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91054

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date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homophobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged and (b) convicted of homophobic hate crimes in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	208536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>All forms of hate crime are deplorable and it’s important that victims are protected and have the confidence to come forward. The Government is driving forward work to tackle hostility and hate crime. We have toughened up sentencing and are working closely with the police and other agencies to increase reporting, improve support and prevent these terrible crimes happening in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences relating to acts intended to stir up religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation, under Sections 29B to 29G of the Public Order Act 1986, in England &amp; Wales, from 2009-2013 (latest data available) can be viewed in table 1. The data held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on court proceedings do not specifically identify whether the stirring up hatred offence prosecuted was on grounds of religious hatred or sexual orientation.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders found guilty at all courts for offences relating to acts intended to stir up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation, under Sections 29B to 29G of the Public Order Act 1986, in England &amp; Wales, from 2009-2013 (latest data available) can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/10/2014 09:48:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 208536 - table.xls title Statistics for 2009-2013
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

91067

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Julian Assange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was of the court hearings about the bail sureties given in the case of Julian Assange.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service records the costs incurred in the operation of all our courts and tribunals and carefully monitors those costs on an ongoing basis. Average costs are published in the HMCTS Annual Report and Accounts. However, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not record the cost of individual cases or hearings due to the complexity and additional costs this would incur.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 12:54:18 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91068

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been collected in sureties when defendants breached their bail conditions and a surety had been given on their behalf before bail was granted in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The following surety monies have been collected when defendants breached their bail conditions and a surety had been given before bail was granted:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014: £247,834.46</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013: £739,192.35</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012: £433,398.54</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The value of bail monies forfeited in 2013-14 is lower than the value of forfeitures in 2012-13 due to a lower number of bail terms being breached.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following surety monies have been collected when defendants breached their bail conditions and a surety had been given before bail was granted:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014: £14,251.10</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013: £16,952.50</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012: £57,771.86</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A surety is a promise (by a third party) to pay a sum of money should a defendant fail to surrender to the court when ordered to do so. Where a bail surety is agreed as a condition of bail and the defendant subsequently fails to attend, the court can make an order to forfeit all or part of these sums. Unpaid sureties are subject to enforcement action in the same way as unpaid fines.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The value of sureties collected in 2011-12 was particularly high due to a higher than usual number of defendants failing to surrender to the court when ordered to do so following the period of civil unrest in August 2011.</ins></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/10/2014 12:59:44 question first ministerially corrected 13/01/2015 12:58:29 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 21352 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91069

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Julian Assange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list (a) how much and (b) what proportion of the surety offered by each individual to secure bail for Julian Assange has been collected.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The sums ordered by the court to be paid by those who stood surety for bail on behalf of Julian Assange have been paid in full.</p><p>It should be noted that judicial discretion allows a judge to order a reduced value to be forfeited and that judicial discretion was exercised in this case. The rationale used by the judge when exercising his discretion to order a lower value for payment was set out in full in the judgement.</p><p>The value of sureties offered to secure the bail of Mr Assange, the values ordered by the judge to be paid and the values collected after Mr Assange failed to appear in accordance with the conditions of his bail are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Individual</p></td><td><p>Surety entered into</p></td><td><p>Value ordered for payment</p></td><td><p>Value collected</p></td><td><p>Value collected as a proportion of the value ordered for payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tricia David</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caroline Evans</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joseph Farrell</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td><td><p>£3,500</p></td><td><p>£3,500</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sarah Harrison</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td><td><p>£3,500</p></td><td><p>£3,500</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phillip Knightley</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sarah Saunders</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vaughan Smith</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Sulston</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tracy Worcester</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td><td><p>£7,500</p></td><td><p>£7,500</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£140,000</p></td><td><p>£93,500</p></td><td><p>£93,500</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMCTS has robust processes in place to ensure court ordered forfeitures are collected in full. .</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/10/2014 14:41:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91070

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Licensing Act 2003
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 386W, on licensing laws, how much was raised in fines on those convicted of offences contrary to sections 141, 142, 146, 147A, 149 (1, 3, 4, 7a and 7b), 151, 152 and 153 of the Licensing Act 2003 in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	208488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Fines imposed in individual cases are entirely a matter for the independent courts within the limits set by Parliament and following any relevant sentencing guidelines. The law requires that the amount of any fine must reflect both the seriousness of the offence and the known financial circumstances of the offender.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service takes the issue of fine enforcement very seriously and is working to ensure that clamping down on fine defaulters is a continued priority nationwide. The courts have a range of powers to enforce payment of fines, including the use of bailiffs to seize goods, and deductions from earnings or benefits. Over recent years we have overseen improvements to the collection of financial penalties. There was a total of £290m collected against fines and related impositions in 2013/14 which was a record high and 2% more than the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the offence of sale of alcohol to minors (s 146 and s 147A of the Licensing Act 2003) very seriously and for this reason in April 2012 raised the maximum fine for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to a person under the age of 18 to £20,000 (under s 147A) in cases where alcohol has been sold twice within a period of three months from the same premises.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders convicted and sentenced to the maximum custody or fine, by selected offences under the Licensing Act 2003, in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how much has been collected against fines imposed for specific offences without carrying out a manual search of all fine account records held by Her Majesty's Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. This information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 208446 208448 209021 question first answered 14/10/2014 13:27:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 209021 208446 208448 208448 - table.xls title Offenders conivted and sentenced
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

91071

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the sale price was of magistrates' court buildings sold in 2014; and how long each was not used for court business before it was sold.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. Five Magistrates’ Courts have been sold in 2014 as part of the MoJ’s Court Estate Reform Programme which is expected to save the taxpayer £152m by 2015 while ensuring the courts continue to operate effectively.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets the Department always seeks to achieve best value for taxpayers’ money.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows details of Magistrates’ Court buildings that have been sold in 2014, the date each Court closed and the date they were sold. In accordance with central Government guidance, the Department is required to dispose of its surplus property assets as expeditiously as possible – within six months of being declared surplus for housing and within three years for all other properties. As the following table demonstrates, this has been achieved with each of the Magistrates’ Courts sold in 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Court Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sale</strong><strong> Price</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of closure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of Sale</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton Mowbray Magistrates’/County Court ¹</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£147,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>29/07/2011</p></td><td><p> </p><p>16/01/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Bridge</p><p>Magistrates’ Court ²</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£15,500,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>01/06/2013</p></td><td><p> </p><p>17/03/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Southport Magistrates’ Court ¹</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£304,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>30/09/2011</p></td><td><p> </p><p>06/05/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Knowsley Magistrates’ Court ¹</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£250,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>25/11/2011</p></td><td><p> </p><p>27/05/2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Batley and Dewsbury Magistrates’ Court ¹</p></td><td><p> </p><p>£300,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>30/03/2012</p></td><td><p> </p><p>26/06/2014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Footnotes</p><p> </p><p>¹ Used for administrative purposes following operational closure until space could be found at alternative locations to facilitate this work.</p><p> </p><p>² Joint sale with MOPAC (Police).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/10/2014 14:33:33 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91072

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases are still unallocated to either the National Probation Service or to a community rehabilitation company in (a) the North West, (b) Cheshire and (c) Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	208484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All cases live on 1 June have been allocated to either the NPS or CRCs. Cases were transferred during the process of transitioning to new probation structures. The National Probation Service (NPS) is responsible for the assessment and allocation of all probation cases. The NPS either retains ownership of the case itself or allocates appropriate medium and low risk cases to a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/09/2014 15:37:26 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

91073

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the assessment of the Major Projects Authority on his plans for the Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	208483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is standard practice for the Major Projects Authority (MPA) to undertake assessments of major projects and programmes, such as the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) reforms to the Probation Service. The MPA has had full access to the TR programme documentation, and the MPA’s assessments, which are focused on assuring delivery of the reforms, are provided in confidence to the programme leadership. In order not to prejudice commercial interests, there are no plans to publish the MPA assessment in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p>The programme of reforms is on track. We are currently managing the competition which will appoint the owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). We have a healthy competition across all areas with over 80 bidders and an average of 4 bidders per contract package area. Bids are currently being rigorously assessed, and we are on track to announce the contract winners for each CRC by the end of 2014.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/09/2014 15:42:36 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

91074

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Licensing Act 2003
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of an offence under sections 136, 137, 156 and 157 of the Licensing Act 2003 in each of the last four years; how many of those people fined, were fined the maximum amount stipulated in that Act for those offences; how many of those people imprisoned were imprisoned for the maximum sentence stipulated in that Act for those offences; and how much money overall was raised in fines from those convicted in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	208446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Fines imposed in individual cases are entirely a matter for the independent courts within the limits set by Parliament and following any relevant sentencing guidelines. The law requires that the amount of any fine must reflect both the seriousness of the offence and the known financial circumstances of the offender.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service takes the issue of fine enforcement very seriously and is working to ensure that clamping down on fine defaulters is a continued priority nationwide. The courts have a range of powers to enforce payment of fines, including the use of bailiffs to seize goods, and deductions from earnings or benefits. Over recent years we have overseen improvements to the collection of financial penalties. There was a total of £290m collected against fines and related impositions in 2013/14 which was a record high and 2% more than the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes the offence of sale of alcohol to minors (s 146 and s 147A of the Licensing Act 2003) very seriously and for this reason in April 2012 raised the maximum fine for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to a person under the age of 18 to £20,000 (under s 147A) in cases where alcohol has been sold twice within a period of three months from the same premises.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders convicted and sentenced to the maximum custody or fine, by selected offences under the Licensing Act 2003, in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how much has been collected against fines imposed for specific offences without carrying out a manual search of all fine account records held by Her Majesty's Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. This information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 208448 208488 209021 question first answered 14/10/2014 13:27:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 209021 208446 208448 208448 - table.xls title Offenders conivted and sentenced
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

91075

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many summary convictions there were for misuse of class (a) A, (b) B and (c) C drugs under sections 4(2&3), 5(2&3), 6(2), 8, 9, 9(A), 11(2), 12(6), 13(3), 17(3), 17(4), 18(1-4), 20 and 23(4) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in each of the last four years; how many people who were fined were fined the maximum amount stipulated for those offences; how many people who were imprisoned were imprisoned for the maximum sentence stipulated for those offences; and how much was raised in fines from those convicted in each year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	208447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Fines imposed in individual cases are entirely a matter for the independent courts within the limits set by Parliament and following any relevant sentencing guidelines. The law requires that the amount of any fine must reflect both the seriousness of the offence and the known financial circumstances of the offender.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service takes the issue of fine enforcement very seriously and is working to ensure that clamping down on fine defaulters is a continued priority nationwide. The courts have a range of powers to enforce payment of fines, including the use of bailiffs to seize goods, and deductions from earnings or benefits. Over recent years we have overseen improvements to the collection of financial penalties. There was a total of £290m collected against fines and related impositions in 2013/14 which was a record high and 2% more than the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to do all it can to prevent people from using drugs in the first place and intervene early with those who start to develop problems with a particular focus on enabling local commissioners to deliver local services. The Home Office are investing in a range of programmes which have a positive impact on young people and adults, giving them the confidence, resilience and risk management skills to resist drug use. This includes continuing to update our drug awareness service, FRANK, so that young people are aware of the harms of both controlled drugs and the risks associated with uncontrolled new psychoactive substances (or ‘legal highs’). In addition, by focusing their attention on those individuals who are at most risk of misusing drugs, the Home Office have provided targeted interventions to engage with them at the earliest opportunity. This includes investing in local services to respond to local need through the introduction of a £2 billion Early Intervention Grant for local authorities. The Home Office have also developed tools for commissioners that include an Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service (ADEPIS) that is providing practical advice and tools based on the best international evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders convicted at the magistrates' courts for selected offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest data available) can be viewed in table 1 below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of offenders sentenced at all courts to the maximum custodial sentence for selected drug offences, under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest data available) can be viewed in table 2 below.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to the maximum fine at crown court cannot be determined as the maximum amount of fine for misuse of drug class A, class B and class C is of unlimited amount.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how much has been collected against fines imposed for specific offences without carrying out a manual search of all fine account records held by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. This information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/10/2014 12:22:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 208447 - Table.xls title Misuse of drugs offences
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson