. </em></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data in relation to failure to pay council tax are shown in table 2 below.</p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disposal</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><p><strong>(To Sept )</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Immediate Imprisonment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Committal Warrant Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>109</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>· <em>This data has been extracted solely for the purposes of answering this question and has not been subject to data quality checks that would be applied for published statistics</em></p><p>· <em>The date is based on case completion date</em></p><p>· <em>The total figures include committal to prison, detention until court rises, imprisonment and imprisonment in default.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for installing or using a television receiver without the appropriate licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 3.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts, and found guilty and sentenced in all courts, for keeping a motor vehicle on the highway without a current vehicle excise licence, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2012, can be viewed in Table 4.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 3.xls title Table 3 2 file name 193388, 193400 - Khan - Table 4.xls title Table 4 grouped question UIN 193388 question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

45816

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	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 capital investment there was in each secure estate establishment closed since May 2010 in the 12 months prior to the public announcement of the closure of that establishment; and what items were purchased at a cost in excess of £100,000 at each such establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	194308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is not readily accessible. I will write to The hon. Member for Tooting when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 4243 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

45113

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	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 restrictions, by category of prisoner, are placed on access to (a) a prisoner's own books and (b) books from the prison library in the first four weeks of a prison sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	193597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Up to 12 books may be held by prisoners in their cell at any one time. Prisoners may have additional books stored locally at the prison. Every prison has a library, to which every prisoner has access. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Access to books is not determined by category of prisoner and nor does it differ for those in the first four weeks of their sentence.</em></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 3863 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

45330

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	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 steps he has taken to ensure that the probation contracts in England and Wales are let without risk to the public or waste of public money.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	193895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Under our reforms the market will be opened up 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. Protecting the public must remain our top priority,and the new National Probation Service will manage all offenders who pose a high risk of harm to the public or have committed the most serious offences. The Secretary of State will continue to issue national standards for the management of offenders, and the Government will place contractual requirements on Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to ensure that the risk of harm posed by offenders is effectively managed. Providers bidding to run CRCs will need to demonstrate in their bids how they would deliver high quality rehabilitative support to offenders, and they will be held to account to deliver these services in their contracts. Bidders will also need to demonstrate how they will maintain a workforce with appropriate levels of competence and training to deliver these services.</p><p> </p><p>Our proposals will be affordable within the context of the MoJ commitment to deliver annual savings of over £2 billion by 2014/15. We plan to make efficiency savings through the use of competition, the introduction of private and voluntary sector providers, and by consolidating back-office functions within the public sector. Releasing these efficiency savings will enable us to invest in rehabilitation and extend provision to support supervision to a wider group of offenders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 3882 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

45694

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	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 timetable is for the contracting-out of the Probation Service during 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	194199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Under our reforms the market will be opened up 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. A more diverse market of rehabilitation providers will bring innovation in rehabilitative services, helping to deliver a real reduction in reoffending rates. The process to establish the owners of the 21 new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) with responsibility for the provision of rehabilitation services is well underway. We will assess the bids we receive over the summer, and expect to sign contracts with new CRC owners later this year. We remain committed to seeing Payment by Results rolled out across the system by 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 4048 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

45328

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	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 proportion of employees in his Department of what (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	193969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice and its executive agencies HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS), National Offender Management Service (NOMS), Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA) offer flexible working opportunities to all employees, not just those with family or caring responsibilities</p><p>The table at annex A shows the proportion of officials within the Minister of Justice with flexible working arrangements</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 193969 - Powell - Annex A.doc title Annex A
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

43833

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 209W, on the Computer Misuse Act 1990, how his Department measures compliance with the Government's cyber security strategy when rehabilitating and managing offenders convicted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	192506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Public protection is the first priority in offender management and it is rehabilitation that best secures this in the long-term. Those working with offenders may routinely assess risk and progress of sentenced offenders under supervision in the community or custody. These assessments will in turn inform offender management decisions regarding the interventions offered or controls applied to an individual.</p><p> </p><p>Progress against the Government's wider Cyber Security Strategy was published in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

43441

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 parents represented themselves at court in child proceedings in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	192290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the legal representation of parties in family courts is available at a national level in table 2.4 of Court Statistics Quarterly the latest edition of which is available at this link:</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2013" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>However, you should note that this information relates to whether parties have a recorded representative, rather than whether they are litigants in person. It is also based on the number of disposals, rather than parents, and cases may of course involve multiple disposals.</p><p> </p><p>Parties with no legal representation are not a new phenomenon in our courts. Judges are used to helping persons with no legal representation, including explaining procedures and what is expected of them. We have also taken steps to help people who either want or have to represent themselves in court, including publishing a revised guide for separating parents and increased training for judges. The link to the guide is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/cb7-eng.pdf" target="_blank">http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/cb7-eng.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter